Marches of the levant

Levant

The first English-language history of the Levant in the modern age

Dostupnost: do 7 dnů

Churches of the Marches

A fascinating insight into the historic churches of Herefordshire, Shropshire and the Welsh Marches.

Dostupnost: do 7 dnů

Pirates of the Levant

Captain Alatriste's latest adventure - a story of skirmishes, privateers, boarded ships, swords and sackings.

Dostupnost: do 7 dnů

Levant Trilogy

As Rommel advances in wartorn Egypt, the lives of the civilian population come under threat. One such couple are Guy and Harriet Pringle, who have escaped the war in Europe only to find the conflict once more on their doorstep, providing a volatile backdrop to their own personal battles. The civilian world meets the military through the figure of Simon Boulderstone, a you...

Dostupnost: skladem

Levant Trilogy

The classic World War II trilogy: 'The finest fictional record of the war produced by a British writer' Anthony Burgess

Dostupnost: do 7 dnů

Welsh Marches

The tranquil borderland of the Marches, offers a varied landscape truncated by rivers meandering to lowland plains. This title explores all the best p

Dostupnost: do 7 dnů

Country Houses of the Marches

A fascinating exploration of the history of the country houses of Herefordshire, Shropshire and the Welsh Borders.

Dostupnost: do 7 dnů

The Levant Trilogy - Olivia Manning

<p>The classic World War II trilogy: 'The finest fictional record of the war produced by a British writer' Anthony Burgess As Rommel advances in wartorn Egypt, the lives of the civilian population come under threat. One such couple are Guy and Harriet Pringle, who have escaped the war in Europe only to find the conflict once more on their doorstep, providing a vola...

Dostupnost: skladem

The Levant Trilogy - Olivia Manning

<p>The classic World War II trilogy: 'The finest fictional record of the war produced by a British writer' Anthony Burgess As Rommel advances in wartorn Egypt, the lives of the civilian population come under threat. One such couple are Guy and Harriet Pringle, who have escaped the war in Europe only to find the conflict once more on their doorstep, providing a vola...

Dostupnost: skladem

My Mummy Marches

A young girl watches her mummy proudly take to the streets to march for what she believes in. Inspired to join the next generation of young activists,

Dostupnost: do 7 dnů

Paddington Marches On

The hilarious adventures of everyone’s favourite bear, Paddington, now a major movie star!

Dostupnost: do 7 dnů

Archaeology of the Bronze Age Levant

A richly documented and illustrated survey of the archaeology of a crucible of world culture, covering the earliest urban cultures and the emergence o

Dostupnost: do 7 dnů

Forgotten Castles of Wales and the Marches

Dostupnost: do 7 dnů

Oxford Handbook of the Archaeology of the Levant

This Handbook offers an overview of the archaeology of the Levant. Written by leading scholars in the field, it integrates the treatment of the archae

Dostupnost: do 7 dnů

On the Trail of the Mortimers in the Welsh Marches

Dostupnost: do 7 dnů

The Levant Trilogy - Manning Olivia, Manning Olivia

Anotace: The classic World War II trilogy: `The finest fictional record of the war produced by a British writer` Anthony BurgessAs Rommel advances in wartorn Egypt, the lives of the civilian population come under threat. One such couple are Guy and Harriet Pringle, who have escaped the war in Europe only to find the conflict once more on their doorstep, providing a volat...

Dostupnost: do 7 dnů

Early Voyages and Travels in the Levant

The publications of the Hakluyt Society (founded in 1846) made available edited (and sometimes translated) early accounts of exploration. This volume

Dostupnost: do 7 dnů

SyriaÂ’s Uprising and the Fracturing of the Levant

This Adelphi explores the civil war in Syria, examining the ways in which an upbeat and peaceful uprising quickly and brutally descended into violence

Dostupnost: do 7 dnů

Levant Voyage of the Blackham Galley (1696 – 1698)

This volume publishes for the first time, the journal kept by John Looker (?1670—1715) recording his service as ship’s surgeon on the Blackham Galle

Dostupnost: do 7 dnů

William Faulkner Novels 1930-1935 (LOA #25): As I Lay Dying / Sanctuary / Light in August / Pylon - William Faulkner

<p>Between 1930 and 1935, William Faulkner came into full possession of the genius and creativity that made him one of America’s finest writers of the twentieth century. The four novels in this Library of America collection display an astonishing range of characters and treatments in his Depression-era fiction. As I Lay Dying (1930) is a combination of comedy, horr...

Dostupnost: do 7 dnů

Chicago Freedom Movement

Six months after the Selma to Montgomery marches and just weeks after the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, a group from Martin Luther King Jr

Dostupnost: do 7 dnů

Ruins of the Reich

Via cathedrals and castles, statues and spas, Michael Geoghegan winds his way up and down the hills and rivers of a modern yet nostalgic landscape. Whether it's festivals or fascist marches, Bruckner or Janacek, a Strength Through Joy holiday camp or bohemian Berlin, this is a compelling and vivid exploration of German identity through the traces of the past in the presen...

