The last empire

Last Empire

A world-renowned historian presents a profoundly original, page-turning account of the Soviet UnionÂ’s collapse

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Earth's Last Empire

The most powerful and prophetic book yet from best-selling author Pastor John Hagee that reveals the signs that the end is coming soon.

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China's Last Empire

In a brisk revisionist history, William Rowe challenges the standard narrative of Qing China as a decadent, inward-looking state that failed to keep p

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The Last Days of the Ottoman Empire - Gingeras Ryan

Anotace: `A tour de force of accessible scholarship` The Guardian`Impressive ... It is a complicated story that still reverberates, and Gingeras narrates it with lucid authority` New StatesmanThe Ottoman Empire had been one of the major facts in European history since the Middle Ages. Stretching from the Adriatic to the Indian Ocean, the Empire was both a great political...

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Last Days of the Ottoman Empire

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Last Days of the Ottoman Empire

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The Last Days of the Ottoman Empire - Ryan Gingeras

<p>'A tour de force of accessible scholarship' The Guardian'Impressive ... It is a complicated story that still reverberates, and Gingeras narrates it with lucid authority' New StatesmanThe Ottoman Empire had been one of the major facts in European history since the Middle Ages. Stretching from the Adriatic to the Indian Ocean, the Empire was both a great political ...

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Last Valley

Stalingrad in the jungle: the battle that doomed the French Empire and led America into Vietnam

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Last Treaty

Michelle Tusan profoundly reshapes the story of how the First World War ended in the Middle East. Tracing Europe's War with the Ottoman Empire through

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Last Englishmen

Winner of the Kekoo Naoroji Award for Mountain Literature 2019An engrossing story of passion and exploration that traces the end of empire and the sti

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Last Imperialist

The British Empire, one of the most powerful forces in history, was also one of the most humane. Yet at its twilight, few were willing to defy the ant

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Star Wars: The Last Jedi - Fry Jason

Anotace: The official novelization of the highly anticipated movie Star Wars: The Last Jedi, coming to theaters nationwide December 15, 2017.Written with input from director Rian Johnson, this official adaptation of Star Wars: The Last Jedi expands on the film to include scenes from alternate versions of the script and other additional content.From the ashes of the Empir...

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Empire of Chance

The Empire of Chance tells how quantitative ideas of chance transformed the natural and social sciences, as well as daily life, in the last three cent

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Empire of Grass

From world-famous fantasy novelist Tad Williams, Empire of Grass is Book Two of The Last King of Osten Ard.

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The Empire of Time - Wingrove David

Anotace: There is only the war. Otto Behr is a German agent, fighting his Russian counterparts across three millennia, manipulating history for moments in time that can change everything. Only the remnants of two great nations stand and for Otto, the war is life itself, the last hope for his people.

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Empire of the Vampire - Jay Kristoff

<p>The SUNDAY TIMES and NEW YORK TIMES bestseller from the award-winning author of the Nevernight Chronicle</p> <p>It has been twenty-seven long years since the last sunrise.</p> <p>Ever since, vampires have waged war against humanity building their eternal empire even as they tear down our own. Gabriel de León, half man, half monster, and la...

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Empire of Time

There is only the war. Otto Behr is a German agent, fighting his Russian counterparts across three millennia, manipulating history for moments in time that can change everything. Only the remnants of two great nations stand and for Otto, the war is life itself, the last hope for his people. But in a world where realities shift and memory is never constant, nothing is cert...

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Empire of the Damned (Empire of the Vampire, Book 2) - Kristoff Jay

Anotace: The highly anticipated sequel to the SUNDAY TIMES bestselling EMPIRE OF THE VAMPIRE `Bloody brilliant`V.E. Schwab `A ripping read`Joe Abercrombie Gabriel de Leon has saved the Holy Grail from death, but his chance to end the endless night is lost. After turning his back on his silversaint brothers once and for all, Gabriel an...

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Empire of the Damned (Empire of the Vampire, Book 2) - Jay Kristoff

<p>The highly anticipated sequel to the SUNDAY TIMES bestselling EMPIRE OF THE VAMPIRE 'Bloody brilliant'V.E. Schwab 'A ripping read'Joe Abercrombie Gabriel de Leon has saved the Holy Grail from death, but his chance to end the endless night is lost. After turning his back on his silversaint brothers once and for all, Gabriel...

