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A lyrical, haunting, multi-generational memoir of one family’s tempestuous century in Iraq from 1900 to the present.The Chalabis are one of the oldest and most prominent families in Iraq. For centuries they have occupied positions of honour and respo…
A lyrical, haunting, multi-generational memoir of one family’s tempestuous century in Iraq from 1900 to the present.The Chalabis are one of the oldest and most prominent families in Iraq. For centuries they have occupied positions of honour and respo…
You are born into it or marry in. Loyalty is absolute, bloodshed revered and you kill or go to your grave before betraying The Family. This code of omertà is how the 'Ndrangheta became the world’s most powerful mafia. The Good Mothers is the story of…
You are born into it or marry in. Loyalty is absolute, bloodshed revered and you kill or go to your grave before betraying The Family. This code of omertà is how the 'Ndrangheta became the world’s most powerful mafia. The Good Mothers is the story of…
In 1930 a sixteen-year-old boy left England to become one of the last of the ‘gentlemen adventurers’ – the fur traders of the Hudson’s Bay Company. In the Arctic he found adventure, love and loss as he came to grips with Eskimo life. Beautifully writ…
In 1930 a sixteen-year-old boy left England to become one of the last of the ‘gentlemen adventurers’ – the fur traders of the Hudson’s Bay Company. In the Arctic he found adventure, love and loss as he came to grips with Eskimo life. Beautifully writ…
Книга, которая в настоящий момент находится перед вами, уникальна. Её отличие от других биографических работ о русском философе, религиозном мыслителе и публицисте Г. П. Федотове (1886 — 1951) заключается прежде всего в том, что её автором является о…
Книга, которая в настоящий момент находится перед вами, уникальна. Её отличие от других биографических работ о русском философе, религиозном мыслителе и публицисте Г. П. Федотове (1886 — 1951) заключается прежде всего в том, что её автором является о…
Конечно, это вовсе не книга и не подходит читателям с тонким вкусом. Даже не смейте брать в руки! Это больше похоже на личный дневник, обращение к невидимому собеседнику. Заметки писались в течение полугода, они где-то наивные, глупые, странные.
Конечно, это вовсе не книга и не подходит читателям с тонким вкусом. Даже не смейте брать в руки! Это больше похоже на личный дневник, обращение к невидимому собеседнику. Заметки писались в течение полугода, они где-то наивные, глупые, странные.
В книге представлены без изъятий 178 писем Е. П. Ганенко из административной ссылки и тюрьмы в Уральске, лагерей ГУЛАГа НКВД за 1934 — 1941 гг. Все рукописи оцифрованы, расшифрованы и снабжены примечаниями составителем Ю. Г. Марченко. В письмах имеет…
В книге представлены без изъятий 178 писем Е. П. Ганенко из административной ссылки и тюрьмы в Уральске, лагерей ГУЛАГа НКВД за 1934 — 1941 гг. Все рукописи оцифрованы, расшифрованы и снабжены примечаниями составителем Ю. Г. Марченко. В письмах имеет…
Чудеса есть! Они — рядом! Эта книга о чудесах из моей жизни, многие из которых я раньше не замечала. Ничего не выдумываю! Возможно, после прочтения этой книги и в своей жизни вы начнете видеть в обычной жизни, в быту нечто, что раньше казалось случай…
Чудеса есть! Они — рядом! Эта книга о чудесах из моей жизни, многие из которых я раньше не замечала. Ничего не выдумываю! Возможно, после прочтения этой книги и в своей жизни вы начнете видеть в обычной жизни, в быту нечто, что раньше казалось случай…
A lavishly illustrated tribute to the greatest entertainer of a generation.‘The world has lost one of the greats but his music will live on forever’ – MadonnaMichael Jackson was the undisputed King of Pop and his untimely death has provoked tributes …
A lavishly illustrated tribute to the greatest entertainer of a generation.‘The world has lost one of the greats but his music will live on forever’ – MadonnaMichael Jackson was the undisputed King of Pop and his untimely death has provoked tributes …
The extraordinary diary and memoir of just under one year in a woman’s life.Louise Arthur was diagnosed in February 1999 as terminally ill with a malignant brain tumour. It was inoperable. She was then 28, had been married to Tim for 5 years: and the…
The extraordinary diary and memoir of just under one year in a woman’s life.Louise Arthur was diagnosed in February 1999 as terminally ill with a malignant brain tumour. It was inoperable. She was then 28, had been married to Tim for 5 years: and the…
Can I Let You Go? is the true story of Faye, a wonderful young woman who may never be able to parent her unborn child.Faye is 24, pregnant, and has learning difficulties as a result of her mother’s alcoholism. Faye is gentle, childlike and vulnerable…
Can I Let You Go? is the true story of Faye, a wonderful young woman who may never be able to parent her unborn child.Faye is 24, pregnant, and has learning difficulties as a result of her mother’s alcoholism. Faye is gentle, childlike and vulnerable…
