The Cubans: Ordinary Lives in Extraordinary Times (Depalma Anthony)(Paperback)

The Cubans: Ordinary Lives in Extraordinary Times (Depalma Anthony)(Paperback)

DePalma] renders a Cuba few tourists will ever see . . . You won't forget these people soon, and you are bound to emerge from DePalma's bighearted account with a deeper understanding of a storied island . . . A remarkably revealing glimpse into the world of a muzzled yet irrepressibly ebullient

We Are at War: The Diaries of Five Ordinary People in Extraordinary Times (Garfield Simon)(Paperback)

'We Are At War' continues Simon Garfield's successful formula of interweaving five ordinary lives from the Mass-Observation archive begun with 'Our Hidden Lives.' Of all the accounts written about the Second World War, none are more compelling than the personal diaries composed by those who lived

Our Uninvited Guests - Ordinary Lives in Extraordinary Times in the Country Houses of Wartime Britain (Summers Julie)(Paperback / softback)

The brilliant new book from one of the country's foremost social historians celebrating those who lived through the Second World

Life Project - The Extraordinary Story of Our Ordinary Lives (Pearson Helen)(Paperback / softback)

Sass, Smarts, and Stilettos: How Italian women make the ordinary, extraordinary (Contestabile Gabriella)(Paperback)

How do Italian women turn the ordinary into extraordinary? Why do their lives seem less complicated, but more complete and alluring?Discover what's behind this seductive ethos of effortless chic, and how to live an extraordinary and stylish life, 'all' italiana'.Sass, Smarts, and Stilettos is not

Little Guides to Great Lives: Anne Frank - Isabel Thomas, Paola Escobar

Anne Frank was an ordinary girl living in extraordinary times. Forced to go into hiding to escape the Nazis' persecution of Jews in World War II, Anne kept a diary that would become one of the most famous books in the world. Meet one of history's most inspiring figures in this

Taskmaster - 220 Extraordinary Tasks for Ordinary People (Horne Alex)(Paperback / softback)

Your time starts now ... In the TV show and on my marriage certificate, my job description is 'Taskmaster's Assistant'. If you feel in any way the same as me then you should enjoy this paperback version of the official Taskmaster book. There are tasks for you, your friends and your

Everyday Stalinism: Ordinary Life in Extraordinary Times: Soviet Russia in the 1930s (Fitzpatrick Sheila)(Paperback)

Here is a pioneering account of everyday life under Stalin, written by a leading authority on modern Russian history. Focusing on the urban population, Fitzpatrick depicts a world of privation, overcrowding, endless lines, and broken homes, in which the regime's promises of future

What Extraordinary People Know: How to Cut the Busy B.S. and Live Your Kick-Ass Life (Moore Anthony)(Pevná vazba)

What's the secret to 'extraordinary?'Being stuck in mediocrity sucks. It's easy to identify the symptoms of this disease in your life: are you chronically bored? Do you wake up knowing today is going to suck? Are you constantly fighting off feelings of emptiness, exhaustion, and knowing you're

Peace Like a River (Enger Leif)(Paperback / softback)

What happens when ordinary lives are shattered by extraordinary

She-Clown, and Other Stories (Vincent Hannah)(Paperback)

Hannah Vincent's short stories depict the ordinary and extraordinary lives of women coping with the demands of society, the demands of men, of their fellow women, of their own bodies. At the centre of each story is a woman engaged in an act of self-preservation.In one story a young woman on the

The Values Economy: How to Deliver Purpose-Driven Service for Sustained Performance (Williams Alan)(Paperback)

We live in extraordinary economic times - volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous. In the service sector, many traditional approaches are no longer relevant and the landscape of brand identity, employee engagement and customer experience is changing. Organizations no longer own their own brand,

An Analysis of Sheila Fitzpatrick's Everyday Stalinism: Ordinary Life in Extraordinary Times: Soviet Russia in the 1930s (Petrov Victor)(Paperback)

How was the Soviet Union like a soup kitchen? In this important and highly revisionist work, historian Sheila Fitzpatrick explains that a reimagining of the Communist state as a provider of goods for the 'deserving poor' can be seen as a powerful metaphor for understanding Soviet life as a whole

Spice Girls: The Extraordinary Lives of Five Ordinary Women (Smith Sean)(Paperback)

'Get the inside scoop on all things Spice 'OK Magazine'A compelling new book' Daily ExpressFrom the moment they burst into our lives, the Spice Girls have inspired millions around the world.Emma, Geri, Melanie C, Mel B and Victoria were adored and admired in equal measure. Their determination,

Dance To The Music Of Time Volume 4 (Powell Anthony)(Paperback / softback)

Anthony Powell's brilliant twelve novel sequence chronicles the lives of over three hundred characters, and is a unique evocation of life in twentieth-century

Dance To The Music Of Time Volume 2 (Powell Anthony)(Paperback / softback)

Anthony Powell's brilliant twelve-novel sequence chronicles the lives of over three hundred characters, and is a unique evocation of life in twentieth-century

Dance To The Music Of Time Volume 3 (Powell Anthony)(Paperback / softback)

Anthony Powell's brilliant twelve-novel sequence chronicles the lives of over three hundred characters, and is a unique evocation of life in twentieth-century

Starfell: Willow Moss & the Lost Day (Valente Dominique)(Paperback)

The ordinary becomes extraordinary in this sparkling first book in the Starfell series, a modern classic perfect for fans of Nevermoor and The Land of Stories. Willow Moss's small magic has always seemed unremarkable. But when the most feared witch in the land of Starfell appears on the Moss

Extraordinary Time - The End of the Postwar Boom and the Return of the Ordinary Economy (Levinson Marc)(Paperback / softback)

The early 1970s witnessed the arrival of the problems that define the twenty-first century. In An Extraordinary Time, Marc Levinson investigates how the oil crisis of the 1970s marked a radical turning point in global economics: and paved the way for the political and financial troubles of the

The Leftovers (Perrotta Tom)(Paperback)

With heart, intelligence and a rare ability to illuminate the struggles inherent in ordinary lives, Tom Perrotta's The Leftovers--now adapted into an HBO series--is a startling, thought-provoking novel about love, connection and loss. What if--whoosh, right now, with no explanation--a number of us

Nichijou,3 (Arawi Keiichi)(Paperback)

extra ordinary The professor gets everyone stuck in a sticky situation. Mio goes to extraordinary lengths to protect her passionate pet project. Unexpected feelings for another teacher have taken root in Mr. Takasaki's heart. And an unfortunate misunderstanding ends up bringing two friends closer

The Eustace Diamonds (Trollope Anthony)(Paperback)

The third in Trollope's six-volume Palliser series, The Eustace Diamonds boasts an extraordinary heroine in Lizzie Eustace, a lying schemer in the mould of Thackeray's Becky Sharp. A pompous Under-Secretary of State, an exploitative and acquisitive American and her unhappy 'niece,' a shady radical

One Day: The Extraordinary Story of an Ordinary 24 Hours in America (Weingarten Gene)(Paperback)

'One of the 50 Best Nonfiction Books of the Last 25 Years'--Slate On New Year's Day 2013, two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Gene Weingarten asked three strangers to, literally, pluck a day, month, and year from a hat. That day--chosen completely at random--turned out to be Sunday, December 28, 1986,

Anthropology of Landscape: The Extraordinary in the Ordinary (Tilley Christopher)(Paperback)

An Anthropology of Landscape tells the fascinating story of a heathland landscape in south-west England and the way different individuals and groups engage with it. Based on a long-term anthropological study, the book emphasises four individual themes: embodied identities, the landscape as a