James Boswell's 'life of Johnson' (Boswell James)(Pevná vazba)

James Boswell's 'life of Johnson' (Boswell James)(Pevná vazba)

James Boswell's 'Life of Johnson', An Edition of the Original Manuscript, in Four Volumes; Vol. 4: 1780-1784This volume is the final in the Yale Boswell Editions' manuscript edition of the Life of Johnson, a four-volume sequence designed to stand as a research supplement to the Hill-Powell version

Life of Samuel Johnson (Boswell James)(Paperback / softback)

In Boswell's Life of Samuel Johnson, one of the towering figures of English literature is revealed with unparalleled immediacy and originality, in a biography to which we owe much of our knowledge of the man himself. Through a series of richly detailed anecdotes, Johnson emerges as a sociable

Life of Johnson (Boswell James)(Paperback)

This complete and unabridged edition is the only complete critical edition in paperback. Samuel Johnson was a poet, essayist, dramatist, and pioneering lexicographer, but his continuing reputation depends less on his literary output than on the fortunate accident of finding an ideal biographer in

A History of Drinking: The Scottish Pub Since 1700 (Cooke Anthony)(Paperback)

What did Samuel Johnson, James Boswell, Dorothy Wordsworth, James Hogg and Robert Southey have in common? They all toured Scotland and left accounts of their experiences in Scottish inns, ale houses, taverns and hotels. Similarly, poets and writers from Robert Burns and Walter Scott to Ian Rankin

Cider Country - How an Ancient Craft Became a Way of Life (Crowden James)(Pevná vazba)

Arthur Rackham: A Life with Illustration (Hamilton James)(Pevná vazba)

In this fascinating book, art historian James Hamilton examines the work and life of the illustrator Arthur Rackham.A fascinating insight into the personality, career and work of one of the world's most collectable illustratorsFilled with enchanting pictures and authoritative textIn this

Edward Seago. James Russell (Russell James)(Pevná vazba)

This is the definitive account of the life and work of Edward Seago (1910-1974), the highly popular, versatile and talented British painter whose work was inspired by John Sell Cotman, John Constable and Alfred

COLOURS OF WAR (JAMES BROWN)(Pevná vazba)

James Sherwood's Discriminating Guide to London (Sherwood James)(Pevná vazba)

James Sherwood, author of a number of definitive publications on English sartorial style, is the quintessential man-about-town. In this witty, opinionated, and discerning guide to London, he draws on many years of partaking in the very best that the metropolis has to offer. Whether you want to

Murder, Inc.: The CIA Under John F. Kennedy (Johnston James H.)(Pevná vazba)

Late in his life, former president Lyndon B. Johnson told a reporter that he didn't believe the Warren Commission's finding that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in killing President John F. Kennedy. Johnson thought Cuban president Fidel Castro was behind it. After all, Johnson said, Kennedy was

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

News of the Dead (Robertson James)(Pevná vazba)

Turn of the Screw (James Henry)(Pevná vazba)

Dubliners (Joyce James)(Pevná vazba)

His stories are fillled with the rich detail of Dublin life, portraying ordinary, often defeated lives with unflinching realism. He writes of social decline, sexual desire and exploitation, corruption and personal failure, yet creates a brilliantly compelling, unique vision of the world and of

The Ghost Stories of M.R. James (James M. R.)(Pevná vazba)

The second in a series of republished classic literature, The Ghost Stories of M. R. James collects the tales that best illustrate his quiet mastery of the ghost story

Hold the Front Page!: The Wit and Wisdom of Anne Scott-James (Scott-James Anne)(Pevná vazba)

World Classics Library: Henry James - The Portrait of a Lady, The Turn of the Screw, Washington Square (James Henry)(Pevná vazba)

The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man (Johnson James Weldon)(Paperback)

An unusually rich selection of 'Backgrounds and Sources' focuses on Johnson's life; the autobiographical inspirations for The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man; the cultural history of the era in which Johnson lived and wrote; the noteworthy reception history for the 1912, 1927, and 1948 editions;

Muhammad Ali: The Greatest of All Time! (Buckley James)(Pevná vazba)

The life story of Muhammad Ali--boxing champion, humanitarian, civil rights activist, and philanthropist--in graphic novel format. Muhammad Ali: The Greatest of All Time introduces young readers to a sporting icon who was larger than life. Considered to be one of the greatest boxers in history,

It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet (Herriot James)(Pevná vazba)

A Macmillan Collector's Library edition of the second volume of James Herriot's hilarious memoirs about life as a country

Character Styles (Johnson Stephen M.)(Pevná vazba)

Johnson shows how basic life issues underlie the severe pathology of personality disorder, the nagging symptoms of neurosis, and the more functional coping and adaptation of the character styles. Johnson's dimensional model captures the complexity of the human personality, while allowing for

Charles James: Beyond Fashion (Koda Harold)(Pevná vazba)

This catalogue offers the first comprehensive study of James's life and work, highlighting his virtuosity and inventiveness as well as the colorful cast of benefactors and clients who supported

Zahav: A World of Israeli Cooking (Solomonov Michael)(Pevná vazba)

James Beard Award winner of Outstanding Restaurant (2019) James Beard Award winner of Outstanding Chef (2017) James Beard Book of the Year and Best International Cookbook (2016) The James Beard Award-winning chef and co-owner of Philadelphia's Zahav restaurant reinterprets the glorious cuisine of

James Merrill Poems (Merrill James)(Pevná vazba)

James Merrill once called his poetic works 'chronicles of love and loss', and in twenty books written over four decades he used the details of his life - comic and haunting, exotic and domestic - to shape a compelling, sometimes intensely moving, personal