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Nottingham: The Buried Past of a Historic City Revealed (Lomax Scott)(Paperback / softback)

Nottingham: The Buried Past of a Historic City Revealed covers the story of the part of the city, which was known as Nottingham during the medieval times. It is an accessible read and the ideal book for anyone with a general interest in the history of the city of Nottingham, however, will suit

The Mortal Instruments, the Complete Collection: City of Bones; City of Ashes; City of Glass; City of Fallen Angels; City of Lost Souls; City of Heave (Clare Cassandra)(Boxed Set)

All six books in the #1 New York Times bestselling Mortal Instruments series, now available in a collectible paperback boxed set. Enter the secret world of the Shadowhunters with this handsomely packaged boxed set that includes City of Bones, City of Ashes, City of Glass, City of Fallen Angels,

City of the Uncommon Thief (Bertrand Lynne)(Pevná vazba)

A dark and intricate fantasy, City of the Uncommon Thief is the story of a quarantined city gripped by fear and of the war that can free it. Guilders work. Foundlings scrub the bogs. Needles bind. Swords tear. And men leave. There is nothing uncommon in this city. I hope Errol Thebes is dead. We

The City of God (Augustine)(Paperback)

One of the great cornerstones in the history of Christian philosophy, The City of God provides an insightful interpretation of the development of modern Western society and the origin of most Western thought. Contrasting earthly and heavenly cities--representing the omnipresent struggle between

The City of Tears - Kate Mosse

Sweeping from Paris and Chartres to the City of Tears itself – the great refugee city of Amsterdam – this is a story of one family’s fight to stay together and survive against the devastating tides of history . . .May 1572: for ten violent years the Wars of Religion have raged across France

City of Miracles - The Divine Cities Book 3 (Jackson Bennett Robert)(Paperback / softback)

The awesome climax to the fantasy thrillers City of Stairs and City of Blades: Sigrud je Harkvaldsson is back, and this time he's out for

Thebes - The Forgotten City of Ancient Greece (Cartledge Paul)(Paperback / softback)

A gripping account of the ancient Greek city of Thebes from the acclaimed author of The

Glasgow - A History of the City (Fry Michael)(Pevná vazba)

A one volume history of the great city of Glasgow from the Celts to Celtic by the controversial Scottish historian and biographer of

The City of Ember Complete Boxed Set: The City of Ember; The People of Sparks; The Diamond of Darkhold; The Prophet of Yonwood (DuPrau Jeanne)(Boxed Set)

With more than 3.5 million copies sold, the City of Ember books are modern-day classics. Lina and Doon's heart-pounding journey to save their people has captivated readers around the world, and the four adventures are boxed together here for the very first time Escape the Dark. Discover the

The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of the City (Meagher Sharon M.)(Pevná vazba)

The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of the City is an outstanding reference source to this exciting subject and the first collection of its kind. Comprising 40 chapters by a team of international contributors, the Handbook is divided into clear sections addressing the following central topics: -

Lost City of the Incas (Bingham Hiram)(Paperback)

First published in the 1950s, this is a classic account of the discovery in 1911 of the lost city of Machu Picchu. In 1911 Hiram Bingham, a pre-historian with a love of exotic destinations, set out to Peru in search of the legendary city of Vilcabamba, capital city of the last Inca ruler, Manco

London 1: The City of London (Bradley Simon)(Pevná vazba)

The City of London encompasses architecture of unsurpassed richness and variety, from the Tower of London to Richard Roger's iconoclastic Lloyd's building. This guide unlocks the city's treasures and investigates its

Cairo - Memoir of a City Transformed (Soueif Ahdaf)(Paperback / softback)

The story of the revolution and a personal journey into the city of Ahdaf Soueif's

The City of Ember: The Graphic Novel (DuPrau Jeanne)(Paperback)

Modern-day classic The City of Ember is a stunning graphic novel! An underground city is doomed to darkness. Then, two kids discover a secret note that may have the answer to bring back the light . . . but is it too late save their home?As the lights begin to flicker, Lina finds a message from the

The Image of the City (Lynch Kevin)(Paperback)

The classic work on the evaluation of city form.What does the city's form actually mean to the people who live there? What can the city planner do to make the city's image more vivid and memorable to the city dweller? To answer these questions, Mr. Lynch, supported by studies of Los Angeles,

