At The Back Of The North Wind (Macdonald George)(Pevná vazba)

At the Back of the North Wind (MacDonald George)(Paperback)

At The Back Of The North Wind (Macdonald George)(Pevná vazba)

With 13 children of his own clamouring for bedtime stories it isn't surprising that author George MacDonald discovered he had a gift for composing fairy

The Princess and the Goblin (MacDonald George)(Pevná vazba)

The Princess and the Goblin is beloved children's classic written by George MacDonald. C. S. Lewis sites Macdonald as one of his inspirations. This gentle story takes us to a simpler time and place where Princess Irene and her best friend Curdie must save the kingdom from a evil Goblin plot. Join

The Complete Fairy Tales (MacDonald George)(Paperback)

George MacDonald occupied a major position in the intellectual life of his Victorian contemporaries. This volume brings together all eleven of his shorter fairy stories as well as his essay 'The Fantastic Imagination'. The subjects are those of traditional fantasy: good and wicked fairies, children

Darkest Dawn - The Story of the Iolaire Tragedy (Macdonald Malcolm)(Pevná vazba)

The Papers of George Washington, 13: December 1777-February 1778 (Washington George)(Pevná vazba)

Volume 13 of the Revolutionary War Series documents a crucial portion of the winter encampment at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, when the fate of Washington's army hung in the balance. The volume begins with Washington's soldiers hard at work erecting log huts to the general's specifications and

Complete McAuslan (Fraser George MacDonald)(Paperback / softback)

George MacDonald Fraser's hilarious stories of the most disastrous soldier in the British Army - collected together for the first time in one

Music in 1853: The Biography of a Year (MacDonald Hugh)(Pevná vazba)

No one composer is at the centre of this fascinating story, but a larger picture emerges of a shift in musical scenery, from the world of the innocent Romanticism of Berlioz and Schumann to the more potent musical politics of Wagner, and of his antidote (as many saw him), Brahms. Why 1853? For many

Name of the Wind - 10th Anniversary Hardback Edition (Rothfuss Patrick)(Pevná vazba)

'I have stolen princesses back from sleeping barrow kings. I burned down the town of Trebon. I have spent the night with Felurian and left with both my sanity and my life. I was expelled from the University at a younger age than most people are allowed in. I tread paths by moonlight that others

The Little Gardener (Watts Bernadette)(Pevná vazba)

A classic title back in print George, the little gardener, is surprised when one of his beloved flowers is sad. The small daisy would rather be in the neighbor's beautiful garden filled with lilies and roses than in George's untamed yard. But when George assists her, she finds that things are not

The Art of Breguet (Daniels George)(Pevná vazba)

The Wind at My Back: A Cycling Life (Maunder Paul)(Paperback)

A beautifully written exploration of the links between cycling, creativity and the landscape. In this deeply personal and lyrical exploration of what it means to ride a bicycle, Paul Maunder explores how our memories have a dialogue with landscape and how cycling and creativity are connected

George Dureau, the Photographs (Dureau George)(Pevná vazba)

George Dureau: The Photographs is an album of the great photographic portraits made throughout the 40 years of Dureau's artistic career--a New Orleans romance between the photographer and his subjects. All of Dureau's exquisite photographs, many of them nudes of black and disabled men, were made in

Eagle of the Ninth (Sutcliff Rosemary)(Pevná vazba)

Around the year 117 AD, the Ninth Legion, stationed at Eburacum - modern day York - marched north to suppress a rebellion of the Caledonian tribes, and was never heard of again. During the 1860s, a wingless Roman Eagle was discovered during excavations at the village of Silchester in Hampshire,

Penguin Crush (Worboys Ian)(Pevná vazba)

Penguin Crush tells the story of life near the North Pole, from looking at the smallest creature in the sea, plankton, to a mighty polar bear hunting on the ice. A penguin who is on holiday from the South Pole and an Eskimo get caught up in the story and the Crush

I Taste . . . (George Patrick)(Pevná vazba)

Looking at popular foods and unpleasant tastes--a colorful exploration of the world of tasteI taste . . .. . . sweet lollies. . . sour lemons. . . spaghetti. . . a juicy wormWhat's food tastes the best? What tastes gross? What does a squirrel like to eat? Young children will find plenty to discuss

The Papers of George Washington, 2: September-December 1775 (Washington George)(Pevná vazba)

This volume covers the middle months of the siege of Boston when George Washington faced the delicate task of disbanding one army and recruiting another, all within musket shot of the British forces. Throughout the fall of 1775, assisted and sometimes thwarted by congressmen, New England officials,

Beyond the North Wind: Russia in Recipes and Lore [A Cookbook] (Goldstein Darra)(Pevná vazba)

100 traditional yet surprisingly modern recipes from the far northern corners of Russia, featuring ingredients and dishes that young Russians are rediscovering as part of their heritage. LONGLISTED FOR THE ART OF EATING PRIZE - NAMED ONE OF THE BEST COOKBOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE WASHINGTON POST AND

Mr. Hulot at the Beach (Merveille David)(Pevná vazba)

Mr. Hulot is back in this wordless picture book celebrating the comical misadventures of a day at the beach Created and played by French comic actor and filmmaker Jacques Tati, Mr. Hulot is a beloved character in France. David Merveille's meticulously designed comic strip style illustrations

The Princess and the Goblin (MacDonald George)(Paperback)

Curious George Votes (Rey H. A.)(Pevná vazba)

It's election day at the elementary school, and Curious George gets to join in the vote on the new school mascot It's election day, and Curious George is ready to cast his vote On election day at the elementary school, Curious George and his friend the Man with the Yellow Hat are visiting just

War of the Worlds (Wells Herbert George)(Pevná vazba)

Marianne North: The Kew Collection (Royal Botanic Gardens Kew)(Pevná vazba)

To wander through the Marianne North gallery at Kew Gardens is to visit the world. The gallery's dense display of botanical paintings are arranged geographically, allowing viewers to wander from pole to pole by examining the diverse plants that cover the globe. The paintings also hint at the story

The Papers of George Washington, 5: January-June 1790 (Washington George)(Pevná vazba)