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Chocolate Wars: From Cadbury to Kraft: 200 years of Sweet Success and Bitter Rivalry
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The delicious true story of the early chocolate pioneers by the award-winning writer, and direct descendant of the famous chocolate dynasty, Deborah CadburyIn 'Chocolate Wars' bestselling historian and award-winning documentary maker Deborah Cadbury …
The delicious true story of the early chocolate pioneers by the award-winning writer, and direct descendant of the famous chocolate dynasty, Deborah CadburyIn 'Chocolate Wars' bestselling historian and award-winning documentary maker Deborah Cadbury …
Cops and Robbers: The Story of the British Police Car
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TV presenter and all-round car nut Ant Anstead takes the reader on a journey that mirrors the development of the motor car itself from a stuttering 20mph annoyance that scared everyone’s horses to 150mph pursuits with aerial support and sophisticated…
TV presenter and all-round car nut Ant Anstead takes the reader on a journey that mirrors the development of the motor car itself from a stuttering 20mph annoyance that scared everyone’s horses to 150mph pursuits with aerial support and sophisticated…
Дороги через время
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Четвертая книга из серии. События подлинные, а имена и фамилии мною изменены.
Четвертая книга из серии. События подлинные, а имена и фамилии мною изменены.
A Girl Made of Dust
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A rich and beautiful novel set during the Israeli invasion of Lebanon in the early 1980s, and based on the author's personal experiences of the conflict.Ten-year-old Ruba lives in a village outside Beirut. From her family home, she can see the buildi…
A rich and beautiful novel set during the Israeli invasion of Lebanon in the early 1980s, and based on the author's personal experiences of the conflict.Ten-year-old Ruba lives in a village outside Beirut. From her family home, she can see the buildi…
Shakespeare in Swahililand: Adventures with the Ever-Living Poet
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Investigating the literary culture of the early interaction between European countries and East Africa, Edward Wilson-Lee uncovers an extraordinary sequence of stories in which explorers, railway labourers, decadent émigrés, freedom fighters, and pio…
Investigating the literary culture of the early interaction between European countries and East Africa, Edward Wilson-Lee uncovers an extraordinary sequence of stories in which explorers, railway labourers, decadent émigrés, freedom fighters, and pio…
Пушки заговорили. Утренний взрыв
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Романы известного русского советского писателя С. Н. Сергеева-Ценского (1875–1958) «Пушки заговорили» и «Утренний взрыв» входят в эпопею «Преображение России» и объединены не только тем, что рассказывают о Первой мировой войне, но и общим героем, худ…
Романы известного русского советского писателя С. Н. Сергеева-Ценского (1875–1958) «Пушки заговорили» и «Утренний взрыв» входят в эпопею «Преображение России» и объединены не только тем, что рассказывают о Первой мировой войне, но и общим героем, худ…
Sharpe 3-Book Collection 1: Sharpe’s Tiger, Sharpe’s Triumph, Sharpe’s Fortress
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Three classic Richard Sharpe adventures.Richard Sharpe and the Siege of Seringapatam, 1799When a senior British officer is captured by the Tippoo of Mysore’s forces, Sharpe is offered a chance to attempt a rescue, which in turn offers an escape from …
Three classic Richard Sharpe adventures.Richard Sharpe and the Siege of Seringapatam, 1799When a senior British officer is captured by the Tippoo of Mysore’s forces, Sharpe is offered a chance to attempt a rescue, which in turn offers an escape from …
Sharpe 3-Book Collection 2: Sharpe’s Havoc, Sharpe’s Eagle, Sharpe’s Gold
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Three classic Richard Sharpe adventuresRichard Sharpe and the campaign in northern Portugal, spring 1809A small British army is stranded when the French invade northern Portugal. Sharpe is cut off and his attempts to fight his way back to the British…
Three classic Richard Sharpe adventuresRichard Sharpe and the campaign in northern Portugal, spring 1809A small British army is stranded when the French invade northern Portugal. Sharpe is cut off and his attempts to fight his way back to the British…
Sharpe 3-Book Collection 3: Sharpe’s Trafalgar, Sharpe’s Prey, Sharpe’s Rifles
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Three classic Richard Sharpe adventures.Richard Sharpe and the Battle of Trafalgar, 21 October 1805Ensign Richard Sharpe is on his way home from India. He is sailing with the Royal Navy, who are hunting a formidable French warship, the ‘Revenant’, ca…
Three classic Richard Sharpe adventures.Richard Sharpe and the Battle of Trafalgar, 21 October 1805Ensign Richard Sharpe is on his way home from India. He is sailing with the Royal Navy, who are hunting a formidable French warship, the ‘Revenant’, ca…
Sharpe 3-Book Collection 4: Sharpe’s Escape, Sharpe’s Fury, Sharpe’s Battle
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Three classic Richard Sharpe adventuresRichard Sharpe and the Bussaco Campaign, 1811It is 1810 and the French are making yet another attempt to invade Portugal. Facing them is a wasted land, stripped of food by Wellington’s orders, and Captain Richar…
Three classic Richard Sharpe adventuresRichard Sharpe and the Bussaco Campaign, 1811It is 1810 and the French are making yet another attempt to invade Portugal. Facing them is a wasted land, stripped of food by Wellington’s orders, and Captain Richar…
Погребальный культ
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Погребения (похороны) - обычаи, связанные с различными способами захоронения трупов и выражающие отношение людей к умершим и к смерти. Большое разнообразие погребальных обычаев у разных народов определяется условиями быта, традициями, религиозными пр…
Погребения (похороны) - обычаи, связанные с различными способами захоронения трупов и выражающие отношение людей к умершим и к смерти. Большое разнообразие погребальных обычаев у разных народов определяется условиями быта, традициями, религиозными пр…
Во имя света! За Веру и Отечество!
