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The Art of Conversation is a major contribution to the social history of language – a relatively new field which has become the focus of lively interdisciplinary debate in recent years. Drawing on the work of sociolinguists and others, Burke uses the…
The Art of Conversation is a major contribution to the social history of language – a relatively new field which has become the focus of lively interdisciplinary debate in recent years. Drawing on the work of sociolinguists and others, Burke uses the…
This book aims to understand the different readings of Castiglione's Cortegiano or Book of the Courtier from the Renaissance to the twentieth century.
This book aims to understand the different readings of Castiglione's Cortegiano or Book of the Courtier from the Renaissance to the twentieth century.
From the bestselling author of My Dear, I Wanted to Tell You and The Heroes’ Welcome, Louisa Young's Devotion is a novel of family, love, race and politics set during the electric change of the 1930s.Tom loves Nenna. Nenna loves her father. Her fathe…
From the bestselling author of My Dear, I Wanted to Tell You and The Heroes’ Welcome, Louisa Young's Devotion is a novel of family, love, race and politics set during the electric change of the 1930s.Tom loves Nenna. Nenna loves her father. Her fathe…
Afghanistan, 2008. After their eighteen-month epic tour of Helmand Province, the troops of 3 Para are back. This time, the weight of experience weighs heavily on their shoulders.In April 2006 the elite 3 Para Battle Group was despatched to Helmand Pr…
Afghanistan, 2008. After their eighteen-month epic tour of Helmand Province, the troops of 3 Para are back. This time, the weight of experience weighs heavily on their shoulders.In April 2006 the elite 3 Para Battle Group was despatched to Helmand Pr…
Мимо Нади пронесся полковой адъютант и, приложив руку к козырьку, почтительно доложил что-то ротмистру Галлеру. Надя успела уловить одно: приказано повернуть к Гутштадту и занять позиции вблизи местечка. – Юзеф, ты слышишь? Там неприятель, сегодня бу…
Мимо Нади пронесся полковой адъютант и, приложив руку к козырьку, почтительно доложил что-то ротмистру Галлеру. Надя успела уловить одно: приказано повернуть к Гутштадту и занять позиции вблизи местечка. – Юзеф, ты слышишь? Там неприятель, сегодня бу…
The Conquest of Mexico is a brilliant account of the Spanish conquest of Mexico, written from a new and unfamiliar angle. Gruzinski analyses the process of colonization that took place in native Indian societies over three centuries, focusing on disr…
The Conquest of Mexico is a brilliant account of the Spanish conquest of Mexico, written from a new and unfamiliar angle. Gruzinski analyses the process of colonization that took place in native Indian societies over three centuries, focusing on disr…
Действие повести разворачивается на юге Франции 19 века, в Провансе, и ведётся от имени юноши, воспитанном в монастыре и сделавшем карьеру благодаря своему уму, знаниям и умению быть нужной и интересной персоной в интимной сфере, благодаря чему он су…
Действие повести разворачивается на юге Франции 19 века, в Провансе, и ведётся от имени юноши, воспитанном в монастыре и сделавшем карьеру благодаря своему уму, знаниям и умению быть нужной и интересной персоной в интимной сфере, благодаря чему он су…
This book focuses on the work of the great sixteenth-century traveller and map-maker Andre Thevat and explores the interrelations between representation and power in the age of discovery.
This book focuses on the work of the great sixteenth-century traveller and map-maker Andre Thevat and explores the interrelations between representation and power in the age of discovery.
