The Lost War Horses of Cairo. The Passion of Dorothy Brooke, Main, Paperback - Grant Hayter-Menzies

The first biography of a Scottish socialite who in 1930s Cairo founded a charity to rescue British war horses which lives on to this day as the Bro...

Reducere. On the streets of Paris one day in July 1918, an American doughboy, Sgt. Jimmy Donovan, befriended a stray dog that he named Rags. No longer an unw...

Dorothy Molloy was a star in the making when Faber prepared her debut Hare Soup (2004) for publication, before tragedy struck, and she died four da...

Publisher: HalsgroveAuthor(s): Simon ButlerIllustration(s): 200 illustrationsNumber of pages: 144Publication date: 2011Dimensions: 245 x 267 x 21Co...

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As London swelters in a heatwave - sunstroke strikes, meat rots, ice is coveted - a glamorous coterie of writers and artists spend their summer win...

Reducere. A century since the monarchy was overthrown the country of Albiyon has become a haven for its citizens, the young scholar Adairia included. Raised ...

Reducere. As the world teeters on the edge of war, Explorer-in-Training Kit West finishes his spy training and is sent on his first secret mission: a dangero...

NATIONAL JEWISH BOOK AWARD FINALIST WINNER OF THE 2012 AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION'S SOPHIE BRODY AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN JEWISH LITE...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Dorothy SayersThis book was originally given as a talk by Dorothy Sayers at Oxford University in 1947 on the benefits of a ...

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Double Cross in Cairo uncovers the heroic exploits of one of the Second World War's most closely guarded secrets.

The story of Pussy Riot, punk icons and Russian dissenters, and the untold story of their infamous trial and on-going global significance

A wonderfully murky, carnivalesque world of intrigue, unexpected friendships and mysteries solved. Each cast member of this Victorian mystery is un...

The bestselling author of 1421: THE YEAR THE CHINESE DISCOVERED THE WORLD uncovers the truth behind the mystery of Atlantis. Updated with thrilling...

A compelling look at the Fatimid caliphate's robust culture of documentationThe lost archive of the Fatimid caliphate (909-1171) survived in an une...

Reducere. The Passion of Bootblacking is a product of Amelia Horo's journey to find a place in the LGBTQI community that sings to their soul. In the book, sh...

With backbreaking work in a ramshackle lab in Paris, Marie Curie and her husband Pierre achieve a revolutionary understanding of radiation and shar...

Reducere. The American Civil War, as told by General Ulysses S Grant, who led the Union Armies to victory over the Confederacy. Origianl maps illustrate the ...

Reducere. This is the story of the brilliant and tempestuous Margaret Brent who played a leading role in Maryland colonial affairs. In 1633 she invested in t...

Reducere. The author, Bubba, a born-again Christian, has studied the scriptures for many years and has relied on his Father in Heaven for the understanding o...

Reducere. In one of the most detailed and powerfully argued books published on American intervention in Vietnam, Fredrik Logevall examines the last great una...

Who are we, how did we get here and where are we going?Publisher: Profile Books LtdAuthor(s): David WilcockNumber of pages: 560Publication date: 20...

In the message of Hosea we see the passion, jealousy, commitment, heartbreak, enthusiasm and love of God. Let God's passion stir your passion.

Reducere. In this unique history of the "Lost Battalion" of World War I, Alan D. Gaff tells for the first time the story of the 77th Division from the perspe...

DescriptionThe rooms we live in are always more than just four walls. As we decorate these spaces and fill them with objects and friends, they shap...

A short, uplifting account of hope and healing by the author of Adventures in Human Being.Publisher: Profile Books LtdAuthor(s): Gavin FrancisNumbe...

Written in an accessible style and supported by robust research, Jane Hayter-Hames tells the intriguing story of one of the most fascinating moment...

The subject of Horses' roles in The Great War is hugely and this original approach of tells the story by use of works of art backed by informative ...

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Reducere. IndieFab awardsIn the middle of a dark night off the coast of Vietnam on June 3, 1969, the USS Frank E. Evans is rammed by a ship ten times her siz...

First-hand accounts of the British cavalry from Waterloo to the First World War.Illustrations: 20 black and white illustrations

From the celebrated author of Border, here is a portrait of an ancient but little-understood corner of Balkans, and a personal reckoning with the p...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Judith M. HeimannNovember 1944: Their B-24 bomber shot down on what should have been an easy mission off the Borneo coast, ...

Publisher: Kessinger Publishing CoAuthor(s): Sir James WareNumber of pages: 184Publication date: 2007Dimensions: 230 x 126 x 13Cover type: Paperbac...

Reducere. Architect Jonathan West is on a big project when he learns his wife, Patrice, has been unfaithful. On a fishing trip in North Carolina's Outer Bank...