Crossing Continents: A History of Standard Chartered Bank (Penguin)(Pevná vazba)

Crossing Continents: A History of Standard Chartered Bank (Penguin)(Pevná vazba)

For almost a hundred years from the 1860s, the City of London's overseas banks financed the global trade that lay at the core of the British Empire. Foremost among them from the beginning were two start-up ventures: the Standard Bank of South Africa, which soon developed a powerful domestic

Visualizing Guadalupe: From Black Madonna to Queen of the Americas (Peterson Jeanette Favrot)(Pevná vazba)

The Virgin of Guadalupe is famously migratory, traversing continents and crossing and recrossing oceans. Guadalupe's earliest cult originated in medieval Iberia, where Our Lady of Guadalupe from Extremadura, Spain, played a significant role in the reconquista and garnered royal backing. The Spanish

Water: A Biography (Boccaletti Giulio)(Pevná vazba)

Spanning millennia and continents, here is a stunningly revealing history of how the distribution of water has shaped human civilization. Writing with authority and brio, Giulio Boc­caletti--honorary research associate at the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, Univer­sity of

A Global History of Architecture (Ching Francis D. K.)(Pevná vazba)

The gold-standard exploration of architecture's global evolution A Global History of Architecture provides a comprehensive tour through the ages, spinning the globe to present the landmark architectural movements that characterized each time period. Spanning from 3,500 b.c.e. to the present, this

Confessions (Augustine of Hippo)(Pevná vazba)

One of a major new Classics series - books that have changed the history of thought, in sumptuous, clothbound hardbacks.The son of a pagan father and a Christian mother, Saint Augustine spent his early years torn between conflicting faiths and world views. His Confessions, written when he was in

The Crossing (Jones Ashby)(Pevná vazba)

The Crossing is a powerful and haunting love story of surprising discovery set in Manhattan's Hell's Kitchen during Prohibition. Irish-born Johnny Flynn, a former British soldier, is banished from his homeland and sent to America on a ship so riddled with disease that he realizes the voyage was

African Art (Bassani Ezio)(Pevná vazba)

An illustrated study of traditional and figurative art of Africa that reflects the continent's rich artistic and cultural heritage. African Art explores the continent's marvelous artistic achievements which share its roots with humanities origins. Sculpture has historically been the chief means of

Penguin: A Story of Survival (Christmann Stefan)(Pevná vazba)

150 images of the Emperor Penguin, from Wildlife Photographer of the Year winner, Stefan Christmann. Text in English and

History of Watchet (Wedlake A.L.)(Pevná vazba)

Temple (Herbert George)(Pevná vazba)

A collectible new Penguin Classics series: stunning, clothbound editions of ten favourite poets, which present each poet's most famous book of verse as it was originally published. Designed by the acclaimed Coralie Bickford-Smith and beautifully set, these slim, A format volumes are the ultimate

Poems - Wilfred Owen

A collectible new Penguin Classics series: stunning, clothbound editions of ten favourite poets, which present each poet's most famous book of verse as it was originally published. Designed by the acclaimed Coralie Bickford-Smith and beautifully set, these slim, A format volumes are the ultimate

Henry I (Penguin Monarchs): The Father of His People (King Edmund)(Pevná vazba)

Shropshire Lad (Housman A. E.)(Pevná vazba)

A collectible new Penguin Classics series: stunning, clothbound editions of ten favourite poets, which present each poet's most famous book of verse as it was originally published. Designed by the acclaimed Coralie Bickford-Smith and beautifully set, these slim, A format volumes are the ultimate

Shortest History of England (Hawes James)(Pevná vazba)

The History of Torture (Innes Brian)(Pevná vazba)

History of Islamic Theology (Nagel Tilman)(Pevná vazba)

Natural History of Magick (David Poppy)(Pevná vazba)

Nannau - A Rich Tapestry of Welsh History(Pevná vazba)

The Rebirth of History (Badiou Alain)(Pevná vazba)

Leaves of Grass - Walt Whitman

A collectible new Penguin Classics series: stunning, clothbound editions of ten favourite poets, which present each poet's most famous book of verse as it was originally published. Designed by the acclaimed Coralie Bickford-Smith and beautifully set, these slim, A format volumes are the ultimate

A History of Australia (Peel Mark)(Pevná vazba)

A History of Australia weaves together a vivid, multi-dimensional history that considers key cultural, social, political and economic events and issues within the wider global context. Comprehensive and accessible, this is essential reading for all those seeking an authoritative overview of

America's Response to China: A History of Sino-American Relations (Cohen Warren I.)(Pevná vazba)

America's Response to China has long been the standard resource for a succinct, historically grounded assessment of an increasingly complicated relationship. Written by one of America's leading diplomatic historians, this book analyzes the concerns and conceptions that have shaped U.S.-China policy

The Bitcoin Standard: The Decentralized Alternative to Central Banking (Ammous Saifedean)(Pevná vazba)

A comprehensive and authoritative exploration of Bitcoin and its place in monetary history When a pseudonymous programmer introduced 'a new electronic cash system that's fully peer-to-peer, with no trusted third party' to a small online mailing list in 2008, very few people paid attention. Ten

A History of Art History (Wood Christopher S.)(Pevná vazba)

An authoritative history of art history from its medieval origins to its modern predicaments In this wide-ranging and authoritative book, the first of its kind in English, Christopher Wood tracks the evolution of the historical study of art from the late middle ages through the rise of the modern