Augustine's City of God: A Reader's Guide (O'Daly Gerard)(Paperback)

The most influential of Augustine's works, City of God played a decisive role in the formation of the Christian West. Augustine wrote City of God in the aftermath of the Gothic sack of Rome in AD 410, at a time of rapid Christianization across the Roman Empire. Gerard O'Daly's book remains the

Echoes of the City (Christensen Lars Saabye)(Paperback / softback)

By the author of The Half-Brother, a compelling portrait of post-war Oslo as the city recovers from the German

Fat City (Gardner Leonard)(Paperback)

Fat City is a vivid novel of allegiance and defeat, of the potent promise of the good life and the desperation and drink that waylay those whom it eludes. Stockton, California, is the setting: the Lido Gym, the Hotel Coma, Main Street lunchrooms and dingy bars, days like long twilights in houses

City & The City (Mieville China)(Paperback / softback)

'Fiction of the new century' - Neil

Faith in the City of London (Gorick Niki)(Pevná vazba)

The mention of faith in the city of London first conjures images of ceremonies in St. Paul's Cathedral, but there are more than forty other Anglican churches, as well as Jewish, Dutch, Catholic, and Welsh places of worship squeezed in between the Square Mile's towers of commerce. Intrigued by this

Rome (Hughes Robert)(Paperback / softback)

Revised for the paperback edition - a dazzling biography of the Eternal City - 'A tour of the great city with a great guide: who could do this better?' EVENING

City of God (Augustine of Hippo)(Paperback)

St Augustine, bishop of Hippo, was one of the central figures in the history of Christianity, and City of God is one of his greatest theological works. Written as an eloquent defence of the faith at a time when the Roman Empire was on the brink of collapse, it examines the ancient pagan religions

The City of Dreaming Books (Moers Walter)(Paperback)

The search for the author's identity takes Yarnspinner to Bookholm--the so-called City of Dreaming Books. On entering its streets, our hero feels as if he has opened the door of a gigantic second-hand bookshop. His nostrils are assailed by clouds of book dust, the stimulating scent of ancient

Good City Form (Lynch Kevin)(Paperback)

A summation and extension of Lynch's vision for the exploration of city form.With the publication of The Image of the City in 1959, Kevin Lynch embarked upon the process of exploring city form. Good City Form is both a summation and an extension of his vision, a high point from which he views

City of Ember (DuPrau Jeanne)(Paperback / softback)

Many hundreds of years ago, the city of Ember was created by the Builders to contain everything needed for human survival. Soon Ember could be engulfed by darkness-But when two children, Lina and Doon, discover fragments of an ancient parchment, they begin to wonder if there could be a way out of

The Cambridge Companion to Augustine's City of God (Meconi S. J. David Vincent)(Paperback)

Augustine of Hippo's The City of God is generally considered to be one of the key works of Late Antiquity. Written in response to allegations that Christianity had brought about the decline of Rome, Augustine here explores themes in history, political science, and Christian theology, and argues for

The Gift of Hadrborg (Fadeley James)(Paperback)

In the troubled city of Strand, the City Watch and Governor's Guard struggle to fend off the criminal empires who rule their streets. Between the corruption, smuggling, underground slaving, mass larceny and a rebellious group attempting to usurp the throne, Guardsman Eirik's life shows no signs of

Dublin: The Making of a Medieval City (Clarke Howard)(Paperback)

Dublin: The Making of a Medieval City is the story of a unique period in Irish history told with passion, imagination and accuracy. This book leads the reader through the noise and bustle of the medieval streets of Dublin looking at all aspects of life, from religion to trade, from crafts to

Fighting Traffic: The Dawn of the Motor Age in the American City (Norton Peter D.)(Paperback)

The fight for the future of the city street between pedestrians, street railways, and promoters of the automobile between 1915 and 1930.Before the advent of the automobile, users of city streets were diverse and included children at play and pedestrians at large. By 1930, most streets were

A-Z of Birmingham: Places-People-History (Homer Andrew)(Paperback)

Birmingham - Britain's second largest city - lies in the heart of the country. Nicknamed 'city of a thousand trades', it became the workshop of England in the Industrial Revolution and as the centre of the Midlands Enlightenment was a hotbed of scientific thinking and technological innovation. The

Amsterdam - A History of the World's Most Liberal City (Shorto Russell)(Paperback / softback)

