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Rise And Fall Of The British Empire(2002) JAMES, LAWRENCE* Uniquely complete account of the British Empire - Jan Morris' great Penguin trilogy PAX BRITANNICA only starts from 1837, rather than the 16th Century. * A modern classic of narrative history, updated to include the 1997 handover of Hong Kong.Vezava: Mehka23,61 € -
Cambodia's Curse(2012) BRINKLEY, JOELA Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist "cuts a clear narrative path through the bewildering, cynical politics and violent social life of one of the world's most brutalized and hard-up countries." (Foreign Affairs)Vezava: Mehka26,17 € -
Island in Time(2010) MAK, GEERTIn this book Geert Mak returns to the small Frisian village of his childhood, Jorwert (pop. Jowert has more in common with an English village than with Amsterdam, and it's moving story of neighbours and their efforts to preserve their long established wayVezava: Mehka23,61 € -
Ace Cafe Then and Now(2022)During the 1960s swarms of motorcyclists roamed along London's North Circular Road in nightly "burn ups". Their pit stop was the Ace Cafe at Stonebridge Park. This is their story as told by the boys who raced and the policemen who chased, woven against aVezava: Mehka23,61 € -
Truth and Truthfulness(2004) WILLIAMS, BERNARDExplores the value of truth and finds it to be both less and more than we might imagine. This book identifies two basic virtues of truth, accuracy and sincerity. It describes different psychological and social forms that these virtues have taken and asksVezava: Mehka54,67 € -
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Workhouse Encyclopedia(2014) HIGGINBOTHAM, PETEREverything you ever wanted to know about the workhouse in one richly illustrated volumeVezava: Mehka26,39 € -
Plimsoll Sensation(2007) JONES, NICOLETTEThe story of a Victorian philanthropist who reformed shipping laws, saved thousands of sailors' lives and became a national hero.Vezava: Mehka18,05 € -
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Pirates Of Barbary(2011) TINNISWOOD, ADRIANDrawing on material, from furious royal proclamations to the private letters of pirates and their victims, as well as Islamic accounts, this title provides perspectives of the corsairs and an insight into what it meant to sacrifice all you have for a lifeVezava: Mehka18,05 € -
History of Everyday Life in Medieval Scotland(2011)This book examines the ordinary, routine, daily behaviour, experiences and beliefs of people in Scotland from the earliest times to 1600.Vezava: Mehka47,78 € -
Brief History of Life in Victorian Britain(2008) PATERSON, MICHAELFrom the Great Exhibition to Dickensian slums, the triumph of empire to the anxiety of revolt - Victorian Britain was an age of paradoxes.Vezava: Mehka15,27 € -
Bring the Noise(2007) REYNOLDS, SIMONFrom Morrissey and Nick Cave to The Streets and Kanye West, this book explores the links between hip-hop and rock. It focuses on two strands: white alternative rock and black street music. It identifies the strange dance of white bohemian rock and black cVezava: Mehka27,79 € -
Confessions Of A Failed Southern Lady(2006) KING, FLORENCE* A side-splitting story of growing up different in the Old South.Vezava: Mehka16,66 € -
Commer Story(2002) CARVERHILL, GEOFFThis title charts the evolution and history of one of Britain's principal commercial vehicle manufacturers. Commer underwent several name changes as it acquired, and was acquired by, several other companies. whilst creating some of the world's most innovaVezava: Trda44,72 € -
Fante and the Transatlantic Slave Trade(2014) SHUMWAY, REBECCA (CUSTOMER)Examines the history of the Fante people of southern Ghana during the transatlantic slave trade, 1700 to 1807.Vezava: Mehka56,60 € -
Revolution 1989(2010) SEBESTYEN, VICTOR'A compelling and illuminating account of a great drama in the history of our times which showed once again that ordinary men and women really can change the world' Jonathan Dimbleby, MAIL ON SUNDAYVezava: Mehka18,05 € -
1940s Childhood(2014) MARSH, JAMESA nostalgic look at life growing up in the 1940sVezava: Mehka15,27 €
