The Fifties. An Underground History, Hardback - James R. Gaines

A bold and original argument that upends the myth of the Fifties as a decade of conformity to celebrate the solitary, brave individuals who pioneer...

Reducere. Johann Sebastian Bach created what may be the most celestial and profound body of music in history; Frederick the Great built the colossus we now k...

The definitive account of the motion picture phenomenon, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial: The Ultimate Visual History is a must-have for fans of the bel...

Reducere. What I set out to do is to help you see movies better, to experience them more deeply and sharply and richly, says James Harvey. And his critical m...

Reducere. The Fifties is a sweeping social, political, economic, and cultural history of the ten years that Halberstam regards as seminal in determining what...

A radical re-assessment of the post-modern study of musicPublisher: Indiana University PressAuthor(s): James R. CurrieIllustration(s): 21 music exx...

One man's accidental journey into uncovering Britain's underground obsession. A fascinating and engaging tale of metal detecting history and Britai...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Publisher: Sussex Academic PressAuthor(s): James R RussoNumber of pages: 256Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 158 x 385 x 19Cover type: HardbackRed...

With 980 million passengers a year, more than 250 miles of track, literally hundreds of different stations and a history stretching back nearly 150...

Publisher: Insight EditionsAuthor(s): James MottramNumber of pages: 256Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 319 x 287 x 37Cover type: HardbackRedescop...

If you want to discover the captivating life of Harriet Tubman, then keep reading...Harriet Tubman was known as a "conductor" on the "Underground R...

Did MI5 and Special Branch allow an assassination plot against King Edward VIII to go ahead in July 1936?

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Welcome to Jurassic Park! Discover the cinematic evolution of the Jurassic Park trilogy, with this deluxe book celebrating the saga's massive impac...

The park is open! Celebrate one of the most thrilling movie sagas of all time with this in-depth look at the making of the Jurassic World trilogy.P...

From the pages of Look, the magazine that defined the fifties, comes a photographic portrayal of the dynamic era that sparked a transformation in A...

This book explores the darker side of life in Regency Britain, 1811-1820.

Reducere. The Resistance, 1940 illuminates the early phase of the French Resistance through first-hand accounts, describing how movements organized themselve...

Rachel Douglas traces the genesis, transformation, and afterlives of the different versions of C. L. R. James's landmark The Black Jacobins across ...

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Reducere. How can Christians make decisions in a morally complex world? What makes ethics particularly "Christian"? One of the primary aims of Christian ethi...

Based on a large action research project, this book elaborates on how genre-based pedagogy can be extended to engage non-English speaking backgroun...

Reducere. DescriptionTwelve-year-old Ann understands there is only one thing to be grateful for as a slave: having her family together. But when the master f...

The first account of the dissolution of the monasteries for fifty years-exploring its profound impact on the people of Tudor EnglandPublisher: Yale...

Reducere. " A] winningly obsessive history of our relationship with underground places" (The Guardian), from sacred caves and derelict subway stations to nuc...

Reducere. DescriptionTwelve-year-old Ann understands there is only one thing to be grateful for as a slave: having her family together. But when the master f...

Publisher: Penguin Books LtdAuthor(s): Halik KochanskiNumber of pages: 960Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 242 x 165 x 62Cover type: HardbackRedes...

Publisher: Penguin Books LtdAuthor(s): James FoxIllustration(s): 32pp colour insetNumber of pages: 320Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 163 x 243 x...

A sweeping narrative history of American immigration from the colonial period to the presentPublisher: Yale University PressAuthor(s): Hasia R. Din...

Publisher: Folly Books LtdAuthor(s): Nick CatfordIllustration(s): Approx 500 colour photographs together with maps and plansNumber of pages: 288Pub...

A personal photography journey capturing the beauty and eerie tranquillity of an empty London Underground

The writings of a first-rate scientist and daring adventurer, and a major inspiration for Elizabeth Gilbert s bestselling novel The Signature of Al...

Publisher: AbramsAuthor(s): Brian DohertyNumber of pages: 448Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 163 x 236 x 39Cover type: HardbackRedescopera farmec...

Reducere. Just when it seemed that Science and Reason had scored their greatest triumphs, the mid-nineteenth century witnessed an astonishing rebirth of occu...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: James GainesIn one corner, a godless young warrior, Voltaire's heralded 'philosopher-king', the It Boy of the Enlightenment...

From Jean Harlow and Marilyn Monroe to Ruth Ellis: the stories of the strong, spirited and controversial women who created the enduring image of th...

Reducere. A classic and impassioned account of the first revolution in the Third World. This powerful, intensely dramatic book is the definitive account of t...

Reducere. DescriptionThe Tennessee Campaign of November and December 1864 was the Southern Confederacy's last significant offensive operation of the Civil Wa...

History of British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society.

The Word Guild 2008 Canadian Christian Writing Awards winner"Do they really pray to icons?" "Why do they use incense?" "What do they believe?" To m...

Reducere. The Tennessee Campaign of November and December 1864 was the Southern Confederacy's last significant offensive operation of the Civil War. General ...

Reducere. DescriptionIn February 1862, after defeats at Bull Run and at Wilson's Creek in Missouri, the Union army was desperate for victory on the eve of it...