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Born in a prison and removed from his drug-dependent mother, rejection is all that 7-year-old Alex knows.When Cathy is asked to foster little Alex, aged 7, her immediate reaction is: Why can’t he stay with his present carers for the last month? He’s …
Born in a prison and removed from his drug-dependent mother, rejection is all that 7-year-old Alex knows.When Cathy is asked to foster little Alex, aged 7, her immediate reaction is: Why can’t he stay with his present carers for the last month? He’s …
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.
В этом повествовании нет ни имен, ни фамилий только потому, что практически не осталось никого в живых: рано взрослели и рано умирали. За тридцать с лишним лет работы в строительстве, и в основном в мужских коллективах, я убедилась, что мужчины могут…
В этом повествовании нет ни имен, ни фамилий только потому, что практически не осталось никого в живых: рано взрослели и рано умирали. За тридцать с лишним лет работы в строительстве, и в основном в мужских коллективах, я убедилась, что мужчины могут…
The shocking true story of a young boy hidden away from his family and the world in a Catholic home for unmarried mothers in 1950s Dublin.Born an 'unfortunate' onto the rough streets of 1950s Dublin, this is the incredible true story of a young boy, …
The shocking true story of a young boy hidden away from his family and the world in a Catholic home for unmarried mothers in 1950s Dublin.Born an 'unfortunate' onto the rough streets of 1950s Dublin, this is the incredible true story of a young boy, …
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 …
Experienced foster carer Rosie Lewis faces a battle to uncover the dark family secret that is tearing a family apart.Rosie is used to looking after children from difficult home situations, but she finds herself struggling when she agrees to take in T…
Experienced foster carer Rosie Lewis faces a battle to uncover the dark family secret that is tearing a family apart.Rosie is used to looking after children from difficult home situations, but she finds herself struggling when she agrees to take in T…
Книга представляет собой галерею портретов русских либеральных мыслителей и политиков XVIII–XIX столетий, созданную усилиями ведущих исследователей российской политической мысли. Среди героев книги присутствуют люди разных профессий, культурных и пол…
Книга представляет собой галерею портретов русских либеральных мыслителей и политиков XVIII–XIX столетий, созданную усилиями ведущих исследователей российской политической мысли. Среди героев книги присутствуют люди разных профессий, культурных и пол…
Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour.Midnight, Tuesday 6 June 1944: the beginning of D-Day, the operation to invade Nazi-occupied Western Europe and initiate the final phase of World War II. A vast undertaking, it involved 12,000 air…
Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour.Midnight, Tuesday 6 June 1944: the beginning of D-Day, the operation to invade Nazi-occupied Western Europe and initiate the final phase of World War II. A vast undertaking, it involved 12,000 air…
Книга представляет собой галерею портретов русских либеральных мыслителей и политиков XX столетия, созданную усилиями ведущих исследователей российской политической мысли. Среди героев книги присутствуют люди разных профессий, культурных и политическ…
Книга представляет собой галерею портретов русских либеральных мыслителей и политиков XX столетия, созданную усилиями ведущих исследователей российской политической мысли. Среди героев книги присутствуют люди разных профессий, культурных и политическ…
Inspired by her uncle, Lisa Samson has communed with trees since her childhood. Tragically, a disease from mainland Europe now poses a very serious threat to the ash tree’s survival. Epitaph for the Ash explores how barren our landscape could become …
Inspired by her uncle, Lisa Samson has communed with trees since her childhood. Tragically, a disease from mainland Europe now poses a very serious threat to the ash tree’s survival. Epitaph for the Ash explores how barren our landscape could become …
The remarkable life of the vivacious, clever – and forgotten – Kennedy sister, who charmed the English aristocracy and was almost erased from her family history.The favourite child of Joe Kennedy and favourite sister of Jack, Kick Kennedy was spirite…
The remarkable life of the vivacious, clever – and forgotten – Kennedy sister, who charmed the English aristocracy and was almost erased from her family history.The favourite child of Joe Kennedy and favourite sister of Jack, Kick Kennedy was spirite…
Henry II conquered the largest empire of any English medieval king. Yet it is the people around him we remember: his wife Eleanor, whom he seduced from the French king; his son Richard the Lionheart; Thomas Becket, murdered in his cathedral. Who was …
Henry II conquered the largest empire of any English medieval king. Yet it is the people around him we remember: his wife Eleanor, whom he seduced from the French king; his son Richard the Lionheart; Thomas Becket, murdered in his cathedral. Who was …
Gene Wilder defined film comedy in the 1970s and '80s. But this is no traditional autobiography, rather it's an intelligent, quirky, humorous account of key events that have affected him in search for love and art.In this very personal, fascinating b…
Gene Wilder defined film comedy in the 1970s and '80s. But this is no traditional autobiography, rather it's an intelligent, quirky, humorous account of key events that have affected him in search for love and art.In this very personal, fascinating b…
The story of Emma and Carl Jung's highly unconventional marriage, their relationship with Freud, and their part in the early years of Psychoanalysis.Emma Jung was clever, ambitious and immensely wealthy, one of the richest heiresses in Switzerland wh…
The story of Emma and Carl Jung's highly unconventional marriage, their relationship with Freud, and their part in the early years of Psychoanalysis.Emma Jung was clever, ambitious and immensely wealthy, one of the richest heiresses in Switzerland wh…
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…
So as not to seem completely self-indulgent to his friends and family, Conor started his year-long trip around the world with a three-month stint volunteering in the Little Princes Orphanage in war-torn Nepal. What began as a cover story changed Cono…
So as not to seem completely self-indulgent to his friends and family, Conor started his year-long trip around the world with a three-month stint volunteering in the Little Princes Orphanage in war-torn Nepal. What began as a cover story changed Cono…
An extraordinary, passionate and personal journey into Africa’s past. ‘The most enthralling account out of Africa for years.’ Daily Mail.‘“Livingstone’s Tribe” is excellent…Taylor is an intelligent and stimulating companion.’ Financial Times‘At the b…
An extraordinary, passionate and personal journey into Africa’s past. ‘The most enthralling account out of Africa for years.’ Daily Mail.‘“Livingstone’s Tribe” is excellent…Taylor is an intelligent and stimulating companion.’ Financial Times‘At the b…
An inspiring and searingly honest memoir of how one woman had the strength and courage to change her life. Sylvia Harris was homeless, her children had been taken from her, and she was using crack cocaine. She is also a manic depressive. Now she’s a …
An inspiring and searingly honest memoir of how one woman had the strength and courage to change her life. Sylvia Harris was homeless, her children had been taken from her, and she was using crack cocaine. She is also a manic depressive. Now she’s a …
“Allow me to introduce myself. I’m Jamie, I’m 19-years-old. I make videos on the Internet, and enough people watched them that they let me write a book. I know. What is life?”WELCOME TO JAMIE’S WORLDInside these pages is my life so far, and what I’ve…
“Allow me to introduce myself. I’m Jamie, I’m 19-years-old. I make videos on the Internet, and enough people watched them that they let me write a book. I know. What is life?”WELCOME TO JAMIE’S WORLDInside these pages is my life so far, and what I’ve…
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…