Prince Henry 'The Navigator': A Life (Russell Peter)(Paperback)

Prince Henry 'The Navigator': A Life (Russell Peter)(Paperback)

Henry the Navigator, fifteenth-century Portuguese prince and explorer, is a legendary, almost mythical figure in late medieval history. Considered along with Columbus to be one of the progenitors of modernity, Prince Henry challenged the scientific assumptions of his age and was responsible for

A Wind from the North: The Life of Henry the Navigator (Bradford Ernle)(Paperback)

The captivating biography of Prince Henry of Portugal, the navigator and explorer who helped usher in the Age of Discovery. Before Columbus, Vespucci, and Sir Francis Drake, there was Henry the Navigator. Pirate hunter, intrepid explorer, and ship designer, the Portuguese prince was one of the

Prince: The Life The Genius The Legend (Court James)(Paperback)

Prince Harry: The Inside Story (Larcombe Duncan)(Paperback)

Prince Henry of Wales has emerged as the unexpected jewel in the crown of the modern British monarchy. Despite his unruly antics, for which he's made headlines all over the world, Harry's popularity rivals that of the Queen herself. Heartthrob and loveable rogue, he has won the public's

The TM Technique (Russell Peter)(Paperback)

Peter Russell's original ever-popular book on Transcendental Meditation - a skeptics

The Life of Henry Brulard (Stendhal)(Paperback)

The Life of Henry Brulard is the autobiography of one of France's greatest writers, Stendhal, author of The Red and the Black and The Charterhouse of Parma. Here, writing at white heat and with such ferocious honesty and indignation that his book was to remain unpublishable for more than a century

Navigátor bezpečného úvěru - Petr Teplý

Long Way From Home (Carey Peter)(Paperback)

Together with Willie, their lanky navigator, they embark upon the Redex Trial, a brutal race around the continent, over roads no car will ever quite survive.A Long Way from Home is Peter Carey's late style

The Cotswolds' Finest Gardens (Russell Tony)(Paperback)

Using evocative text and delightful imagery, Tony Russell brings to life each of the fifty gardens featured, covering their history, plants, architecture and personalities along the way. The diversity of gardens to be found within the Cotswolds and within this book is quite astonishing. Here you

Long Way From Home (Carey Peter)(Paperback / softback)

Together with Willie, their lanky navigator, they embark upon the Redex Trial, a brutal race around the continent, over roads no car will ever quite survive.A Long Way from Home is Peter Carey's late style

WALDEN or Life in the Woods (Wisehouse Classics Edition) (Thoreau Henry David)(Paperback)

WALDEN or, Life in the Woods, by noted transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau, is a reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings. The work is part personal declaration of independence, social experiment, voyage of spiritual discovery, satire, and manual for self-reliance. First published in

The Europeans: A Sketch (James Henry)(Paperback)

Eugenia, an expatriated American, is the morganatic wife of a German prince, who is about to reject her in favor of a state marriage. With her artist brother Felix Young she travels to Boston to visit relatives she has never before seen, in hopes of making a wealthy marriage. The men of Boston soon

Critique of Everyday Life: The Three-Volume Text (Lefebvre Henri)(Paperback)

Henri Lefebvre's magnum opus: a monumental exploration of contemporary society. Henri Lefebvre's three-volume Critique of Everyday Life is perhaps the richest, most prescient work by one of the twentieth century's greatest philosophers. Written at the birth of post-war consumerism, the Critique was

Anarchism: A Collection of Revolutionary Writings (Kropotkin Peter)(Paperback)

One of the few members of the Russian aristocracy to become a revolutionary, Prince Peter Kropotkin (1842‒1921) renounced his title at the age of 12. He later became one of the leading theorists of anarchism. Forced to flee his homeland in the 1870s to avoid arrest for his revolutionary

Butterfly Hunter: The Life of Henry Walter Bates (Crawforth Dr Anthony)(Paperback / softback)

My Life and Work: An Autobiography of Henry Ford (Ford Henry)(Paperback)

This book is the original autobiographical work by Henry Ford, founder of the Ford Motor Company. In this book, Ford details how he got into business, the strategies that he used to become a wealthy and successful businessman, and what others can do by learning from the examples he has outlined

The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia (Johnson Samuel)(Paperback)

Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia, leaves the easy life of the Happy Valley, accompanied by his sister Nekayah, her attendant Pekuah, and the much-travelled philosopher Imlac. Their journey takes them to Egypt, where they study the various conditions of men's lives, before returning home in a

Bertrand Russell: 1921-1970, the Ghost of Madness (Monk Ray)(Paperback)

In the second half of his life, Bertrand Russell transformed himself from a major philosopher, whose work was intelligible to a small elite, into a political activist and popular writer, known to millions throughout the world. Yet his life is the tragic story of a man who believed in a modern,

Henry David Thoreau: A Life (Walls Laura Dassow)(Paperback)

'Walden. Yesterday I came here to live.' That entry from the journal of Henry David Thoreau, and the intellectual journey it began, would by themselves be enough to place Thoreau in the American pantheon. His attempt to 'live deliberately' in a small woods at the edge of his hometown of Concord has

The Gifts of the Spirit: Understanding and Receiving God's Supernatural Power in Your Life (Prince Derek)(Paperback)

Treason (Doherty Berlie)(Paperback)

Will Montague is a page to Prince Edward, son of King Henry VIII. As the King's favourite, Will gains many enemies in Court. His enemies convince the King that Will's father has committed treason and he is thrown into Newgate Prison. Will flees Hampton Court and goes into hiding in the back streets

John Henry Newman: A Biography (Ker Ian)(Paperback)

This full-length life of John Henry Newman is the first comprehensive biography of both the man and the thinker and writer. It draws extensively on material from Newman's letters and papers. Newman's character is revealed in its complexity and contrasts: the legendary sadness and sensitivity are

Road Less Travelled - Thoughts on life from the pen of a single Christian (Henry Heather)(Paperback / softback)

Stormy, Misty's Foal (Henry Marguerite)(Paperback)

In this classic story by award-winning author Marguerite Henry, Misty fights for her life and the life of her unborn foal. A raging storm slashes across Assateague and Chincoteague islands. Water is everywhere The wild ponies and the people must battle for their lives. In the midst of the storm,