The Sunday Times and New York Times Bestseller. Although Jodie is only eight years old, she is violent, aggressive, and has already been through numerous foster families. Her last hope is Cathy Glass…Cathy, an experienced foster carer, is pressured i…
The Sunday Times and New York Times Bestseller. Although Jodie is only eight years old, she is violent, aggressive, and has already been through numerous foster families. Her last hope is Cathy Glass…Cathy, an experienced foster carer, is pressured i…
When their dog goes missing during a day trip to London, the Walker family are forced to accept that they may never see Henry again. But as the family search for their beloved pet, the reality of what has happened to Henry never even crosses their mi…
When their dog goes missing during a day trip to London, the Walker family are forced to accept that they may never see Henry again. But as the family search for their beloved pet, the reality of what has happened to Henry never even crosses their mi…
A remarkably perceptive and vivid life of one of England's greatest radicals.The early years of the 19th-century were ones of misery and oppression. The common people were forced into conditions of extreme poverty by enclosures and the Agricultural R…
A remarkably perceptive and vivid life of one of England's greatest radicals.The early years of the 19th-century were ones of misery and oppression. The common people were forced into conditions of extreme poverty by enclosures and the Agricultural R…
An inspirational true story of a 4 year old girl who fell into the power of a man whose evil knew no bounds. She encountered terrifying mental and physical torture from her psychopathic stepfather for a period of 17 years until she managed to break f…
An inspirational true story of a 4 year old girl who fell into the power of a man whose evil knew no bounds. She encountered terrifying mental and physical torture from her psychopathic stepfather for a period of 17 years until she managed to break f…
At the age of only 36, Sir Mark Sykes was signatory to the Sykes-Picot agreement, one of the most reviled treaties of modern times. A century later, Christopher Sykes’ lively biography of his grandfather reassesses his life and work, and the politica…
At the age of only 36, Sir Mark Sykes was signatory to the Sykes-Picot agreement, one of the most reviled treaties of modern times. A century later, Christopher Sykes’ lively biography of his grandfather reassesses his life and work, and the politica…
The rumbustious true story of the Victorian master thief who was the model for Conan Doyle’s Moriarty, Sherlock Holmes’ arch-rival. From the bestselling author of ‘Operation Mincemeat’ and ‘Agent Zigzag’.Adam Worth was the greatest master criminal of…
The rumbustious true story of the Victorian master thief who was the model for Conan Doyle’s Moriarty, Sherlock Holmes’ arch-rival. From the bestselling author of ‘Operation Mincemeat’ and ‘Agent Zigzag’.Adam Worth was the greatest master criminal of…
One day a woman of average means waltzes by a jewellery shop window and spots a £20,000 diamond necklace. She can't get it out of her head. Eventually she gets the idea of sharing it with friends, persuading them to chip in a grand each to buy the ne…
One day a woman of average means waltzes by a jewellery shop window and spots a £20,000 diamond necklace. She can't get it out of her head. Eventually she gets the idea of sharing it with friends, persuading them to chip in a grand each to buy the ne…
Charlie's earliest memory at two and a half was listening to his dad batter his latest girlfriend in their Scottish tenement flat. Beaten and tortured by a violent alcoholic father in 70s' poverty-stricken Dundee, Charlie's early life was one of pove…
Charlie's earliest memory at two and a half was listening to his dad batter his latest girlfriend in their Scottish tenement flat. Beaten and tortured by a violent alcoholic father in 70s' poverty-stricken Dundee, Charlie's early life was one of pove…
Личность и деятельность святителя Филарета (Дроздова, 1782–1867), митрополита Московского, давно стали объектом внимания и изучения историков, богословов и филологов. «Летопись жизни и служения святителя Филарета (Дроздова)» – это поденная хроника, в…
Личность и деятельность святителя Филарета (Дроздова, 1782–1867), митрополита Московского, давно стали объектом внимания и изучения историков, богословов и филологов. «Летопись жизни и служения святителя Филарета (Дроздова)» – это поденная хроника, в…
Личность и деятельность святителя Филарета (Дроздова, 1782–1867), митрополита Московского, давно стали объектом внимания и изучения историков, богословов и филологов. «Летопись жизни и служения святителя Филарета (Дроздова)» – это поденная хроника, в…
Личность и деятельность святителя Филарета (Дроздова, 1782–1867), митрополита Московского, давно стали объектом внимания и изучения историков, богословов и филологов. «Летопись жизни и служения святителя Филарета (Дроздова)» – это поденная хроника, в…