This Was Not Our War: Bosnian Women Reclaiming the Peace (Hunt Swanee)(Pevná vazba)

The Blood-Dimmed Tide (Johnston Michael R.)(Pevná vazba)

Book 2 in 'The Remembrance War' series. Reclaiming Earth from the Zhen was only the beginning. For the first time in a thousand years, humans walk the world where their civilizations first arose. Settlements have become towns, swelling with new settlers fleeing the oppression and lies of the

Sarajevo 1914: Sparking the First World War (Cornwall Mark)(Paperback)

In June 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated in the Bosnian capital of Sarajevo. This key event in 20th-century history continues to fascinate the public imagination, yet few historians have examined in depth the regional context which allowed this assassination to happen or the murder's

Women in the War (Fisher Lucy)(Pevná vazba)

'An important contribution to our recent history' ANDREW MARR 'Absorbing and important' JOAN BAKEWELL 'One of my favourite reads of 2021' GARETH RUSSELL Poignant and inspiring, Women in the War tells the first-hand stories of ten of the last surviving female members of Britain's 'Greatest

Broadway Goes to War: American Theater During World War II (McLaughlin Robert L.)(Pevná vazba)

The American theater was not ignorant of the developments brought on by World War II, and actively addressed and debated timely, controversial topics for the duration of the war, including neutrality and isolationism, racism and genocide, and heroism and battle fatigue. Productions such as Watch on

Before Wallis: Edward VIII's Other Women (Trethewey Rachel)(Pevná vazba)

Wallis Simpson was the woman who stole the king's heart and rocked the monarchy - but she was not Edward VIII's first or only love.This book is about the women he adored before Wallis dominated his life. There was Rosemary Leveson Gower, the girl he wanted to marry and who would have made the

War and Peace (Tolstoy Leo)(Pevná vazba)

'If you've never read it, now is the moment. This translation will show that you don't read War and Peace, you live it' The Times Tolstoy's enthralling epic depicts Russia's war with Napoleon and its effects on the lives of those caught up in the

Our Last Echoes (Marshall Kate Alice)(Pevná vazba)

Melissa Albert meets Twin Peaks in this supernatural thriller about one girl's hunt for the truth about her mother's disappearance. In 1973, the thirty-one residents of Bitter Rock disappeared. In 2003, so did my mother. Now, I've come to Bitter Rock to find out what happened to her--and to me

And the Ocean Was Our Sky (Ness Patrick)(Pevná vazba)

We're Going on a Bear Hunt (Rosen Michael)(Pevná vazba)

Join in the bear hunt with this fabulous interactive sound

Women in the Peninsular War (Esdaile Charles J.)(Pevná vazba)

In the iconography of the Peninsular War of 1808-14, women are well represented-both as heroines, such as Agustina Zaragosa Domenech, and as victims, whether of starvation or of French brutality. In history, however, with its focus on high politics and military operations, they are invisible-a

Misfit's Manifesto (Yuknavitch Lidia)(Pevná vazba)

By reclaiming and celebrating the word 'misfit', Lidia Yuknavitch makes a powerful case for not fitting in - for recognising the beauty, and difficulty, in forging an original path. Perfect for fans of Brene Brown's Daring Greatly and Elizabeth Gilbert's Big

Secrets of the U.S. Civil War (Leboutillier Linda)(Pevná vazba)

The U.S. Civil War was a war that changed the face, body, and heart of the United States forever. Secrets of the U.S. Civil War reveals little-known stories of the people, weapons, and battles that have affected the maps on our walls and the allegiances in our

This Is Not a Book! (Byrnes Kellie)(Pevná vazba)

In this fun-filled, action-packed picture book, our main character is quite convinced they're not in a book. After all, if this was a book, there'd be pages to turn ... Oops! We've just turned the page.But that's not conclusive proof this is a book. If it was a book, there'd be interesting settings

We're Going on a Bear Hunt (Rosen Michael)(Pevná vazba)

Unfold all the fun of the bear hunt in this delightful pocket-sized pop-up of the award-winning picture book

Faces of Civil War Nurses (Coddington Ronald S.)(Pevná vazba)

During the American Civil War, women on both sides of the conflict, radiating patriotic fervor equal to their male counterparts, contributed to the war effort in countless ways: forming charitable societies, becoming nurses, or even marching off to war as vivandi res, unofficial attach s to the

Instructions Not Included: How a Team of Women Coded the Future (Brown Tami Lewis)(Pevná vazba)

Deadliest Enemy: Our War Against Killer Germs (Osterholm Michael T.)(Pevná vazba)

A leading epidemiologist shares his 'powerful and necessary' stories from the front lines of our war on infectious diseases and explains how to prepare for global epidemics (Richard Preston, author of The Hot Zone). Unlike natural disasters, whose destruction is concentrated in a limited area over

When the Summer Was Ours (Veletzos Roxanne)(Pevná vazba)

This epic World War II tale of star-crossed lovers separated by class, circumstance, and tragedy--from the internationally bestselling author of the 'gripping...filled with passion and hope' (Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author) The Girl They Left Behind--explores the impact of war on

Randall Knives: Rare, Unique, & Experimental (Hunt Robert E.)(Pevná vazba)

This is the third book in a collector's series on Randall Made Knives, by Robert Hunt. These publications reflect the author's interest in the historical role that knives have played and he has documented their use during the wars of the 20th Century. This volume introduces the rare, unique and

The Meaning of Travel: Philosophers Abroad (Thomas Emily)(Pevná vazba)

This is the finest kind of travel: not just across continents, but through time, space and our infinite minds. The journey is the joy, and Emily Thomas a terrific guide. - Mike Parker How can we think more deeply about our travels? This was the question that inspired Emily Thomas' journey into the

Universal War One (Bajram Denis)(Pevná vazba)

2058. Humanity has colonized our entire solar system. In the middle of a civil war between the core planets and distant outlying planetary settlements, an immense black wall appears, cutting our solar system in two. The black wall absorbs all light and matter, and it's up to a band of disgraced

Complete Zaha Hadid - Expanded and Updated(Pevná vazba)

Zaha Hadid (1950- 2016) was one of the most innovative and celebrated architects of our time. This comprehensive survey of over two hundred projects--from her earliest experimentations to product design, from speculative follies to large- scale built works--is a testament to the depth, range, and

War and Peace (Tolstoy Leo)(Pevná vazba)

Tolstoy's epic masterpiece intertwines the lives of private and public individuals during the time of the Napoleonic wars and the French invasion of Russia. The fortunes of the Rostovs and the Bolkonskys, of Pierre, Natasha, and Andrei, are intimately connected with the national history that is

Robert Graves: War Poems (Graves Robert)(Pevná vazba)

Robert Graves was a major writer about the Great War in poetry and memoir. War Poems collects all his poems about the War in one volume for the first time, both those written at the time and looking back over a period of years. Uniquely it also includes a previously unpublished manuscript, The