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Publicado por Vintage Publishing Mai 2010, 2010
ISBN 10: 0099540886ISBN 13: 9780099540885
Librería: Smartbuy, Einbeck, Alemania
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Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - George and Weedon Grossmith were born in London in 1847 and 1852 respectively to a theatrical family who were friends with Henry Irving and Ellen Terry. George became a popular composer and performer of comic songs as well as a successful actor. Weedon trained as a painter at the Slade and the Royal Academy, but soon turned to acting like his brother.The Diary of a Nobody began life as a series of columns the brothers wrote together for Punch which they later expanded into a novel. It was published in 1892, with Weedon's illustrations, to instant acclaim and has remained in print ever since. George died in 1912, followed by his brother in 1919. 176 pp. Deutsch.
Publicado por Vintage Publishing Mai 2010, 2010
ISBN 10: 0099532441ISBN 13: 9780099532446
Librería: Smartbuy, Einbeck, Alemania
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Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Shortlisted for the Man Booker PrizeAfter a lifetime's struggle with alcohol, critical neglect and depression, in 1840 the nature poet John Clare is incarcerated. The asylum, in London's Epping Forest, is run on the reformist principles of occupational therapy. At the same time, the young Alfred Tennyson, moves nearby and became entangled in the life of the asylum. This historically accurate, intensely lyrical novel, describes the asylum's closed world and Nature's paradise outside the walls: Clare's dream of home, of redemption, of escape. 272 pp. Deutsch.
Publicado por Vintage Publishing Mai 2010, 2010
ISBN 10: 0099542021ISBN 13: 9780099542025
Librería: Smartbuy, Einbeck, Alemania
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Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Welcome to the village of Notwithstanding, where a lady dresses in plus fours and shoots squirrels, a retired general gives up wearing clothes altogether, a spiritualist lives in a cottage with the ghost of her husband, and people think it quite natural to confide in a spider that lives in a potting shed. Based on de Bernières' recollections of the village he grew up in, Notwithstanding is a funny and moving depiction of a charming vanished England. 400 pp. Deutsch.
Publicado por Vintage Publishing Mai 2010, 2010
ISBN 10: 0099547058ISBN 13: 9780099547051
Librería: Smartbuy, Einbeck, Alemania
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Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - A pacy international thriller with a historical twist, from bestselling author Steve Berry. A secret group of political and economic leaders has joined forces with the former Soviet republics to create a devastating biological weapon. Whoever develops the cure would control the future of global warfare. Yet that cure may have been discovered centuries ago, and if so the clue to the location of the formula lies buried with Alexander the Great. Cotton Malone and Cassiopeia Vitt join the hunt for Alexander's tomb, which swiftly turns into a harrowing fight for truth that has unimaginable repercussions. 160 pp. Deutsch.
Publicado por Vintage Publishing Mai 2010, 2010
ISBN 10: 0099549174ISBN 13: 9780099549178
Librería: Smartbuy, Einbeck, Alemania
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Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Henrietta Howard, later Countess of Suffolk, was the long-term mistress and confidante of King George II. The mark that this enigmatic and largely neglected royal mistress left on the society and culture of early Georgian England was to resonate well beyond the confines of the court, and can still be felt today. 352 pp. Deutsch.
Publicado por Vintage Publishing Mai 2010, 2010
ISBN 10: 0099516888ISBN 13: 9780099516880
Librería: Smartbuy, Einbeck, Alemania
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Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - 'Sara Wheeler is the literary maestro of the earth's frozen regions. The prose is startling and sharp-edged as the icy landscapes themselves' Financial TimesSmashing through the Arctic Ocean with the crew of a Russian icebreaker, herding reindeer across the tundra with Lapps and shadowing the Trans-Alaskan pipeline with truckers, Sara Wheeler discovers a complex and ambiguous land belonging both to ancient myth and modern controversy. The Magnetic North is an adroit combination of history, science and reflection in which Wheeler meditates on the role of the Arctic: fragmented lands which fed imaginations long before the scientists and oilmen showed up (not to mention desperado explorers who ate their own shoes). The Magnetic North tells of all this, plus gulag ghosts, old and new Russia, colliding cultures and bioaccumulated toxins in polar bears.'A stylish and engaging account of some of the world's most mysterious, unknowable spots and, like the best travel writing, is infused with the writer's reflections on growing up, life and death' Daily Telegraph 368 pp. Deutsch.