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Empire of the Damned (Empire of the Vampire, Book 2) - Jay Kristoff

<p>The highly anticipated sequel to the SUNDAY TIMES bestselling EMPIRE OF THE VAMPIRE 'Bloody brilliant'V.E. Schwab 'A ripping read'Joe Abercrombie Gabriel de Leon has saved the Holy Grail from death, but his chance to end the endless night is lost. After turning his back on his silversaint brothers once and for all, Gabriel...

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Last Days in Old Europe

Part memoir, part reflection, this book brings to life central Europe during the last ten years of the Cold War. It begins in Trieste in 1979 where the embers of the Habsburg Empire still burnt brightly, and then moves to the darker, claustrophobic world of Vienna in 1985. It recreates the farce and tragedy of the last days of communism.

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Last Will and Testament of Alexander the Great

Alexander conquered the largest empire the world had yet seen but died aged just 33, allegedly without nominating a successor.

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Revolution 1989 : The Fall of the Soviet Empire - Sebestyen Victor

Anotace: For more than 40 years after the Second World War the Iron Curtain divided Europe physically, with 300 km of walls and barbed wire fences; ideologically, between communism and capitalism; psychologically, between people imprisoned under totalitarian dictatorships and their neighbours enjoying democratic freedoms; and militarily, by two mighty, distrustful power ...

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Last Days in Old Europe

Anotace: In 1979 Richard Bassett set out on a series of adventures and encounters in central Europe which allowed him to savour the last embers of the cosmopolitan old Hapsburg lands and gave him a ringside seat at the fall of another ancien regime, that of communist rule. From Trieste to Prague and Vienna to Warsaw, fading aristocrats, charming gangsters, fractious dipl...

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Holy Roman Empire 1495-1806

Peter Wilson provides a concise yet comprehensive account of the Holy Roman Empire and its profound impact during its last three centuries of existenc

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Dissolution of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, 1867-1918

This book charts the history of the last fifty years of the Austro-Hungarian Empire from 1867 to 1918. The author examines foreign and domestic polici

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Last Jedi: Expanded Edition (Star Wars)

The official novelization of the highly anticipated movie Star Wars: The Last Jedi, coming to theaters nationwide December 15, 2017. Written with input from director Rian Johnson, this official adaptation of Star Wars: The Last Jedi expands on the film to include scenes from alternate versions of the script and other additional content. From the ashes of the Empire has a...

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Last Days In Old Europe - neuveden

Anotace: The final decade of the Cold War, through the eyes of a laconic and elegant observer In 1979 Richard Bassett set out on a series of adventures and encounters in central Europe which allowed him to savour the last embers of the cosmopolitan old Hapsburg lands and gave him a ringside seat at the fall of another ancien regime, that of communist rule. From Trieste t...

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Star Wars: The New Jedi Order - Force Heretic I Remnant

As the bloodied and weary galaxy faces battle once more, the Jedi take on the formidable task of bringing the last of the Empire into the light-From t

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Queensryche: Empire (2x CD) - CD (7711851)

Hudební CD - Empire je čtvrté studiové album americké heavymetalové skupiny Queensr?che, vydané 20. srpna 1990. Empire je čtvrté studiové album americké heavymetalové skupiny Queensr?che, vydané 20. srpna 1990. Rok vydání . 1990 (4.album) Rok reedice : 2021 Seznam stop CD 1 Best I Can / The Thin Line / Jet City Woman / Della Brown / Another Rainy Night (Without You) /...

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Queensryche: Empire (3x CD+ DVD) - CD (7711194)

Hudební CD - Empire je čtvrté studiové album americké heavymetalové skupiny Queensr?che, vydané 20. srpna 1990. Empire je čtvrté studiové album americké heavymetalové skupiny Queensr?che, vydané 20. srpna 1990. Rok vydání . 1990 (4.album) Rok reedice : 2021 Seznam stop CD 1 Best I Can / The Thin Line / Jet City Woman / Della Brown / Another Rainy Night (Without You) /...

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Claudius the God - Graves Robert

Anotace: Continuing the saga begun in I, Claudius, Robert Graves`s Claudius the God is a compelling fictional autobiography of the Roman emperor, published with an introduction by Barry Unsworth in Penguin Modern Classics.Claudius has survived the murderous intrigues of his predecessors to become, reluctantly, Emperor of Rome. Here he recounts his surprisingly successful...

