A Woman in Arabia: The Writings of the Queen of the Desert (Bell Gertrude)(Paperback)

A Woman in Arabia: The Writings of the Queen of the Desert (Bell Gertrude)(Paperback)

A portrait in her own words of the female Lawrence of Arabia, the subject of the documentary Letters from Baghdad, voiced by Tilda Swinton, and the major motion picture Queen of the Desert, starring Nicole Kidman, James Franco, Damian Lewis, and Robert Pattinson and directed by Werner Herzog

Queen of the Desert - The Extraordinary Life of Gertrude Bell (Howell Georgina)(Paperback / softback)

The story of Gertrude Bell; archaeologist, spy, Arabist, linguist, author, poet, photographer, mountaineer and nation

The Letters of Gertrude Bell Volumes I and II (Bell Gertrude)(Paperback)

Lawrence of Arabia on War: The Campaign in the Desert 1916-18 (Johnson Robert)(Pevná vazba)

A new study of Captain T.E. Lawrence 'of Arabia,' his ideas on warfare, and the context of the military campaigns and peace settlements and the legacies that followed. One hundred years ago, Captain Lawrence and an unlikely band of Arab irregulars captured the strategic port of Aqaba after an epic

In Deep Dark Wood (Conlon-McKenna Marita)(Paperback)

The mysterious arrival of Bella Blackwell, 'The Bird Woman', to the village of Ballyglen disturbs the peace and quiet of the Murphy household next door. Granny Rose is suspicious of Bella, and Rory doesn't trust her, but ten-year-old Mia falls under the old woman's spell. Bella tells Mia of a

A Vindication of the Rights of Men/A Vindication of the Rights of Woman/An Historical and Moral View of the French Revolution (Wollstonecraft Mary)(Paperback)

This volume brings together extracts of the major political writings of Mary Wollstonecraft in the order in which they appeared in the revolutionary 1790s. It traces her passionate and indignant response to the excitement of the early days of the French Revolution and then her uneasiness at its

My First Thirty Years: A Memoir (Beasley Gertrude)(Paperback)

'Thirty years ago, I lay in the womb of a woman, conceived in a sexual act of rape, being carried during the prenatal period by an unwilling and rebellious mother, finally bursting from the womb only to be tormented in a family whose members I despised or pitied, and brought into association with

Queen of Whale Cay - The Extraordinary Story of 'Joe' Carstairs, the Fastest Woman on Water (Summerscale Kate)(Paperback / softback)

The extraordinary stroy of 'Joe' Carstairs, the fastest woman on waterThe Sunday Times

Mary Toft; Or, the Rabbit Queen (Palmer Dexter)(Paperback)

In 1726, in the town of Godalming, England, a woman confounded the nation's medical community by giving birth to seventeen rabbits. This astonishing true story is the basis for Dexter Palmer's stunning, powerfully evocative new novel. Surgeon's apprentice Zachary Walsh knows that his master, John

The Desert Fathers: Sayings of the Early Christian Monks (Various)(Paperback)

The Desert Fathers were the first Christian monks, living in solitude in the deserts of Egypt, Palestine, and Syria. In contrast to the formalized and official theology of the 'founding fathers' of the Church, they were ordinary Christians who chose to renounce the world and live lives of celibacy,

Hafiz: The Mystic Poets (Bell Gertrude)(Paperback)

This unique collection offers insight into the spiritual philosophy and carefree mysticism of the greatest Persian poet. His probing and joyful verse speaks to people from all backgrounds who long for divine love and harmony with all living

Belle & Sbastien: The Child of the Mountains (Aubry Cecile)(Paperback)

The son of a gypsy woman, S bastien is found as a newborn baby in the Alps and brought up by C sar and his grandchildren Ang lina and Jean. Born on the same day, Belle is a beautiful white Pyrenean Mountain Dog who has been neglected and passed on from owner to owner, until one day she escapes from

The Qur'an and the Prophet in the Writings of Shaykh Ahmad Al-Alawi (Williams Khalid)(Paperback)

The Qur'an and the Prophet in the Writings of the Shaykh Ahmad al-'Alawi presents for the first time in English all the collected works of one of the most famous Sufi masters on the two guiding principles of

The Essential Writings of Sabina Spielrein: Pioneer of Psychoanalysis (Spielrein Sabina)(Paperback)

Sabina Spielrein's writings explore the burning topics in the early days of psychoanalysis while providing insight into the culture of the time and her own personal struggles. After a comprehensive historical and biographical introduction to Spielrein by John Launer, The Essential Writings of

Tears of the Desert - One woman's true story of surviving the horrors of Darfur (Bashir Halima)(Paperback / softback)

The first memoir from a woman born and raised in South Darfur. An incredibly powerful first-hand account of the horrors of the

Mary Tudor - The First Queen (Porter Linda)(Paperback / softback)

A groundbreaking new history of the first woman to rule England in her own

The Way of the Heart: The Spirituality of the Desert Fathers and Mothers (Nouwen Henri J. M.)(Paperback)

In The Way of the Heart, author and teacher Henri Nouwen looks to the desert for spiritual inspiration, specifically the text Apophthegmata Patrum, or 'Sayings of the Desert Fathers.' This was created by a group of Christians who fled to the Egyptian desert in the fourth and fifth centuries CE to

Streams in the Desert: 366 Daily Devotional Readings (Zondervan)(Paperback)

The softcover edition of the perennially bestselling Streams in the Desert, updated in today's language by Jim Reimann, will bring sustenance and replenishment to you, even when it feels like you are wandering in the

Personal Writings (Ignatius Of Loyola)(Paperback / softback)

The writings of a major Christian thinker One of the key figures in Christian history, St. Ignatius of Loyola (c. 1491-1556) was a passionate and unique spiritual thinker and visionary. The works gathered here provide a first-hand, personal introduction to this remarkable character: a man who

Lorries of Arabia: Erf Ngc: 2 (Hackford Robert)(Paperback)

This book is a companion to the hugely popular Lorries of Arabia: ERF NGC, published in 2015. The first book made tribute to ERF's world-class long-hauler, focussing in particular on the Middle-East examples, and to those who drove them. It was acclaimed for its evocative photographs and Robert's

The Mint: Lawrence After Arabia (Lawrence T. E.)(Paperback)

In 1922, his dreams of an independent Arabia shattered, T.E. Lawrence enlisted in the RAF under the assumed name John Hume Ross. Though methodical and restrictive, life there seemed to suit Lawrence: 'The Air Force is not a man-crushing humiliating slavery, all its days. There is sun & decent

Queen Mary (Pope-Hennessy James)(Paperback)

The official biography of Queen Mary, grandmother of the current Queen, originally commissioned in 1959 - with a new foreword by Hugo Vickers. When Queen Mary died in 1953, James Pope-Hennessy was commissioned to write an official biography of her - unusual for a Queen Consort. Queen Mary's life,

The Magic of Marie Laveau: Embracing the Spiritual Legacy of the Voodoo Queen of New Orleans (Alvarado Denise)(Paperback)

The life and work of the legendary 'Pope of Voodoo,' Marie Laveau--a free woman of color who practically ruled New Orleans in the mid-1800sMarie Laveau may be the most influential American practitioner of the magical arts; certainly, she is among the most famous. She is the subject of songs, films,

Archive Wars: The Politics of History in Saudi Arabia (Bsheer Rosie)(Paperback)

The production of history is premised on the selective erasure of certain pasts and the artifacts that stand witness to them. From the elision of archival documents to the demolition of sacred and secular spaces, each act of destruction is also an act of state building. Following the 1991 Gulf War,