This is the first 'biography' of the city of Amsterdam - in the same vein as Peter Ackroyd's

City of Dragons (Hobb Robin)(Paperback / softback)

Return to the world of the Liveship Traders and journey along the Rain Wild River in the third instalment of high adventure from the author of the internationally acclaimed Farseer

Living in the Endless City (Burdett Ricky)(Pevná vazba)

The companion of Phaidon's popular The Endless City, Living in the Endless City will add the cities of Mumbai, Sao Paulo and Istanbul to the six cities of the first volume with the same mix of compelling photographs, in-depth and beautifully presented data, and smart writing by global thinkers

City People Notebook (Eisner Will)(Paperback)

Character sketches and timeless snapshots of the eccentric denizens of the American city that perfectly capture Eisner's genius and powers of

Paris: The City of Lights (Cestaro Dario)(Pevná vazba)

Discovering the city through the magic of Marsilio's pop-up seriesChildren's book author and illustrator extraordinaire Dario Cestaro (born 1971) presents the beauty of Paris through the spectacular paper architecture of a pop-up book. Cestaro takes young--and young at heart--readers through a

City of the Lost God: Includes 2 Volumes in 1: City of Lost Gods and Between Earth and Sun (Van Hamme Jean)(Paperback)

Thorgal, Aaricia and Kriss of Valnor are finally approaching Mavaxati, the city of the lost god. When Thorgal understands the real goal of their mission and Kriss's duplicity, he tries to escape but Kriss is determined that he complete the

Survival of the City - Living and Thriving in an Age of Isolation (Glaeser Edward)(Pevná vazba)

Survival of the City is an essential guide to the past and future of our

The City of Dusk - Tara Sim

DARKNESS FALLS. GODS RISE.The Four Realms - Life, Death, Light, and Darkness - all converge on the City of Dusk. For each realm there is a god, and for each god there is an heir.But the gods have withdrawn their favour from the once vibrant and thriving metropolis. And without it, all the realms

The Black Widows of the Eternal City: The True Story of Rome's Most Infamous Poisoners (Monson Craig A.)(Pevná vazba)

The Black Widows of the Eternal City offers, for the first time, a book-length study of an infamous cause c l bre in seventeenth-century Rome, how it resonated then and has continued to resonate: the 1659 investigation and prosecution of Gironima Spana and dozens of Roman widows, who shared a

Birmingham in Photographs: The Changing City (Jennings Dave)(Paperback)

Birmingham is Britain's second largest city. Lying in the heart of the West Midlands, the centre of the canal network and close to coal mining areas, the city became the leading manufacturing city in the world during the Industrial Revolution with its myriad specialised and innovative workshops

The City of God and the Goal of Creation (Alexander T. Desmond)(Paperback)

'For here we have no lasting city, but we seek the city that is to come.' -Hebrews 13:14 At the very heart of God's plan for the world stands an extraordinary city. Beginning with the garden of Eden in Genesis and ending with the New Jerusalem in Revelation, the biblical story reveals how God has

Berlin: The Story of a City (White-Spunner Barney)(Pevná vazba)

The intoxicating history of an extraordinary city and her people--from the medieval kings surrounding Berlin's founding to the world wars, tumult, and reunification of the twentieth century. There has always been a particular fervor about Berlin, a combination of excitement, anticipation,

Bluebirds Reunited: The Fall and Rise of Cardiff City (Blake Aled)(Paperback)

Bluebirds Reunited is the incredible story of the renaissance of Cardiff City: how a club in turmoil transformed its fortunes to win the unlikeliest of promotions, and how its loyal fans fell back in love with their beloved Bluebirds. Essential reading for every Cardiff City fan, Aled Blake charts

The Book of Tokyo: A City in Short Fiction (Hashimoto Osamu)(Paperback)

Our best-selling anthology of short fiction about the city of Tokyo, translated into English for the first

Cage of Dreams - Rebecca Schaeffer

Chaos reigns over the City of Newham in the thrilling conclusion to the City of Nightmares duology, by critically acclaimed author Rebecca Schaeffer.All nightmares begin as dreams.Nineteen-year-old Ness used to be terrified of Nightmares - people who'd turned into their worst fears while they

The City of Babylon: A History, C. 2000 BC - Ad 116 (Dalley Stephanie)(Paperback)