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Last Days in Old Europe : Trieste ´79, Vienna ´85, Prague ´89 - Richard Bassett

<p>In 1979 Richard Bassett set out on a series of adventures and encounters in central Europe which allowed him to savour the last embers of the cosmopolitan old Hapsburg lands and gave him a ringside seat at the fall of another ancien regime, that of communist rule. From Trieste to Prague and Vienna to Warsaw, fading aristocrats, charming gangsters, fractious diplo...

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Last Days in Old Europe : Trieste ´79, Vienna ´85, Prague ´89 - Richard Bassett

<p>The final decade of the Cold War, through the eyes of a laconic and elegant observer In 1979 Richard Bassett set out on a series of adventures and encounters in central Europe which allowed him to savour the last embers of the cosmopolitan old Hapsburg lands and gave him a ringside seat at the fall of another ancien regime, that of communist rule. From Trieste ...

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The Bloody Throne

Return to the Zhaon empire one last time in The Bloody Throne, the masterful conclusion to S. C. Emmett's sweeping epic fantasy of war, glory, and sur

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1809 Thunder on the Danube: Napoleon's Defeat of the Hapsburgs, Volume III

'A definitive history of Napoleon's last victorious war' - First Empire magazine reviewing Volume I: Abensberg 'Testifies to the health and vitali

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1809 Thunder on the Danube: Napoleon's Defeat of the Hapsburgs, Volume II

'A definitive history of Napoleon's last victorious war' - First Empire magazine reviewing Volume I: Abensberg 'Testifies to the health and vitali

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1809 Thunder on the Danube: Napoleon's Defeat of the Hapsburgs, Volume I

'A definitive history of Napoleon's last victorious war' - First Empire Lively accounts of major and minor combat actions from Italy to Holland,

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The Bonehunters: (Malazan Book of the Fallen 6) - Steven Erikson

<p>The Seven Cities Rebellion is over, Sha'ik is dead, but a last rebel force remains, holed up in the city of Y'Ghatan under the fanatical command of Leoman of the Flails. The prospect of laying siege to this ancient fortress makes the battle-weary Malaz 14th Army uneasy - for it was here that the Empire's greatest champion Dassem Ultor was slain and a tide of Mala...

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Claudius the God - Robert Graves

<p>Continuing the saga begun in I, Claudius, Robert Graves's Claudius the God is a compelling fictional autobiography of the Roman emperor, published with an introduction by Barry Unsworth in Penguin Modern Classics.Claudius has survived the murderous intrigues of his predecessors to become, reluctantly, Emperor of Rome. Here he recounts his surprisingly successful ...

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Aden Insurgency: The Savage War in Yemen 1962-67

A riveting account of Britain's last End of Empire conflict. One of the few modern studies to examine Britain's clandestine war in neighbouring Yemen

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Gardens Of The Moon: (Malazan Book Of The Fallen 1) - Erikson Steven

Anotace: Bled dry by interminable warfare, infighting and bloody confrontations with Lord Anomander Rake and his Tiste Andii, the vast, sprawling Malazan empire simmers with discontent.Even its imperial legions yearn for some respite.For Sergeant Whiskeyjack and his Bridgeburners, and for Tattersail - sole surviving sorceress of the Second Legion - the aftermath of the s...

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Symposium and The Death of Socrates - Platón

Anotace: With an Introduction by Jane O`Grady. Translated by Tom Griffith.In Symposium, a group of Athenian aristocrats attend a party and talk about love, until the drunken Alcibiades bursts in and decides to discuss Socrates instead. Symposium gives an unsurpassed picture of the sparkling society that was Athens at the height of her empire.The setting of the other dial...

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Symposium and The Death of Socrates - Platón

<p>With an Introduction by Jane O'Grady. Translated by Tom Griffith.In Symposium, a group of Athenian aristocrats attend a party and talk about love, until the drunken Alcibiades bursts in and decides to discuss Socrates instead. Symposium gives an unsurpassed picture of the sparkling society that was Athens at the height of her empire. The setting of the other dial...

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The Cleopatras - Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones

<p>'A thrilling biography, filled with the imperial ambitions and merciless intrigues' SIMON SEBAG MONTEFIORECleopatra: lover, seductress, and Egypt's greatest queen.A woman more myth than history, immortalized in poetry, drama, music, art, and film.She captivated Julius Caesar and Marc Antony, the two greatest Romans of the day, and died in a blaze of glory, with a...

