The Good Sharps. The Eighteenth-Century Family that Changed Britain, Paperback - Hester Grant

Publisher: Vintage PublishingAuthor(s): Hester GrantNumber of pages: 400Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 129 x 198 x 33Cover type: Paperback / sof...

Publisher: University of Virginia PressAuthor(s): Adam SillsNumber of pages: 312Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 176 x 255 x 21Cover type: Paperba...

This volume explores the notion of the 'self' as it was elaborated and expressed by philosophers, novelists, churchmen, poets and diarists in the E...

A portrait of 18th century England, from its princes to its paupers, from its metropolis to its smallest hamlet. It covers topics that include - di...

Reducere. Maureen Spataro's smile was the one to light up every room. She was the parent running into the classroom with cupcakes, the friend who you could l...

First published as part of the best-selling The Oxford Illustrated History of Britain, Paul Langford's Very Short Introduction to Eighteenth-Centur...

All in the Family creator Norman Lear takes fans behind the scenes of the groundbreaking sitcom on the occasion of its 50th anniversary. The face o...

The debut publication in a new series devoted to the body as an object of historical study, Sight Correction provides an expansive analysis of blin...

In bringing biography and celebrity together, the essays in this volume interrogate contemporary and current understandings of each. Contributors p...

'These tales of eleven trials are shocking, squalid, titillating and illuminating: each of them says something fascinating about how our society on...

Publisher: Bloomsbury AcademicAuthor(s): Peter (University of Kent, UK) GoodNumber of pages: 224Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 163 x 241 x 22Cov...

Reducere. When Grandfather Kramar was a boy, he couldn't stand his cousins. They teased him and called him names. But with his mom and dad both overseas beca...

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 ...

An important part of eighteenth-century maritime conflict involved the destruction of enemy commerce and the protection of home trade. Privateering...

Transylvania in the eighteenth century. Aspects of regional identity - Laura Stanciu, Cosmin Popa-Gorjanu

Reducere. Sneaker Wars is the fascinating true story of the enemy brothers behind Adidas and Puma, two of the biggest global brands of athletic footwear. Adi...

Publisher: AbramsAuthor(s): Dan GoodNumber of pages: 336Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 160 x 236 x 34Cover type: HardbackRedescopera farmecul le...

The eighteenth century was the Jews' first modern century. The deep changes that took place during its course shaped the following generations, and...

Publisher: British Museum PressIllustration(s): 25 Illustrations, black and white; 245 Illustrations, colorNumber of pages: 304Publication date: 20...

Embracing history and society, literature and theatre, medicine and religion, author and magician Ian Keable reveals our susceptibility to being du...

Reducere. Explore the most important moments of the 20th century in this history book for teens Help teens learn how the United States grew into one of the w...

The mesmerising story of the eighteenth-century financier of genius who rose from humble Scottish origins to control of the purse-strings of the mo...

This collection of essays addresses the belly and the bowels as key elements in our understanding of eighteenth-century mentalities, emotions, and ...

The first in a two-part volume offering an authoritative account of the relationship between literature and medicine during the eighteenth century....

A fascinating and hilarious gallop through twentieth-century British history, by comedian Al Murray.Publisher: Quercus PublishingAuthor(s): Al Murr...

Explores the representation of everyday life across several disciplines in a century known for its interest in individual experience of the mundane...

Publisher: Yale University PressAuthor(s): Evelyn S. RawskiNumber of pages: 270Publication date: 1989Dimensions: 229 x 152 x 15Cover type: Paperbac...

A touching gourmet memoir searching for the meaning of an authentic French cassouletPublisher: Hardie Grant BooksAuthor(s): Sylvie BigarIllustratio...

An Lasair (The Flame) is a colorful new anthology of over sixty poems from one of the most dynamic periods of Gaelic literature.

In this book, David Porter analyses the processes by which Chinese aesthetic ideas were assimilated within English culture. Illustrated with many e...

Publisher: Princeton University PressAuthor(s): Danielle BobkerIllustration(s): 32 b/w illus.Number of pages: 288Publication date: 2022Dimensions: ...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Dr. Jocelyn (Independent Scholar, Courtauld Institute of Art, UK) AndersonIllustration(s): 8 colour ...

A laugh-out-loud romantic comedy, perfect for fans of Jo Thomas and Lucy Diamond.

An evocative and life-enhancing account of running a community farm and raising a family in New York State.

Reducere. No matter your politics or home country this will change how you think about the movement of people between poor and rich countries...one of the be...

Publisher: The Good Hotel Guide LtdCollection: 46th EditionPublication date: 2022Dimensions: 204 x 127 x 22Cover type: Paperback / softbackEditor(s...

The period from 1650 to 1800 was a time of immense change in Scotland, witnessing the Union of 1707, the Jacobite Risings, and the flowering of the...

The Other Rise of the Novel relies on new research concerning the relevance of bourgeois values and ideals in the early modern period in France to ...

The Cambridge Companion to Eighteenth-Century Thought gives a comprehensive overview of intellectual life in the eighteenth-century Anglophone worl...

Publisher: Granta MagazineAuthor(s): Sigrid RausingNumber of pages: 232Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 145 x 210 x 30Cover type: Paperback / soft...

This engaging account of theatregoing in the later eighteenth century explores the playhouse as a source of emotion during a period when the abilit...

Publisher: Bucknell University PressAuthor(s): George E. HaggertyNumber of pages: 186Collection: Transits: Literature, Thought & Culture, 1650-1850...

This comprehensive work on the development of summary jurisdiction, early policing and the emergence of London's embryonic modern criminal justice ...

The 'whores' and 'highwaymen' of the title are just some of the dubious characters met within this absorbing work, including thief-takers, trading ...

Reducere. In this book, is a list of black inventors and scientist's patents of many African Americans who have invented a multitude of items or made discove...

Publisher: Austin Macauley PublishersAuthor(s): Gillian JonesIllustration(s): 0Number of pages: 62Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 156 x 233 x 9Co...

Reducere. Late in 1755, an army of British regulars and Massachusetts volunteers completed one of the cruelest, most successful military campaigns in North A...

Combining education, guidance and exciting, fresh recipes the whole family will love, We Can All Eat That simplifies raising healthy, adventurous e...