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This is Joan’s story, one of four stories from The Sugar Girls.During the Blitz and the years of rationing, the Sugar Girls kept Britain sweet. The work was back-breakingly hard, but the Tate & Lyle factory was more than just a workplace – it was a c…
This is Joan’s story, one of four stories from The Sugar Girls.During the Blitz and the years of rationing, the Sugar Girls kept Britain sweet. The work was back-breakingly hard, but the Tate & Lyle factory was more than just a workplace – it was a c…
Focusing on the art of self-portraiture, this effortlessly engaging exploration of the lives of artists sheds fascinating light on some of the most extraordinary portraits in art history.Self-portraits catch your eye. They seem to do it deliberately.…
Focusing on the art of self-portraiture, this effortlessly engaging exploration of the lives of artists sheds fascinating light on some of the most extraordinary portraits in art history.Self-portraits catch your eye. They seem to do it deliberately.…
Данная книга представляет собой 1 том многотомного биографического справочника Командно-начальствующего состава Красной Армии - от командующих фронтами и округами до командиров и начальников штабов корпусов, дивизий, бригад, полков, эскадронов, рот, …
Данная книга представляет собой 1 том многотомного биографического справочника Командно-начальствующего состава Красной Армии - от командующих фронтами и округами до командиров и начальников штабов корпусов, дивизий, бригад, полков, эскадронов, рот, …
The remarkable autobiography of the last great wartime icon.Born Vera Welch on 20 March, 1917 in the East End of London, Dame Vera Lynn’s career was set from an early age – along with her father, who also did a ‘turn’, she sang in Working Men’s Clubs…
The remarkable autobiography of the last great wartime icon.Born Vera Welch on 20 March, 1917 in the East End of London, Dame Vera Lynn’s career was set from an early age – along with her father, who also did a ‘turn’, she sang in Working Men’s Clubs…
A BOY WITHOUT HOPE is the heart-breaking story of a boy who didn’t know the meaning of love. A history of abuse and neglect has left Miller destined for life’s scrap heap. But in this turbulent story of conflict and struggle, Casey Watson is determin…
A BOY WITHOUT HOPE is the heart-breaking story of a boy who didn’t know the meaning of love. A history of abuse and neglect has left Miller destined for life’s scrap heap. But in this turbulent story of conflict and struggle, Casey Watson is determin…
In August 1930, a Norwegian sloop, sailing in the Arctic Ocean, stopped at a remote island, where its crew members foudn a book, together with a boathook stamped ‘Andree’s Pol. Exp 1896’. Not far from the boat was a body leaning against a rock, with …
In August 1930, a Norwegian sloop, sailing in the Arctic Ocean, stopped at a remote island, where its crew members foudn a book, together with a boathook stamped ‘Andree’s Pol. Exp 1896’. Not far from the boat was a body leaning against a rock, with …
A momentous memoir of childhood and adolescence from one of our finest and most beloved writers, as we’ve never seen her before.In The Lost Landscape, Joyce Carol Oates vividly recreates the early years of her life in western New York state, powerful…
A momentous memoir of childhood and adolescence from one of our finest and most beloved writers, as we’ve never seen her before.In The Lost Landscape, Joyce Carol Oates vividly recreates the early years of her life in western New York state, powerful…
‘There is no doubt that [Quartered Safe Out Here] is one of the great personal memoirs of the Second World War’ John KeeganLife and death in Nine Section, a small group of hard-bitten and (to modern eyes) possibly eccentric Cumbrian borderers with wh…
‘There is no doubt that [Quartered Safe Out Here] is one of the great personal memoirs of the Second World War’ John KeeganLife and death in Nine Section, a small group of hard-bitten and (to modern eyes) possibly eccentric Cumbrian borderers with wh…
A life of extreme tragedy and remarkable inspiration, the story of Isabella Blow is a dramatic and compelling tale of a courageous icon.Isabella Blow was the epitome of English eccentricity. A legendary figure in the fashion world, she nurtured and c…
A life of extreme tragedy and remarkable inspiration, the story of Isabella Blow is a dramatic and compelling tale of a courageous icon.Isabella Blow was the epitome of English eccentricity. A legendary figure in the fashion world, she nurtured and c…
‘Punished’ is the inspiring true story of an unusual little girl, Vanessa, whose childhood was devastated by torture and abuse at the hands of her sadistic mother. Vanessa was nearly destroyed until she discovered a secret that ultimately saved her l…
‘Punished’ is the inspiring true story of an unusual little girl, Vanessa, whose childhood was devastated by torture and abuse at the hands of her sadistic mother. Vanessa was nearly destroyed until she discovered a secret that ultimately saved her l…
