Publicado por EnvelopeBooks, 2020
ISBN 10: 1838172017 ISBN 13: 9781838172015
Librería: HPB-Diamond, Dallas, TX, Estados Unidos de America
paperback. Condición: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!.
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Publicado por EnvelopeBooks, 2022
ISBN 10: 1915023025 ISBN 13: 9781915023025
Librería: WeBuyBooks, Rossendale, LANCS, Reino Unido
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Publicado por EnvelopeBooks, 2021
ISBN 10: 1838172041 ISBN 13: 9781838172046
Librería: WeBuyBooks, Rossendale, LANCS, Reino Unido
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Publicado por EnvelopeBooks, United Kingdom, 2020
ISBN 10: 1838172025 ISBN 13: 9781838172022
Librería: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Reino Unido
Paperback. Condición: Very Good. Robert Best and his younger brother Frank were born into privileged middle-class Birmingham in the 1890s, where their father owned one of the UK's most successful lighting factories, supplying fashionable fittings to offices, hotels, restaurants and opera houses all over the word. Sent to the most enlightened new school of its day - Bedales - the boys not early enjoyed the freedom to explore their own interests but also absorbed the inspirational moral thinking of the school's founder and headmaster, J.H. Badley. "From Bedales to the Boche" charts their history at the school during its early years, and shows what Badley's idea of a progressive education consisted of. It also shows how the boys honed their ambitions to become music-hall entertainers, writing and performing their own material at home and at school, and eventually showing it to London impresarios. Their plans for the stage were interrupted, however, by their father's insistence that they study design at another progressive institution, the art school in Duesseldorf headed until 1907 by Peter Behrens. Best's account of his year there, and of Frank's the following year, provides an amusing interlude ahead of the First World War. When war broke out, the brothers enlisted at once into the Army Service Corps (ASC), which took them to the battlefields of northern France and to Dublin in 1916 to help quell the Easter Rising. Their passion, however, going back to their experiments with flight while at Bedales, was for the newly formed Royal Flying Corps, which they entered in late 1916, joining the Corps' new school and embarking on a training programme that Best describes in fascinating detail. After six months of training, the brothers were sent to France where the life expectancy of a pilot was about 4 months. Frank lasted five weeks; his plane was shot down, his body never found. In respect of his death, "From Bedales to the Boche" is rich in pathos. Best ends by showing how he and his parents responded to Frank's loss, and how he tried to rediscover and make sense of Germany after the war was over. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
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Publicado por EnvelopeBooks, 2022
ISBN 10: 1838172033 ISBN 13: 9781838172039
Librería: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Reino Unido
Paperback. Condición: Fine.
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Publicado por EnvelopeBooks, 2021
ISBN 10: 1838172076 ISBN 13: 9781838172077
Librería: WeBuyBooks, Rossendale, LANCS, Reino Unido
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Publicado por EnvelopeBooks, United Kingdom, 2021
ISBN 10: 183817205X ISBN 13: 9781838172053
Librería: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Reino Unido
Paperback. Condición: Very Good. In France, Mattie feels twenty again. In Poland, Magda revisits her impoverished family. In Uzbekistan, Diana lets a fellow tourist kiss her. In Germany, Lynn loses her luggage on the Dusseldorf train. The Hopeful Traveller is a collection of short stories about-and told by-single women who have put the past behind them but are still looking for their anchor in the present. The stories include bitter-sweet accounts of the freedoms of postwar life, foreign travel, the rekindling of old friendships and the search for new ones. They speak of cosmopolitan, self-confident, well-heeled characters, in an era just before the birth of feminism, conventional in their expectations of men, always just a step away from displacement and alienation. Set variously in Paris, Kalisz, Samarkand, Hong Kong, Melbourne, Erfurt, Singapore and London, these stories, from a much-admired veteran writer, offer a teasing mix of realism and fantasy, wish-fulfilment and regret. Some of these stories have appeared in translation in overseas annuals and collections. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
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Publicado por London: EnvelopeBooks, 2022, 2022
Librería: Steven Wolfe Books, Newton Centre, MA, Estados Unidos de America
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small PAPERBACK, fresh attractive copy, appears unused. VERITY, BRIAN. Why my wife had to die. London: EnvelopeBooks, 2022, 1st printing number line starting with 1, 211pp., . After his first marriage failed, Brian Verity had a breakdown and married the woman who had nursed him back to health. Within a few years, she started showing the signs of Huntington's that he had noticed in other members of her family and that he already had a morbid fear of. Having fallen in love with her in hospital, he now found himself repelled by her, fearful of his own psychological fragility and inability to cope, and yet committed to protecting her from the distress that lay in wait. What should he have done? What should society do? ISBN 9781915023032.