This book brings together eight of the most influential recent articles on Oliver Cromwell and the Interregnum. Brings together seminal articles on Oliver Cromwell and the Interregnum. Illuminates the personality of Cromwell and his achievements. Inc…
This book brings together eight of the most influential recent articles on Oliver Cromwell and the Interregnum. Brings together seminal articles on Oliver Cromwell and the Interregnum. Illuminates the personality of Cromwell and his achievements. Inc…
In this book Peter Burke adopts a socio-cultural approach to examine the changes in the organization of knowledge in Europe from the invention of printing to the publication of the French Encyclopédie. The book opens with an assessment of different s…
In this book Peter Burke adopts a socio-cultural approach to examine the changes in the organization of knowledge in Europe from the invention of printing to the publication of the French Encyclopédie. The book opens with an assessment of different s…
Orange Prize and Pulitzer Prize-winning Carol Shields’ tender, funny and wonderfully insightful portrait of two sisters struggling to rediscover themselves amidst the perplexing swirl of family life.Judith is a biographer whose life is subsumed by ot…
Orange Prize and Pulitzer Prize-winning Carol Shields’ tender, funny and wonderfully insightful portrait of two sisters struggling to rediscover themselves amidst the perplexing swirl of family life.Judith is a biographer whose life is subsumed by ot…
A sparkling saga from the author of Platinum Coast.Lucinda Frazer-West: daughter of Lord Nicholas and Lady Serena, a young actress with a glittering future beckoning.Luna Fergusson: daughter of West Indian businessman Royole, reluctantly accepted by …
A sparkling saga from the author of Platinum Coast.Lucinda Frazer-West: daughter of Lord Nicholas and Lady Serena, a young actress with a glittering future beckoning.Luna Fergusson: daughter of West Indian businessman Royole, reluctantly accepted by …
Beloved and bestselling author Alexander McCall Smith lends his delightful touch to the Austen classic, Emma.‘It's comfort reading at its most soothing’ IndependentPrepare to meet a young woman who thinks she knows everything.Fresh from university, E…
Beloved and bestselling author Alexander McCall Smith lends his delightful touch to the Austen classic, Emma.‘It's comfort reading at its most soothing’ IndependentPrepare to meet a young woman who thinks she knows everything.Fresh from university, E…
From one of the most admired literary voices of our time, a magical, riveting story of doomed love, set at the fall of Russia's last Tsar.St. Petersburg, 1917: as the New Year dawns, a diver pulls the murdered body of Rasputin, the Mad Monk, from the…
From one of the most admired literary voices of our time, a magical, riveting story of doomed love, set at the fall of Russia's last Tsar.St. Petersburg, 1917: as the New Year dawns, a diver pulls the murdered body of Rasputin, the Mad Monk, from the…
полная версияМрачным и тяжелым было царствование Ивана Грозного.
Но тем ярче, тем выпуклее на фоне этого печального периода нашей истории выступают подвиги тех, кто стали невинными жертвами сурового царя…
Среди них были и юноши, были и дети. Но их имена не попали…
Мрачным и тяжелым было царствование Ивана Грозного.
Но тем ярче, тем выпуклее на фоне этого печального периода нашей истории выступают подвиги тех, кто стали невинными жертвами сурового царя…
Среди них были и юноши, были и дети. Но их имена не попали…
The first instalment of the highly anticipated biography of Henry VIII, written by one of the UK's most popular, established and exciting historians. Published to coincide with the 500th anniversary of Henry's accession to the throne, 'Henry: Virtuou…
The first instalment of the highly anticipated biography of Henry VIII, written by one of the UK's most popular, established and exciting historians. Published to coincide with the 500th anniversary of Henry's accession to the throne, 'Henry: Virtuou…
Имя Нерона стало синонимом всех возможных пороков – полюсом на красочной палитре зла. В памяти веков Нерон остался как тиран, матереубийца, поджигатель Рима и гонитель христиан. Есть и более благосклонный взгляд: толстый невротик, беспринципный безде…
Имя Нерона стало синонимом всех возможных пороков – полюсом на красочной палитре зла. В памяти веков Нерон остался как тиран, матереубийца, поджигатель Рима и гонитель христиан. Есть и более благосклонный взгляд: толстый невротик, беспринципный безде…
The story of cuisine and the social history of eating is a fascinating one, and Maguelonne Toussaint-Samat covers all its aspects in this classic history. New expanded edition of a classic book, originally published to great critical acclaim from Ray…
The story of cuisine and the social history of eating is a fascinating one, and Maguelonne Toussaint-Samat covers all its aspects in this classic history. New expanded edition of a classic book, originally published to great critical acclaim from Ray…
Так и хочется сказать главному герою, что Вы не Монте-Кристо! Идите лучше приведите себя в порядок, а то Александр Дюма и Огюст Маке протёр очки и не узнал Вас в профиле. А вы узнаете? Попытайтесь! Читайте... P.S. А, да, если вы подумали, что нужно н…
Так и хочется сказать главному герою, что Вы не Монте-Кристо! Идите лучше приведите себя в порядок, а то Александр Дюма и Огюст Маке протёр очки и не узнал Вас в профиле. А вы узнаете? Попытайтесь! Читайте... P.S. А, да, если вы подумали, что нужно н…
A world on the brink of war, a murder to alter the course of history, ‘A Game of Soldiers’ is a brilliant, atmospheric thriller, perfect for all readers of Fatherland.What if Serbian terrorists had not managed to kill the Archduke Ferdinand in Saraje…
A world on the brink of war, a murder to alter the course of history, ‘A Game of Soldiers’ is a brilliant, atmospheric thriller, perfect for all readers of Fatherland.What if Serbian terrorists had not managed to kill the Archduke Ferdinand in Saraje…