Eisenhower - Paul Johnson

Eisenhower: A Life (Johnson Paul)(Paperback)

Acclaimed historian Paul Johnson's lively, succinct profile of Dwight D. Eisenhower explores his life and enduring legacy In the rousing style he's famous for, Paul Johnson offers a fascinating biography of Dwight D. Eisenhower, with particular focus on his years as a five-star general and his two

Eisenhower - Paul Johnson

Když Dwight D. Eisenhower získal v roce 1952 nejvyšší počet hlasů v dějinách Spojených států, stal se prezidentem nejmocnější země světa, jež navíc vstupovala do desetiletí prudkého hospodářského rozmachu. Proslulý britský historik Paul Johnson nám v novém životopise

Samuel Johnson and Moral Discipline (Alkon Paul Kent)(Paperback)

Paul Kent Alkon's Samuel Johnson and Moral Discipline provides reading of Johnson that emphasizes his moral discourse. Shortly after its publication, Alkon's book became first of all the standard reading of Johnson's essays, contrasting them with the moral ideas Johnson discussed in his sermons, as

Interpreting Paul: The Canonical Paul, Volume 2 (Johnson Luke Timothy)(Pevná vazba)

Flint and Feather (Johnson E. Pauline)(Paperback)

Flint and Feather (1913) is a collection of the complete poems of E. Pauline Johnson. Revered as one the foremost Canadian poets of her time, Johnson was a prolific writer whose works explored her Mohawk heritage while shedding light on the racism and persecution faced by indigenous peoples across

Dějiny amerického národa - Paul Johnson

Dějiny amerického národa v Johnsonově podání jsou o to dramatičtější, že se v nich anglický historik pokouší postihnout zápas o charakter a smysl americké kultury. Na rozdíl od dnešních revizionistů, kteří tvrdí, že Spojené státy jsou jen slepencem rasových a

Dwight D. Eisenhower (Prime Christophe)(Paperback / softback)

A guide to Eisenhower from childhood to his time in the White

Dějiny 20. století - Paul Johnson

Johnsonovy DĚJINY 20. STOLETÍ představují strhující příběh úděsného věku velkých technických vynálezů, ohromného bohatství i nekonečné bídy a teroru. Kniha vzbudila velký rozruch na Západě nejen proto, že je mistrně napsána, ale hlavně tím, jak nemilosrdně odhaluje

Tři roky s Eisenhowerem 1 - Butcher Harry C.

Deníkový záznam pobočníka generála Eisenhowera popisuje zákulisí válečných operací druhé světové války, plánování, . rozpory uvnitř koalice, kdy se Britové nehodlali smířit, že jim má velet Američan, dohadování s Rusy, boje v Africe, Itálii, přípravy na vylodění v

History of Christianity (Johnson Paul)(Paperback)

First published in 1976, Paul Johnson's exceptional study of Christianity has been loved and widely hailed for its intensive research, writing, and magnitude--'a tour de force, one of the most ambitious surveys of the history of Christianity ever attempted and perhaps the most radical' (New York

Intellectuals: From Marx and Tolstoy to Sartre and Chomsky (Johnson Paul)(Paperback)

'Johnson revels in all the wicked things these great thinkers have done...great fun to read.' -- New York Times Book ReviewA fascinating portrait of the minds that have shaped the modern world. In an intriguing series of case studies, Rousseau, Shelley, Marx, Ibsen, Tolstoy, Hemingway, Bertrand

Creators: From Chaucer and Durer to Picasso and Disney (Johnson Paul)(Paperback)

Kingsley Amis described Paul Johnson's Intellectuals as 'a valuable and entertaining Rogues' Gallery of Adventures of the Mind.' Now the celebrated journalist and historian offers Creators, a companion volume of essays that examines a host of outstanding and prolific creative spirits. Here are

Napoleon - Paul Johnson

Jen málokterý jednotlivec dokázal ovlivnit dějiny zásadněji než Napoleon Bonaparte. I když byl u moci jen po desetiletí a půl, jeho vliv nepřestal být patrný dodnes a mnoho lidí stále obdivuje jeho nezdolnou vůli. Jednou z hlavních tezí Johnsonovy knihy je, že Bonaparte nebyl

A History of the American People (Johnson Paul)(Paperback)

Paul Johnson's prize-winning classic, A History of the American People, is an in-depth portrait of the American people covering every aspect of U.S. history--from politics to the arts.'The creation of the United States of America is the greatest of all human adventures,' begins Paul Johnson's

Constructing Paul (the Canonical Paul, Vol. 1) (Johnson Luke Timothy)(Pevná vazba)

First of a two-volume work providing a framework for understanding the life and thought of the apostle PaulIn this methodological tour de force, Luke Timothy Johnson offers an articulate, clear, and thought-provoking portrait of the life and thought of the apostle Paul.Drawing upon recent

Dějiny židovského národa - Paul Johnson

Dějiny Židů jsou svého druhu dějiny světa, ovšem viděné pod velmi neobvyklým úhlem, očima inteligentní a vzdělané oběti. Johnsonovi však jde ještě o víc: ukázat podstatu samé historie a křesťanské civilizace. Žádný národ netrval nikdy s větší neochvějností než

Little People - Fairies, Elves, Nixies, Pixies, Knockers, Dryads and Dwarves (Johnson Paul)(Paperback / softback)

The Definitive Pocket Guide to Fairies and

Churchill (Johnson Paul)(Paperback)

From the 'most celebrated and best-loved British historian in America' (Wall Street Journal), an elegant, concise, and revealing portrait of Winston Churchill In Churchill, eminent historian Paul Johnson offers a lively, succinct exploration of one of the most complex and fascinating personalities

Runic Inscriptions - In Great Britain (Johnson Paul)(Paperback / softback)

A classic book on runes and runelore, with special attention to the runic artifacts of the British Isles, by renowned rune master Paul Johnson. With fine reproductions of engravings showing early runic objects, this educational book is printed in sepia inks on the finest quality recycled papers,

The Ecology and Silviculture of Oaks (Johnson Paul S.)(Pevná vazba)

This new, updated third edition of The Ecology and Silviculture of Oaks examines the new challenges in sustaining oak forest ecosystems in a changing world. It is essential reading for forest ecologists, silviculturists, environmentalists and wildlife managers. Oak forests are the result of

Samuel Johnson: Selected Works (Johnson Samuel)(Pevná vazba)

An anthology of the essential and enduring works of Samuel Johnson Samuel Johnson was eighteenth-century Britain's preeminent man of letters--moral and literary critic, biographer, lexicographer, and poet--and his influence endures to this day. This anthology, designed to make Johnson's essential

Powder Wars: The Supergrass Who Brought Down Britain's Biggest Drug Dealers (Johnson Graham)(Paperback)

Gangster Paul Grimes was a one-man crimewave with a breathtaking capacity to steal. Any villains who got in his way were made to payoften with their blood. But when his son died of a drug overdose, the old-school mobster swore revenge on the new generation of Liverpool-based heroin and cocaine

Modern Times Revised Edition: World from the Twenties to the Nineties, the (Johnson Paul)(Paperback)

The classic world history of the events, ideas, and personalities of the twentieth

Vampires in the Lemon Grove (Russell Karen)(Paperback / softback)

In a godforsaken barn, Presidents Eisenhower, John Adams and Rutherford B Hayes are bemused to find themselves reincarnated as horses. Clyde and Magreb - he a traditional capes-and-coffins vampire, she the more progressive variety - settle in an Italian lemon grove in the hope that its ripe fruit