Publicado por Vintage Publishing Mai 2010, 2010
ISBN 10: 009947896XISBN 13: 9780099478966
Librería: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Alemania
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Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - \*\*AS FEATURED ON HOAXED PODCAST\*\*This definitive book delves into why so many people are ready to believe in conspiracy theories, and the damage it can cause.Voodoo Histories entertainingly demolishes the absurd and sinister conspiracy theories of the last 100 years, such as:Did Neil Armstrong really set foot on the moon Was the United States government responsible for the 11 September attacks Should we doubt the accidental nature of Princess Diana's death David Aaronovitch reveals not only why people are so ready to believe in these stories but also the dangers of this credulity.'This book leaves us in no doubt that arriving at the truth is a vital matter - at times a matter of life and death' Financial Times.
Publicado por Vintage Publishing Mai 2010, 2010
ISBN 10: 0099516446ISBN 13: 9780099516446
Librería: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Alemania
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Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - 'His account of their 'foodie family road trip' establishes Booth as the next Bill Bryson.' New York TimesJapan is the pre-eminent food nation on earth. The creativity of the Japanese, their dedication and ingenuity, not to mention courage in the face of dishes such as cod sperm and octopus ice cream, is only now beginning to be fully appreciated in the sushi-saturated West, as are the remarkable health benefits of the traditional Japanese diet.Food and travel writer Michael Booth sets of to take the culinary pulse of contemporary Japan and he and his young family travel the length of the country - from bear-infested, beer-loving Hokkaido to snake-infested, seaweed-loving Okinawa.What do the Japanese know about food Perhaps more than anyone else on earth, judging by this fascinating and funny journey through an extraordinary food-obsessed country.Winner of the Guild of Food Writers Kate Whiteman Award for the best book on food and travel.
Publicado por Vintage Publishing Mai 2010, 2010
ISBN 10: 0701184426ISBN 13: 9780701184421
Librería: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Alemania
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Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Four friends get together to watch the 1998 World Cup final. One of them has an idea: let's write down our wishes for the next few years, put them away, and during the next final - four years from now - we'll get them out and see how many we've achieved. This is how World Cup Wishes opens, and from here we watch what happens to their wishes and their friendships as life marches on.The four men's bond is deep and solid, but tested by betrayal, death,and distance their alliance comes under pressure. Each friend offers a different perspective, though not necessarily a reliable one. and as they and the world around them change, so do their ideas of friendship and happiness. By the end they are forced to ask whether wishes can really be fulfilled. Or will their story turn out to be a requiem - for a generation, for friendship, or even for one of the four young men Once again, Eshkol Nevo has produced a novel suffused with charm, warmth and an astonishing wisdom.
Publicado por Vintage Publishing Mai 2010, 2010
ISBN 10: 0099548623ISBN 13: 9780099548621
Librería: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Alemania
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Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Biography of England's most famous queen, viewed through the eyes of the women who influenced her life. Beginning with her mother and governesses, through to her sister and cousin, who eventually imprisoned her, Elizabeth's turbulent relationships are examined.
Publicado por Vintage Publishing Mai 2010, 2010
ISBN 10: 070118180XISBN 13: 9780701181802
Librería: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Alemania
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Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - The third in the series, following on from 'Flora' and 'Bugs'. Not a biological guide, this instead looks at the natural world through the eyes of writers, musicians, artists and naturalists, as well as contributions by ordinary men and women who are fascinated by creepy-crawlies of all kinds. Illustrated in colour throughout.