Адель Шломб Adele Schlombs
His Dark Materials Trilogy (HB)
Northern Lights introduces Lyra, an orphan, who lives in a parallel universe in which science, theology and magic are entwined. Lyra`s search for a kidnapped friend uncovers a sinister plot involving stolen children...
Who was Winston Churchill? Even fifty years after his death, he is one of the most iconic figures in British history. As a young man he was a maverick journalist; his many positions in politics before 1940 marked him...
His Last Bow: Some Reminiscences of Sherlock Holmes
The friends of Mr. Sherlock Holmes will be glad to learn that he is still alive and well, though somewhat crippled by occasional attacks of rheumatism. He has, for many years, lived in a small farm upon the downs five...
A woman receives two severed ears in a cardboard box, a government-worker is found dead on the London Underground, and two men go insane in a Cornish cottage.In His Last Bow, the world`s favourite eccentric sleuth...
His Majestys Dragon (Temeraire 1)
Aerial combat brings a thrilling new dimension to the Napoleonic Wars as valiant warriors rise to Britain's defense by taking to the skies . . . not aboard aircraft but atop the mighty backs of fighting dragons....
Herodotus (c480-c425) is `The Father of History` and his Histories are the first piece of Western historical writing. They are also the most entertaining. Why did Pheidippides run the 26 miles and 385 yards (or...
Histoires! Histoires! Histoires! Lizes! Parlez! Ecrivez!
Данное учебное пособие по домашнему чтению представляет собой сборник небольших рассказов, расположенных в порядке нарастания лексических и грамматических трудностей. ...
History of English-Speaking Peoples since 1900 (TPB)
Winston Churchill`s History of the English-Speaking Peoples ended in 1900. Andrew Roberts, Wolfson History prizewinner has been inspired by Churchill`s example to write the story of the 20th century. Churchill wrote:...
Even a brief glance at the maps of what has, or might have, been called Germany through the ages reveals a kaleidoscope of alterations in shape and composition. Though there are elements of continuity, the history of...
This fresh and up-to-date interpretation of India`s rich and extraordinary history, written by a leading authority in the field, explores themes in ancient, medieval and especially modern India. Peter Robb`s...
Intertwining the history of art, literature, food, music and religion, Baldoli explores Italy`s history from the Middle Ages to the present. The book offers an insight into continuities across past and present day...
This narrative history of Latin America surveys five centuries in less than five hundred pages. The first third of the book moves from the Americas before Columbus to the wars for independence in the early nineteenth...
This is the first full historical survey of the Benelux area (Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg) to be written in English. Paul Arblaster describes the whole sweep of the history of the Low Countries, from Roman...
The turbulent history of Poland has long attracted international interest. In this wide-ranging survey, Anita J. Prazmowska explores the story of Poland from early settlements, through to the emergence of the Kingdom...
