House that made history

Elves and the Shoemaker: Ladybird First Favourite Tales

Meet the poor and hungry shoemaker who wakes up one morning to find that his shoes have been magically made for him!

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Eighteenth-Century Coffee-House Culture, vol 1

Helps scholars and students form an understanding of the contribution made by the coffee-house to British and even American history and culture

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Eighteenth-Century Coffee-House Culture, vol 4

Helps scholars and students form an understanding of the contribution made by the coffee-house to British and even American history and culture

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Eighteenth-Century Coffee-House Culture, vol 2

Helps scholars and students form an understanding of the contribution made by the coffee-house to British and even American history and culture

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Comfort in the Eighteenth-Century Country House

This book traces the changes in layout, the new technologies, and innovations in furniture that made country houses more comfortable, but argues that

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The Magic Finger - Roald Dahl

<p>Out the window they flew, far up into the sky, and soon the whole family was flying around and around together.Every Saturday morning the Gregg family goes off to shoot animals and birds. But the girl who lives next door hates hunting.Now it's made her so angry that she's PUT THE MAGIC FINGER ON THEM ALL. And very strange things have begun to happen . . .</p&g...

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AQA GCSE History: Migration, Empires and the People

Create a stimulating, well-paced teaching route through the 2016 GCSE History specification using this tailor-made series that draws on a legacy of ma

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A History of the World in 100 Objects

Deals with human history, exploring past civilizations through the objects that defined them. This title shows the surviving objects made by human han

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Lockwood &amp; Co: The Creeping Shadow - Jonathan Stroud

<p>Now a major Netflix series!Lucy has left Lockwood &amp; Co. A freelance operative, she is hiring herself out to other agencies - agencies that might value her ever-improving skills.But now Lockwood needs her help.Penelope Fittes, leader of the well-renowned Fittes Agency wants Lockwood &amp; Co. - and only them - to locate and remove the 'Source' for the ...

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We´ll Always Have Summer - Jenny Han

<p>Soon to be a major new TV series on Amazon! The heart-wrenching final part in the bestselling The Summer I Turned Pretty Series, perfect for fans of the Netflix smash-hit movies To All The Boys I've Loved Before and The Kissing Booth! One girl. Two boys. The biggest decision of her life . . . Just when Isabel thinks she had everything mapped out, life proves t...

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Looking For Smoke - K. A. Cobell

A literary-thriller murder mystery, set within a Native American community for fans of Firekeeper's Daughter, Sadie and the One of Us Is Lying series by a debut own voices authorSince moving to the Blackfeet Reservation with her parents, Mara Racette has felt like an outsider, taunted by her tight-knit classmates for growing up far away. So, when a local girl includes Mar...

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Penguin Readers Level 3: The Summer I Turned Pretty (ELT Graded Reader) - Jenny Han

<p>Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series for learners of English as a foreign language. With carefully adapted text, new illustrations and language learning exercises, the print edition also includes instructions to access supporting material online.Titles include popular classics, exciting contemporary fiction, and thought-provoking non-fiction, introducin...

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Penguin Readers Level 3: Love Frankie (ELT Graded Reader) - Jacqueline Wilson

<p>Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series for learners of English as a foreign language. With carefully adapted text, new illustrations and language learning exercises, the print edition also includes instructions to access supporting material online.Titles include popular classics, exciting contemporary fiction, and thought-provoking non-fiction, introducin...

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Penguin Readers Level 7: The Godfather (ELT Graded Reader) - Mario Puzo

<p>Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series for learners of English as a foreign language. With carefully adapted text, new illustrations and language learning exercises, the print edition also includes instructions to access supporting material online.Titles include popular classics, exciting contemporary fiction, and thought-provoking non-fiction, introducin...

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Lockwood &amp; Co: The Whispering Skull: Book 2 - Jonathan Stroud

<p>Now a major Netflix series!Ghosts and ghouls beware! London's smallest, shabbiest and most talented psychic detection agency is back.Life is never exactly peaceful for Lockwood &amp; Co. Lucy and George are trying to solve the mystery of the talking skull trapped in their ghost jar, while Lockwood is desperate for an exciting new case.Things seem to be lookin...

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Harry Potter Slytherin House Editions Paperback Box Set

Celebrate all things Slytherin with this glorious paperback collection of the iconic House Editions. The beautifully crafted slipcase emblazoned with the house emblem the Slytherin serpent contains all seven novels from J.K. Rowling's classic series in a spectacular alternating colour scheme, with cover artwork and illustrations by celebrated Kate Greenaway Medal winner L...

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Harry Potter Hufflepuff House Editions Paperback Box Set (1526624559)

Kniha - 3888 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná Celebrate all things Hufflepuff with this glorious paperback collection of the iconic House Editions. The beautifully crafted slipcase emblazoned with the house emblem the Hufflepuff badger contains all seven novels from J.K. Rowling's classic series in a spectacular alternating colour scheme, with cover artwork ...

