Hero of Two Worlds: The Marquis de Lafayette in the Age of Revolution (Duncan Mike)(Pevná vazba)

Hero of Two Worlds: The Marquis de Lafayette in the Age of Revolution (Duncan Mike)(Pevná vazba)

From the massively popular podcaster and New York Times bestselling author comes the story of the Marquis de Lafayette's lifelong quest to protect the principles of democracy, told through the lens of the three revolutions he participated in: the American Revolution, the French Revolution, and the

Lafayette and the American Revolution (Freedman Russell)(Paperback)

When the Marquis de Lafayette ran off to join the American Revolution against the explicit orders of the king of France, he was a strong-willed nineteen-year-old who had never set foot on a battlefield. Although the U.S. Congress granted him an honorary commission only out of respect for his title

Images of the Ice Age (Bahn Paul G.)(Pevná vazba)

Images of the Ice Age, here in its third edition, is the most complete study available of the world's earliest imagery, presenting a fascinating and up-to-date account of the art of our Ice Age ancestors. Authoritative and wide-ranging, it covers not only the magnificent cave art of famous sites

Revolutionary Brothers: Thomas Jefferson, the Marquis de Lafayette, and the Friendship That Helped Forge Two Nations (Chaffin Tom)(Paperback)

Rebel Cities - Paris, London and New York in the Age of Revolution (Rapport x Mike)(Paperback / softback)

A brilliant historical narrative of London, Paris and New York in the Age of Revolution, just as they were transforming into the great global cities we know them to be

The Complete Book of Classic Chevrolet Muscle Cars: 1955-1974 (Mueller Mike)(Pevná vazba)

Chevrolet defined American driving culture during the golden age of muscle. See it all here, in The Complete Book of Classic Chevrolet Muscle Cars: 1955-1974. Chevrolet didn't invent the overhead-valve pushrod V-8 engine, but without question Ed Cole and Chevy perfected it. And General Motors'

Asia's Energy Revolution (Jacobelli Joseph)(Pevná vazba)

Asia is home to 60 per cent of the world's population, including the world's two most populous nations, China and India. The region's economic gains and rising middle class are accelerating demand for more consumer goods and a better quality of life. For further economic growth to be realised, the

Bernardo de Glvez: Spanish Hero of the American Revolution (Quintero Saravia Gonzalo M.)(Pevná vazba)

Although Spain was never a formal ally of the United States during the American Revolution, its entry into the war definitively tipped the balance against Britain. Led by Bernardo de Galvez, supreme commander of the Spanish forces in North America, their military campaigns against British

Tale of Two Cities (Dickens Charles)(Pevná vazba)

Dickens's classic story of the French Revolution. While the turmoil of the Revolution rages around them, the lives of the members of the Evremonde family are profoundly affected by the actions of one man - Sydney Carton. Classics Illustrated tells this wonderful tale in colourful comic strip form,

The Man in the High Castle: Creating the Alt World (Avila Mike)(Pevná vazba)

Discover the alt worlds of The Man in the High Castle in this exclusive collection of art. Packed with concept art, final designs, and artist commentary plus previously unseen storyboards. The Man in the High Castle is the hit Amazon series, inspired by Philip K. Dick's award-winning novel, that

Miss Browne's Friend: A Story of Two Women (Mayor F. M.)(Pevná vazba)

Miss Ethel Browne is a typical adornment of her era. A single lady of a certain age in the period before the First World War usually assists a senior, or less healthy family member with the running of their house, or affords help of a more modest kind, in order to feel useful. Sometimes they are

An Analysis of David Brion Davis's the Problem of Slavery in the Age of Revolution, 1770-1823 (Money Duncan)(Paperback)

How was it possible for opponents of slavery to be so vocal in opposing the practice, when they were so accepting of the economic exploitation of workers in western factories - many of which were owned by prominent abolitionists? David Brion Davis's The Problem of Slavery in the Age of Revolution,

Gothic Tales of the Marquis de Sade (de Sade Marquis)(Paperback)