The 2000-year story of Babylon sees it moving from a city-state to the centre of a great empire of the ancient world. It remained a centre of kingship under the empires of Assyria, Nebuchadnezzar, Darius, Alexander the Great, the Seleucids and the Parthians. Its city walls were declared to be a

The Mystical City of God: A Popular Abridgment (Agreda Mary)(Paperback)

The Mystical City of God by Venerable Mother Mary of Jesus of Agreda (1602-1665) is a monumental four-volume, 2,676-page history of the life of the Blessed Virgin Mary, as revealed by Our Lady to this 17th-century Spanish nun. Venerable Mary saw in ecstasy all the events recorded here. Later, Our

City of Girls - The Sunday Times Bestseller (Gilbert Elizabeth)(Paperback / softback)

The Sound of the City: The Rise of Rock and Roll (Gillett Charlie)(Paperback)

Sex and the Unreal City : The Demolition of the Western Mind - Esolen Anthony

Unreal City: a zany cartoon megalopolis where towers are built of cotton candy, facts scatter like pixie dust, and the truth is whatever you feel it to be.And it's no fantasy. It's where we live. We dwell in Unreal City. We believe in un-being.With saber-like wit, poet and professor Anthony Esolen

City of Stone and Silence (Wexler Django)(Paperback)

Django Wexler's City of Stone and Silence is the second book in the cinematic fantasy Wells of Sorcery Trilogy featuring a fierce young woman skilled in the art of combat magic on an epic mission to steal a ghost ship. After surviving the Vile Rot, Isoka, Meroe, and the rest of Soliton's crew

Petra - The Rose-Red City (Auge Christian)(Paperback / softback)

Deep in the Jordanian desert lies the hidden rose red city of Petra, carved directly out of the solid rock that rises in sharp ridges above the sands. Recent excavations provide new information about this mysterious, beautiful and dramatic

The Barcelona Reader: Cultural Readings of a City (Bou Enric)(Paperback)

Over the last twenty years there has been a growing international interest in the city of Barcelona. This has been reflected in the academic world through a series of studies, courses, seminars, and publications. The Barcelona Reader hinges together a selection of the best academic articles,

Berlin: Portrait of a City (Taschen)(Pevná vazba)

The spirit of Berlin: A photographic journey into the city s history Berlin has survived two world wars, was divided by a wall during the Cold War, and after the fall of the wall was reunited. The city emerged as a center of European power and culture. From 1860 to the present day, this book

In the City (Lipniewska Dominika)(Pevná vazba)

A magical journey through a day in the life of a city, with lots of detail for children to

Oxford Scene - A view of the University and City (Andrews Chris)(Paperback / softback)

A book of colour photographs showing the University City of Oxford: Colleges, buildings, life and

The Unbelieveables: The Remarkable Rise of Leicester City (Bevan David)(Paperback)

At the beginning of April 2015, newly-promoted Leicester City were seven points adrift at the foot of the Premier League. What happened next was truly extraordinary. Not only did Leicester pull off one of the great escapes to survive in the top flight but they continued their form into the

Tales Of The City - Tales of the City 1 (Maupin Armistead)(Paperback / softback)

NAMED AS ONE OF THE BBC'S 100 MOST INSPIRING NOVELS Now a Netflix series starring Ellen Page and Laura Linney

Snow Country (Kawabata Yasunari)(Paperback / softback)

Shimamura is tired of the bustling city. He takes the train through the snow to the mountains of the west coast of Japan, to meet with a geisha he believes he loves. Beautiful and innocent, Komako is tightly bound by the rules of a rural geisha, and lives a life of servitude and seclusion that is

German Jerusalem: The Remarkable Life of a German-Jewish Neighborhood in the Holy City (Sparr Thomas)(Pevná vazba)

In the 1920s, before the establishment of Israel, a group of German Jews settled in a garden city on the outskirts of Jerusalem. During World War II, their quiet community, nicknamed Grunewald on the Orient, emerged as both an immigrant safe haven and a lively expatriate hotspot, welcoming many

Rome - Eternal City (Addis Ferdinand)(Paperback / softback)

A portrait of the city at the heart of Western civilization, brought to life in twenty-two scenes from its 2,500-year

Jacksonville Fire Department (Mashburn Barbara)(Paperback / softback)

In 1941 the City of Jacksonville had a population of about 100 people. The city was protected by two fire stations. In 1941 this was a lot of fire protection for a town with such a low population. The fire stations were actually for the Arkansas Ordinance Plant (AOP). The AOP employed more people