Dostupnost: skladem

In the Footsteps of Alexander

In just 11 years, Alexander the Great's armies marched 22,000 miles (35,000 km), subjugated Asia Minor, the Levant, and Egypt, conquered the Persians,

Dostupnost: do 7 dnů

Great Western Steam Retreat

One man's personal travelogue of his journeys throughout BR's Western Region, Wales and the Welsh Marches during the final months of steam

Dostupnost: do 7 dnů

Origins of the Druze People and Religion

The Druze, who can be traced back to eleventh-century Levant, have long intrigued scholars of the Middle East. This work reveals the remarkable Druze

Dostupnost: do 7 dnů

Centurion (Eagles of the Empire 8)

AD 46. The Roman Army force in the land that is now Syria marches deep into treacherous territory to defeat Rome's bitterest enemy. This No. 1 bestsel

Dostupnost: do 7 dnů

Global Trade and the Shaping of English Freedom

Through the histories of English trading companies -- the Levant Company, the East India Company, and the Royal African Company -- this book shows how

Dostupnost: do 7 dnů

The God is Not Willing : The First Tale of Witness - Steven Erikson

Responding to reports of a growing unease among the tribes beyond the border, a legion of Malazan marines marches towards Silver Lake.

Dostupnost: skladem

Sea of Troubles

Authoritative and compelling account of European imperialism in North Africa and the Levant, and of the fall of the Ottoman Empire.

Dostupnost: do 7 dnů

The Suffragette Cookbook

From kitchen table to protest marches, The Suffragette Cookbook is a history of female love and power.

Dostupnost: do 7 dnů

Tree Elves of Ludlow

The Welsh Marches have for centuries been witness to a mighty struggle between elves and goblins. Now, the elfish kingdom is facing defeat, or worse,

Dostupnost: do 7 dnů

The God is Not Willing : The First Tale of Witness - Steven Erikson

Anotace: 'Awe-inspiring. Prepare to fall in love with epic fantasy all over again.' ANNA SMITH SPARK, author of the bestselling The Court of Broken Knives 'Erikson is an extraordinary writer . . . treat yourself.' STEPHEN R. DONALDSON The thrilling opening chapter in an epic new fantasy from the author of The Malazan Book of the Fallen... Many year...

Dostupnost: do 7 dnů

Western Civilization in the Near East

First published in 1936, Western Civilization in the Near East traces the spread and growth of Western civilization in the countries of the Levant and

Dostupnost: do 7 dnů

Amorites and the Bronze Age Near East

This study summons historical, archaeological, and iconographic data from Bronze Age Mesopotamia, the Levant, and Egypt to address the legacy of Amori

Dostupnost: do 7 dnů

Chronicle of Ibn al-Athir for the Crusading Period from al-Kamil fi'l-Ta'rikh. Part 1

Dealing with the Islamice history, this title focuses on the time of the arrival of the Crusaders in the Levant, their activities and the Muslim respo

Dostupnost: do 7 dnů

Well Met! Friends and Travelling Companions of Rev. Thomas Bowles

This volume follows Rev. Thomas Bowles on his travels from Sri Lanka to Egypt and the Levant. His travel journals record the places seen and the often

Dostupnost: do 7 dnů

Dawnlands: the number one bestselling author of vivid stories crafted by history - Gregory Philippa

Anotace: The new historical novel from Philippa Gregory, the Number One bestselling author of Tidelands and Dark Tides. In a divided country, power and loyalty conquer all . . . Ned Ferryman, inspired by news of a rebellion against the Stuart kings, returns from America with his Pokanoket servant to join the uprising against roman catholic, King James. As Ned swears loy...

Dostupnost: do 7 dnů

Dawnlands: the number one bestselling author of vivid stories crafted by history - Philippa Gregory

<p>The new historical novel from Philippa Gregory, the Number One bestselling author of Tidelands and Dark Tides. In a divided country, power and loyalty conquer all . . . Ned Ferryman, inspired by news of a rebellion against the Stuart kings, returns from America with his Pokanoket servant to join the uprising against roman catholic, King James. As Ned swears loya...

Dostupnost: skladem

King of Thorns - Mark Lawrence

<p>The second book in the Broken Empire series, Lawrence takes his young anti-hero one step closer to his grand ambition. To reach greatness you must step on bodies, and many brothers lie trodden in my wake. I've walked from pawn to player and I'll win this game of ours, though the cost of it may drown the world in blood... The land burns with the fires of a hundr...

Dostupnost: do 24 dnů

A Dance With Dragons (Part Two): After the Feast: Book 5 of a Song of Ice and Fire - George Raymond Richard Martin

<p>HBO's hit series A GAME OF THRONES is based on George R R Martin's internationally bestselling series A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE, the greatest fantasy epic of the modern age. A DANCE WITH DRAGONS: AFTER THE FEAST is the SECOND part of the fifth volume in the series. The future of the Seven Kingdoms hangs in the balance. In King's Landing the Queen Regent, Cersei Lann...

