Vanderbilt: The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty (Cooper Anderson)(Pevná vazba)

Vanderbilt: The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty (Cooper Anderson)(Pevná vazba)

CNN anchor and New York Times bestselling author Anderson Cooper teams with New York Times bestselling historian and novelist Katherine Howe to chronicle the rise and fall of a legendary American dynasty--his mother's family, the Vanderbilts.Few names are as synonymous with wealth and glamour as

Vanderbilt: The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty (Cooper Anderson)(Paperback)

CNN anchor and New York Times bestselling author Anderson Cooper teams with New York Times bestselling historian and novelist Katherine Howe to chronicle the rise and fall of a legendary American dynasty--his mother's family, the Vanderbilts.Few names are as synonymous with wealth and glamour as

Brazil Apart: 1964-2019 (Anderson Perry)(Pevná vazba)

Leading English-language account of the fall of Lula's Workers' Party and rise of Bolsonaro and the New Right What does Brazil's lurch to the hard right under Jair Bolsonaro portend for Latin America's largest country, and how has it come about? Always something of a world unto itself, Brazil

Nicholas and Alexandra: The Fall of the Romanov Dynasty (Massie Robert K.)(Pevná vazba)

Billion Dollar Loser - The Epic Rise and Fall of WeWork (Wiedeman Reeves)(Pevná vazba)

THE SPECTACULAR RISE AND EXPLOSIVE FALL OF

Red Prince - The Fall of a Dynasty and the Rise of Modern Europe (Snyder Timothy)(Paperback / softback)

Wilhelm von Habsburg wore the uniform of an Austrian officer, the court regalia of a Habsburg archduke, the simple suit of a Parisian exile, the decorations of the Order of the Golden Fleece and, every so often, a dress. He spoke the Italian of his archduke mother, the German of his archduke

The Rise and Fall of Imperial Japan (Wynn Stephen)(Pevná vazba)

Dynasty - The Rise and Fall of the House of Caesar (Holland Tom)(Paperback / softback)

A masterful history of Rome's first imperial dynasty by the award-winning author of Rubicon, Persian Fire and In the Shadow of the

Royals and Rebels - The Rise and Fall of the Sikh Empire (Atwal Priya)(Pevná vazba)

Rise and Decline of the American Century (Walker William O.)(Pevná vazba)

In 1941 the magazine publishing titan Henry R. Luce urged the nation's leaders to create an American Century. But in the post-World-War-II era proponents of the American Century faced a daunting task. Even so, Luce had articulated an animating idea that, as William O. Walker III skillfully shows in

Fortune's Children: The Fall of the House of Vanderbilt (Vanderbilt Arthur T.)(Paperback)

Wall Street Journal BestsellerFor fans of Downton Abbey, a real-life American version of the Crawley family--Fortune's Children is an enthralling true story that recreates the drama, splendor, and wealth of the legendary Vanderbilts.Vanderbilt: The very name is synonymous with the Gilded Age. The

European Stamp Issues and the First World War - Fall of Empires, Rise of Nations (Parker David)(Pevná vazba)

Master of the Revels: A Return to Neal Stephenson's D.O.D.O. (Galland Nicole)(Pevná vazba)

In this brilliant sequel to The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O.--an enthralling, history-bending adventure traversing time and space, fact and fiction, magic and science co-written with #1 New York Times bestselling author Neal Stephenson--a daring young time traveler must return to Jacobean England to

Mercia: The Rise and Fall of a Kingdom (Whitehead Annie)(Pevná vazba)

Many people know about Wessex, the 'Last Kingdom' of the Anglo-Saxons to fall to the Northmen, but another kingdom, Mercia, once enjoyed supremacy over not only Wessex, but all of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms. At its zenith Mercia controlled what is now Birmingham and London ‒ and the political,

Immersion: Living and Learning in an Olmsted Garden (Anderson Nola)(Pevná vazba)

A magnificent celebration of a great American garden, restored to its Italianate glory and lovingly documented in new photographsWhen Nola Anderson and her husband purchased The Chimneys in 1991, the estate's Olmsted gardens had been neglected for more than 40 years--and she had never gardened a

Borgias - Power and Fortune (Strathern Paul)(Pevná vazba)

The sensational story of the rise and fall of one of the most notorious families in history, by the author of The

Royal Enfield: A Complete History (Pullen Greg)(Pevná vazba)

Greg Pullen charts the rise, fall and rise again of Royal Enfield, from the company's pre-motorcycle beginnings in Redditch, through the impact of the two World Wars, the importance of exports to India and subsequent establishment of factories there, to changes in ownership, recently launched

The Red and the Black (Stendhal)(Paperback)

Charting the rise and fall of an ambitious young social climber in a cruel, monarchical society, Stendhal's The Red and the Black is translated with an introduction and notes by Roger Gard in Penguin Classics.Handsome, ambitious Julien Sorel is determined to rise above his humble provincial

Keep the Wretches in Order: America's Biggest Mass Trial, the Rise of the Justice Department, and the Fall of the Iww (Strang Dean)(Pevná vazba)

The Untouchables: Liverpool FC 1919-1923 (Goulding Jeff)(Pevná vazba)

The Untouchables: Anfield's Band of Brothers chronicles the rise and fall of one of the greatest Liverpool teams ever. In 1918 an enlisted man, Tom Bromilow, stepped off the streets of Liverpool and straight into the team. Still in uniform, he was one of tens of thousands of Liverpudlians who

Hellblazer: Rise and Fall (Taylor Tom)(Pevná vazba)

If a billionaire falls out of the sky and dies...who gives a damn?! A wealthy man plummets from the sky and is gruesomely skewered on a church spire. Bizarrely, angel wings are attached to his back. More such deaths follow until, hallelujah, it's raining businessmen. Detective Aisha Bukhari is

Johnny Cash: The Redemption of an American Icon (Laurie Greg)(Pevná vazba)

Join Greg Laurie, pastor and bestselling author of Steve McQueen: The Salvation of an American Icon, as he takes you on a personal journey into the life and legend of Johnny Cash. At the peak of his career, Cash had done it all--living the ultimate rags-to-riches story of growing up on a cotton

The Rise and Fall of Christian Ireland (Gribben Crawford)(Pevná vazba)

Ireland has long been regarded as a 'land of saints and scholars'. Yet the Irish experience of Christianity has never been simple or uncomplicated. The Rise and Fall of Christian Ireland describes the emergence, long dominance, sudden division, and recent decline of Ireland's most important

After the Final Curtain: The Fall of the American Movie Theater (Lambros Matt)(Pevná vazba)