A fully updated edition of Cameron: The Rise of the New Conservative, the first major biography of David Cameron, and now covering his first years as Prime Minister and leader of the coalition government.David Cameron is the first Conservative Prime …
A fully updated edition of Cameron: The Rise of the New Conservative, the first major biography of David Cameron, and now covering his first years as Prime Minister and leader of the coalition government.David Cameron is the first Conservative Prime …
The fourth title from Sunday Times bestselling author Casey Watson.Eight-year-old Spencer takes himself to social services and demands to be taken into care. It’s a desperate act, a cry for help, but his parent’s reaction – good riddance – speaks vol…
The fourth title from Sunday Times bestselling author Casey Watson.Eight-year-old Spencer takes himself to social services and demands to be taken into care. It’s a desperate act, a cry for help, but his parent’s reaction – good riddance – speaks vol…
Книга представляет собой 19 том военного биографического справочника в 50 томах. В ней представлены подробные биографические справки о военных должностях, званиях и наградах с указанием числа, месяца, года, составленные на основе архивных личных посл…
Книга представляет собой 19 том военного биографического справочника в 50 томах. В ней представлены подробные биографические справки о военных должностях, званиях и наградах с указанием числа, месяца, года, составленные на основе архивных личных посл…
Эта брошюра посвящена известному роду Тутовых, но в первую очередь Тутову Николаю Никитовичу, который много сделал для развития юга Архангельской области и Новгородской области. В этом году ему исполнилось бы 90 лет.
Эта брошюра посвящена известному роду Тутовых, но в первую очередь Тутову Николаю Никитовичу, который много сделал для развития юга Архангельской области и Новгородской области. В этом году ему исполнилось бы 90 лет.
Настоящий сборник, «Байки из жизни: юридические истории» (далее — Книга), является не просто продолжением цикла «Байки из жизни», в который вошли ранее как непосредственно «Байки из жизни», так и продолжение — «Новые байки». Книга — один из примеров …
Настоящий сборник, «Байки из жизни: юридические истории» (далее — Книга), является не просто продолжением цикла «Байки из жизни», в который вошли ранее как непосредственно «Байки из жизни», так и продолжение — «Новые байки». Книга — один из примеров …
‘I’m so sorry, Casey,’ my link worker John said, sounding weary. ‘I know this is probably the worst time I could ring you, but we desperately need someone to take a child tonight.’It’s the night before Christmas when Casey and Mike get the call. A tw…
‘I’m so sorry, Casey,’ my link worker John said, sounding weary. ‘I know this is probably the worst time I could ring you, but we desperately need someone to take a child tonight.’It’s the night before Christmas when Casey and Mike get the call. A tw…
The first volume of the autobiography of Doris Lessing, author of ‘The Grass is Singing’ and ‘The Golden Notebook’, and Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature 2007.Winner of the James Tait Black Prize 1994.The first volume of Doris Lessing’s autobi…
The first volume of the autobiography of Doris Lessing, author of ‘The Grass is Singing’ and ‘The Golden Notebook’, and Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature 2007.Winner of the James Tait Black Prize 1994.The first volume of Doris Lessing’s autobi…
История развития русского военного искусства насыщена победными боями с врагами как на суше, так и на море. Видную роль в этих триумфах сыграл русский военно-морской флот. По сей день мы можем гордиться прославленными именами флотоводцев, среди котор…
История развития русского военного искусства насыщена победными боями с врагами как на суше, так и на море. Видную роль в этих триумфах сыграл русский военно-морской флот. По сей день мы можем гордиться прославленными именами флотоводцев, среди котор…
Варис Дирие всемирно известная фотомодель, писательница и посол ООН. История ее жизни шокирует и восхищает одновременно. В возрасте 5 лет она подверглась процедуре обрезания – варварскому обычаю, существующему во многих африканских странах. А в 13 ее…
Варис Дирие всемирно известная фотомодель, писательница и посол ООН. История ее жизни шокирует и восхищает одновременно. В возрасте 5 лет она подверглась процедуре обрезания – варварскому обычаю, существующему во многих африканских странах. А в 13 ее…
First published in 1986, «Real Life» gives the full background to Marsha Hunt's astonishing rise from Philadelphia ghetto girl to become the 'face' of the cult 60s rock musical «Hair» and the girlfriend of Mick Jagger, father of her daughter Karis.It…
First published in 1986, «Real Life» gives the full background to Marsha Hunt's astonishing rise from Philadelphia ghetto girl to become the 'face' of the cult 60s rock musical «Hair» and the girlfriend of Mick Jagger, father of her daughter Karis.It…