Xerxes: The Fall of the House of Darius and the Rise of Alexander (Miller Frank)(Pevná vazba)

Xerxes: The Fall of the House of Darius and the Rise of Alexander (Miller Frank)(Pevná vazba)

This historical epic, set in the world of 300, tells of the upsurge and decline of the Persian King's empire, and the ascent of the Grecian realm through Alexander.Written and illustrated by comics luminary and legend, Frank Miller (Sin City, The Dark Knight, 300), and colored by Alex Sinclair

Forgotten Country House - The Rise and Fall of Roundway Park (Baynes Simon)(Pevná vazba)

The story of Roundway's rise and fall, the people who built and owned it, lived and worked there, and the house's eventual partial demolition in

The Blood of the Colony: Wine and the Rise and Fall of French Algeria (White Owen)(Pevná vazba)

The surprising story of the wine industry's role in the rise of French Algeria and the fall of empire. 'We owe to wine a blessing far more precious than gold: the peopling of Algeria with Frenchmen,' stated agriculturist Pierre Berthault in the early 1930s. In the last decades of the nineteenth

Darius in the Shadow of Alexander (Briant Pierre)(Pevná vazba)

The last of Cyrus the Great's dynastic inheritors and the legendary enemy of Alexander the Great, Darius III ruled over a Persian Empire that stretched from the Mediterranean to the Indus River. Yet, despite being the most powerful king of his time, Darius remains an obscure figure.As Pierre Briant

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

THE SPECTACULAR RISE AND EXPLOSIVE FALL OF

The Braganzas: The Rise and Fall of the Ruling Dynasties of Portugal and Brazil, 1640-1910 (Newitt Malyn)(Pevná vazba)

For two hundred and seventy years, the House of Braganza provided the kings and queens of Portugal. During a period of momentous change, from 1640 to 1910, this influential family helped to establish Portuguese independence from their powerful Spanish neighbors and saved the monarchy and government

Fall of the House of Fifa (Conn David)(Paperback / softback)

The Fall of the House of Fifa is the definitive story of Fifa's rise - and the most spectacular fall sport has ever seen. 1904: 'No person should be allowed to arrange matches for personal profit' - Fifa congress A century later: 'Fifa is a Racketeering Influenced Corrupt Organisation (RICO)

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

The Rise and Fall of Urban Economies: Lessons from San Francisco and Los Angeles (Storper Michael)(Pevná vazba)

The Rise and Fall of Great Urban Economies closely examines the divergent economic paths of San Francisco and Los Angeles in order to explain how regions copes with new opportunities and unfavorable shocks. By honing in on micro-level trends in these two cities, the authors make a significant

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

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

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

Piggy Goes to University: The Rise and Fall of a Social Justice Piglet (Elia Ezra)(Pevná vazba)

Piggy Goes to University is the story of a precocious young pig, and his rise to the forefront of the Anti-Piggist social justice movement. Journeying from the rural fringes of the United Union of Pigs (UUP), he arrives at the Central State University, where he learns of the terrible, dark legacy

Last Giants - The Rise and Fall of the African Elephant (Wood Levison)(Pevná vazba)

The Last Giants explores the rapid decline of one of the world's favourite animals and the measures required to halt their extinction, through Levison Wood's time spent with elephants in

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,

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

The Murder of Professor Schlick: The Rise and Fall of the Vienna Circle (Edmonds David)(Pevná vazba)

From the author of Wittgenstein's Poker and Would You Kill the Fat Man?, the story of an extraordinary group of philosophers during a dark chapter in Europe's history On June 22, 1936, the philosopher Moritz Schlick was on his way to deliver a lecture at the University of Vienna when Johann Nelb

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 Shadow of the Mine: Coal and the End of Industrial Britain (Hudson Ray)(Pevná vazba)

The rise and fall of Britain's most important industry No one personified the age of industry more than the miners. The Shadow of the Mine tells the story of King Coal in its heyday - and what happened to mining communities after the last pits closed. Coal was central to the British economy,

Lords of the Atlas: The Rise and Fall of the House of Glaoua 1893-1956 (Maxwell Gavin)(Paperback)

Set in the medieval city of Marrakesh and the majestic kasbahs of the High Atlas mountains, Lords of the Atlas tells the extraordinary story of the Madani and T'hami el Glaoui, warlord brothers who carved out a feudal fiefdom in southern Morocco in the early twentieth century. Quislings of the

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

Fall: The Mysterious Life and Death of Robert Maxwell, Britain's Most Notorious Media Baron (Preston John)(Pevná vazba)

A dramatic, gripping account of the rise and fall of the notorious business tycoon Robert Maxwell from the acclaimed author of A Very English Scandal - available for pre-order now In February 1991, Robert Maxwell made a triumphant entrance into Manhattan harbour on board his yacht, the Lady

Generazione Wunderteam: The Rise and Fall of Austria's Wonder Team (Araf Jo)(Pevná vazba)

Generazione Wunderteam is the enthralling story of the Austrian national football team of the 1930s, an innovative side that dazzled Viennese crowds and sparked a new-found passion for football both at local and international level. Although the Wunderteam was short-lived, this squad led by Hugo

The Battle of Hastings: The Fall of the Anglo-Saxons and the Rise of the Normans (Bradbury Jim)(Pevná vazba)

The effects of the Battle of Hastings were deeply felt at the time, causing a lasting shift in British cultural identity and national pride. Jim Bradbury explores the full military background of the battle and investigates both what actually happened on that fateful day in 1066 and the role that