Publicado por EnvelopeBooks, 2023
ISBN 10: 1915023149 ISBN 13: 9781915023148
Librería: Reuseabook, Gloucester, GLOS, Reino Unido
paperback. Condición: Used; Very Good. Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. Though second-hand, the book is still in very good shape. Minimal signs of usage may include very minor creasing on the cover or on the spine.
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Publicado por EnvelopeBooks, 2021
ISBN 10: 1838172084 ISBN 13: 9781838172084
Librería: AwesomeBooks, Wallingford, Reino Unido
Paperback. Condición: Very Good. My Modern Movement This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. .
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Publicado por EnvelopeBooks, 2023
ISBN 10: 1915023122 ISBN 13: 9781915023124
Librería: Grand Eagle Retail, Wilmington, DE, Estados Unidos de America
Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. Chris Hilton went to Havana to escape the drudgery of everyday life and found love and gangland crime. It was a volatile mix. Chris Hilton went to Havana to escape the drudgery of everyday life in England-and, boy, did he escape it. Suddenly he found himself mixed up with a variety of gangland chancers, some Cuban, one British, all living on the edge of legality. There was always a risk of their money-making schemes getting rumbled by the police but that's what made it so compelling: the chance, the risk. Office life this wasn't. And then there was Jamilia-a refugee from rural poverty, who'd come to the big city as a teenager, and been rescued from the streets by an unnerving family of small-time criminals. A little crazy is good, Jamilia tells Chris-and a little crazy they become, living hard, loving hard and putting back a deal of Cuban rum. But how long can craziness last? And what happens when good fortune turns to bad? AUTHOR: Chris Hilton has visited Cuba over thirty times and lived there twice. The events described in this book took place in the early 2000s, during the final years of Fidel Castro and the coming of the internet, and proved life-changing for all those involved: the author, his friends and his enemies. A WORLD NOVEL FROM ENVELOPEBOOKS: Chris Hilton goes to Havana to spice up his life with Cuban rum. Then he meets Jamilia and the craziness turns him upside down. A fantastic read. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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Publicado por EnvelopeBooks, 2023
ISBN 10: 1915023130 ISBN 13: 9781915023131
Librería: Grand Eagle Retail, Wilmington, DE, Estados Unidos de America
Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. Princess Brr-Rainy is too clever to believe that Rainland is at risk from magic, but not clever enough to realise why no one can stand her. Then something odd happens Prince Raine is a very bright kid. And that's her problem. No one likes smart kids, especially when they're unaware of the effect they have on other people. Even her Dad (that's the king) finds her too much. To make things worse, she has two funny, silly, younger brothers-twins-both as dumb as a bar of soap-whom everyone loves. It's not fair. So when the kingdom of Rainland is threatened by a massive and abnormal heatwave, the reason has to be a natural phenomenon, like global warming -right? It couldn't be the arrival of some magical, mythical, fire-breathing monster. Could it? The king wants Raine to go and investigate but she refuses; let him send his younger son, if he's so sure there's a monster: it's always the youngest who slays the dragon in fairytales. And then something totally unexpected happens to her and everything changes. But how? Read on. AUTHOR: Stephen Games is publisher and editor of EnvelopeBooks and Booklaunch, the UK's biggest books magazine. He is the author of 15 nonfiction titles; Princess Brr-Rainy is his first screenplay. Stephen came to publishing after a lifetime reflecting on the creative arts. A former correspondent for The Guardian, documentary maker for the BBC and opinion writer for the Los Angeles Times, he studied Graphic Design and Architecture, taught as an adjunct professor at American and British universities and has a PhD from Cambridge University. Princess Brr-Rainy is too clever to believe that Rainland is at risk from magic, but not clever enough to realise why no one can stand her. Then something odd happens . Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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ISBN 10: 1838172009 ISBN 13: 9781838172008
Librería: AwesomeBooks, Wallingford, Reino Unido
Condición: Very Good. This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. .
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Publicado por EnvelopeBooks 03/03/2022, 2022
ISBN 10: 1915023033 ISBN 13: 9781915023032
Librería: AwesomeBooks, Wallingford, Reino Unido
Condición: Very Good. This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. .
