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Télécharger le livre :  A Brief Guide To British Battlefields
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A Brief Guide To British Battlefields


David Clark


A very readable work of reference offering a survey in chronological order, from AD 84 to 1746, of the major battles which have taken place on British soil, from the Roman occupation to Culloden, the last battle fought on British soil. In this way, the book can be read...

Parution : 2015-02-26
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Télécharger le livre :  A Brief History of Gangsters
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A Brief History of Gangsters


Brian Robb


The romanticised American gangster of the Prohibition era has proved an enduringly popular figure. Even today, names like Al Capone and Lucky Luciano still resonate. Robb explores the histories of key figures, from gangs in the Old West, through Prohibition and the...

Parution : 2014-11-20
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Télécharger le livre :  A Brief History of Walt Disney
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A Brief History of Walt Disney


Brian Robb


Both a fascinating account of Walt Disney’s own significant artistic creations, from the iconic Mickey Mouse to the groundbreaking Snow White in 1937, and an insightful history of the hugely successful entertainment behemoth he created, from Dumbo to Pixar’s Toy Story,...

Parution : 2014-10-16
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Télécharger le livre :  A Brief Guide To The Hunger Games
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A Brief Guide To The Hunger Games


Brian Robb


A comprehensive and compelling guide to Suzanne Collins's bestselling young-adult, dystopian trilogy The Hunger Games, Catching Fire and Mockingjay. Already a publishing phenomenon to rival Harry Potter (over 50 million copies sold), the four blockbuster movies starring...

Parution : 2014-08-21
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Télécharger le livre :  A Brief Guide To Agatha Christie
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A Brief Guide To Agatha Christie


Nigel Cawthorne


Agatha Christie’s 80 novels and short-story collections have sold over 2 billion copies in more than 45 languages, more than any other author. When Christie finally killed off her Belgian detective, Hercule Poirot, the year before she herself died, that ‘detestable,...

Parution : 2014-06-19
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Télécharger le livre :  A Brief History of the First World War
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A Brief History of the First World War


Jon E. Lewis


Even 100 years on from the First World War it haunts us still. No other conflict has revealed so dramatically the senselessness of war, and none has shaped the modern world to the same extent, from its impact on the Russian Revolution and the rise of Hitler to the final...

Parution : 2014-05-15
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Télécharger le livre :  A Brief History of Superheroes
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A Brief History of Superheroes


Brian Robb


A fascinating written exploration of the superhero phenomenon, from its beginnings in the depths of Great Depression to the blockbuster movies of today. For over 90 years, superheroes have been interrogated, deconstructed, and reinvented. In this wide-ranging study,...

Parution : 2014-05-15
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Télécharger le livre :  A Brief History of British Kings & Queens
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A Brief History of British Kings & Queens


Mike Ashley


Here is the whole of recorded British royal history, from the legendary King Alfred the Great onwards, including the monarchies of England, Scotland, Wales and the United Kingdom for over a thousand years. Fascinating portraits are expertly woven into a history of...

Parution : 2014-03-27
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Télécharger le livre :  A Brief Guide to Stephen King
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A Brief Guide to Stephen King


Paul Simpson


2014 marks the 40th anniversary of the publication of Stephen King’s first novel Carrie in April 1974. Rescued from the rubbish by his wife Tabitha, the novel launched the Maine schoolteacher on a prolific and extraordinarily successful career. His name has become...

Parution : 2014-03-20
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Télécharger le livre :  A Brief History of the Knights Templar
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A Brief History of the Knights Templar


Helen Nicholson


Much has been written about the Knights Templar in recent years. A leading specialist in the history of this legendary medieval order now writes a full account of the Knights of the Order of the Temple of Solomon, to give them their full title, bringing the latest...

Parution : 2014-03-07
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Télécharger le livre :  A Brief Guide To OZ
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A Brief Guide To OZ


Paul Simpson


What if Dorothy Gale wasn't the only person who went to see the Wizard of Oz? MGM's landmark 1939 movie The Wizard of Oz, starring Judy Garland, did not mark the beginning of adventures in Oz. Both before and since, dozens of tales have been told of the Marvellous Land...

Parution : 2013-11-07
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Télécharger le livre :  A Brief Guide to Celtic Myths and Legends
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A Brief Guide to Celtic Myths and Legends


Martyn Whittock


A very readable guide which fills the gap between academic analysis and less critical retellings of the myths and legends. Marytn Whittock provides an accessible overview while also assessing the current state of research regarding the origins and significance of the...

Parution : 2013-10-03
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Télécharger le livre :  A Brief Guide to C. S. Lewis
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A Brief Guide to C. S. Lewis


Paul Simpson


November 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of the death of Clive Staples 'Jack' Lewis, when a memorial to him will be placed in Poet's Corner in Westminster Abbey. Although perhaps best known as the author of the seven Chronicles of Narnia, published between 1949 and...

Parution : 2013-09-19
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Télécharger le livre :  A Brief History of Circumnavigators
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A Brief History of Circumnavigators


Derek Wilson


"Going round the world" is an idea that has excited people ever since it was realized that the earth was a sphere. The appeal has something to do with encompassing all the known environment and exploring the unknown, not only on the surface of the planet but within...

Parution : 2013-08-22
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Télécharger le livre :  A Brief History of the Hundred Years War
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A Brief History of the Hundred Years War


Desmond Seward


For over a hundred years England repeatedly invaded France on the pretext that her kings had a right to the French throne. France was a large, unwieldy kingdom, England was small and poor, but for the most part she dominated the war, sacking towns and castles and...

Parution : 2013-07-25
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Télécharger le livre :  A Brief History of the Roman Empire
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A Brief History of the Roman Empire


Stephen P. Kershaw


In this lively and very readable history of the Roman Empire from its establishment in 27 BC to the barbarian incursions and the fall of Rome in AD 476, Kershaw draws on a range of evidence, from Juvenal's Satires to recent archaeological finds. He examines...

Parution : 2013-06-20
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Télécharger le livre :  A Brief History of the House of Windsor
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A Brief History of the House of Windsor


Michael Paterson


The British monarchy may be over a thousand years old, but the House of Windsor dates only from 1917, when, in the middle of the First World War that was to see the demise of the major thrones of continental Europe, it rebranded itself from the distinctly Germanic...

Parution : 2013-06-20
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Télécharger le livre :  A Brief History of Painting
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A Brief History of Painting


Roy Bolton


The urge to create pictures of our world has been with us ever since early man daubed a fingerful of pigment on a rock, or used primitive colours to create exquisite images of the beasts he hunted - images so breathtakingly powerful they have never been surpassed,...

Parution : 2013-06-13
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Cleopatra


M. Trow


When Cleopatra took the throne of the kingdom of Egypt, the pyramids and Sphinx were already ancient wonders. As queen she faced conquest by a new, all-powerful empire. A Ptolemy, descended from a general of Alexander the Great who conquered the Nile as part of his...

Parution : 2013-02-11
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Télécharger le livre :  A Brief History of Christianity
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A Brief History of Christianity


Bamber Gascoigne


The story of Christianity is one of colossal undertakings and spectacular successes as well as ferocious intolerance, greed and bloodshed. Bamber Gascoigne traces a clear path through a complicated history, exploring the motives, the passions, the fears and the ...

Parution : 2013-02-07
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