Dostupnost: skladem

Gender in the Ancient Near East Taylor & Francis Ltd

Gender in the Ancient Near East is a wide-ranging study through text and art that presents our current understanding of gender constructs in ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt, Anatolia, Cyprus, and the Levant and incorporates current trends in gender theory. Readers are guided through sources in translation, ancient art, and material culture alongside overviews of both Near East...

Dostupnost: do 90 dnů

Gender in the Ancient Near East Taylor & Francis Ltd

Gender in the Ancient Near East is a wide-ranging study through text and art that presents our current understanding of gender constructs in ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt, Anatolia, Cyprus, and the Levant and incorporates current trends in gender theory. Readers are guided through sources in translation, ancient art, and material culture alongside overviews of both Near East...

Dostupnost: do 90 dnů

The God is Not Willing - Steven Erikson

<p>'Awe-inspiring. Prepare to fall in love with epic fantasy all over again.' ANNA SMITH SPARK, author of the bestselling The Court of Broken Knives 'Erikson is an extraordinary writer . . . treat yourself.' STEPHEN R. DONALDSON The thrilling opening chapter in an epic new fantasy from the author of The Malazan Book of the Fallen... Many years have passed since t...

Dostupnost: skladem

Dance With Dragons: Part 2 After the Feast

Part Two of the highly anticipated fifth volume of A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE, the greatest epic work of the modern age. In King’s Landing the Queen Regent, Cersei Lannister, awaits trial, abandoned by all those she trusted; while in the eastern city of Yunkai her brother Tyrion has been sold as a slave. Having left his wife and the Red Priestess Melisandre under the protecti...

Dostupnost: skladem

Norwegian Wood: the classic Japanese love-story, now in a deluxe gift edition - Haruki Murakami

<p>A beautifully packaged hardback edition of Haruki Murakami's breakout hit, now with a new introduction by the authorWhen he hears her favourite Beatles song, Toru Watanabe recalls his first love Naoko, the girlfriend of his best friend Kizuki. Immediately he is transported back almost twenty years to his student days in Tokyo, adrift in a world of uneasy friendsh...

Dostupnost: do 24 dnů

A Dance with Dragons 2: After the Feast - George Raymond Richard Martin

<p>The fifth volume, part two of A Song of Ice and Fire, the greatest fantasy epic of the modern age. GAME OF THRONES is now a major Sky Atlantic TV series from HBO, featuring a stellar cast.</p> <p>The future of the Seven Kingdoms hangs in the balance.</p> <p>In King’s Landing the Queen Regent, Cersei Lannister, awaits trial, abandoned by al...

Dostupnost: skladem

Quicksilver War

A renowned historian of the Levant offers a panoramic account of the intertwined, borderless wars wracking Syria and Iraq.

Dostupnost: do 7 dnů

From Nomadism to Monarchy?

A collection of essays reevaluating the archaeology and history of the early Iron Age Southern Levant and how the period may be reflected in the bibli

Dostupnost: do 7 dnů

Poldark's Cornwall

Visit the Poldark family mines at Agnes Head or Levant Mine, a World Heritage Site. Gallop along the clifftops of Chapel Porth, and learn of famous sh

Dostupnost: do 7 dnů

My Lord John

John, Duke of Bedford, grew to manhood fighting for his father, King Henry IV of England, on the wild and lawless Northern Marches. A prince of the ro

Dostupnost: do 7 dnů

Dangerous Gifts

Dangerous Gifts is a book about the strategic, economic, legal, and religious undertones of Great Power interventions and violence in the Levant.

Dostupnost: do 7 dnů

Earthchild

One must find the power she lost. The other must free herself from bonds of blood. An army marches. The earth trembles. And they are all running out

Dostupnost: do 7 dnů

Women Making History

An illustrated companion to the banners produced for the PROCESSIONS marches that were part of the 14-18 NOW programme in 2018.

Dostupnost: do 7 dnů

Spartacus: Rebellion

The mighty slave army, led by Spartacus, has crushed all before it, scattering the legions of Rome. Now invincible, he marches towards the Alps and fr

Dostupnost: do 7 dnů

Dragonfly Falling

The epic fantasy series of war and empire by Arthur C. Clarke Award-winning author Adrian Tchaikovsky continues. As the Wasp Empire marches towards wa

Dostupnost: do 7 dnů

Born in Fire

First in a stunning new trilogy featuring the Concannon sisters of County Clare, Ireland. Maggie, the sister who marches to her own tune, is a gifted

Dostupnost: do 7 dnů

If You're Going to a March

As more and more children attend the growing number of marches across the country, this cheerful guide serves as a great reference tool and conversati

Dostupnost: do 7 dnů

My Story: Suffragette (centenary edition)

It's 1909. Dollie is swept up in the thrill of the campaign for Votesfor Women. Against her guardian's wishes, she marches againstParliament with Emme

Dostupnost: do 7 dnů

Slaughtered Gods

As the last followers of the old ways clash with the new Christian kings on Midgard, an army of the dead marches out of Helheim with a slain hero at t

Dostupnost: do 7 dnů

Emperor

The Emperor Constantine crosses the Alps at the head of a great army from the Rhineland in AD 312, and marches south to take Rome from the tyrant Maxe

Dostupnost: do 7 dnů