Who Made England?

A revised and expanded edition of the interactive book that presents the facts and asks the reader to ask who really did make England.

Reducere. ``An extraordinary book . . . Peter Ackroyd is arguably the most talented and prolific writer working in Britain today.`` --Daily Express (UK)In Fo...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Christopher Lascelles'A clearly written, remarkably comprehensive guide to the greatest story on Earth - man's journey from...

Mamoon is an eminent Indian-born writer who has made a career in England -- but now, in his early seventies, his reputation is fading, his book sal...

On the death of Henry the fifth, a nine-month-old baby is made King of England. Gloucester, a man of poor judgment, greedy for wealth and power, ha...

From the bestselling author of The Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval England, comes the story of King Edward III, who - like Elizabeth and Victori...

Reducere. It is the tragedy of Queen Mary that today, 450 years after her death, she remains the most hated, least understood monarch in English history--rem...

Mark Ramprakash is arguably the greatest English batsman of his generation, but he is also an enigma. This title covers various aspects of his cric...

From the legends of the game to today's superstars, get to know the players who have made the New England Patriots one of the NFL's top teams throu...

If you love Susan Mallery, you won't want to miss this novel of three high school friends who find themselves emotionally fractured when tragedy st...

Reducere. The true story of the bastard son who made himself a king and the woman who melted his heart.The stirring history of William the Conqueror, Duke of...

Reducere. An exceptional event took place in London, England on May 20, 1910 as the funeral procession of King Edward VII wound its way through the streets o...

Reducere. Now in a Tor Essentials edition, Jo Walton's Hugo and Nebula Award-winning novel about the power of story to transform our lives.Winner of the 2011...

Reducere. Dame Enid Diana Elizabeth Rigg, DBE, born on 20th July 1938, Doncaster, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK is an actress, who played Emma Peel i...

Reducere. DescriptionUnion Street, Pat Barker's first novel, concerns seven neighboring women near a factory in northeast England. Life for these women is tr...

Reducere. If you want to discover the captivating history of Scotland, the Wars of Scottish Independence and William Wallace, then keep reading...Three capti...

DescriptionThese are the stories of women, famous, infamous and unknown, who shaped the course of medieval history. The lives and actions of mediev...

DescriptionA heartbreaking, breathtakingly beautiful love story with a tragedy at its heart, from the critically acclaimed author of Maria in the M...

DescriptionA celebration of the pioneering achievements of Unitarian women who made a difference to their world - as writers and artists, social re...

Reducere. A genealogical dictionary of our early colonists. Every volume shows three generations of those who came before 1692. Although more than a century ...

Reducere. A genealogical dictionary of our early colonists. Every volume shows three generations of those who came before 1692. Although more than a century ...

Reducere. A genealogical dictionary of our early colonists. Every volume shows three generations of those who came before 1692. Although more than a century ...

Reducere. A genealogical dictionary of our early colonists. Every volume shows three generations of those who came before 1692. Although more than a century ...

Jane Cockram makes her thrilling debut with this page-turning tale of psychological suspense in which a young woman whose life is in tatters flees ...

Reducere. An extraordinary and delightful true story. Tama was a homeless cat who lived in Japan. Her loving nature, goodwill and loyalty saved a railway com...

Drawing on the different disciplines of law, criminology, forensic psychology, social work and public management, the contributors explore the shif...

Reducere. Myths! Lies! Secrets! Smash the stories behind famous moments in history and expose the hidden truth. Perfect for fans of I Survived and Nathan Hal...

Reducere. DescriptionIf you want to discover the captivating history of Scotland, the Wars of Scottish Independence and William Wallace, then keep reading......

Reducere. DescriptionNot since Roscoe Conkling Fitch wrote his History of the Fitch Family in 1930 has anyone published an authoritative account of the antec...

Reducere. FASCINATING. ... Dramatic and timely. --New York Times Book Review, Editors' ChoiceIn this dramatic tale of discovery (San Francisco Chronicle), th...

Reducere. Early one May morning in 1874, in the hills above Williamsburg, Massachusetts, a reservoir dam suddenly burst, sending an avalanche of water down a...

Reducere. "England expects that every man will do his duty" - Nelson before the Battle of Trafalgar Over the course of its history, England has engaged in an...

Reducere. FASCINATING. ... Dramatic and timely. -New York Times Book Review, Editors' ChoiceIn this grand and thrilling narrative, the acclaimed biographer o...

Reducere. "Deeply researched, valuable." -The New York Times Book Review "A shocker . . . stunning . . . absolutely hypnotic. . . . A world of beautiful hous...

Reducere. When Beth March's husband is killed in a car accident, she discovers a trail of deceit: his affair with her best friend and a mountain of debt. Who...

Reducere. Next to the Bible itself, the English Bible was -- and is -- the most influential book ever published. The most famous of all English Bibles, the K...