Berlin: The Wicked City: Unveiling the Mythos in Weimar Berlin (Larkins David)(Pevná vazba)

The Wickedest City on Earth For the Call of Cthulhu RPG In the aftermath of the Great War, Berlin maintains a reputation for licentiousness. A place where anything can be had for the right price. It is a city of both hedonism and business; its streets overflow with disabled veterans, prostitutes,

The City Reader (Legates Richard T.)(Paperback)

The seventh edition of the highly successful The City Reader juxtaposes the very best classic and contemporary writings on the city. Sixty-three selections are included: forty-five from the sixth edition and eighteen new selections, including three newly written exclusively for The City Reader. The

New York Elegies: Ukrainian Poems on the City (Kin Ostap)(Paperback)

'New York Elegies offers an astonishing richness of poems born out of the encounter between the city and several outstanding Ukrainian poets. It also provides a historical context for their voices and locates them in the Ukrainian literary tradition. An excellent book for poetry lovers, New York

Gather the Fortunes - A Crescent City Novel (Camp Bryan)(Paperback / softback)

The exciting sequel to the stunning debut, The City of Lost Fortunes by Bryan

Kilkenny - City of Heritage (Dargan Pat)(Paperback)

Kilkenny: City of Heritage, is an expertly researched but accessibly written history of the streetscapes and buildings that define Kilkenny

Forward, 1: 100 Years of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (Bratby Richard)(Pevná vazba)

Over a century of history, the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra has taken different names and forms. It has weathered war, recession, and social change, evolving from a part-time municipal ensemble into a symphony orchestra with a worldwide reputation. But throughout it all, the CBSO has been

The Money Power: Empire of the City and Pawns in the Game (Carr William Guy)(Paperback)

'The Money Power' contains two classic books on geopolitics, 'Pawns in the Game' and 'Empire of the City,' which present the thesis that the wars and revolutions of modern times have been engineered by an English-speaking finance oligarchy to perpetuate their balance of power over the world. They

The City of Belgium (Evens Brecht)(Pevná vazba)

An exquisitely drawn exploration of three lost souls' emotional terrain As night falls in the City of Belgium, three strangers in their late twenties--a most dangerous age--arrive at a popular restaurant. Jona is about to move away; he calls his wife, who's already settled in Berlin, before trying

City of Bones, 1 (Clare Cassandra)(Paperback)

Discover the world of the Shadowhunters in the first installment of the internationally bestselling Mortal Instruments series and 'prepare to be hooked' (Entertainment Weekly)--now with a gorgeous new cover, a map, a new foreword, and exclusive bonus content! City of Bones is a Shadowhunters

The City and Man (Strauss Leo)(Paperback)

The City and Man consists of provocative essays by the late Leo Strauss on Aristotle's Politics, Plato's Republic, and Thucydides' Peloponnesian Wars. Together, the essays constitute a brilliant attempt to use classical political philosophy as a means of liberating modern political philosophy from

Istanbul - Memories and the City (The Illustrated Edition) (Pamuk Orhan)(Pevná vazba)

Like the Dublin of Joyce and Jan Morris' Venice, Orhan Pamuk's bestselling Istanbul: Memories of a City is a triumphant encounter of place and sensibility, beautifully written and immensely moving. Since the publication of Istanbul, Pamuk has continued to add to his collection of photographs of

The Queen of America Goes to Washington City: Essays on Sex and Citizenship (Berlant Lauren)(Paperback)

In The Queen of America Goes to Washington City, Lauren Berlant focuses on the need to revitalize public life and political agency in the United States. Delivering a devastating critique of contemporary discourses of American citizenship, she addresses the triumph of the idea of private life over

City of Tears (Mosse Kate)(Paperback)

From the Languedoc to Paris and Amsterdam, Kate Mosses novel sees the Joubert family caught up in the St Bartholomews Day Massacre and a frightening sequence of events thereafter

Prague in Black and Gold - The History of a City (Demetz Peter)(Paperback / softback)

From the Velvet Revolution to the disturbing world of Franz Kafka, from the devestation of the Thirty Years War to the musical elegance of Mozart and Dvorak, Prague is steeped in a wealth of history and culture. PRAGUE IN BLACK AND GOLD is a first class history of this unique city, allowing us to

