Venice Noir. The dark history of the lagoons, Paperback - Isabella Panfido

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Publisher: Little, Brown & CompanyAuthor(s): Akiharu ToukaNumber of pages: 192Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 127 x 191 x 17Cover type: Paperback...

In the twelfth century AD, Venice is little more than an agglomeration of small islands snatched from the muddy tides. The magnificent city-lagoon ...

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Publisher: HarperCollins PublishersAuthor(s): David de JongNumber of pages: 400Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 163 x 242 x 37Cover type: Hardback...

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This book combines urban theory with film studies and cultural theory to explore how twentieth century Los Angeles is configured through the lens o...

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Explores and develops a theory of Swedish Marxist Noir. In order to expose the dialectics of crime fiction, going from then (the American 1930s) to...

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Reducere. In sixteenth-century Venice, in an island monastery, a cloistered monk experiences the adventure of a lifetime--all within the confines of his cell...

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A short, highly directed guide to an area of science that is little understood but increasingly part of public discourse by the Sunday Times bestse...

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Monsters have escaped from medieval books and they're running riot in Norfolk museums!Illustrations: 6 Illustrations, black and white

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New B-format paperback edition - The fascinating story of the exceptional woman who wrested power from Edward II and changed the course of English ...

Reducere. Andrew Dickos's Street with No Name traces the film noir genre back to its roots in German Expressionist cinema and the French cinema of the interw...

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Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Tyler StovallA history of black Americans who settled in Paris, France, from 1900 to the present.

Reducere. This easy-to-carry guide includes all the main cities of this exceptionally rich region of Italy: Venice, Padua, Verona and Vicenza. Also included ...

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Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PlcAuthor(s): Padraic (National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland) KilleenIllustration(s): 38 bw illusNumber ...

Lifts the caddy lid on the history of Britain's favourite drink.

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The epic struggle for control of Los Angeles and the history of the 30s, 40s, and 50s in America's dream city. Now the FOX UK TV series MOB CITY.

A notable work by the doyen of writers about cinemaPublisher: Orion Publishing CoAuthor(s): David ThomsonNumber of pages: 256Publication date: 2022...

Chronicles the internal politics and events and focuses on the external affairs of Venice, and the conflicts with other European states and with th...

Lifts the lid on the history of one of the world's favourite foods.Publisher: Pen & Sword Books LtdAuthor(s): Emma KayIllustration(s): 20 black and...

Delves into our evolutionary history to explain why sugar is so loved, yet is the root cause of so many bad things.Publisher: Pen & Sword Books Ltd...

Publisher: Instant ApostleAuthor(s): Ruth LeighNumber of pages: 256Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 130 x 197 x 22Cover type: Paperback / softback...

Tells the story of Venice of cities from its founding in the fifth century, through its unrivalled status for over a thousand years as one of the b...

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Reducere. Alberto J. Bolet was born in Vedado, Havana, Cuba, on December 14, 1941. In this book, written as a legacy for his children and grandchildren, he d...

Publisher: Alpha EditionAuthor(s): Ernesto P MolmentiNumber of pages: 310Publication date: 2019Dimensions: 139 x 216 x 16Cover type: Paperback / so...

DescriptionLondon, 1392. Strange mischief is afoot at St Modwen's Church. Are corpses stalking the graveyard at night, disturbing graves, and dragg...

In this magisterial narrative, Zara Steiner traces the twisted road to war that began with Hitler's assumption of power in Germany. Covering a wide...

Reducere. With Wicked Carlisle, author Joe Cress revisits the criminal history of Cumberland County. Taking a more focused and less bloody approach, Cress wi...

The fascinating story of the exceptional woman who wrested power from Edward II and changed the course of English history. Corrects many myths surr...