The Dillinger Days (Toland John)(Paperback)

The Dillinger Days (Toland John)(Paperback)

For thirteen violent months in the 1930s, John Dillinger and his gang swept through the Midwest. The criminals of the Depression robbed almost at will (the Indiana State Police had only 41 members, including clerks and typists). Dillinger's daring escapes-single-handed at Crown Point jail or

Dillinger (Higgins Jack)(Paperback)

A novel of the last, desperate days of John Dillinger, America's most notorious bank robber The classic Jack Higgins thriller. In 1934, after his spectacular jailbreak from a cell in Indiana, Dillinger was like a ghost--some claimed to spot him in New York, others in London, New Orleans, or

Battle (Toland John)(Paperback)

The perspective of 15 years, painstaking research, thousands of interviews, extensive analysis and evaluation, and the creative talent of John Toland [paint] the epic struggle on an immense canvas. . . . Toland writes with the authority of a man who was there. . . . He tastes the bitterness of

Wicked Things (Allison John)(Paperback)

The Eisner Award winning team of John Allison and Max Sarin return to the world of Giant Days for a new series about everyone's favorite child detective; Charlotte Grote. NO GOOD DEED GOES UNHIRED The Eisner Award winning team of John Allison and Max Sarin return to the world of Giant Days for a

Ten Days That Shook the World (Reed John)(Paperback)

A new edition of John Reed's classic eyewitness account of the Russian Revolution, 100 years since its first

Last Days of John Lennon (Patterson James)(Paperback)

John Henry Days (Whitehead Colson)(Paperback)

From the bestselling, two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Underground Railroad and The Nickel Boys, a novel that is 'funny and wise and sumptuously written' (Jonathan Franzen, The New York Times Book Review).Colson Whitehead's triumphant novel is on one level a multifaceted retelling of

Cat from Hue: A Vietnam War Story (Laurence John)(Paperback)

John Laurence covered the Vietnam war for CBS News from its early days, through the bloody battle of Hue in 1968, to the Cambodian invasion. He was judged by his colleagues to be the best television reporter of the war, however, the traumatic stories Laurence covered became a personal burden that

John Henry Days (Whitehead Colson)(Paperback / softback)

From the author of 'The Underground Railroad', Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award, and Longlisted for the 2017 Man Booker Prize. 'John Henry Days' is a novel of extraordinary scope and mythic power. It established Colson Whitehead as a pre-eminent American writer

Ten Days That Shook the World (Reed John)(Paperback)

An impassioned firsthand account of the Russian Revolution, which celebrates its 100th anniversary in March 2017 An American journalist and revolutionary writer, John Reed became a close friend of Lenin and was an eyewitness to the 1917 revolution in Russia. Ten Days That Shook the World is Reed's

Devil's Carnival - The First Hundred Days of Armageddon 1st Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers August - December 1914 (Sneddon John Mason)(Paperback / softback)

Reading Book of Days (Dearing John)(Pevná vazba)

Taking you through the year day by day, The Reading Book of Days contains a quirky, eccentric, amusing or important event or fact from different periods of history, many of which had a major impact on the religious and political history of England as a whole. Ideal for dipping into, this addictive

The Last Days Of Oscar Wilde (Vanderslice John)(Paperback)

Meet Oscar Wilde. His life is ending.The year is 1898. Wilde's reputation is in ruins. After the scandal, after the trial, and after the incarceration at Reading Gaol, Wilde lives in precarious exile in Paris. His friends urge him to start another great work, a new play or poem. But Wilde's

Swallows And Amazons (Ransome Arthur)(Paperback / softback)

The ultimate children's classic - long summer days filled with adventure. John, Susan, Titty and Roger sail their boat, Swallow, to a deserted island for a summer camping

Giant Days Vol. 7, 7 (Allison John)(Paperback)

Esther, Susan, and Daisy continue to face the rigors of young adulthood in this Eisner-nominated series. Fast friends Susan, Daisy, and Esther continue their second year at Sheffield University, and these are formative times, indeed. Education and looking ahead to the future isn't all that college

Steeple Volume 2 (Allison John)(Paperback)

A two-part continuation of John Allison's (Giant Days) new series Steeple Former curate Billie has moved on to a new path . . . as a priestess in the Church of Satan. Meanwhile, her friend Maggie has made a similar switch--from Satanist to church-bound do-gooder. But when the light of the

Giant Days Vol. 12, 12 (Allison John)(Paperback)

It's never a quiet day at the University of Sheffield when Esther, Susan and Daisy are around - especially if that means solving a comic book caper, attending McGraw's brother's wedding and Daisy learning to drive It's never a quiet day at the University of Sheffield as best friends Esther, Susan

Giant Days Vol. 13, 13 (Allison John)(Paperback)

As Esther re-evaluates the biggest decisions in her life, she enters an essay contest that could change everything for her LONDON CALLING Everything going fine for Esther - she's only dealing with a past break up, facing her own mortality and the pressure of an essay contest that could change her

Giant Days Vol. 14 (Allison John)(Paperback)

THE END IS HERE KINDA Return to Sheffield one last time as Daisy and Esther are about to graduate - with Susan there to cheer them on But it's not goodbye, because one year later Daisy and Susan must join forces to save Esther from the head girls who're making her life hell And then it really

Giant Days Vol. 8, 8 (Allison John)(Paperback)

Best friends Susan, Daisy, and Esther's adventures at university continue in Giant Days Vol. 3. It's the end of second year for best mates Susan, Daisy, and Esther, and cracks are appearing in the foundation of this unshakeable trio. Between (irritating) new loves, (secretive) old loves, (unlikely)

End of Days (Ee Susan)(Paperback)

End of Days is the explosive conclusion to Susan Ee's bestselling Penryn & the End of Days trilogy. After a daring escape from the angels, Penryn and Raffe are on the run. They're both desperate to find a doctor who can reverse the twisted changes inflicted by the angels on Raffe and Penryn's

American Tabloid (Ellroy James)(Paperback / softback)

America is about to emerge into a bright new age - an age that will last until the 1000 days of John F Kennedy's

Giant Days Vol. 6, 6 (Allison John)(Paperback)

Esther, Susan, and Daisy have moved into their beautiful new house off campus, but the new living situation creates new challenges for the girls. Second year begins and Daisy, Susan, and Esther have taken their friendship commitment to the next level by moving into their 'beautiful home',

Southern Steam Days Remembered (Derrick Kevin)(Paperback)

A nostalgic look back at the days of Steam in the Southern