Death in the Air: The True Story of a Serial Killer, the Great London Smog, and the Strangling of a City (Dawson Kate Winkler)(Paperback)

A real-life thriller in the vein of The Devil in the White City, Kate Winkler Dawson's debut Death in the Air is a gripping, historical narrative of a serial killer, an environmental disaster, and an iconic city struggling to regain its footing. London was still recovering from the devastation of

The Lost Library of the King of Portugal (Delaforce Angela)(Pevná vazba)

The destruction on the morning of All Saints Day 1755 of the heart of the city of Lisbon by an earthquake, tidal wave and the urban fires that followed was a tragedy that divides the 18th century in Portugal. One casualty on that fatal morning was the Royal Library, one of the most magnificent

Sex and the City of Ladies: Rewriting History with Cleopatra, Lucrezia Borgia and Catherine the Great (Hilton Lisa)(Pevná vazba)

The bestselling author and historian Lisa Hilton picks up the mythical 'City of Ladies' where the medieval writer Christine de Pisan left off, continuing a conversation about gender and greatness that began more than six hundred years ago.In 1405 Christine de Pisan took up the pen to defend her

City Hall: Masterpieces of American Civic Architecture (Drooker Arthur)(Pevná vazba)

City Hall is the first book to feature striking contemporary images of the most architecturally significant city halls in the United States. This diverse collection includes New York, the oldest; Philadelphia, once the tallest building in the world; and Boston, the first major brutalist building in

The Works: Anatomy of a City (Ascher Kate)(Paperback)

A fascinating guided tour of the ways things work in a modern city 'It's a rare person who won't find something of interest in The Works, whether it's an explanation of how a street-sweeper works or the view of what's down a manhole.' --New York Post Have you ever wondered how the water in your

A House in Fez: Building a Life in the Ancient Heart of Morocco (Clarke Suzanna)(Paperback)

The Medina -- the Old City -- of Fez is the best-preserved, medieval walled city in the world. Inside this vibrant Moroccan community, internet cafes and mobile phones coexist with a maze of donkey-trod alleyways, thousand-year-old sewer systems, and

Kingdom of Copper (Chakraborty S. A.)(Paperback / softback)

Return to Daevabad in the spellbinding sequel to THE CITY OF

How We Live Now: Scenes from the Pandemic (Hayes Bill)(Pevná vazba)

Winner of the New York City Book Award From the beloved author of Insomniac City, a poignant and profound tribute in stories and images to a city amidst a pandemic. A bookstore where readers shout their orders from the street. A neighborhood restaurant turned to-go place where one has a shared

Port Royal - The Sunken City (Marx Robert F.)(Pevná vazba)

The true story of the city of Port Royal in Jamaica. In 1692 an earthquake and tidal wave caused the city to sink beneath the sea. Robert F. Marx was one of the men caught up in the legends of buried treasure and this book describes the fulfillment of his childhood dream: a two-and-a-half year

Wartime Culture in Guilin, 1938-1944: A City at War (Zhu Pingchao)(Pevná vazba)

This book examines the development of wartime culture in the Chinese city of Guilin during the Japanese invasion between 1938 and 1944. Controlled and protected by a nationally powerful Guangxi warlord group, Guilin's liberal atmosphere attracted intellectuals of different social and political

When Football Was Football: Leicester City (Ellis Ralph)(Pevná vazba)

When Football Was Football: Leicester City celebrates the unique history of Leicester City with the help of photos from the Mirrorpix archive. A unique and fascinating story spanning from 1884 to the modern day, and a must for all Leicester City

Small Business and the City: The Transformative Potential of Small Scale Entrepreneurship (Gomez Rafael)(Paperback)

In Small Business and the City, Rafael Gomez, Andre Isakov, and Matt Semansky highlight the power of small-scale entrepreneurship to transform local neighbourhoods and the cities they

Berlin: Life and Loss in the City That Shaped the Century - Sinclair McKay

The Sunday Times-bestselling author of Dresden returns with a monumental biography of the city that defined the twentieth century - BerlinThroughout the twentieth century, Berlin stood at the centre of a convulsing world. This history is often viewed as separate acts: the suffering of the First

Code of the Street: Decency, Violence, and the Moral Life of the Inner City (Anderson Elijah)(Paperback)

