The Man Who Walked Between the Towers

In 1974, French aerialist Philippe Petit threw a tightrope between the two towers of the World Trade Center and spent an hour walking, dancing, and...

Reducere. The story of a daring tightrope walk between skyscrapers, as seen in Robert Zemeckis' The Walk, starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt.In 1974, French aeria...

DescriptionThe excellent Monsieur Dutilleul has always been able to pass through walls, but has never seen the point of using his gift, given the g...

Reducere. When the Irish nationalist Michael Collins signed the Anglo-Irish Treaty in December 1921, he observed to Lord Birkenhead that he may have signed h...

Reducere. Based on a true story, this is a sweeping epic about a prince torn from his home. Now available in paperback. Based on a true story, this is a swee...

Reducere. Louie, who was abandoned at Chipchase's Travelling Circus as a baby, dreams of becoming a 'Showstopper', but Mr Chipchase keeps her hidden, tucked ...

DescriptionA gorgeous introduction to the twelve brave men who have left footprints on the moon, just in time to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary...

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 ...

Victor Hugo's scathing indictment of the injustice and inequality within Britain's political system tells a story of Gwynplaine, the two-year-old h...

Reducere. 1. The Width of a Circle2. All the Madmen3. Black Country Rock4. After All5. Running Gun Blues6. Savior Machine7. She Shook Me Cold8. The Man Who S...

Reducere. Side BRunning Gun BluesSaviour MachineShe Shook Me ColdThe Man Who Sold The WorldThe Supermen

Reducere. Victor-Marie Hugo (1802-1885) wrote L'Homme Qui Rit (The Man Who Laughs) in 1869. One of the greatest French novelists, poets, playwrights and soci...

DescriptionThere once was a girl who walked in the shadow of a King. Not that she realized it. Not at first, anyway.For many years she suspected sh...

Reducere. (Applause Books). Noted film biographer Charlotte Chandler interviewed Bette Davis extensively in the last decade of her life, resulting in a biogr...

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"The Man Who Laughs" tells of a facially disfigured boy, Gwynplaine, who is taken in by a carnival vendor and performs at fairs in England. It is l...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Andres ResendezThe extraordinary tale of a shipwrecked Spaniard who walked across America in the sixteenth centuryIn 1527, ...

Reducere. 'The Man Who Was Thursday' is a novel by G.K. Chesterton, first published in 1908. The book has been referred to as a metaphysical thriller. It is ...

Reducere. What would compel a man to place himself in constant danger in order to become a member of a wolf pack? To eat with them, putting his head into a c...

Yet its populous river, its timbered streets, fashionable ladies, old St Paul's, the devestation of the Fire, the palace of Whitehall and the meado...

THE MAN WHO ATE EVERYTHING was the winner of The Guild of Food Writers Book of the Year and was a bestseller in the UK and US.Publisher: Headline P...

Reducere. As plans got under way for the Allied invasion of Sicily in June 1943, British counter-intelligence agent Ewen Montagu masterminded a scheme to mis...

Reducere. Andrew Hood, Award-winning Australian writer has released a breakout novel to rave reviews and hunger for the next book...The book follows the deat...

Donald S Murray is widely recognised for his empathy and remarkable ability to convey emotion with restraint and poignancy. In this short collectio...

Reducere. In 1893, two years after the last Ripper murder, Detective Inspector William Race met with two journalists working for The Sun and told them tha...

Reducere. 1. Black Hearted Love (4: 40) 2. Sixteen, Fifteen, Fourteen (3: 36) 3. Leaving California (3: 56) 4. The Chair (2: 29) 5. April (4: 41) 6. A Woman ...

An enchanting historical adventure from the author of }Frost Hollow Hall{. Louie, abandoned at the travelling circus as a baby, dreams of becoming ...

From Mrs Hauksbee's Simla drawing-room to Mulvaney's cot in barracks, to the wild hills of Kafiristan, Kipling re-creates the India he knew in stor...

Wrestler turned rock manager, the late Peter Grant made his name as the manager of Led Zeppelin, helping to turn them into rock's biggest attractio...

Award-winning journalist, writer and broadcaster Jay Rayner takes on the world in this witty and erudite account of his search for the perfect dinn...