Amongst the most accessible of Sade's fiction, the stories in this collection range from the dramatic novella 'Eugenie de Franval' to comic tales such as 'The Husband Who Played

Writers and Revolution: Intellectuals and the French Revolution of 1848 (Beecher Jonathan)(Pevná vazba)

The revolution of 1848 has been described as the revolution of the intellectuals. In France, the revolution galvanised the energies of major romantic writers and intellectuals. This book follows nine writers through the revolution of 1848 and its aftermath: Alphonse de Lamartine, George Sand, Marie

The Storm Before the Storm: The Beginning of the End of the Roman Republic (Duncan Mike)(Pevná vazba)

The creator of the award-winning podcast series The History of Rome and Revolutions brings to life the bloody battles, political machinations, and human drama that set the stage for the fall of the Roman Republic. The Roman Republic was one of the most remarkable achievements in the history of

Trouble With Peace - The Gripping Sunday Times Bestselling Fantasy (Abercrombie Joe)(Paperback / softback)

War. Politics. Revolution. The Age of Madness has arrived . . . Second in the AGE OF MADNESS trilogy, THE TROUBLE WITH PEACE is the next instalment of a series which is revolutionising fantasy . . . Conspiracy. Betrayal. Rebellion. Peace is just another kind of battlefield . . . Savine dan Glokta,

The Art of Dragon Age: Inquisition (Bioware)(Pevná vazba)

The next generation of fantasy is here Go behind the scenes of Dragon Age: Inquisition, the most ambitious game ever created by legendary developer BioWare Featuring hundreds of never-before-seen artworks and captions from the developers themselves, this volume offers revealing insight into the

Innocence - two novellas (White Frank)(Pevná vazba)

A poignant, nostalgic novella of coming of age in a Yorkshire village in the sixties paired with another short novel set in Manchester at the outbreak of war, from an author of extraordinary insight and

State and Revolution (Lenin Vladimir Ilich)(Pevná vazba)

Lenin's original work on class-based revolution. In 1917, in the midst of two revolutions, Vladimir Ilich Lenin fled Russia for fear of persecution by the government. While in exile, he began work on one of his most important works, State and Revolution, an attempt to resurrect the purity of

The Marquis de Sade and the Avant-Garde (Mahon Alyce)(Pevná vazba)

How the notorious author of The 120 Days of Sodom inspired the surrealists and other avant-garde artists, writers, and filmmakersThe writings of the Marquis de Sade (1740-1814) present a libertine philosophy of sexual excess and human suffering that refuses to make any concession to law, religion,

The Emerald Tablet of Hermes & The Kybalion: Two Classic Books on Hermetic Philosophy (Trismegistus Hermes)(Pevná vazba)

The The Emerald Tablet of Hermes & Kybalion compose two pillars of Hermetic thought. Combined here in one volume, these two works share true wisdom with those ready to receive it. 'When the ears of the student are ready to hear, then cometh the lips to fill them with wisdom.'The Kybalion was first

The Cat in the Treble Clef (De Bernieres Louis)(Pevná vazba)

From the very start of his writing career Louis de Berni res has loved poetry. Here the author of the much-loved Captain Corelli's Mandolin returns to this first love with his third collection. Writing on a variety of subjects, including the dream that inspired the title poem, de Berni res shares

The Business Bullshit Book: The World's Most Comprehensive Dictionary (Duncan Kevin)(Pevná vazba)

If you work in business, the chances are you have fallen under the poisonous spell of business bullshit and jargon. Very few of us seem able to avoid 'reaching out', or 'walking the talk', or 'shifting paradigms', or 'thinking outside the box'. No longer solely the province of management

The Cunning of Freedom: Saving the Self in an Age of False Idols (Legutko Ryszard)(Pevná vazba)

The book has two currents. The first is an analysis of the three concepts of freedom, which are called, respectively, negative, positive, and inner. Negative freedom is defined as an absence of coercion, positive freedom as an ability to rule oneself and rule others, inner freedom as being oneself,