Mountaineers - Great tales of bravery and conquest (Royal Geographical Society)(Pevná vazba)

Mountaineers - Great tales of bravery and conquest (Royal Geographical Society)(Pevná vazba)

Saint George and the Dragon (Hodges Margaret)(Pevná vazba)

A Caldecott Medal-winning tale of bravery, perseverance, and peace. Saint George and the Dragon retells the segment from Spenser's The Faerie Queene, in which George, the Red Cross Knight, slays the dreadful dragon that has been terrorizing the countryside for years and brings joy to the land

The Royal Entomological Society Book of British Insects (Barnard Peter C.)(Pevná vazba)

The Royal Entomological Society (RES) and Wiley-Blackwell are proud to present this landmark publication, celebrating the wonderful diversity of the insects of the British Isles, and the work of the RES (founded 1833). This book is the only modern systematic account of all 558 families of British

RHS The Magic and Mystery of Trees (Royal Horticultural Society (DK Rights) (DK IPL))(Pevná vazba)

The Royal Geographical Society Puzzle Book (Joyce Nathan)(Paperback)

'This is a great puzzle book, for budding explorers and young adventurers. There's no better way to test your exploration skills without leaving the house ' - Levison Wood Can you pin-point the last-known location of Ernest Shackleton's Endurance? Can you help Amelia Earhart circumnavigate the

Transactions of the Royal Historical Society (Archer Ian W.)(Pevná vazba)

Transactions of the Royal Historical Society is an annual collection of major articles representing some of the best historical research by some of the world's most distinguished historians. Volume 24 of the sixth series includes the following articles: 'Educating the Nation I: Schools', 'The

Transactions of the Royal Historical Society: Volume 30 (Spicer Andrew)(Pevná vazba)

Transactions of the Royal Historical Society is an annual collection of major articles representing some of the best historical research by some of the world's most distinguished historians. Volume 30 of the sixth series includes the following articles: 'Material turns in British history: III

A Cheetah's Tale (Her Royal Highness Princess Michael of K)(Pevná vazba)

A Cheetah's Tale - wildlife autobiography of HRH Princess Michael set in Mozambique, holiday reads and travel literature, the cheetah version of 'Born Free', including the story of how a young Princess Michael of Kent raised a cheetah cub called Tess, plus her recollections of the African

The Handmaid's Tale (Atwood Margaret)(Pevná vazba)

One of the most powerful and most widely read novels of our time: A gripping vision of our society radically overturned by a theocratic revolution--from 'the patron saint of feminist dystopian fiction' (The New York Times). - Now an award-winning Hulu series starring Elizabeth Moss. Offred is a

The Tale of Tsarevich Ivan, the Firebird, and the Grey Wolf (Afanasyev Alexander)(Pevná vazba)

The popular Russian fairy tale about Tsarevich Ivan befriended by a clever grey wolf was recorded by the renowned folklorist Alexander Nikolayevich Afanasyev (1826-1871), who collected and published more than 600 Russian folk tales in the middle 19th century. The illustrations included in this

Society and Economy: Framework and Principles (Granovetter Mark)(Pevná vazba)

Society and Economy--a work of exceptional ambition by the founder of modern economic sociology--is the first full account of Mark Granovetter's ideas about the diverse ways in which society and economy are intertwined. The economy is not a sphere separate from other human activities, Granovetter

Handbook of Religion and Society (Yamane David)(Pevná vazba)

The Handbook of Religion and Society is the most comprehensive and up-to-date treatment of a vital force in the world today. It is an indispensable resource for scholars, students, policy makers, and other professionals seeking to understand the role of religion in society. This includes both the

RHS Under Your Feet - Soil, Sand and other stuff (Royal Horticultural Society (DK Rights) (DK IPL))(Pevná vazba)

Weeds: The Beauty and Uses of 50 Vagabond Plants (Society Royal Horticultural)(Pevná vazba)

Weeds is a beautiful collection of the most fascinating vagabond plants around. Gorgeous botanical illustrations from the Royal Horticultural Society's archives highlight the delicate charms of 50 captivating species, while in-depth profiles provide key information for the modern gardener on the

Technology and Society: A World History (Ede Andrew)(Pevná vazba)

Technology and Society: A World History explores the creative power of humanity from the age of stone tools to the digital revolution. It introduces technology as a series of systems that allowed us to solve real-world problems and create a global civilization. The history of technology is also the

Moby Dick (Melville Herman)(Pevná vazba)

Melville's tale of the whaling industry, and one captain's obsession with revenge against the Great White Whale that took his leg. Classics Illustrated tells this wonderful tale in colorful comic strip form, offering an excellent introduction for younger readers. This edition also includes a

Orphans and Destitute Children in the Late Ottoman Empire (Maksudyan Nazan)(Pevná vazba)

History books often weave tales of rising and falling empires, royal dynasties, and wars among powerful nations. Here, Maksudyan succeeds in making those who are farthest removed from power the lead actors in this history. Focusing on orphans and destitute youth of the late Ottoman Empire, the

Irreplaceable - The fight to save our wild places (Hoffman Julian)(Paperback / softback)

Lose yourself in the beauty of nature this winter...A ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020For readers of George Monbiot, Isabella Tree and Robert Macfarlane - an urgent and lyrical account of endangered places around the globe and the people fighting to save them.'Powerful, timely,

Epic Tales of Triumph and Adventure (Cheshire Simon)(Pevná vazba)

Mountaineering: The Freedom of the Hills (The Mountaineers)(Pevná vazba)

'The definitive guide to mountains and climbing . . .'--Conrad Anker For nearly 60 years it's been revered as the 'bible' of mountaineering-and now it's even better than ever - The best-selling instructional text for new and intermediate climbers for more than half a century - New edition--fully

Conquistadores: A New History of Spanish Discovery and Conquest (Cervantes Fernando)(Pevná vazba)

A sweeping, authoritative history of 16th-century Spain and its legendary conquistadors, whose ambitious and morally contradictory campaigns propelled a small European kingdom to become one of the formidable empires in the world 'The depth of research in this book is astonishing, but even more

Dada Bodies: Between Battlefield and Fairground (Adamowicz Elza)(Pevná vazba)

A comprehensive study of Dada's images of the body in various media and geographical centres. Mask or machine-part, grotesque or iconoclastic, the bodily image is confronted as both a reflection of and on the disjunctive, dehumanised society of wartime and post-war Europe, and a blueprint of the

The Court Society (Elias Norbert)(Pevná vazba)

This classic study of the life of the nobility at the royal court of France, especially under Louis XIV, has long been out of print. Recognised by historians as the benchmark for studies of early modern courts, which were an important but long neglected phase in the growth of the 'civilising'

Small and Tall Tales of Extinct Animals (Rajcak Helene)(Pevná vazba)