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‘A fine, intellectually sparkling and always engaging little book – a welcome addition to any Wagner library’Hans Vaget, Opera QuarterlyWhilst no one would dispute Wagner’s ranking among the most significant composers in the history of Western music,…
‘A fine, intellectually sparkling and always engaging little book – a welcome addition to any Wagner library’Hans Vaget, Opera QuarterlyWhilst no one would dispute Wagner’s ranking among the most significant composers in the history of Western music,…
From the author of The Perfect Storm, a gripping book about Sebastian Junger's almost-fatal year with the 2nd battalion of the American Army.They were known as «The Rock.» For one year, in 2007-2008, Sebastian Junger accompanied a single platoon of t…
From the author of The Perfect Storm, a gripping book about Sebastian Junger's almost-fatal year with the 2nd battalion of the American Army.They were known as «The Rock.» For one year, in 2007-2008, Sebastian Junger accompanied a single platoon of t…
«Дипломат в сандалиях» — это почти антиутопия, некий вызов традиционно серьезному жанру мемуаров дипломатов. Книга […] наполнена добром и плохо скрываемой любовью к своей профессии и к своей стране. Вы прочтете ее на одном дыхании, и, пока ее будете …
«Дипломат в сандалиях» — это почти антиутопия, некий вызов традиционно серьезному жанру мемуаров дипломатов. Книга […] наполнена добром и плохо скрываемой любовью к своей профессии и к своей стране. Вы прочтете ее на одном дыхании, и, пока ее будете …
A collection of remarkable and completely made-up correspondence from the great and the good across history.Many books have collated the exceptional letters and personal writing of the famous, offering a fascinating insight into well-known figures’ p…
A collection of remarkable and completely made-up correspondence from the great and the good across history.Many books have collated the exceptional letters and personal writing of the famous, offering a fascinating insight into well-known figures’ p…
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Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour.Charles Dickens remains – 200 years after his birth – arguably Britain’s most successful writer. Works such as Great Expectations and Oliver Twist have amused and inspired readers in all languages…
Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour.Charles Dickens remains – 200 years after his birth – arguably Britain’s most successful writer. Works such as Great Expectations and Oliver Twist have amused and inspired readers in all languages…
Described by Pilot magazine in 2011 as ‘Inspirational … one of the best books ever written about flying’. Join the real Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines as they compete in the Round Britain race. Woodward’s warm, wry account of learning to fl…
Described by Pilot magazine in 2011 as ‘Inspirational … one of the best books ever written about flying’. Join the real Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines as they compete in the Round Britain race. Woodward’s warm, wry account of learning to fl…
Leonard’s story starts as rugby started – in the amateur days, when the Cockney Carpenter began playing for Barking and Saracens in the days before multi-million pound business owners and sponsorship deals. His big break came when he was invited to j…
Leonard’s story starts as rugby started – in the amateur days, when the Cockney Carpenter began playing for Barking and Saracens in the days before multi-million pound business owners and sponsorship deals. His big break came when he was invited to j…
One of the most extraordinary memoirs of recent years, the acclaimed writer John Cornwell has finally written his own story, and the story of a choice he had to make between the Church and a life lived outside its confines.John Cornwell decided to be…
One of the most extraordinary memoirs of recent years, the acclaimed writer John Cornwell has finally written his own story, and the story of a choice he had to make between the Church and a life lived outside its confines.John Cornwell decided to be…
When 18-year-old Mary Hazard touched down in post-war Putney to begin her nurse’s training, she could never have known that it was the beginning of a colourful career that would still be going 60 years later – one of the longest ever serving NHS nurs…
When 18-year-old Mary Hazard touched down in post-war Putney to begin her nurse’s training, she could never have known that it was the beginning of a colourful career that would still be going 60 years later – one of the longest ever serving NHS nurs…