Inner-city black America is often stereotyped as a place of random violence, but in fact, violence in the inner city is regulated through an informal but well-known code of the street. This unwritten set of rules--based largely on an individual's ability to command respect--is a powerful and

Ladies and Gentlemen, the Bronx Is Burning: 1977, Baseball, Politics, and the Battle for the Soul of a City (Mahler Jonathan)(Paperback)

A passionate and dramatic account of a year in the life of a city, when baseball and crime reigned supreme, and when several remarkable figures emerged to steer New York clear of one of its most harrowing periods. By early 1977, the metropolis was in the grip of hysteria caused by a murderer dubbed

City of the Dead (Morson Ian)(Pevná vazba)

Exploration Fawcett (Fawcett Percy)(Paperback)

The life of Colonel Fawcett is now the subject of the major motion picture The Lost City of Z. The disappearance of Colonel Fawcett in the Matto Grosso remains one of the great unsolved mysteries. In 1925, Fawcett was convinced that he had discovered the location of a lost city; he had set out with

Durham City in 50 Buildings (Dodds Derek)(Paperback / softback)

Explore the rich history of the city of Durham in this guided tour through its most fascinating historic and modern

Judge Dredd: Restricted Files: v. 4 (Wagner John)(Paperback / softback)

Mega-City One, a violent city of the future that requires a special kind of police force - the Judges - to maintain law and order. Toughest of them all is Judge Dredd. He is the

City State: New London Poetry (Phillipson Heather)(Paperback)

City State showcases the work of twenty-seven London writers between the ages of 16 and 36. From hyperlinked walks of Battersea bombsites and guerilla gardening projects to jagged urban lyrics and dark hymns to the East End, City State presents a confident, entertaining and truly diverse snapshot

A City Possessed: The Christchurch Civic Creche Case (Hood Lynley)(Paperback)

Originally published in 2001, A City Possessed is the harrowing account of one of New Zealand's most high-profile criminal cases - a story of child sexual abuse allegations, gender politics and the law. In detailing the events of the 1990s that led up to and surrounded the allegations made against

Ancient City of Liangzhu - Unlocking its Secrets (Bin Liu)(Paperback / softback)

Discover a whole new world. The mysterious, ancient civilisation in the city of Liangzhu was largely unheard of, until recently. Learn all about the Liangzhu people, including their society, infrastructure, trades, economy, politics, agriculture, art and mythology in this detailed and beautiful

City of Refuge: Slavery and Petit Marronage in the Great Dismal Swamp, 1763-1856 (Nevius Marcus)(Paperback)

City of Refuge is a story of petit marronage, an informal slave's economy, and the construction of internal improvements in the Great Dismal Swamp of Virginia and North Carolina. The vast wetland was tough terrain that most white Virginians and North Carolinians considered uninhabitable. Perceived

New York (Rutherfurd Edward)(Paperback / softback)

A novel that tells the story of New York city - from the epic, empty grandeur of the New World to the skyscrapers of the City that Never Sleeps, from the intimate detail of lives long forgotten to those lived at breakneck speed

The Granite Men: A History of the Granite Industries of Aberdeen and North East Scotland (Fiddes Jim)(Paperback)

A comprehensive history of the industries of the Granite City of

Aleppo: The Rise and Fall of Syria's Great Merchant City (Mansel Philip)(Paperback)

A Times Literary Supplement Book of the Year 'This book will stand as a eulogy for the city.' - Anthony Satin, The Literary ReviewAleppo lies in ruins. Its streets are plunged in darkness; most of its population has fled, its memories ravaged. But this was once a vibrant world city, a trade and

Teotihuacan: The World Beyond the City (Carballo David M.)(Pevná vazba)

Teotihuacan was a city of major importance in the Americas between 1 and 550 CE. As one of only two cities in the New World with a population over one hundred thousand, it developed a network of influence that stretched across Mesoamerica. The size of its urban core, the scale of its monumental

Rome (Claridge Amanda)(Paperback)

Capital and showcase of the Roman Empire and the center of Christian Europe, the city of Rome is the largest archaeological site in the world. In the new Second Edition of her popular handbook, Amanda Claridge again presents an indispensable guide to all significant monuments in Rome datingfrom 800

Rise of Athens - The Story of the World's Greatest Civilisation (Everitt Anthony)(Paperback / softback)