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Gardens Of The Moon: (Malazan Book Of The Fallen 1) - Steven Erikson

<p>Bled dry by interminable warfare, infighting and bloody confrontations with Lord Anomander Rake and his Tiste Andii, the vast, sprawling Malazan empire simmers with discontent.Even its imperial legions yearn for some respite.For Sergeant Whiskeyjack and his Bridgeburners, and for Tattersail - sole surviving sorceress of the Second Legion - the aftermath of the si...

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Midnight Tides: (Malazan Book of the Fallen 5) - Steven Erikson

<p>After decades of warfare, the tribes of the Tiste Edur have at last united under the rule of the Warlock King. But peace has been exacted at a terrible price - a pact made with a hidden power whose motives are at best suspect, at worst deadly.To the south, the expansionist kingdom of Lether has devoured all of its less-civilised neighbours with rapacious hunger. ...

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Murder on the Serpentine: Thomas Pitt 32 (1472234081)

Kniha - autor Anne Perry, 328 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná The queen of the Victorian mystery, New York Times bestseller Anne Perry returns with the 32nd novel in the Inspector Pitt series MURDER ON THE SERPENTINE. Pitt is on a secret mission for the Queen, maybe his last...London, 1899: Head of Special Branch Commander Thomas Pitt is summoned to Bucking...

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Malice: Book One of the Malice Duology - Heather Walter

<p>The princess isn't supposed to fall for an evil sorceress. But in this darkly magical retelling of Sleeping Beauty, true love is more complicated than a simple fairy tale. Perfect for fans of Naomi Novik and Holly Black.'Malice is the dark and wicked heart of a fairytale carved into a book. This story is beautiful, vicious magic.' Tasha Suri, author of Empire of...

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Shrines of Gaiety: From the global No.1 bestselling author of Life After Life - Atkinsonová Kate

Anotace: `Atkinson on her finest form. A marvel of plate-spinning narrative knowhow, a peak performance of consummate control.` OBSERVER`This is the perfect novel for uncertain times.` THE TIMES`I can think of few writers other than Dickens who can match it` SUNDAY TIMES`Brilliant` RICHARD OSMAN`Kate Atkinson is simply one of the best writers working today, anywhere in t...

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Shrines of Gaiety: From the global No.1 bestselling author of Life After Life - Kate Atkinson

<p>'Atkinson on her finest form. A marvel of plate-spinning narrative knowhow, a peak performance of consummate control.' OBSERVER'This is the perfect novel for uncertain times.' THE TIMES'I can think of few writers other than Dickens who can match it' SUNDAY TIMES'Brilliant' RICHARD OSMAN'Kate Atkinson is simply one of the best writers working today, anywhere in th...

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I am Ashurbanipal

A penetrating insight into the ancient Assyrian empire, explored through the life of the last great king of Assyria, Ashurbanipal.

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Nicholas and Alexandra

A biography of the last days and last rulers of the Russian Empire – Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and his wife, Alexandra.

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Sasanian Persia

The Sasanians were the last of the ancient Persian dynasties, and the largest empire to espouse Zoroastrianism, before the encounter with the Arabs sw

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Orthodox Readings of Aquinas

The foremost Roman Catholic theologian of the middle ages, Thomas Aquinas, was hugely popular in the last days of the Orthodox Byzantine Empire, in co

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Three Kingdoms, A Historical Novel

Tells the story of the fateful last reign of the Han dynasty (206 BC - AD 220), when the Chinese empire was divided into three warring kingdoms. This

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Roman Emperors

Concise, informative biographies of all 85 recognized emperors of the Roman Empire to 476 CE (the abdication of the last emperor in the West).

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Three Kingdoms, A Historical Novel

"Three Kingdoms" tells the story of the fateful last reign of the Han dynasty (206 BC - AD 220) when the Chinese empire was divided into three warring

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Russia in Revolution

A panoramic account of the Russian empire from the last years of the nineteenth century, through revolution and civil war, to the brutal collectivizat

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Aztecs

Inga Clendinnen's account of the Aztecs recreates the culture of the city of Tenochtitlan, magnificent centre of the Aztec empire, in its last unthrea

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