The Secret History of Here: A Year in the Valley (Moffat Alistair)(Pevná vazba)

The Secret History of Here: A Year in the Valley (Moffat Alistair)(Pevná vazba)

The Secret History of Here is the story of a single place, a farm in the Scottish Borders. The site on which Alistair Moffat's farm now stands has been occupied since pre-historic times. The fields have turned up ancient arrow heads, stone spindles, silver pennies and a stone carved with the

In Search of Angels: Travels to the Edge of the World (Moffat Alistair)(Pevná vazba)

To the Island of Tides: A Journey to Lindisfarne (Moffat Alistair)(Paperback)

In To the Island of Tides, Alistair Moffat travels to - and through the history of - the fated island of Lindisfarne. Known by the Romans as Insula Medicata and famous for its monastery, it even survived Viking raids. Today the isle maintains its position as a space for retreat and spiritual

Surveillance Valley: The Secret Military History of the Internet (Levine Yasha)(Pevná vazba)

The internet is the most effective weapon the government has ever built. In this fascinating book, investigative reporter Yasha Levine uncovers the secret origins of the internet, tracing it back to a Pentagon counterinsurgency surveillance project. A visionary intelligence officer, William Godel,

The Great Tapestry of Scotland: The Making of a Masterpiece (Moffat Alistair)(Paperback)

The brainchild of bestselling author Alexander McCall Smith, historian Alistair Moffat and artist Andrew Crummy, the Great Tapestry of Scotland is an outstanding celebration of thousands of years of Scottish history and achievement, from the end of the last Ice Age to Dolly the Sheep and Andy

The Aztec Empire: An Enthralling Overview of the History of the Aztecs, Starting with the Settlement in the Valley of Mexico (History Enthralling)(Pevná vazba)

The Hidden Ways: Scotland's Forgotten Roads (Moffat Alistair)(Paperback)

Shortlisted for the Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards In The Hidden Ways, Alistair Moffat traverses the lost paths of Scotland - its Roman roads tramped by armies, its byways and pilgrim routes, drove roads and railways, turnpikes and sea roads - in a bid to understand how our history has left

The Secret of Bigfoot Valley, 1 (Warner Gertrude Chandler)(Pevná vazba)

The Aldens are spending their first week of summer at Camp Quest in Colorado. The children are excited to learn about fossil hunting and paleontology from renowned scientist Dr. Iris Perez. But strange events at the camp make them wonder if the legends of a bigfoot-like creature roaming the valley

The Diary of Sport: History, Facts & Figures from Every Day of the Year (Weatherhogg Nick)(Pevná vazba)

The Diary of Sport brings together the most memorable moments and characters in sports history, in one enthralling diary. It's not just about football, rugby and cricket - there are highlights from lesser-known sports such as icosathlon, camogie and Haxey Hood as well as the obsolete Olympic events

The Secret History of English Spas (King Melanie)(Pevná vazba)

An informative social and cultural history of the English craze for drinking and bathing in spa waters. English spas have a long and steamy history, from the thermal baths of Aquae Sulis in Bath to the stews of Southwark and the elegant pump rooms of Cheltenham and Buxton. The Secret History of

Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty (Keefe Patrick Radden)(Pevná vazba)

NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE NOMINEE - A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR - NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER - A grand, devastating portrait of three generations of the Sackler family, famed for their philanthropy, whose fortune was built by Valium and whose reputation was destroyed by OxyContin

The Novel: A Biography (Schmidt Michael)(Pevná vazba)

The 700-year history of the novel in English defies straightforward telling. Geographically and culturally boundless, with contributions from Great Britain, Ireland, America, Canada, Australia, India, the Caribbean, and Southern Africa; influenced by great novelists working in other languages; and

The Green Berets in the Land of a Million Elephants: U.S. Army Special Warfare and the Secret War in Laos 1959-74 (Celeski Joseph)(Pevná vazba)

The first full history of the U.S. Army Special Forces who served and fought in the Secret War in Laos.The Secret War in Laos was one of the first 'Long Wars' for special operations, spanning a period of about thirteen years. It was one of the largest CIA-paramilitary operations of the time, kept

Firefly: The Unification War Vol. 1 (Whedon Joss)(Pevná vazba)

A new era of Firefly starts here, as the secret history of the Unification War is revealed at last From Joss Whedon (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Avengers) comes a new era of Firefly, as the definitive story of the Unification War is told at last Captain Malcolm Reynolds thought he could outrun his

Voyagers: The Settlement of the Pacific (Thomas Nicholas)(Pevná vazba)

An award-winning scholar explores the sixty-thousand-year history of the Pacific islands in this dazzling, deeply researched account.The islands of Polynesia, Melanesia, and Micronesia stretch across a huge expanse of ocean and encompass a multitude of different peoples. Starting with Captain James

Mi9: A History of the Secret Service for Escape and Evasion in World War Two (Fry Helen)(Pevná vazba)

A thrilling history of MI9--the WWII organization that engineered the escape of Allied forces from behind enemy lines 'A fitting tribute to the hundreds of men and women who risked their lives in assisting Allied escapees.'--Giles Milton, Sunday Times (London) 'A masterful retelling with a

The Eternal City: A History of Rome in Maps (Maier Jessica)(Pevná vazba)

One of the most visited places in the world, Rome attracts millions of tourists each year to walk its storied streets and see famous sites like the Colosseum, St. Peter's Basilica, and the Trevi Fountain. Yet this ancient city's allure is due as much to its rich, unbroken history as to its

The Secret Life of the Red Fox (Pringle Laurence)(Pevná vazba)

This gorgeous and lyrical picture book follows a year in the life of a red fox named Vixen. Kids will learn about a common backyard neighbor as they read how Vixen finds food, hunts, escapes threats, finds a mate, and raises her kits--all the way to the day that she and her mate watch their kits

The Pentagon's Brain: An Uncensored History of Darpa, America's Top-Secret Military Research Agency (Jacobsen Annie)(Pevná vazba)

Discover the definitive history of DARPA, the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency, in this Pulitzer Prize finalist from the author of the New York Times bestseller Area 51.No one has ever written the history of the Defense Department's most secret, most powerful, and most controversial

The Wall: Rome's Greatest Frontier (Moffat Alistair)(Paperback)

Hadrian's Wall is the largest, most spectacular and one of the most enigmatic historical monument in Britain. Nothing else approaches its vast scale: a land wall running 73 miles from east to west and a sea wall stretching at least 26 miles down the Cumbrian coast. In this book, based on literary

The Secret Life of Real Estate and Banking (Anderson Phillip J.)(Pevná vazba)

Tracing the history of housing cycles in the United States, this examination shows how the banking system reacts to prosperity and recession and reveals the ways regulations enacted after each collapse tend to disappear when boom times return. With its invaluable insights and practical advice, the

The History of the Medieval World: From the Conversion of Constantine to the First Crusade (Bauer Susan Wise)(Pevná vazba)

In her earlier work, The History of the Ancient World, Susan Wise Bauer wrote of the rise of kingship based on might. But in the years between the fourth and twelfth centuries, rulers had to find new justification for their power, and they turned to divine truth or grace to justify political and

Surveillance Valley - The Secret Military History of the Internet (Levine Yasha)(Paperback / softback)

An explosive, revisionist history of the dark past, and darker present of the

Secret Lives of Colour - RADIO 4's BOOK OF THE WEEK (Clair Kassia St)(Pevná vazba)

The unforgettable history of colours and the vivid stories behind them in a beautiful multi-coloured