The story of the modest city-state that would become the birthplace of

Brian Friel: Collected Plays - Volume 2 - The Freedom of the City; Volunteers; Living Quarters; Aristocrats; Faith Healer; Translations (Friel Brian)(Paperback / softback)

This second collection of Brian Friel's work contains:The Freedom of the City (1973) Volunteers (1975) Living Quarters (1977) Aristocrats (1979) (March) Faith Healer (1979) (April) Translations

The Twenty-Seventh City (Franzen Jonathan)(Paperback)

The debut novel of New York Times bestselling author Jonathan Franzen, The Twenty-Seventh City is 'a startling, scathing first novel about American ambition, power, politics, money, corruption and apathy' (People). St. Louis, Missouri, is a quietly dying river city until it hires a new police

Last Garden (Ip Rachel)(Paperback / softback)

In the middle of a city, a little girl tends to the last garden. But the city is breaking and everyone is leaving. Will the garden ever bloom

City of Light, City of Poison: Murder, Magic, and the First Police Chief of Paris (Tucker Holly)(Paperback)

In the late 1600s, Louis XIV assigns Nicolas de la Reynie to bring order to Paris after the brutal deaths of two magistrates. Reynie, pragmatic and fearless, discovers a network of witches, poisoners, and priests whose reach extends all the way to the king's court at Versailles. Based on court

Treasure Hunters: Quest for the City of Gold - (Treasure Hunters 5) (Patterson James)(Paperback / softback)

The Kidd family discovers an ancient map to the lost Incan City of Paititi. But when the map is stolen, the Kidds have to rely on Storm's picture-perfect memory to navigate the dangerous Amazon jungle - until she's kidnapped! To save Storm, the Kidds must locate the fabled city ... before the bad

An Analysis of St. Augustine's the City of God Against the Pagans (Teubner Jonathan D.)(Paperback)

Atlas of Cork City (Crowley John)(Pevná vazba)

The evolution of Cork city is traced through a wide-ranging series of texts, and through a rich tapestry of images, including photographs, archival material, satellite images, and artwork.* The atlas provides the reader with one of the most comprehensive collection of historic maps on Cork.* It

City of Gold: Dubai and the Dream of Capitalism (Krane Jim)(Paperback)

City of London at War 1939-45 (Wynn Stephen)(Paperback)

The City of London was always going to be an obvious target for German bombers during the Second World War. What better way for Nazi Germany to spread fear and panic amongst the British people than by attacking their capital city? Although not vastly populated in the same way that a bigger city or

New York City font - Volné triko city

New York (oficiálně The City of New York, v běžném užívání jen New York nebo New York City) je nejlidnatější město Spojených států a jeho metropolitní oblast patří mezi nejlidnatější na světě. Město bylo založeno Nizozemci v roce 1625 a od roku 1790 je největším městem

City of Thieves (Benioff David)(Paperback / softback)

From the co-creator of the HBO series Game of Thrones and critically-acclaimed author of The 25th Hour, this is a captivating novel about war, courage, survival and a remarkable friendship that ripples across a

Hyperspace - A Scientific Odyssey through Parallel Universes, Time Warps, and the Tenth Dimension (Kaku Michio (City College of the City University of New York))(Paperback / softback)

Hyperspace is the run-away bestseller from one of the world's leading theoretical physicists. Are there other dimensions beyond our own? Is time travel possible? Michio Kaku takes us on a tour of the most exciting work in modern physics, including research into 10-dimensional space, time warps, and

Metropolis (Von Harbou Thea)(Paperback)

This city of the future encompasses two worlds: that of the hedonistic ruling class and that of a segregated subculture, toilers in a mechanized underworld who labor to provide the rich with their pleasures. When a charismatic leader arises, she seeks a savior to unite the disparate social orders

Town and the City (Kerouac Jack)(Paperback / softback)

'It is the sum of myself, as far as the written word can go' Kerouac on THE TOWN AND THE CITY Kerouac's debut novel is a great coming of age story which can be read as the essential prelude to his later classics. Inspired by grief over his father's death and gripped by determination to write the

River of Death (MacLean Alistair)(Paperback)

The classic tale of adventure and the dark secrets of a lost city in the Brazilian jungle, from the acclaimed master of action and suspense.THE LOST CITYHamilton knows the way to the ruins deep in the Brazilian jungle - and the secret they hold.The millionaire who calls himself Smith seeks the lost