The Long Spring: Tracking the Arrival of Spring Through Europe (Rose Laurence)(Pevná vazba)

The Long Spring: Tracking the Arrival of Spring Through Europe (Rose Laurence)(Pevná vazba)

Exploring the wildlife, places, traditions, culture, and personalities associated with spring throughout Europe, and introducing readers to cultural, scientific, and historical research and his recollections of 30 years of continental travel, Laurence Rose paints a vivid picture of one of the

David Hockney: The Arrival of Spring in Normandy, 2020 (Hockney David)(Pevná vazba)

David Hockney's uplifting iPad drawings of the arrival of spring near his house and studio in Normandy,

The Spring (Connole Annie)(Pevná vazba)

The Spring is a book-length lyric essay that examines grief and transformation through the lens of mystical animal appearances following the death of the narrator's

Spring (Trigg David)(Pevná vazba)

A fascinating journey through the visual portrayal of spring in Western art This lovely gift book presents some of the most beautiful, transformative, and amusing expressions of spring pulled from the renowned collections of Tate, London. Divided into key themes--'Blossom and Blooms,' 'Into the

Flower Fairies of the Spring (Barker Cicely Mary)(Pevná vazba)

First, Catch - Study of a Spring Meal (Eagle Thom)(Pevná vazba)

A cookbook without recipes, this is an invitation to journey through the mind of a chef as they

The Battle of the White Mountain 1620 and the Bohemian Revolt, 1618-1622 (Spring Laurence)(Paperback)

The Vicksburg Assaults, May 19-22, 1863 (Woodworth Steven E.)(Pevná vazba)

After a series of victories through Mississippi early in the spring of 1863, General Ulysses S. Grant's Army of the Tennessee had reached the critical point in its campaign to capture Vicksburg. Taking the city on the hill would allow the Union to control the Mississippi River and would divide the

Yara's Spring (McKay Sharon)(Pevná vazba)

Coming of age against all odds in the midst of the Arab Spring. Growing up in East Aleppo, Yara's childhood has long been shadowed by the coming revolution. But when the Arab Spring finally arrives at Yara's doorstep, it is worse than even her Nana imagined: sudden, violent, and deadly. When

Damnation Spring (Davidson Ash)(Pevná vazba)

An epic, immersive debut, Damnation Spring is the deeply human story of a Pacific Northwest logging town wrenched in two by a mystery that threatens to derail its way of life. For generations, Rich Gundersen's family has chopped a livelihood out of the redwood forest along California's rugged

Silent Spring (Carson Rachel)(Paperback / softback)

Exposes the destruction of wildlife through the widespread use of pesticides. This book aims to creates public awareness of the

Under the Guise of Spring: The Message Hidden in Botticelli's Primavera (Lane-Spollen Eugene)(Pevná vazba)

Edward Burtynsky: Natural Order (Burtynsky Edward)(Pevná vazba)

Nature thrives as humankind pauses: Burtynsky's ode to the dynamic cusp of winter and springIn spring 2020 Edward Burtynsky (born 1955) found himself, like most of us, in lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic. At the time Burtynsky was in his beloved Grey County, Ontario--an area of wild beauty

Nature of Spring (Crumley Jim)(Pevná vazba)

'Delightful ... The lyrical prose elevates Crumley's detailed descriptions of the natural world he encounters ... Readers will be transported by this immersive outing.' Publishers WeeklyA BBC-serialized vision of spring, ravaged by climate change yet still astonishing, by Scotland's leading nature

The Prague Spring as a Laboratory (Schulze Wessel Martin)(Pevná vazba)

Retrospectively, the Prague Spring appears to have been a coherent but unsuccessful experiment in finding a synthesis of Western democracy and socialism. However, this perspective ignores that different groups and individuals participated in these developments and shaped the Prague Spring in

Centurion Main Battle Tank: 1946 to Present (Dunston Simon)(Pevná vazba)

First trialled in Europe in the spring of 1945, but formally introduced into British Army service in December 1946, not only is the Centurion one of the most important tanks in the history of the British armoured fighting vehicle (AFV), but it is also one of the most significant post-war Western

The Clerkenwell Affair (Gregory Susanna)(Pevná vazba)

In the spring of 1666 everyone's first reaction to a sudden death at the palace of White Hall is that the plague has struck, but the killing of Thomas Chiffinch was by design, not disease. Chiffinch was holder of two influential posts - Keeper of the Closet and Keeper of the Jewels - and rival

Death's Long Shadow (Cutler Judith)(Pevná vazba)

The arrival of an unexpected guest means trouble ahead for the residents of Thorncroft House in this deftly-plotted Victorian mystery. On a freezing winter's night, with the household in mourning following the death of the dowager Lady Croft, the residents of Thorncroft House are roused from their

Spring Story (Barklem Jill)(Pevná vazba)

Step into the exquisite, miniature world of the mice of Brambly Hedge in this beautiful new edition of the classic picture book.Wilfred woke early. It was his birthday. He had lots of lovely presents, but the best one was a surprise... Mr Apple had organised a secret celebration picnic and all the

Tales of the Mushroom Folk (Aspelin Signe)(Pevná vazba)

It's early spring and the mushroom folk are emerging into the bright sunshine. Meet the mischievous Fly Agaric Toadstools, the sleepy Slippery Jacks, the playful Porcini Mushrooms and the regal Button Mushrooms in this delightful picture book full of whimsy and vintage charm. As the seasons turn,

The Life of the Buddha (Sanche Heather)(Pevná vazba)

'In the full bloom of spring, in a beautiful garden, in a place called Lumbini, a prince was born.' So begins the extraordinary story of the life of Siddhartha Gautama, the prince who would become the enlightened Buddha, the awakened one. This classic tale follows Prince Siddhartha's journey of

Louisiana Crawfish: A Succulent History of the Cajun Crustacean (Irwin Sam)(Pevná vazba)

The hunt for red crawfish is the thing, the raison d'etre, of Acadian spring. Introduced to Louisiana by the swamp dwellers of the Atchafalaya Basin, the crawfish is a regional favorite that has spurred a $210 million industry. Whole families work at the same fisheries, and annual crawfish

Barbarossa Through German Eyes: The Biggest Invasion in History (Trigg Jonathan)(Pevná vazba)

Spring 1941 - the Third Reich triumphant! Having taken over Germany in 1933, Hitler launched a series of lightning campaigns across Europe that crushed Poland, Denmark, Norway, France, the Low Countries, and then the Balkans. Only Great Britain had withstood the Nazis, but even it was battered and

Allotment Cookbook (Lawrence Pete)(Pevná vazba)

Telling the food story of spring, summer, autumn and winter, this is the definitive guide to cooking the right things all through the year. When it comes to the tastiest food, keeping in touch with the rhythm of nature allows us to cook the most delicious recipes with the freshest, most flavoursome