Trespassers on the Roof of the World. The Race for Lhasa, Paperback - Peter Hopkirk

'A rich harvest of harrowing adventures recounted in fascinating detail' Daily TelegraphPublisher: John Murray PressAuthor(s): Peter HopkirkIllustr...

Reducere. For nineteenth-century adventures, Tibet was the prize destination, and Lhasa, its capital situated nearly three miles above sea level, was the gra...

Reducere. Written for ages 10 and up -- enjoyed by adults! As a fourteen-year-old intent on living a "modern" life, the last thing Isobel Kuhn wanted to grow...

Tash and her friend Sam know the rules they need to follow if they are to survive in Tibet. But when Tash's parents are seized by soldiers, they mu...

When and how did the Himalaya become the highest mountains in the world? Lachlan Fleetwood tells the story of the scientific, political and imagina...

Join the treacherous mission to conquer Earth's highest peak in David Long's enthralling retelling of the first expeditions to climb Everest.Publis...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): John KeayNumber of pages: 432Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 165 x 241 x 42Cover type: HardbackRed...

'Difficult to put down ... irresistible' Daily Telegraph

'Hopkirk has made the extraordinary field of Central-Asian espionage his own ... an enthralling story' ObserverPublisher: John Murray PressAuthor(s...

Reducere. DescriptionThe Silk Road, which linked imperial Rome and distant China, was once the greatest thoroughfare on earth. Along it traveled precious car...

Reducere. Longlisted for the FT/McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award The authoritative account of the race to produce the vaccines that are saving us all...

'A fascinating, brilliantly written book' Times Literary SupplementPublisher: John Murray PressAuthor(s): Peter HopkirkIllustration(s): 8pp black a...

DescriptionFor more than two thousand years the people of St Kilda remained remote from the world. Their society was viable, utopian even; but in t...

Reducere. What do you do when you lose a tooth? Do you put it under your pillow and wait for the tooth fairy? Not if you live in Botswana In Botswana, childr...

In this surprising book, Jan Lisa Huttner turns the focus of Fiddler on the Roof fans away from Tevye and onto his daughters. What is tradition? Wh...

Reducere. With The Angel on the Roof, Russell Banks offers readers an astonishing collection of thirty years of his short fiction, revised especially for thi...

Publisher: Hal Leonard CorporationIllustration(s): Illustrations, unspecifiedNumber of pages: 52Publication date: 1983Dimensions: 302 x 230 x 4Cove...

Garden design on the top levelPublisher: CADMOS Publishing LimitedAuthor(s): Barbara MeisterIllustration(s): col. IllustrationsNumber of pages: 160...

Journey along with Dr. Meg Lowman, a scientist who, with the help of slings, suspended walkways, and mountain-climbing equipment, has managed to as...

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Reducere. When one little girl tries to solve a big problem involving a goose on her roof, she enlists the help of her animal friends. Despite her best effor...

DescriptionThere is an old adage that says, "Truth is stranger than fiction." This is the way it was told in the fascinating stories about the famo...

For more than 50 years, the Joint Intelligence Committee (JIC) has been central to the secret machinery of the British Government, acting as a brok...

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Fun-filled stories starring an ordinary boy called Smidge and the extraordinary Karlsson, the flying man who lives on the roof!

Publisher: Austin Macauley PublishersAuthor(s): Julie GillettIllustration(s): 0Number of pages: 18Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 215 x 280 x 7Co...

A spellbinding collection of poems from Matt Goodfellow.

DescriptionPublished in association with Imperial War Museums, The Story of the Second World War for Children sensitively teaches kids about histor...

'Peter Hopkirk is truly the Laureate of the Great Game' Jan Morris

Reducere. Journey along with Dr. Meg Lowman, a scientist who, with the help of slings, suspended walkways, and mountain-climbing equipment, has managed to as...

Reducere. A combination of professional notebook and personal diary that records -- both in short, informal jottings and through more formal, extended medita...

Graphic account of the most famous episode in the Battle of the Bulge. Tells the story from German and American viewpoints. Full walking and drivin...

Reducere. Join Thea Stilton and the Thea Sisters on an adventure packed with mystery and friendship The Thea Sisters help their friend Beatrice prepare for t...

Reducere. A COMPELLING SOLUTION TO ENDING THE TRAGICALLY HIGH DEGREE OF POVERTY AND SOCIAL DYSFUNCTION AMONG CANADA'S FIRST NATIONS PEOPLES- LEGAL EQUALITY F...

A heart-warming story about friendship and understanding. An angel takes Lewis on an adventure which will change everything.

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Reducere. When novice monk Tenzin Dorje is told by his lama that the Red Army is invading Tibet, his country's darkest moment paradoxically gives him a sense...

An artist in every sense of the word, Lhasa de Sela wowed audiences around the globe with her multilingual songs and spellbinding performances, mix...

Reducere. THE US NAVY'S ON-THE-ROOF GANG: VOLUME 2 - WAR IN THE PACIFIC is an historical novel based on the unknown true-life story of the "On-The-Roof Gang....

Publisher: Atebol CyfyngedigAuthor(s): Peter O'NeillNumber of pages: 224Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 268 x 153 x 35Cover type: Paperback / sof...

Tristan and Dylan have escaped the afterlife. But fate never meant for them to live. Dylan should have been killed in a horrific train crash. Trist...

Reducere. Did you know that there is race in your movie?! Prepare yourself, for this is the report that Hollywood doesn't want you to see! Picking up where t...

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