A tale of Catherine Cookson-esque tragedy and Northern grit, Pauline Prescott's life story will shock and amaze.A mother and a faithful friend, Pauline is not your typical politician's wife. She is immensely proud of her role as a housewife and over …
A tale of Catherine Cookson-esque tragedy and Northern grit, Pauline Prescott's life story will shock and amaze.A mother and a faithful friend, Pauline is not your typical politician's wife. She is immensely proud of her role as a housewife and over …
Ten Thousand Miles Without a Cloud is a beautifully written account of Sun Shuyun’s journey to retrace the steps of one of the most popular figures in Chinese history – the monk Xuanzang, who travelled to India searching for true Buddhism.Xuanzang sh…
Ten Thousand Miles Without a Cloud is a beautifully written account of Sun Shuyun’s journey to retrace the steps of one of the most popular figures in Chinese history – the monk Xuanzang, who travelled to India searching for true Buddhism.Xuanzang sh…
How much do you know about what really goes on at your local supermarket?We see them every week and they are privy to some of our most intimate secrets – those we wouldn't even share with our closest friends. To us they are the anonymous helpers for …
How much do you know about what really goes on at your local supermarket?We see them every week and they are privy to some of our most intimate secrets – those we wouldn't even share with our closest friends. To us they are the anonymous helpers for …
Jonathan Franzen arrived late, and last, in a family of boys in Webster Groves, Missouri. ‘The Discomfort Zone’ is his intimate memoir of his growth from a ‘small and fundamentally ridiculous person’ through an adolescence both excruciating and stran…
Jonathan Franzen arrived late, and last, in a family of boys in Webster Groves, Missouri. ‘The Discomfort Zone’ is his intimate memoir of his growth from a ‘small and fundamentally ridiculous person’ through an adolescence both excruciating and stran…
Эта книга — о нашей стране. Время действия — с 1925 по 1945 год. Место действия — от Башкирии и Урала до Восточной Пруссии.
Язык книги — и лёгкий, и серьёзный. В ней есть юмор, самоирония, лиричность и мудрость. В ней есть настоящая человеческая тепл…
Эта книга — о нашей стране. Время действия — с 1925 по 1945 год. Место действия — от Башкирии и Урала до Восточной Пруссии.
Язык книги — и лёгкий, и серьёзный. В ней есть юмор, самоирония, лиричность и мудрость. В ней есть настоящая человеческая тепл…
Книга посвящена творчеству московской художницы Козодаевой Елены. Представлено множество работ за 2018 год, в том числе зарисовки из поездок и путешествий.
Книга посвящена творчеству московской художницы Козодаевой Елены. Представлено множество работ за 2018 год, в том числе зарисовки из поездок и путешествий.
Виктор Сенча – писатель, публицист; по образованию военный врач-эксперт и юрист. В своей книге «Пуговица Дантеса» исследует причины гибели великого русского поэта. И не только. Со смертью Пушкина его дуэль не закончится – она продолжится в рамках уго…
Виктор Сенча – писатель, публицист; по образованию военный врач-эксперт и юрист. В своей книге «Пуговица Дантеса» исследует причины гибели великого русского поэта. И не только. Со смертью Пушкина его дуэль не закончится – она продолжится в рамках уго…
Новое издание мемуаров Ольги Адамовой-Слиозберг, написанных в 1950-е – 1960-е годы, повествуют о двадцати годах тюрем, лагерей и ссылок, через которые ей пришлось пройти в сталинские годы. Автор создает портретную галерею людей, встречавшихся ей на э…
Новое издание мемуаров Ольги Адамовой-Слиозберг, написанных в 1950-е – 1960-е годы, повествуют о двадцати годах тюрем, лагерей и ссылок, через которые ей пришлось пройти в сталинские годы. Автор создает портретную галерею людей, встречавшихся ей на э…
Agatha Christie’s personal memoirs about her travels to Syria and Iraq in the 1930s with her archaeologist husband Max Mallowan, where she worked on the digs and wrote some of her most evocative novels.Think you know Agatha Christie? Think again!To t…
Agatha Christie’s personal memoirs about her travels to Syria and Iraq in the 1930s with her archaeologist husband Max Mallowan, where she worked on the digs and wrote some of her most evocative novels.Think you know Agatha Christie? Think again!To t…
The definitive inside account of the Falklands War, written by Margaret Thatcher herself.On 21 May 1982, the British people watched with a mixture of pride and fear as their troops landed under heavy aerial bombardment at San Carlos Bay in the Falkla…
The definitive inside account of the Falklands War, written by Margaret Thatcher herself.On 21 May 1982, the British people watched with a mixture of pride and fear as their troops landed under heavy aerial bombardment at San Carlos Bay in the Falkla…