Thinking Together at the Edge of History: A Memoir of the Lindisfarne Association, 1972-2012, Paperback - William Irwin Thompson

When a cultural historian writes a memoir it is likely to be interesting. When that person is William Irwin Thompson, author of numerous book and a...

Reducere. In this extraordinary memoir, John F. Kennedy's closest advisor recounts in full for the first time his experience counseling Kennedy through the m...

Reducere. Light at the Edge of the Field keeps readers wanting more as a pitcher's girlfriend confronts her lover, not about his obsession with baseball but ...

Reducere. DescriptionIn At the Edge of Space, Milton O. Thompson tells the dramatic story of one of the most successful research aircraft ever flown. The fir...

Reducere. In the bestselling tradition of Hampton Sides's In the Kingdom of Ice, a "gripping adventure tale" (The Boston Globe) recounting Dutch polar explor...

A pioneering marine biologist takes us down into the deep ocean to understand bioluminescence--the language of light that helps life communicate in...

Reducere. In this book, William Irwin Thompson explores the nature of myth. Acknowledging the persuasive power of myth to create and inform culture, he weave...

Inishmore, Inishmaan, Inisheer: wild, isolated, starkly beautiful and of great historical importance. A comprehensive, beautifully illustrated intr...

Reducere. DescriptionIN HIS BEST-SELLING The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light, William Irwin Thompson intrigued readers with his thoughts on mythology and s...

Jonny Muir's eccentric journey through the Western Isles of Scotland.

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Reducere. The 10th Winner of the 2019 PEN/Bellwether Prize for Socially Engaged Fiction, Awarded by Barbara Kingsolver "What a read this is, right from its s...

Reducere. In the icy reaches of the South Pole live three penguin brothers: Amos, Max, and Hans. They love cooking so much that one day they band together to...

Contributor(s): Author: Eric GrynaviskiThroughout American political history, the US government has formed alliances with militias, tribes, and reb...

The sweeping and compelling new novel from the bestselling author of Girl with a Pearl Earring. 'Dark, brutal, moving, powerful' Jane Harris 'A won...

Reducere. ""Trespass" might as well be "Desert Solitaire"'s literary heir . . . It's hard to imagine a personal history more transporting that this one." Jud...

The inspiring story of Icelandic sheep farmer, former model and feminist heroine has become an international bestseller and won both the Icelandic ...

Reducere. "With impeccable research and flawless prose, Chevalier perfectly conjures the grandeur of the pristine Wild West . . . and the everyday adventurer...

When you have lost everything, what will you find?When Yui loses her mother and daughter in the tsunami, she wonders how she will ever carry on. Ye...

The epic first instalment in a sequence of novels set at the end of the Roman Empire, during the reign of the Emperor Constantine.

When you have lost everything, what will you find? When Yui loses her mother and daughter in the tsunami, she wonders how she will ever carry on. Y...

Publisher: British Museum PressAuthor(s): Ralph JacksonIllustration(s): Illustrated in colour throughoutNumber of pages: 160Publication date: 2010D...

Reducere. Jon Megquire went to Cape Cod in the summer of 1979 expecting to play baseball in the Cape Cod Baseball League - a stepping stone from college to t...

A wartime love story richly toldPublisher: John Murray PressAuthor(s): Kirsten MckenzieNumber of pages: 400Publication date: 2010Dimensions: 196 x ...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Massimo ScaligeroTranslator: Eric L. BisbocciThe Logic Against Humanity is considered by many to be Massimo Scaligero's mos...

Reducere. 1. Fallen Walls And Pedestals 2. Beasts In Our Time 3. Under The Eye Of The Sun 4. Underground Railroad 5. Those Golden Wings 6. Shadow And Flame 7...

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. The sixty-three fiction writers and poets within this anthology delve deep into the many senses of place that modern West Virginia, the core of App...

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Reducere. CIVILIZATION IN OVERDRIVE: Conversations at the Edge of the Human Future provides an astonishing tour of how the world's future looks to those like...

Emerging Technologies / Life at the Edge of the Future invites us to think forward from our present moment of planetary, public and everyday crisis...

Publisher: Legend Press LtdAuthor(s): Shantha PereraNumber of pages: 320Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 153 x 233 x 28Cover type: Paperback / sof...

From the author of The Art Of Baking Blind, this novel moves between 1939 and 2014, as a woman returns to her childhood home and discovers the secr...

Reducere. In the bestselling tradition of Fannie Flagg and Jenny Colgan comes Felicity Hayes-McCoy's U.S. debut about a local librarian who must find a way t...

DescriptionThis poignant novel, beautifully translated by Simon Beattie, was, in Lampe's words, "born into a regime where it could not breathe;" he...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLEROmaha Beach legend Ray Lambert's unforgettable firsthand account of D-Day--read the astonishing true story celebrated by T...

Reducere. An astonishing narrative of disaster and perseverance, The Last Voyage of the Karluk will thrill readers of adventure classics like Into Thin Air a...

Reducere. Heroes of History is a unique biography series that brings the shaping of history to life with the remarkable true stories of fascinating men and w...

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 ...

I had drifted, gotten lost, strayed from the paths and places I love. I felt Shetland calling me, and in this moment, I began my slow, imperfect jo...

The perfect summer read for fans of Terry Pratchett, David Walliams and Roald Dahl!Illustrations: 30 b/w illus