Writing the History of Somerset (Webb Adrian)(Pevná vazba)

Writing the History of Somerset (Webb Adrian)(Pevná vazba)

Twilight of History (Sand Shlomo)(Pevná vazba)

The acclaimed and controversial historian turns his critical gaze on the writing of history today On its publication in 2009, Shlomo Sand's book The Invention of the Jewish People met with a storm of controversy. His demystifying approach to nationalist and Zionist historiography provoked much

Stan Lee: How Marvel Changed the World (Mackinder Adrian)(Pevná vazba)

Discover the astonishing history of modern American entertainment, seen through the yes of a pop-culture icon who lived for nearly 100 years.Stan Lee: How Marvel Changed the World is not just another biography. It is a journey through twentieth century American history, seen through the life of a

At the Field's Edge: Adrian Bell and the English Countryside (Hawking Richard)(Pevná vazba)

Adrian Bell was farming and writing during a period when the English countryside underwent its most significant transformation for hundreds of years. His work, spanning sixty years from 1920 to 1980, not only documents this agricultural revolution, but also warns of the effects it will have both

Music Making in the West Riding of Yorkshire (Smith Adrian)(Pevná vazba)

The Modern Myths: Adventures in the Machinery of the Popular Imagination (Ball Philip)(Pevná vazba)

'Impressive. . . . Rich in cultural history and imagination. . . . To Ball, mythic writing is where the conditions of irrationality, superstition, and enchantment persist: forms of wonder that depend on the disconnect between what we know for sure and what we simply believe.'--New York Times Book

Gendered Testimonies of the Holocaust: Writing Life (Schweitzer Petra M.)(Pevná vazba)

Gendered Testimonies of the Holocaust: Writing Life begins with the premise that writing proves virtually synonymous with survival, bearing the traces of life and of death carried within those who survived the atrocities of the Nazis. In reading specific testimonies by survivor-writers Paul Celan,

Sense of Humour, Sense of Justice (Rumsey Fred)(Pevná vazba)

The autobiography of the Somerset and England cricketer Fred Rumsey, a charismatic fast bowler who founded the Professional Cricketers'

Rosey (Rose Brian)(Pevná vazba)

The autobiography of the Somerset and England cricketer Brian Rose, the most successful captain in Somerset's

The History of Torture (Innes Brian)(Pevná vazba)

The Rebirth of History (Badiou Alain)(Pevná vazba)

Todd Webb in Africa: Outside the Frame (Bessire Aime)(Pevná vazba)

Todd Webb is largely known for his skillful photographic documentation of everyday life and architecture in cities, most notably New York and Paris, as well as his photographs of the American West. This new book showcases a different side of Webb's work, taken from an assignment that brought him to

Peter Blake (Webb Brian)(Pevná vazba)

This publicatins celebrates the brilliant creative talent of the acclaimed British artist Peter

Brief Illustrated History of Exploration (Hibbert Clare)(Pevná vazba)

A Brief Illustrated History of Exploration charts the history of exploration all the way from the first explorers, through to contact with the East, to the African coast, to the Northwest Passage and through to the discovery of North

Pity the Reader: On Writing with Style (Vonnegut Kurt)(Pevná vazba)

The art and craft of writing by one of the few grandmasters of American literature, a bonanza for writers and readers co-written by Kurt Vonnegut's former student. Here is an entirely new side of Kurt Vonnegut, Vonnegut as a teacher of writing. Of course he's given us glimpses before, with

A History of the Chinese Language (Dong Hongyuan)(Pevná vazba)

A History of the Chinese Language provides a comprehensive introduction to the historical development of the Chinese language from its Proto-Sino-Tibetan roots in prehistoric times to Modern Standard Chinese. Taking a highly accessible and balanced approach, it presents a chronological survey of

Adrian Piper: A Synthesis of Intuitions 1965-2016 (Piper Adrian)(Pevná vazba)

Adrian Piper has consistently produced groundbreaking work that has profoundly shaped the form and content of conceptual art since the 1960s. Strongly inflected by her longstanding involvement with philosophy and yoga, her pioneering investigations into the political, social, psychological and

The Military History of the Soviet Union (Kagan F.)(Pevná vazba)

The Military History of the Soviet Union and The Military History of Tsarist Russia treat Russian military history from the rise of the Muscovite state to the present, even peeking briefly into the future. The two volumes will cover Russia's land forces extensively, but will also cover the

Doors of Eden (Tchaikovsky Adrian)(Pevná vazba)

This is a breathtaking novel from Adrian Tchaikovsky, Arthur C. Clarke award winning author. The walls between many worlds are collapsing and only a handful of people are in on this secret. But how can they stop the end of the

The Little History of Kent (Hibberd Susan)(Pevná vazba)

The complete history of Kent condensed into one readable

Somerset: North and Bristol (Foyle Andrew)(Pevná vazba)

This fully revised survey is the essential companion to the architecture of one of England's most rewarding regions. The Georgian spa of Bath and the medieval cathedral city of Wells are deservedly famous, each the finest of its kind in the country. A separate section covers the port of Bristol,

Butterflies of the World (Hoskins Adrian)(Pevná vazba)

Take a fascinating tour of the butterflies of the world guided by renowned lepidopterist and writer Adrian Hoskins, who shares hundreds of spectacular color photographs captured at butterfly hot spots around the world.In the book's opening chapters, Hoskins describes the evolution, anatomy,

The Little History of Norfolk (Davies John A.)(Pevná vazba)

Short History of The Vietnam War (DK)(Pevná vazba)