Desert Insurgency: Archaeology, T. E. Lawrence, and the Arab Revolt (Saunders Nicholas J.)(Pevná vazba)

Desert Insurgency: Archaeology, T. E. Lawrence, and the Arab Revolt (Saunders Nicholas J.)(Pevná vazba)

In the desert sands of southern Jordan lies a once-hidden conflict landscape along the Hejaz Railway. Built at the beginning of the twentieth-century, this narrow-gauge 1,320 km track stretched from Damascus to Medina and served to facilitate participation in the annual Muslim Hajj to Mecca. The

Lawrence of Arabia's Secret Dispatches During the Arab Revolt, 1915-1919 (Lawrence T. E.)(Pevná vazba)

T. E. Lawrence's dispatches during the Arab Revolt have been published before, but only in an edited and incomplete form, as they were printed for a strictly limited wartime readership in the Arab Bulletin. Now, in this scholarly edition, they are published in full for the first time. They give us

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

Captain Shakespear: Desert Exploration, Arabian Intrigue and the Rise of Ibn Sa'ud (Dillon Alan)(Pevná vazba)

Two years before T E Lawrence received orders to travel to the Hejaz to liaise with the leader of the Arab Revolt, other British officers had already roamed the Arabian Peninsula's unforgiving Nejdi desert, to rally tribal support for the British war effort. The first was Captain William Henry

The China-U.S. Trade War and Future Economic Relations (Lau Lawrence J.)(Pevná vazba)

Seven Pillars of Wisdom (Lawrence T. E.)(Paperback / softback)

Although 'continually and bitterly ashamed' that the Arabs had risen in revolt against the Turks as a result of fraudulent British promises of self-rule, Lawrence led them in a triumphant campaign which revolutionized the art of war. This title presents the epic

Aesthetics and Ideology of D. H. Lawrence, Virginia Woolf, and T. S. Eliot (Penda Petar)(Pevná vazba)

Aesthetics and Ideology of D. H. Lawrence, Virginia Woolf, and T. S. Eliot explores the correlation between the aesthetic and the ideological in Modernism, with special focus on Lawrence, Woolf, and Eliot. It challenges common views of modernists as opponents of established religious, political,

In Search of the Irish Dreamtime: Archaeology and Early Irish Literature (Mallory J. P.)(Pevná vazba)

A fascinating exploration of Ireland’s rich mythological tradition, from the author of the highly acclaimed The Origins of the Irish By comparing the world depicted in the earliest Irish literary tradition with the archaeological evidence available on the ground, the author explores Ireland’s

Logic: The Laws of Truth (Smith Nicholas J. J.)(Pevná vazba)

Logic is essential to correct reasoning and also has important theoretical applications in philosophy, computer science, linguistics, and mathematics. This book provides an exceptionally clear introduction to classical logic, with a unique approach that emphasizes both the hows and whys of logic

The Last of Africa's Cold War Conflicts: Portuguese Guinea and Its Guerilla Insurgency (Venter Al J.)(Pevná vazba)

Portugal was the first European country to colonize Africa. It was also the last to leave, almost five centuries later. During the course of what Lisbon called its 'civilizing mission in Africa' the Portuguese weathered numerous insurrections, but none as severe as the guerrilla war first launched

The Alchemyst (Scott Michael)(Pevná vazba)

Nicholas Flamel appeared in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter--but did you know he really lived? And his secrets aren't safe Discover the truth in book one of the New York Times bestselling series the Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel. The truth: Nicholas Flamel's tomb is empty. The legend:

Dowding's Despatch: The 1941 Battle of Britain Narrative Examined and Explained (Saunders Andy)(Pevná vazba)

In September 1946, the London Gazette published a dispatch from Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh C T Dowding that was titled simply: The Battle of Britain. Written and submitted to the Air Ministry in 1941, this document became the very framework for the accepted Battle of Britain narrative which has

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Latin) - Harrius Potter et Camera Secretorum (Rowling J.K.)(Pevná vazba)

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Latin) - Harrius Potter et Philosophi Lapis (Latin) (Rowling J.K.)(Pevná vazba)

How Things Work: Then and Now (Resler T. J.)(Pevná vazba)

Travel back in time and into the not-so-distant future to dissect, explore, and discover how all kinds of things do what they do! Along the way, you'll learn why candy floss is so fluffy, how scientists built a spacesuit for Mars, and what goes into animating your favorite

The Beauty of Living: e. e. cummings in the Great War (Rosenblitt J. Alison)(Pevná vazba)

E. E. Cummings is one of our most popular and enduring poets, one whose name extends beyond the boundaries of the literary world. Renowned for his formally fractured, gleefully alive poetry, Cummings is not often thought of as a war poet. But his experience in France and as a prisoner during World

Streams in the Desert: 366 Daily Devotional Readings (Cowman L. B. E.)(Pevná vazba)

Everyone goes through difficult seasons, tough losses, and moments that feel unbearable. In today's world, people thirst more than ever for reassurance and guidance. Streams in the Desert provides a river of wisdom, encouragement, and inspiration to weary travelers. ABC's Good Morning America

Falling (Newman T. J.)(Pevná vazba)

'Stunning and relentless. This is Jaws at 35,000 feet.' --Don Winslow 'Falling is the best kind of thriller...Nonstop, totally authentic suspense.' --James Patterson 'Amazing...Intense suspense, shocks and scares...Chilling.' --Lee Child 'The perfect summer thriller. Relentlessly paced and

Heaven on Earth: Painting and the Life to Come (Clark T. J.)(Pevná vazba)

The idea of heaven on earth haunts the human imagination. The day will come, say believers, when the pain and confusion of mortal life will give way to a transfigured community. Such a vision of the world seems indelible. Even politics, some reckon, has not escaped from the realm of the sacred: its

The Magical Language of Others: A Memoir (Koh E. J.)(Pevná vazba)

The Magical Language of Others is a powerful and aching love story in letters, from mother to daughter. After living in America for over a decade, Eun Ji Koh's parents return to South Korea for work, leaving fifteen-year-old Eun Ji and her brother behind in California. Overnight, Eun Ji finds

Tales from the Loop (Stlenhag Simon)(Pevná vazba)

The basis for the new Amazon Prime Original Series Perfect for fans of E.T. and Stranger Things--the first narrative artbook from acclaimed author and artist Simon St lenhag about a fictionalized suburban town in the 1980s inhabited by fantastic machines and strange, imaginative beasts. In 1954,

What Is History?: With a New Introduction by Richard J. Evans (Carr E.)(Pevná vazba)

Evans has written an extensive new introduction that discusses the origins and the impact of the book, and assesses its relevance in the age of twenty-first century postmodernism and epistemological

The Nutcracker - Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann

Little Clothbound Classics: irresistible, mini editions of short stories, novellas and essays from the world's greatest writers, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith.The gift of a handsomely decorated, enigmatic nutcracker sets the stage for a Christmas like no other: there will be

Train Your Brain: Think Like A Scientist (Woolf Alex)(Pevná vazba)

Get ahead in popular S.T.E.A.M. careers by learning to think like the experts and developing a growth