Zbirka: Zgodovina: dogodki in teme
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Contented Little Baby Book Of Names(2004) DELAFORCE, GILLIANThe minefield of potential problems can be enormous and questions that must be asked include: Does the chosen name go well with the surname? Is it a name that will date?Packed with over 5,000 baby names, The Contented Little Baby Book of Names can help yoVezava: Mehka14,01 € -
Old Woman's Reflections(1977) SAYERS, PEIGStorytelling kept alive the myths, legends, and history of the Blasket Islands, which are three miles off Irelands Dingle Peninsula. In her old age, Peig Sayers, 'the Queen of Gaelic storytellers', recounted her life to her son, who recorded the tale in tVezava: Mehka12,61 € -
Holocaust(1989) GILBERT, MARTINThis is a very thorough account of the experience of the Jews of Europe during World War II. It is virtually a day-by-day account, in men and women's own words, of the horrifying events of the Holocaust - the Nazi attempt to exterminate the Jewish race.Vezava: Mehka30,84 € -
Discovering Heraldry(2006) FEARN, JACQUELINEAn introduction to heraldic language, explaining each term with illustrations and text.Vezava: Mehka10,80 € -
Slave Trade(2006) THOMAS, HUGHThe rise and fall of the business of slave trading - by a bestselling historianVezava: Mehka28,04 € -
Fall of Public Man(2003) SENNETT, RICHARDAre we now so self-absorbed that we take little interest in the world beyond our own lives? Or has public life left no place for individuals to participate? This title examines the growing imbalance between private and public experience, and asks what canVezava: Mehka21,02 € -
Untold History of the Potato(2009) READER, JOHNThe story of one of the world's most important crops From the gold potatoes at the Sun Temple in Cuzco, Peru, the muddy ones in Ireland and those grown in China for McDonald's chips, the story of the spud is both satisfying and fascinating.Vezava: Mehka23,82 € -
1920s Scrapbook(2008) OPIE, ROBERTCaptures the mood of a radical decade in Great Britain in over 1000 colour images - illustrating why this decade became know as the 'roaring twenties'.Vezava: Trda23,09 € -
Heimskringla(1964) STURLUSON, SNORRITells how the scions of the mythical gods and their descendants, the Swedish kings, colonised and subdued Norway, shire by shire, until King Harald Fairhair united the whole realm. This book reflects the attitude of Norway, torn by bloody feuds.Vezava: Mehka58,21 € -
Empire of Death(2011) KOUDOUNARIS, PAULTakes the reader on an international tour of macabre and devotional architectural masterpieces in nearly 20 countries. This book brings together some of the world's most important charnel sites, ranging from the crypts of the Capuchin monasteries in ItalyVezava: Trda51,62 € -
Sheep – The remarkable story of the humble animal that built the modern world.(2010) BUTLER, ALANGripping tale of the history of our civilisation through man's relationship with sheep.Vezava: Mehka15,43 € -
Breverton's Nautical Curiosities(2010) BREVERTON, TERRYA compendium of fascinating information about the great waters that cover two-thirds of our Earth and the men and women that sailed them.Vezava: Trda28,04 € -
Blood and Soil(2009) KIERNAN, BENPresents the global history of genocide and extermination from ancient times. This book examines outbreaks of mass violence from the classical era to the present, focusing on colonial exterminations and 20th-century case studies including the Armenian genVezava: Mehka47,52 € -
Industrial Revolution Explained(2005) YORKE, STANIn this concise illustrated guide, Stan Yorke tells the story of how machines changed the face of industry and farming in the 18th and 19th centuries. This book is fully illustrated with photographs, drawings and details of places to visit to view these wVezava: Mehka12,61 € -
Short History of Slavery(2007) WALVIN, JAMESPresents an account of the Atlantic slave trade which helps us to understand the rise and fall of one of the most shameful chapters in British history.Vezava: Mehka18,21 € -
World History(2001) PONTING, CLIVEConventional accounts of world history tend to focus on the rise of Western civilisation and concentrate on the story of ancient Greece, the Roman empire and the expansion of Europe. Only towards the end of the story does Europe come slowly to dominate thVezava: Mehka35,05 €
