The River at the Center of the World: A Journey Up the Yangtze, and Back in Chinese Time, Paperback - Simon Winchester

Reducere. Rising in the mountains of the Tibetan border, the Yangtze River, the symbolic heart of China pierces 3, 900 miles of rugged country before debouch...

Reducere. "An epic story of war and peace, love and fear, family and friendship."-Lori Nelson Spielman In New York Times bestselling author Jacqueline Sheeha...

Am inceput sa fac fotografii la virsta de 14 ani. […] Se pare ca am deprins compozitia facind mai intii fotografii alb-negru. Apoi am inceput sa re...

There is nowhere else in the world quite like Chungking Mansions, a dilapidated seventeen-story commercial and residential structure in the heart o...

Reducere. A gripping narrative of New Netherland a story of global sweep centered on a wilderness called Manhattan that transforms our understanding of early...

Reducere. In sumptuous and illuminating detail, Simon Winchester, bestselling author of The Professor and the Madman, brings to life the extraordinary story ...

The Yangtze Valley and Beyond: An Account of Journeys in China, Chiefly in the Province of Sze Chuan and Among the Man-tze of the Somo Territory - Isa

Reducere. Pip and Shannon dreamed of living the good life. They wanted to slow down, grow their own food and spend more time with the people they love. But j...

A tuba player without a tuba and his jellyfish-imitating sister cope with their father's disappearance in a middle-grade novel both hilarious and m...

Reducere. IN THIS LUMINOUS MEMOIR, LEGENDARY SINGER AND ACTRESS NATALIE COLE TELLS A REMARKABLE STORY OF LIFE-THREATENING ILLNESS AND RECOVERY, AND THE STORY...

Reducere. DescriptionThe new novel from the Pulitzer-nominated, bestselling author of For the Relief of Unbearable Urges--a political thriller set against th...

Reducere. A tuba player without a tuba and his jellyfish-imitating sister cope with their father's disappearance in this hilarious and moving novel by the au...

Stephen R Covey shows how to apply his famous 7 Habits to our youngest citizens

Reducere. This young readers edition of the worldwide bestseller Three Cups of Tea has been specially adapted for younger readers and updated by Greg Mortens...

A classic funny and moving coming-of-age story.Publisher: Simon & Schuster LtdAuthor(s): Karen WallaceNumber of pages: 160Publication date: 2013Dim...

Reducere. "In many ways, Land combines bits and pieces of many of Winchester's previous books into a satisfying, globe-trotting whole. . . . Winchester is, o...

Publisher: HarperCollinsAuthor(s): Simon WinchesterNumber of pages: 464Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 135 x 202 x 31Cover type: PaperbackRedesco...

Reducere. DescriptionIn the chaos of World War II, Polish teenagers Helena and Luzyna Grabowski have lost everything. Without parents or a home, they are shi...

The oracle and sanctuary of the Greek god Apollo at Delphi were known as the "omphalos"--the "center" or "navel"--of the ancient world for more tha...

Love at the Center of Grief is a contemporary The Notebook for grieving teens who want to believe in the power of love even when faced with The Fau...

Publisher: Phoenix MapsNumber of pages: 48Collection: Rambling for PleasurePublication date: 2016Dimensions: 131 x 211 x 37Cover type: Paperback / ...

Reducere. The Professor and the Madman, masterfully researched and eloquently written, is an extraordinary tale of madness, genius, and the incredible obsess...

Reducere. For more than 30 years, renowned anthropologist Wade Davis has traveled the globe, studying the mysteries of sacred plants and celebrating the worl...

Reducere. The Other Side of the River: Stories of Women, Water and the World is a deep searching into the ways we become dammed and how we recover fluidity. ...

The books in the Florida and the Caribbean Open Books Series demonstrate the University Press of Florida's long history of publishing Latin America...

Publisher: University of California PressAuthor(s): Feng MenglongIllustration(s): 2 mapsTranslator: Olivia MilburnNumber of pages: 344Publication d...

Reducere. No word in our language is more misunderstood than the word "heart.' And almost no word is more important, for it refers to what is at the very cen...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Based on a Book by: Jules VerneEditor: John PasdenAdapted by: Xingxing LiuJoin Professor Luo and his niece Xiaojing in their daring...

ABOUT THE BOOK: Does God really have a plan for marriage? Can a book written thousands of years ago still be relevant for marriages today? It Start...

Reducere. DescriptionEvery day it seems increasingly difficult for us to make decisions that reflect God's will. God hasn't changed, but our world has radica...

Reducere. "In many ways, Land combines bits and pieces of many of Winchester's previous books into a satisfying, globe-trotting whole. . . . Winchester is, o...

From the bestselling author Simon Winchester, a human history of land around the world: who mapped it, owned it, stole it, cared for it, fought for...

Reducere. Microgreens may be exactly what your diet needs. Fresh, organic greens like this are packed with nutrients difficult to find in such concentrations...

Veteran worrier, author of To Be a Machine and father-of-two, Mark O'Connell, meets the anarchists, environmentalists, far-right nut-jobs and super...

Reducere. One of the twentieth century's most extraordinary Americans, Pearl Buck was the first person to make China accessible to the West. She recreated th...

Reducere. - The hardcover edition of LEAVING MOTHER LAKE debuted at #3 on the San Francisco Chronicle's bestseller list.- A revelation of a culture virtually...

Reducere. An accessible guide to the changes we can all make--small and large--to rid our lives of disposable plastic and clean up the world's oceans It take...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE ROYAL SOCIETY SCIENCE BOOK PRIZE 2018 Bestselling author Simon Winchester writes a magnificent history of the pioneering engine...