The Last Mrs. Astor: A New York Story, Paperback - Frances Kiernan

Reducere. This biography, based on firsthand knowledge and interviews with Mrs. Astor's friends and the heads of New York's great cultural institutions, give...

Reducere. Journey through the splendor and the excesses of the Gilded Age""Every aspect of life in the Gilded Age took on deeper, transcendent meaning intend...

Reducere. Journey through the splendor and the excesses of the Gilded Age""Every aspect of life in the Gilded Age took on deeper, transcendent meaning intend...

Reducere. DescriptionAfter her beloved father suddenly dies, teenage Saskia gets a crash course in growing up, in the gritty glamour of 1970s New York. Her d...

Reducere. Abé is an exquisite storyteller....deeply moving. --Fiona Davis, New York Times bestselling author of The Lions of Fifth Avenue Inspired by the sca...

A riveting look behind the gates of the house of Astor as a famous family falls apart in public The fate of Brooke Astor, the endearing philanthrop...

Reducere. A New York Times bestseller with an "engaging narrative and array of detail" (The Wall Street Journal), the "intimate and sweeping" (Raleigh News &...

Lady Georgiana Rannoch is just back from her honeymoon with dashing Darcy O'Mara when a friend in need pulls her into a twisted Gothic tale of betr...

Reducere. DescriptionIs there a secret to living a happy life? How is it that we so often stumble through life searching for contentment, only to find that i...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Paul GallicoNumber of pages: 320Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 129 x 198 x 22Cover type: Paperbac...

Captivating and inspirational, A Kiss From Mr Fitzgerald is a love story starring a woman ahead of her time, set against the backdrop of Jazz Age N...

A classic of alternative biography and feminist writing, this empathetic and witty book gives due to a "lesser" figure of history, Mary Ellen Peaco...

Publisher: The New York Review of Books, IncAuthor(s): David ShieldsNumber of pages: 104Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 177 x 127 x 20Cover type:...

A landmark work of cultural history that tells the story of how four young poets, John Ashbery, Frank O'Hara, James Schuyler, and Kenneth Koch, rei...

Reducere. The Best of America-Captured in Print for the First TimeSomething powerful happened in New York. We had a rare opportunity to experience the healin...

Reducere. Herman Mendoza built his kingdom in Queens, New York. He made a fortune selling cocaine with his brothers up and down the Eastern Seaboard. He had ...

A classic picture book from 1950 by the creator of Madeline, Ludwig Bemelmans.

Publisher: The New York Review of Books, IncAuthor(s): Tibor DeryNumber of pages: 144Publication date: 2009Dimensions: 202 x 128 x 11Cover type: Pa...

The incredible story of Nancy Astor, Britain's first female MP. 'The fascinating life of Nancy Astor is evoked brilliantly in Fort's energetic narr...

Reducere. Early in 1815, Louisa Catherine Adams and her young son left St. Petersburg in a heavy Russian carriage and set out on a difficult journey to meet ...

Completely updated with new photographs and text, New York from the Air is a lush, romantic, and ultimately hopeful tribute to one of the most thri...

Reducere. Son of Satan, Son of GodNicky Cruz's heart had turned to stone when he was only three. His mother nicknamed him the "son of Satan, " and he was sev...

When a bestseller-to-be cuts too close to reality, its author must make a Faustian bargain... A thrilling story of fame, fortune, and impossible ch...

Reducere. Dr. William J. Welch and Mrs. Louise M. Welch met in 1934. Mrs. Welch had been part of A. R. Orage's Gurdjieff group in New York City since the lat...

The New York Jets Story, Hardcover

DescriptionIn the tradition of E. L. Konisburg, Kristin O'Donnell Tubb's The Story Collector is a historical fiction middle-grade novel inspired by...

Going to the Dogs is set in Berlin after the crash of 1929 and before the Nazi takeover, years of rising unemployment and financial collapse. The m...

This updated edition is ideal to support students when studying and revising for the new A level English Literature exams.

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 ...

Reducere. A Line in The Sand is an honest, balanced, and at times humorous glimpse into the thoughts, feelings, and experiences of an IDF combat soldier. It ...

Reducere. A Kids Book About PandasThis book about the Giant Panda was written for children from 5 to 12 years of age. Due to the detailed nature of animal li...

Brian McGilloway returns with a truly gripping crime novel which masterfully captures the complexity of loss and guilt; of memory and the past.

Reducere. Last Subway is the fascinating and dramatic story behind New York City's struggle to build a new subway line under Second Avenue and improve transi...

Publisher: Penguin Books LtdAuthor(s): Mohsin HamidNumber of pages: 192Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 139 x 205 x 25Cover type: HardbackRedescop...

Reducere. From bestselling duo Laura Krauss Melmed and Frane Lessac comes an alphabetical picture book tour of one of the greatest cities in the world, New Y...

Reducere. DescriptionAt the outset of the Great Depression, as FDR campaigned to replace Herbert Hoover, a baseball season was played across America. In the ...

Reducere. Explores the life of Shields Green, one of the Black men who followed John Brown to Harper's Ferry in 1859 When John Brown decided to raid the fede...

A stunning behind-the-curtain look into the last years of the illegal transatlantic slave trade in the United States "Engrossing. . . . Astonishing...

Reducere. What's the best part of the weekend? The crosswords! Many puzzle fans love the challenging Saturday & luxuriously long Sunday puzzles. So, for the ...

Reducere. Award NameParents Choice Award (Spring) (1998-2007)Award categoryApprovedDiscover how a game of lacrosse led to a victory for the Ojibwatribe again...

Reducere. DescriptionFrom the urban affairs correspondent of the New York Times--the story of a city through twenty-seven structures that define it. As New Y...

Reducere. An Unlikely Union tells the dramatic story of how two of America's largest ethnic groups learned to love and laugh with each other after decades of...

Reducere. The New York Times bestseller, now available in paperback--an incredible true story of the top-secret World War II town of Oak Ridge, Tennessee, an...

Reducere. The 3-0 is a thrilling, cat and mouse story that's based on the true story of the largest police corruption scandal in the history of the New York ...

The Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler meets Book Scavenger in the latest installment of The Story Collector series.

Get everything you need to achieve your full potential at English Literature A Level or AS with York Notes Study Guides, now updated for Assessment...

Reducere. "There are eight million stories in the Naked City." This famous line from the 1948 film The Naked City has become an emblem of New York City itsel...

Reducere. Captains of the City Streets is another trip into the world of the legendary Cat Club of Greenwich Village. Two adventurous young cats--Sinbad and ...