The Grand Hostels: Luxury Hostels of the World by Budgettraveller (Gestalten)(Paperback)

The Grand Hostels: Luxury Hostels of the World by Budgettraveller (Gestalten)(Paperback)

Stylish travel—on a budget? It’s possible: today’s best hostels are stylish, affordable and more fun and open-minded to boot. This is what The Grand Hostels is all about.Hostels have embraced style inside and out: they now have large rooms, original and stylish design, on-site bars, and

Brandlife: Boutique Hotels & Hostels (Viction Workshop)(Paperback)

This exciting new volume in the Brandlife series profiles the worlds best conceived and realized brand identities for hotels and hostels. Beginning with interviews of some of the leading hoteliers profiled, Hip Hotels and Hostels reveals the challenges as well as rewards of building a distinctive

Grand Hotel (Baum Vicki)(Paperback)

A grand hotel in the center of 1920s Berlin serves as a microcosm of the modern world in this celebrated novel which was the basis for the 1932 Oscar-winning film starring Greta Garbo and John Barrymore The luxury Grand Hotel is a revolving door for the stray souls of 1920s Berlin. Among the

The Outdoor Scientist: The Wonder of Observing the Natural World (Grandin Temple)(Pevná vazba)

Grand Transitions: How the Modern World Was Made (Smil Vaclav)(Pevná vazba)

What makes the modern world work? The answer to this deceptively simple question lies in four 'grand transitions' of civilization-in populations, agriculture, energy, and economics-which have transformed the way we live.Societies that have undergone all four transitions emerge into an era of

On the Suffering of the World (Schopenhauer Arthur)(Paperback)

On the Suffering of the World is a collection of the later aphoristic writings of Arthur Schopenhauer, known for their incisive, aphoristic style and dark, pessimistic view of human existence. Edited and with an introduction by Eugene Thacker, On the Suffering of the World comprises a core

The Essence (Gestalten)(Pevná vazba)

The empire of scent: explore the realm of perfumes, smells, and aromatic incense to reveal the enduring allure of fragrance. Scents are linked with our most cherished memories--life without the ability to smell is unimaginable. Dive deep into the essentials of olfaction; open up the psychology and

Rethinking American Grand Strategy (Borgwardt Elizabeth)(Paperback)

A wide-ranging rethinking of the many factors that comprise the making of American Grand Strategy. What is grand strategy? What does it aim to achieve? And what differentiates it from normal strategic thought--what, in other words, makes it grand? In answering these questions, most scholars have

The Grand Strategy of the Habsburg Empire (Mitchell A. Wess)(Paperback)

The Habsburg Empire's grand strategy for outmaneuvering and outlasting stronger rivals in a complicated geopolitical worldThe Empire of Habsburg Austria faced more enemies than any other European great power. Flanked on four sides by rivals, it possessed few of the advantages that explain

Quiet at the End of the World (James Lauren)(Paperback / softback)

Luxury: Poems (Schultz Philip)(Paperback)

With humor, irony, and celebration, Luxury explores the comfort and sustenance of life, the bittersweet clarity of aging, and the anxiety of existence.'A notable addition to a body of work that is durable, compelling, and instructive.' -- David Wojahn'A snapshot of our malaise 'one luminous, lost

The Reenchantment of the World (Berman Morris)(Paperback)

The Reenchantment of the World is a perceptive study of our scientific consciousness and a cogent and forceful challenge to its supremacy. Focusing on the rise of the mechanistic idea that we can know the natural world only by distancing ourselves from it, Berman shows how science acquired its

The World According to Foggy (Fogarty Carl)(Paperback)

Published to coincide with the thirtieth anniversary of the Superbike World Championship, The World According to Foggy will delight the legions of motor sport fans in the UK and beyond, and will be lapped by those who have enjoyed books by Valentino Rossi, Guy Martin, Michael Dunlop, John

The Grand Duke (Goscinny)(Paperback)

Grand Duke Leonid is in Washington to sign a commercial treaty on behalf of the Tsar. But this aristocrat has read too much Fennimore Cooper and wants to visit the West. The US government is forced to agree with his whim - but wisely chooses Lucky Luke to escort him to the cattle capital of the

Estoril (Tiago-Stankovic Dejan)(Paperback)

Set in a luxurious grand hotel just outside Lisbon, at the height of World War II, Estoril is a delightful and poignant novel about exile, divided loyalties, fear and survival. The hotel's guests include spies, fallen kings, refugees from the Balkans, Nazis, American diplomats and stateless Jews

The Railway Detective (Marston Edward)(Paperback)

In 1851 England, the city of London anticipates the grand opening of the Great Expedition. Excitement is mounting with each engineering triumph of the railways, but not everyone feels like celebrating. A sudden attack hits the London to Birmingham mail train and it is looted and derailed. Planned

Empire of the Moghul: Ruler of the World (Rutherford Alex)(Paperback / softback)

The Geography of the World Economy (Knox Paul)(Paperback)

The Geography of the World Economy provides an in-depth and stimulating introduction to the globalization of the world economy. The book offers a consideration of local, regional, national and global economic development over the long historical term. The theory and practice of economic and

Song for the Unraveling of the World (Evenson Brian)(Paperback)

The Who Was? History of the World (Manzanero Paula K.)(Paperback)

The Sound Book: The Science of the Sonic Wonders of the World (Cox Trevor)(Paperback)

A History of the World (Marr Andrew)(Paperback)

From the earliest civilizations to the twenty-first century, Andrew Marr's A History of the World is a compelling global journey through human

Wonders of the World (Martin Claudia)(Paperback)

Boss of the World (Manushkin Fran)(Paperback)