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Творческие потоки патриотической мысли на воодушевление и поднятие моральной ответственности перед самим собой. Авторское переживание и поддержка русского народа.
Творческие потоки патриотической мысли на воодушевление и поднятие моральной ответственности перед самим собой. Авторское переживание и поддержка русского народа.
A History of Jerusalem: One City, Three Faiths
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Due to the level of detail, maps are best viewed on a tablet.‘A History of Jerusalem should be read, not only by travellers and potential travellers in Jerusalem, but by all of us.’ Stephen Tummin, Daily TelegraphJerusalem has probably cast more of a…
Due to the level of detail, maps are best viewed on a tablet.‘A History of Jerusalem should be read, not only by travellers and potential travellers in Jerusalem, but by all of us.’ Stephen Tummin, Daily TelegraphJerusalem has probably cast more of a…
Crazy for the Storm: A Memoir of Survival
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Set in the aftermath of a harrowing plane crash, this is the true story of one young boy’s fight for survival in nature’s most treacherous conditions.Eleven-year-old Norman Ollestad was a gifted skier. After winning the 1979 Southern California Slalo…
Set in the aftermath of a harrowing plane crash, this is the true story of one young boy’s fight for survival in nature’s most treacherous conditions.Eleven-year-old Norman Ollestad was a gifted skier. After winning the 1979 Southern California Slalo…
The Unrepentant Rake
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England, 1802 Beatrix March chose to be a governess rather than let an overbearing husband rule her. Even though she never intends to marry, it doesn't mean she can't enjoy a man's…company —especially when presented with one as tempting as notorious …
England, 1802 Beatrix March chose to be a governess rather than let an overbearing husband rule her. Even though she never intends to marry, it doesn't mean she can't enjoy a man's…company —especially when presented with one as tempting as notorious …
Sharpe 3-Book Collection 5: Sharpe’s Company, Sharpe’s Sword, Sharpe’s Enemy
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Three classic Richard Sharpe adventuresRichard Sharpe and the Siege of Badajoz, January to April 1812It is a hard winter. For Richard Sharpe it is the worst he can remember. He has lost command to a man who could buy the promotion Sharpe covets. His …
Three classic Richard Sharpe adventuresRichard Sharpe and the Siege of Badajoz, January to April 1812It is a hard winter. For Richard Sharpe it is the worst he can remember. He has lost command to a man who could buy the promotion Sharpe covets. His …
Взыскание погибших
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«Мать вернулась в свой дом. Она была в беженстве от немцев, но она нигде не могла жить, кроме родного места, и вернулась домой. Она два раза прошла промежуточными полями мимо немецких укреплений, потому что фронт здесь был неровный, а она шла прямой …
«Мать вернулась в свой дом. Она была в беженстве от немцев, но она нигде не могла жить, кроме родного места, и вернулась домой. Она два раза прошла промежуточными полями мимо немецких укреплений, потому что фронт здесь был неровный, а она шла прямой …
Sharpe 3-Book Collection 6: Sharpe’s Honour, Sharpe’s Regiment, Sharpe’s Siege
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Three classic Richard Sharpe adventuresRichard Sharpe and the Vitoria Campaign, February to June 1813Major Richard Sharpe awaits the opening shots of the army’s new campaign with grim expectancy. Victory depends on the increasingly fragile alliance b…
Three classic Richard Sharpe adventuresRichard Sharpe and the Vitoria Campaign, February to June 1813Major Richard Sharpe awaits the opening shots of the army’s new campaign with grim expectancy. Victory depends on the increasingly fragile alliance b…
Глиняные пчелы
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В мирном Ленинграде заново учатся жить внезапно совсем взрослые Шурка и Бобка. Снова вместе и каждый сам: Шурку ждет во дворе красивая девочка в красном берете, а Бобка, деловой и серьезный, уходит в себя. Сара ищет собственный способ говорить с миро…
В мирном Ленинграде заново учатся жить внезапно совсем взрослые Шурка и Бобка. Снова вместе и каждый сам: Шурку ждет во дворе красивая девочка в красном берете, а Бобка, деловой и серьезный, уходит в себя. Сара ищет собственный способ говорить с миро…

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