In Hinde Sight: Postcards from Ireland Past (Kelly Paul)(Pevná vazba)

In Hinde Sight: Postcards from Ireland Past (Kelly Paul)(Pevná vazba)

Despite the famously uncooperative Irish weather, John Hinde's postcards of Ireland featured bright sunshine and blue skies, a country seemingly peopled entirely with redheads, with donkeys carrying turf, and charming cottages that appeared to grow upward from the earth itself. Cars and sweaters

Return to Sender: Revisiting John Hinde's Ireland (Kelly Paul)(Pevná vazba)

John Hinde was a pioneer of colour photography and one of the most successful postcard publishers in the world. His largest collection of postcards celebrated Ireland. He portrayed an island brightened by his imagination, a place where children were red-haired and freckled, the sun always shining,

Fender (Kelly Paul)(Pevná vazba)

Edwardian Railways in Postcards (Hannavy John)(Pevná vazba)

Churchill and Ireland (Bew Paul)(Pevná vazba)

Winston Churchill spent his early childhood in Ireland, had close Irish relatives, and was himself much involved in Irish political issues for a large part of his career. He took Ireland very seriously -- and not only because of its significance in the Anglo-American relationship. Churchill, in

Gods I've Seen: Travels Among Hindus (Abbas)(Pevná vazba)

From the lens of Magnum's Abbas - the mystical world of the Hindu revealed, from ancient rites to contemporary beliefsThis latest in Abbas's transcendent series of books on major world religions, featuring ritualistic elements - wind, water, earth, and fire, magic, the spiritualism of animals - to

From Barley to Blarney: A Whiskey Lover's Guide to Ireland (Muldoon Sean)(Pevná vazba)

From medieval monks to recent renaissance, From Barley to Blarney: A Whiskey Lover's Guide to Ireland includes everything you need to understand, appreciate, and mix one of the world's fastest-growing (and most delicious ) spirits. An Irish whiskey guru, two bartender behemoths, and an adept writer

Brutal Bloc Postcards: Soviet Era Postcards from the Eastern Bloc (Murray Damon)(Pevná vazba)

Brutalist hotels, avant-garde monuments and futurist TV towers: rare and previously unpublished vintage postcards from the Eastern BlocBrutal concrete hotels, futurist TV towers, heroic statues of workers--this collection of Soviet-era postcards documents the uncompromising landscape of the Eastern

The Hindi Canon: Intellectuals, Processes, Criticism (Tripathi Mrityunjay)(Pevná vazba)

This book was first published in Hindi under the title Hindi Alochana mein Canon-Nirman ki Prakriya in 2015. It was acclaimed as one of the first critical studies of the processes of canonization (pratimanikaran) in Hindi. Indeed, the word 'canon' was used by the author to ask a new set of

Love from Kew: A Postcard Scrapbook (Shillito Sophie)(Pevná vazba)

Bringing together messages from vintage Kew postcards with new prose reflections, Love from Kew is a one-of-a-kind look at the enduring needs for human connection--with each other as much as the natural world. In 2020, the United Kingdom recognized the 150th anniversary of the official

Postcards from Africa: Photographers of the Colonial Era (Geary Christraud)(Pevná vazba)

The complex history of imaging Africa, as seen in its postcard industryDuring the global postcard craze that peaked around 1900 and continued for several decades thereafter, photographers in Africa grasped the opportunity to serve a lucrative market for images of the continent, both locally and

Vogue: Postcards from Home: Creativity in a Time of Crisis (The Editors of Vogue)(Pevná vazba)

Vogue gathers a stylish collection of at-home, intimate portraits photographed by today's fashion icons, designers, models, and artists, each documenting their creative lives under lockdown. Postcards from Home: Creativity in a Time of Crisis is a beautiful and unforgettable collection of

Hobbsy - A Life in Cricket (Kelly Rob)(Pevná vazba)

Parachutes (Yang Kelly)(Pevná vazba)

Speak enters the world of Gossip Girl in this modern immigrant story from New York Times bestselling author Kelly Yang about two girls navigating wealth, power, friendship, and trauma. They're called parachutes: teenagers dropped off to live in private homes and study in the United States while

Revelation: A Mentor Expository Commentary (Kelly Douglas F.)(Pevná vazba)

There is so much in the past, present and future that we do not understand. The book of Revelation helps us understand who is in full and sovereign control, the victorious Lamb on his throne. And what a great unveiling of the glorious Saviour is revealed in this apocalyptic book In 65 expositional

Infinite Group Theory: From the Past to the Future (Baginski Paul)(Pevná vazba)

The development of algebraic geometry over groups, geometric group theory and group-based cryptography, has led to there being a tremendous recent interest in infinite group theory. This volume presents a good collection of papers detailing areas of current

Old Ireland in Colour 2 (Breslin John)(Pevná vazba)

In Old Ireland in Colour 2, the much-anticipated sequel to their beloved bestseller, John Breslin and Sarah-Anne Buckley have dug even deeper into Ireland's historical archives to uncover captivating photographic gems to bring to life using a unique blend of cutting-edge technology, historical

101/2 Lessons from Experience: Perspectives on Fund Management (Marshall Paul)(Pevná vazba)

In 101/2 Lessons from Experience, Paul Marshall distils the experience of 35 years of investing, including over 20 years at Marshall Wace, the global equity hedge fund partnership. He describes the disconnect between academic theory and market practice, in particular the reality and persistence of

The Orpheus Plot (Swiedler Christopher)(Pevná vazba)

A rebellion in space pits one boy's past against his future in this gripping adventure from the critically acclaimed author of In the Red This out-of-this-world story about fighting for what's right, chasing your dreams, and believing in yourself is perfect for fans of Kevin Emerson, Yoon Ha Lee,

Holy Science (Yukteswar Swami Sri)(Pevná vazba)

This extraordinary treatise explores parallel passages from the Bible and the Hindu scriptures to reveal the essential unity of all religions. Swami Sri Yukteswar, the revered guru of Paramahansa Yogananda, outlines the universal path that every human being must travel to enlightenment. He also

Climate and Society in Ireland: From Prehistory to the Present (Kelly James)(Paperback)

Can a long-term perspective on human adaptations to climate change inform Ireland's response to the crisis we face today?Climate and Society in Ireland is a collection of essays, commissioned by the Royal Irish Academy, that provides a multi-period, interdisciplinary perspective on one of the most

Paul Gauguin (Cahn Isabelle)(Pevná vazba)

Paul Gauguin's story is nearly as dramatic and seductive as his art. In 1883, he walked away from a successful career in banking in order to paint every day. In 1891, he went a step further, leaving his family behind and setting sail for the South Seas, financing his trip by selling thirty

Canada and Ireland: A Political and Diplomatic History (Currie Philip J.)(Pevná vazba)

Canada and Ireland authoritatively investigates political relations between the two countries, from partition to the signing of the Good Friday Agreement in 1998. Until now, scholarly interest in Canada's relationship with Ireland has focused largely on the years leading to the consolidation of the

The Railway Experience (Atterbury Paul)(Pevná vazba)

Britain is a country in love with its railway past. Nowhere else do the workhorses of the age of steam exert such a pull; in no other country is the nostalgia for the days when the railways extended to every corner of the kingdom so strong. However, the history of station buildings and signal