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Publicado por EnvelopeBooks, 2023
ISBN 10: 1915023106 ISBN 13: 9781915023100
Librería: Grand Eagle Retail, Wilmington, DE, Estados Unidos de America
Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. Lagos, Life and Sexual Distraction is a collection of 12 short stories, mostly focused on the distinct character of life in Lagos-the commercial capital of Nigeria. The book tell you wetin average Lagosian dey go through sake of survival and why people who've lived in Lagos are able to withstand the harsh realities they experience in other parts of the world. In writing this book, the author says he has tried to teleport the reader to Lagos, to experience what an average Nigerian in the south of the country does to keep his or her dreams, hopes and aspirations alive. He also shows the tensions that exist between the generations, between the sexes and between different social classes and ethnicities. The book shows why every Lagosian is expected to live by the popular local saying, Shine Your Eyes, wey mean say you gazz dey vigilant. At the same time, two stories are dedicated to the very different plight of people living in northern Nigeria. Northern Nigerians are mostly Hausa and Muslim; those in the south are mostly Christian and Yoruba or Igbo. Lagos is a land of opportunity and Lagosians are one of the most successful people in the world by virtue of their perseverance. As the author says (in Pidgin), I dey live and work for Lagos and I love am-as I hope say you go see. AUTHOR: Tunde Ososanya (born 1990) is a Broadcast Journalist living in Nigeria. A graduate of the Nigerian Institute of Journalism, he currently works at the BBC's West Africa bureau in Lagos and specialises in reporting in Pidgin English. He began his career as a television presenter with the Nigerian Television Authority in 2016, going on to become a Senior Editor with Legit.ng. He has also been a Contributing Writer for Opera News. He is a fellow of the African Academy for Open Source Investigations (AAOSI). This is his second book. His first book, Later Tonight, came out in 2016. Twelve short stories, mostly focused on life in Lagos but with two stories dedicated to the plight of people in northern Nigeria. The book introduces reader to typical Nigerians and what they do to keep their dreams alive. It also shows the tensions that exist between the generations, the sexes and different social classes and ethnicities. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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Publicado por EnvelopeBooks, 2022
ISBN 10: 1915023041 ISBN 13: 9781915023049
Librería: PBShop.store US, Wood Dale, IL, Estados Unidos de America
PAP. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.
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Publicado por EnvelopeBooks, 2023
ISBN 10: 1915023114 ISBN 13: 9781915023117
Librería: Grand Eagle Retail, Wilmington, DE, Estados Unidos de America
Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. Back in England after four years' banishment in the Caribbean, Belle Nash tries to help Pablo Fanque, the black bare-back rider from Norfolk who longs to start his own circus, only to be thwarted by the hated Lord Servitude, a die-hard advocate of slavery. Set in 1835, William Keeling's second novel in The Gay Street Chronicles series balances a satire on the manners of the English with a stern morality tale about bigotry and racism. In 1835, when gay hero Bellerophon Belle Nash returns to Bath, in the west of England, after four years of forced exile in the Caribbean, he is a much changed man. Responsible for freeing the slaves on his aunt's former estate in Grenada, Beau Nash's grandson has seen the worst indignities that can be inflicted on fellow human beings and now finds himself, in Bath, at odds with one of slavery's worst offenders. He has left behind a new love, too, and wants to believe that a semblance of that love can be recreated in England. For a while, a surrogate love affair with a would-be circus entrepreneur from Norfolk seems to satisfy him. But conflicts of interest reveal hard truths that cannot be wished away. Others may also prove better placed to right the wrongs that most trouble him. Can Belle survive the challenge? AUTHOR: William Keeling is the former foreign correspondent for the Financial Times who exposed a multi-billion-dollar corruption scandal in Nigeria, and then had to flee for his life. He eventually left journalism for the safer world of chocolate, becoming co-owner of the historic chocolate company Prestat, but is still plotting his return to the true home of jollof rice. William lives and writes in Somerset, in the beautiful west of England. Belle Nash and the Bath Circus is the second in what will be a five-part series. After four years of banishment in Grenada, Belle Nash returns to Bath in 1835, where memories of a recent love lead to confusions that help launch the career of Pablo Fanque, the circus entrepreneur, and to efforts to rescue the slave-concubine of the son of Lord Servitude, the most hated man in England. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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Publicado por EnvelopeBooks, 2023
ISBN 10: 1915023092 ISBN 13: 9781915023094
Librería: WeBuyBooks, Rossendale, LANCS, Reino Unido
Condición: LikeNew. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day.
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Publicado por EnvelopeBooks, 2021
ISBN 10: 1838172068 ISBN 13: 9781838172060
Librería: GF Books, Inc., Hawthorne, CA, Estados Unidos de America
Condición: New. Book is in NEW condition. 0.81.
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