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The Storm We Made - Vanessa Chan

Anotace: Japanese-occupied Malaya, 1945. Cecily Alcantara's children are in terrible danger. Her eldest child Jujube, who works at a tea house frequented by drunk Japanese soldiers, becomes angrier by the day. Jasmin, the youngest, lives confined in a basement for her own safety. And her son, Abel, has disappeared without a trace. Cecily knows two things: that this...

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Harry Potter Ravenclaw House Editions Paperback Box Set (1526624532)

Kniha - 3888 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná Celebrate all things Ravenclaw with this glorious collection of beautifully crafted House Editions in hardback. The sumptuously foiled presentation case emblazoned with the Ravenclaw eagle contains all seven novels from J.K. Rowling's classic series in a spectacular alternating colour scheme, with cover artwork a...

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Day Approaching

As a native Israeli of Jewish roots, Amir Tsarfati provides a distinct perspective that weaves biblical history, current events, and Bible prophecy to

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Heroes Haggadah: Lead the Way to Freedom

A haggadah for a 30-45 minute seder that connects themes embedded in this Passover ritual to prominent Jewish figures throughout modern history, showi

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The Rooster House: A Ukrainian Family Memoir - Victoria Belim

<p>In the Ukrainian city of Poltava stands a building known as the Rooster House, an elegant mansion with two voluptuous red roosters flanking the door. It doesn't look horrifying. And yet, when Victoria was a girl growing up in the 1980s, her great-grandmother would take pains to avoid walking past it. In 2014, while the Russian state was annexing Crimea, Victoria ...

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Homecoming a Other Stories

Maeve Binchy is one of Britain’s most popular storytellers, and these four tales demonstrate the warmth and compassion that have made her many no

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How Emotions Are Made - Lisa Feldman Barrett

Anotace: When you feel anxious, angry, happy, or surprised, what's really going on inside you? Most scientists would agree that emotions come from specific parts of the brain, and that we feel them whenever they're triggered by the world around us. The thrill of seeing an old friend, the sadness of a tear-jerker movie, the fear of losing someone you love - each...

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Fashion History from the 18th to the 20th Century

<p>Take an trip through three centuries of trend. In this spectacular collection from the Kyoto Costume Institute, one of the world’s most extensive clothing collections, the smartest minds and sharpest eyes in fashion studies walk us through the outer- and underwear, shoes, and accessories that have defined people around the world.</p> <p>Clothes define...

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Simply AI: Facts Made Fast - Dorling Kindersley

Anotace: Combining clear labelled imagery with easy-to-understand text, this new edition of Simply Artificial Intelligence is the perfect introduction to the latest developments in AI, including ChatGPT and the Internet of Things.Covering a broad range of fields within AI - from computing and mathematics to politics and philosophy - entries demystify what artificial inte...

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Simply AI: Facts Made Fast - Dorling Kindersley

<p>Combining clear labelled imagery with easy-to-understand text, this new edition of Simply Artificial Intelligence is the perfect introduction to the latest developments in AI, including ChatGPT and the Internet of Things.Covering a broad range of fields within AI - from computing and mathematics to politics and philosophy - entries demystify what artificial intel...

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Employers versus employees - Vladimír John

Anotace: After the publication of his very successful books HOW TO RUN A BUSINESS WITHOUT RISK and ENTREPRENEURS VERSUS CHEATERS in 2016, Vladimir John has written yet another book on a topic that concerns almost every entrepreneur. Employees may jeopardize your business if you don't keep an eye on them at all times. They know no boundaries when it comes to inventing w...

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AQA GCSE History: Medieval England - the Reign of Edward I 1272-1307

Create a stimulating, well-paced teaching route through the 2016 GCSE History specification using this tailor-made series that draws on a legacy of ma

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Ithaca: The exquisite, gripping tale that breathes life into ancient myth - North Claire

Anotace: `Claire North brings a powerful, fresh and unflinching voice to ancient myth - darkly fascinating, raw and breathtaking` Jennifer Saint, author of Sunday Times bestseller Ariadne***A Sunday Times Historical Fiction Book of the Year***This is the story of Penelope of Ithaca, famed wife of Odysseus, as it has never been told before. Beyond Ithaca`s shores, the whi...

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Třebel 1647 - A Battlefield of the Thirty Years’ War from the Perspective of History, Archeology, Art-history, Geoinformatics, and Ethnology - Václav Matoušek

<p></p><p> Kniha „Třebel 1647. A Battlefield of the Thirty Years’ War from the Perspective of History, Archeology, Art-history, Geoinformatics, and Ethnology” pojednává o střetnutí švédské a habsburské armády, která se odehrála pod hradem Třebelí v západních Čechách mezi 18. srpnem a 5. zářím, v roce 1647. Krajina bojiště se od poloviny 17. století dodn...