The history of science is replete with women getting little notice for their groundbreaking discoveries. Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin, a tireless innov...

Reducere. Now in paperback: "Entertaining history...Donovan was a combination of bold innovator and imprudent rule bender, which made him not only a remarkab...

Reducere. Ghost Stories from America's first colonies have never been so creepy, fun, and full of mystery New England's haunted Yankee history comes to life-...

Reducere. At the end of the eighteenth century, after the French Revolution, the centre of pedal-harp making moved from Paris to London. There, building on t...

This book explores the doctrine of the church among English Calvinistic Baptists between 1640 and 1660. It examines the emergence of Calvinistic Ba...

A monumental account of one migrant community's everyday lives, struggles, and aspirations Forty years of continuous war and conflict have made Afg...

Reducere. Discover the life of Princess Diana--a story about helping those in need for kids ages 6 to 9 Princess Diana was known as the "People's Princess" b...

Reducere. Discover the life of Princess Diana-a story about helping those in need for kids ages 6 to 9 Princess Diana was known as the "People's Princess" be...

Find out how stories about his son's stuffed bear, famously known as Winnie the Pooh, made A. A. Milne one of the world's best-known children's aut...

Myths Lies Secrets Smash the stories behind famous moments in history and expose the hidden truth. Perfect for fans of I Survived and Nathan Hale's...

DescriptionThis is what we all learned in school: Pilgrims on the Mayflower landed at Plymouth Rock in 1620. They had a rough start, but ultimately...

This is what we all learned in school: Pilgrims on the Mayflower landed at Plymouth Rock in 1620. They had a rough start, but ultimately made a go ...

A moving story of a brother, a sister and a swallow, and how all are in some way victims of the horrors of landmines.Ollys brother Matt wants to go...

DescriptionThe definitive biography of the NFL's most enigmatic, controversial, and yet successful coach Bill Belichick is perhaps the most fascina...

Reducere. OVER 100 RARE PICTURES HE HELPED START IT ALL The thrilling and astounding story of Eric England, greatest long-range shooter in world history and ...

In the summer of 1839, Henry Layard--just twenty-two years old--left England for eastern Europe and distant lands of the Ottoman Empire. He had nev...

Reducere. DescriptionIn 1787 a convoy of eleven ships, carrying about 1400 people, set out from England for Botany Bay. According to the conventional account...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: James BoyceAlmost half of the convicts who came to Australia came to Van Diemen's Land. There they found a land of bounty a...

Reducere. 'The M4P approach recognizes that the lives of the poor are inextricably linked to the functioning of the systems around them. Too often, poorly fu...

Reducere. "Impressive."THE WASHINGTON POST BOOK WORLDSpanning 1800 years of Russia's history, people, poltics, and culture, Edward Rurtherford, author of the...

Reducere. DescriptionRobert Freeman is a Harvard summa, a Princeton PhD, and a Steinway artist. Over forty-two years of marriage to his wife, Carol, he has b...

Late in 2016, British photographer Chris Killip's (born 1946) son discovered a box of contact sheets of the photos his father had made at the Stati...

Reducere. "Lynsay Sands hits all the right notes."--Suzanne Enoch "You can't help but fall in love with Lynsay Sands " --Christina DoddBefore her Argeneau va...

England, 1817. Miss Adeline Hays is out of options. Determined to escape marriage to a repugnant earl, she plans to deliberately allow herself to b...

Reducere. DescriptionThe eerie, disturbing story of one of our perennial fascinations--witchcraft in colonial America--wrapped up in a lyrical novel of psych...

Reducere. Step into a time capsule and explore the flora, fauna, and fishermen of the Isles of Shoals. Originally published in 1873, this book is a firsthand...

DescriptionDevon has a range of beautiful landscapes, breathtaking coastline and historical heritage. Photographer Jonathan Neale has captured Devo...

Reducere. This is a reference book that details the 86 episodes of the British made TV series Danger Man, which was known as Secret Agent in the U.S. It star...

Reducere. No one who knew John Newton as a young lad would ever have dreamed that this teenage rebel, profane sailor, naval deserter and slave-trader would o...

Reducere. Henry James's celebrated novel about a passionate New England feminist, her reactionary Southern gentleman cousin, and a charismatic young woman wh...

Reducere. "Depend upon it, God's work done in God's way will never lack God's supplies." - Hudson Taylor"Hudson Taylor was ...one of the greatest missionarie...

Reducere. "Depend upon it, God's work done in God's way will never lack God's supplies." - Hudson Taylor"Hudson Taylor was ...one of the greatest missionarie...

Gilda, Fallon, Noshi Three children, the sole survivors of the Roanoke massacre. Fallon, the oldest, made a solemn pledge to protect his younger ch...

DescriptionTade Thompson returns to his "bloody exploration of of identity and self in a changed world" (Publishers Weekly) in The Survival of Moll...