The Ghosts of Berlin: Confronting German History in the Urban Landscape, Paperback

Publisher: Beacon PressAuthor(s): Lisa CouturierNumber of pages: 176Publication date: 2006Dimensions: 139 x 214 x 17Cover type: Paperback / softbac...

DescriptionBerlin's hip present comes up against the city's dark past in these seven supernatural tales by the son of the great filmmaker who "shar...

Through the example of Baltimore, Maryland, David Taft Terry explores the historical importance of African American resistance to Jim Crow laws in ...

A vivid depiction of the extraordinary circumstances of the Third Reich's final daysPublisher: The History Press LtdAuthor(s): Tony TissierIllustra...

THE GHOSTS OF GIVENHAM KEEP'The Outfit ' # 4 in the seriesSteel gates and barbed wire have been put up around the old mansion in Weeping Wood. Some...

Reducere. The fate of North America and maybe the world is at stake. It is June 30, 1777. A young scout of the Continental army watches the arrival of Britis...

Reducere. Jade Roberts is a modern girl with an anger management problem, and nothing makes her more mad than turning up dead. Julian Pendell is a Victorian-...

Take a Journey with the Master of the Urban Landscape John Salminen is one of the most accomplished watercolor artists working today, earning award...

Reducere. The Civil War tends to be remembered as a vast sequence of battles, with a turning point at Gettysburg and a culmination at Appomattox. But in the ...

In the finest evocation of an American boyhood since Mark Twain (Sunday Times, London), Morris goes beyond a simple retelling of what has happened ...

DescriptionOnce considered a kind of delinquent activity, skateboarding is on track to join soccer, baseball, and basketball as an approved way for...

"If I were, upon dying, to come back as a ghost, I can think of no more beautiful a city to haunt than M rida" - Carlos Fuentes. What is it about t...

An archaeological quest to find the homes and haunts of the extraordinary inhabitants of the 'Happy Valley', home to affluent white expatriates in ...

Reducere. Trust No One. Especially your neighbors.Rachel Drake is on the run from the man who killed her husband. She never leaves her safe haven in an anony...

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 ...

A true Cold War espionage thriller set in the ultra-secret Berlin Tunnel - where British officer George Blake must run a high-stakes double cross t...

The last quarter of the twentieth century witnessed a burgeoning interest in ecological or naturally inspired use of vegetation in the designed lan...

A deeply moving memoir that confronts the defining trauma of the twentieth century, and its effects on a father and son. In 1939, Jonathan Lichtens...

Excavations chart the transformation of an inner city neighbourhood in late antique Carthage, with the development of a significant basilica that w...

Reducere. With some new stories and pictures the third edition of THE GHOSTS OF BELCOURT CASTLE recounts stories of apparitions seen, heard, and experienced ...

Richard Haag is best known for his rehabilitation of Gas Works Park in Seattle and for a series of remarkable gardens at the Bloedel Reserve on Bai...

Reducere. This evocation of the figures and events of one of the most extraordinary eras of this century makes the most vivid portrait of the period yet writ...

Connolly draws on the recent changes in the Malaysian state of Penang to open up new perspectives on urban development, governance and the politics...

Reducere. DescriptionGray Ghosts of the Confederacy is a history of the Confederate guerrillas who-under the ruthless command of such men as William C. Quant...

Reducere. In this chilling new collection from Bram Stoker Award-winner Christopher Golden, the author takes you on a tour of his darkest nightmares. From a ...

Reducere. Historic Cape Cod has 15 towns, stretching from Bourne to Provincetown. Each town and village has ghosts and many stories to tell about them. In th...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Mark SpencerWhen Mark Spencer and his family moved into the beautiful old Allen House in Monticello, Arkansas, they were aw...

Publisher: Salariya Book Company LtdAuthor(s): John TownsendIllustration(s): 40 Illustrations, unspecifiedNumber of pages: 178Collection: Live from...

Significant recent research on the German Right between 1918 and 1933 calls into question received narratives of Weimar political history. Explorat...

Dr Irving Finkel, curator at the British Museum, explores why the belief in ghosts is what makes us human.Publisher: Hodder & StoughtonAuthor(s): I...

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Represents an unparalleled exploration of the place of prehistoric monuments in the Anglo-Saxon psyche, and examines how Anglo-Saxon communities pe...

Reducere. Award NameMidwest Book Award (MIPA)Award categoryBiographyDescriptionEdward Coles, who lived from 1786-1868, is most often remembered for his antis...

Reducere. Political polarization and unrest are not exclusive to our era, but in the twenty-first century, we are living with seemingly unresolvable disagree...

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Publisher: Salariya Book Company LtdAuthor(s): John TownsendIllustration(s): 40 Illustrations, unspecifiedNumber of pages: 178Collection: Live from...

Publisher: Salariya Book Company LtdAuthor(s): John TownsendIllustration(s): 40 Illustrations, unspecifiedNumber of pages: 178Collection: Live from...

Publisher: Salariya Book Company LtdAuthor(s): John TownsendIllustration(s): 40 Illustrations, unspecifiedNumber of pages: 178Collection: Live from...

DescriptionWhat set the successful armies of Sparta, Macedon, and Rome apart from those they defeated? In this major new history of battle from the...

Reducere. DescriptionA New York Times Notable Book of the Year"For anyone wanting to understand the twists and turns of the history of ideas, this book will ...

Accompanied by an introduction by John Dixon Hunt, this facsimile fully reproduces the 1948 edition of Gardens in the Modern Landscape, a manifesto...

A comprehensive and up-to-date study of the combat and logistics vehicles which formed part of the German contingent that fought in the Spanish Civ...

The Mesolithic in Britain proposes a new division of the Mesolithic period into four parts, each with its distinct character.Publisher: Taylor & Fr...

Reducere. A lost destiny and a centuries old secret awaits. Tragedy has struck Edward twice. The first robbed him of his childhood and the truth behind who a...

Reducere. The Magic Lantern is one of those rare books that define a historic moment, written by a brilliant witness who was also a participant in epochal ev...

A compulsive page-turner about the battle for Berlin and control of the Western world in the aftermath of the Second World War from 'the master of ...

Despite his mother's worries, Thomas and his family move back to Scotland in The Ghosts of Bracken Hill. A dark family secret gives Thomas plenty t...

In this volume, the passengers and crew of the ill-fated oceanliner, the Titanic, discuss life on-board for the different classes and the terrifyin...

Designated a World Heritage Site, the landscape around Avebury in north Wiltshire contains a remarkable wealth of archaeological remains, including...