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Harry Potter Hufflepuff House Editions Paperback Box Set - Rowlingová Joanne Kathleen

Anotace: Celebrate all things Hufflepuff with this glorious paperback collection of the iconic House Editions. The beautifully crafted slipcase emblazoned with the house emblem the Hufflepuff badger contains all seven novels from J.K. Rowling`s classic series in a spectacular alternating colour scheme, with cover artwork and illustrations by celebrated Kate Greenaway Med...

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Harry Potter Hufflepuff House Editions Paperback Box Set - Joanne Kathleen Rowling

<p>Celebrate all things Hufflepuff with this glorious paperback collection of the iconic House Editions. The beautifully crafted slipcase emblazoned with the house emblem the Hufflepuff badger contains all seven novels from J.K. Rowling's classic series in a spectacular alternating colour scheme, with cover artwork and illustrations by celebrated Kate Greenaway Meda...

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Třebel 1647 - A Battlefield of the Thirty Years´ War from the Perspective of History, Archeology, Art-history, Geoinformatics, and Ethnology - Václav Matoušek; Tomáš Janata; Jan Chlíbec

Anotace: Kniha "Třebel 1647. A Battlefield of the Thirty Years´ War from the Perspective of History, Archeology, Art-history, Geoinformatics, and Ethnology" pojednává o střetnutí švédské a habsburské armády, která se odehrála pod hradem Třebelí v západních Čechách mezi...

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Breaking Twitter: Elon Musk and the Most Controversial Corporate Takeover in History - Mezrich Ben

Anotace: New York Times bestselling author Ben Mezrich pulls back the curtain on the most volatile, complex, and bizarre corporate takeover in history: Elon Musk's acquisition and subsequent occupation of Twitter. In October 2022, Elon Musk marched through Twitter's front doors carrying a kitchen sink, tweeting a message to his millions of followers: `let that...

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The House of Eve: Totally heartbreaking and unputdownable historical fiction - Johnson Sadeqa

Anotace: `Amazing` Reese Witherspoon`Heart-rending` Taylor Jenkins Reid `Luminous and moving!` Kate Quinn`Unforgettable` Kristen HarmelThe heartbreaking and completely unputdownable instant New York Times bestseller and Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick about the pain and sacrifice of forbidden love, the lengths a mother will go to protect her child, and survival against ...

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The House of Eve: Totally heartbreaking and unputdownable historical fiction - Sadeqa Johnson

<p>'Amazing' Reese Witherspoon'Heart-rending' Taylor Jenkins Reid 'Luminous and moving!' Kate Quinn'Unforgettable' Kristen HarmelThe heartbreaking and completely unputdownable instant New York Times bestseller and Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick about the pain and sacrifice of forbidden love, the lengths a mother will go to protect her child, and survival against t...

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Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House (hardcover) - Michael Wolff

<p>#1 New York Times Bestseller</p> <p>With extraordinary access to the West Wing, Michael Wolff reveals what happened behind-the-scenes in the first nine months of the most controversial presidency of our time in Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House.</p> <p>Since Donald Trump was sworn in as the 45th President of the United States, th...

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The History of the Hobbit - J. R. R. Tolkien,John D. Rateliff

Anotace: In one volume for the first time, this revised and updated examination of how J.R.R.Tolkien came to write his original masterpiece The Hobbit includes his complete unpublished draft version of the story, together with notes and illustrations by Tolkien himself. The Hobbit was first published on 21 September 1937. Like its sequel, The Lord of the Rings, it is a ...

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The History of the Hobbit: One Volume Edition - Tolkien John Ronald Reuel

Anotace: Brand new deluxe edition of this definitive companion to The Hobbit, quarter-bound, stamped in gold foil with a unique design inspired by J.R.R. Tolkien`s own artwork, featuring a ribbon marker and housed in a matching custom-built slipcase. The Hobbit was first published on 21 September 1937. Like its sequel, The Lord of the Rings, it is a st...

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The History of the Hobbit: One Volume Edition, 1. vydání - John Ronald Reuel Tolkien

<p>In one volume for the first time, this revised and updated examination of how J.R.R.Tolkien came to write his original masterpiece The Hobbit includes his complete unpublished draft version of the story, together with notes and illustrations by Tolkien himself.</p> <p>The Hobbit was first published on 21 September 1937. Like its sequel, The Lord of th...

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Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse. The Ultimate History - 40th Anniversary Edition - Daniel Kothenschulte

<p>Celebrate 90+ years of Mickey Mouse with one of the most expansive illustrated publications on the Disney universe: behind-the-scenes shots, rare animation art, and vintage comics trace Mickey’s cartoons, his comic adventures, the world of Mickey merchandise and memorabilia, as well as the legendary Mickey Mouse Club.</p> <p>On November 18, 1928, the ...

