Attila: The Barbarian King Who Challenged Rome (Man John)(Paperback)

Attila: The Barbarian King Who Challenged Rome (Man John)(Paperback)

A stunning biography of history's most infamous warlord, Attila the Hun For a crucial twenty years in the early fifth century, Attila held the fate of the Roman Empire and the future of all Europe in his hands. He created the greatest of barbarian forces, and his empire briefly rivaled Rome's. In

Gaiseric: The Vandal Who Destroyed Rome (Hughes Ian)(Pevná vazba)

While Gaiseric has not become a household name like other 'barbarian' leaders such as Attila or Genghis Khan, his sack of Rome in AD455 has made his tribe, the Vandals, synonymous with mindless destruction. Gaiseric, however, was no moronic thug, proving himself a highly skilful political and

Attila The Hun (Man John)(Paperback / softback)

He launched two violent attacks against the eastern and western halves of the Roman empire, attacks which earned him his reputation for mindless devastation, and brought an end to Rome's pre-eminence in Europe. Attila was coarse, capricious, arrogant, ruthless and

General - The ordinary man who challenged Guantanamo (Errachidi Ahmed)(Paperback / softback)

On 11 September 2001, in a cafe in London, Ahmed Errachidi watched as the twin towers

King Arthur: The Man Who Conquered Europe (Howells Caleb)(Paperback)

Who was King Arthur? Whether it is concluded that he was a Celtic king or a Roman officer, or something in-between, there is one conclusion that virtually all investigators agree on: he was some kind of war leader who fought against the Saxons in Britain. This is a fair conclusion, but it

Football Factory (King John)(Paperback / softback)

The Football Factory centres on Tom Johnson, a reasoned 'Chelsea hooligan' who represents a disaffected society operating by brutal

Ballet Class Coloring Book (Green John)(Paperback)

The thousands of children who begin ballet instruction every year (and the many who think they might like to) will love this wonderful introduction to ballet, with 42 fun pictures to color.The exceptionally clear illustrations -- all presented in proper sequence -- clearly depict everything that

Roadwork (King Stephen)(Paperback)

Only Stephen King, writing as Richard Bachman, can imagine the horror of a good and angry man who fights back against bureaucracy when it threatens to destroy his vitality, home, and memories. 'Under any name King mesmerizes the reader' (Chicago Sun-Times).'I listened to myself. But people talk a

Man Who shot Siegfried Sassoon (Hollands John)(Paperback / softback)

Prince William: Born to be King - An intimate portrait (Junor Penny)(Paperback / softback)

The definitive portrait of the man who will be King, written by the bestselling royal biographer Penny

Charles: Our Future King (Jobson Robert)(Paperback / softback)

The intimate study that debunked the myths about 'the man who will be

Girl Who Saved the King of Sweden (Jonasson Jonas)(Paperback / softback)

SUNDAY TIMES NO 1 FICTION BESTSELLER FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE HUNDRED-YEAR-OLD MAN WHO CLIMBED OUT OF THE WINDOW AND DISAPPEARED Just because the world ignores you, doesn't mean you can't save it

Buddhisms: An Introduction (Strong John S.)(Paperback)

Buddhism or Buddhisms? By the time they move on to Buddhism in Japan, many students who have studied its origins in India ask whether this is in fact the same religion, so different can they appear. In Buddhisms: An Introduction, Professor John S. Strong provides an overview of the Buddhist

Park Life: The Memoirs of a Royal Parks Gamekeeper (Bartram John)(Paperback)

'Retire? You can't retire ' Sir David Attenborough told John Bartram, when the man who has been gamekeeper and senior wildlife officer for Richmond Park for the past 30 years announced his intention to step away from the role, bidding farewell to the iconic park which has been his home, the

King John: The Oxford Shakespeare (Shakespeare William)(Paperback)

Edited by the eminent A.R. Braunmuller, this thorough edition of King John--the first scholarly edition in almost fifteen years--makes a significant contribution to the study of Shakespeare's works. Braunmuller offers a wide-ranging critical introduction, which focuses on the play's political

Wolsey: The Life of King Henry VIII's Cardinal (Matusiak John)(Paperback)

Wolsey is, arguably, the first comprehensive book to explore the many contrasting layers of Thomas Wolsey's life and career, and represents the first genuinely popular biography of the much-maligned cardinal to appear in more than 30 years. Making no assumptions, it looks at the real person in the

ROUX - The Magnificent Red Squirrel Who Befriended the King of England (Stirling John)(Pevná vazba)

The charming story of a large red squirrel befriended by King Henry

The Dead Zone (King Stephen)(Paperback)

Set in the fictional town of Castle Rock, Maine A #1 New York Times bestseller about a man who wakes up from a five-year coma able to see people's futures and the terrible fate awaiting mankind--a 'compulsive page-turner' (The

The Cambridge Seven (Pollock John)(Paperback)

Harold Schofield, a brilliant Oxford doctor who had laboured as a missionary in China for many years, was on his knees praying, 'Lord, give me missionaries from British Universities to help in China'.The day he died, D. E. Hoste applied to Hudson Taylor for mission work in the China Inland Mission

King John (Shakespeare William)(Paperback / softback)

Under the rule of King John, England is forced into war when the French challenge the legitimacy of John's claim to the throne and determine to install his nephew Arthur in his place. And as the desire to cling to power dominates England's paranoid and weak-willed king, his country is threatened

King John: Third Series (Shakespeare William)(Paperback)

King John tells the story of John's struggle to retain the crown in the face of alternative claims to the throne from France and is one of the earlier history plays. The new Arden Third Series edition offers students a comprehensive introduction exploring the play's relationship to its source and

The Man Who Would Be King (Kipling Rudyard)(Paperback)

Stories of criminals, ghosts, femmes fatales, madness, and murder from one of the most magical storytellers in the English language A Penguin Classic This selection brings together the best of Rudyard Kipling's short writings, following the development of his work over fifty years. They take us

The Man Who Laughs (Hugo Victor)(Paperback)

'The Man Who Laughs' tells of a facially disfigured boy, Gwynplaine, who is taken in by a carnival vendor and performs at fairs in England. It is later discovered that there is more to his past than meets the eye... Classics Illustrated tells this wonderful tale in colourful comic strip form,

1933 Was A Bad Year (Fante John)(Paperback / softback)

A wonderful tale of childhood and its dissipation into adulthood from the man who inspired