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Sellout: The Major-Label Feeding Frenzy That Swept Punk, Emo, and Hardcore (1994-2007) - Ozzi Dan

Anotace: NATIONAL BESTSELLERAN NPR BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR"Ozzi`s reporting is strong, balanced and well told...a worthy successor to its obvious inspiration, Michael Azerrad`s 2001 examination of the `80s indie underground, Our Band Could Be Your Life."-New York Times Book ReviewA raucous history of punk, emo, and hardcore`s growing pains during the commercial boom of the...

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Sellout: The Major-Label Feeding Frenzy That Swept Punk, Emo, and Hardcore (1994-2007) - Dan Ozzi

<p>NATIONAL BESTSELLERAN NPR BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR"Ozzi's reporting is strong, balanced and well told...a worthy successor to its obvious inspiration, Michael Azerrad's 2001 examination of the '80s indie underground, Our Band Could Be Your Life."-New York Times Book ReviewA raucous history of punk, emo, and hardcore's growing pains during the commercial bo...

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Fire and Blood : 300 Years Before a Game of Thrones (A Targaryen History), 1. vydání - George Raymond Richard Martin

<p>Set 300 years before the events in A Song of Ice and Fire, FIRE AND BLOOD is the definitive history of the Targaryens in Westeros as told by Archmaester Gyldayn, and chronicles the conquest that united the Seven Kingdoms under Targaryen rule through to the Dance of the Dragons: the Targaryen civil war that nearly ended their dynasty forever. The thrilling histor...

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How Emotions Are Made : The Secret Life of the Brain - Barrett Lisa Feldman

<p>'How Emotions Are Made did what all great books do. It took a subject I thought I understood and turned my understanding upside down' Malcolm Gladwell When you feel anxious, angry, happy, or surprised, what's really going on inside of you? Many scientists believe that emotions come from a specific part of the brain, triggered by the world around us. The thrill ...

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Made in the USA: The Rise and Retreat of American Manufacturing - Vaclav Smil

<p>An overview of the state of manufacturing in America—both past and present—and how this sector and the jobs it creates are essential to the American economy “There's no author whose books I look forward to more than Vaclav Smil.” —Bill Gates In Made in the USA, Vaclav Smil powerfully rebuts the notion that manufacturing is a relic of predigital history and tha...

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Die Villa Bertramka - Facetten der Geschichte einer Mozart-Gedenkstätte in Prag / The Villa Bertramka - Facets of the History of a Mozart Memorial in Prague - Milada Jonášová

<p>Do pěti oddílů členěná publikace s množstvím obrazových příloh pojednává v nebývalém rozsahu o staletém stavebním vývoji Bertramky, který začal pouhou boudou na vinici.</p><p>Pražská pěvkyně Josefa Dušková ji 1783 koupila už jako patrovou letní rezidenci s představeným schodištěm, jakož i se stájemi pro hospodářský dobytek. V 19. století v ní na zákla...

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The Storm We Made: The spellbinding WW2 sweeping book club novel ´One of the most powerful debuts I´ve ever read´ Tracy Chevalier - Vanessa Chan

<p>'Chan has written a . . . gripping, exquisitely plotted novel. I could not put it down!' Alice Winn, author of Sunday Times bestseller In MemoriamHer decision changed history.Now her family must survive it.British Malaya, 1930s Discontented housewife Cecily is seduced by Japanese general Fujiwara and the glorious future he is promising for 'independent' Malaya, ...

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Up and Down Stairs

A history that brings to life the real country house servants

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Common Wind

A remarkable intellectual history of the slave revolts that made the modern revolutionary era

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Eden Springs

A novella set in the House of David religious colony that bubbles with mystery, scandal, and little-known history.

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Guitars

Features guitars that made history, that changed the course of music, that inspired new generations of players and listeners. This title features Torr

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When Disaster Struck

Takes a detailed look at a number of man-made and natural disasters that have occurred throughout history. This series features titles that present st

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Fly to the Rescue (Tiny Geniuses #1)

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Adventures of a Narrative Gardener: Creating a Landscape of Memory

This is the story of a garden, Bellevue House, in Newport, Rhode Island, that speaks to us about history and memory, inspiration and motivation.

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The Richness of Life

Stephen Jay Gould's writings on history - both of the natural world and of the study of that natural world - had made him a household name by the time

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Rock Covers. 40th Ed.

Dig into the 750 album covers that made rock history. Fact sheets, insider interviews, and lists from leading collectors take you on a musical memory

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Douglas DC-8

This book, which features images that have never been published before, explores the history of the DC-8 and those who made it the success it still is

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Tommy at 50

The definitive illustrated history of "Tommy," the album that made the Who one of the greatest and most influential bands of all time.

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