Comrade from Milan ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.89/5 (12) In this much-lauded memoir, acclaimed for its blend of literary elegance and political passion, Rossana Rossanda, a legendary figure on the Italian left, reflects on a l... Verifica stoc
The Great Rescue ♡ 21 15 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.91/5 Published in commemoration of the centennial of America’s entry into World War I, the story of the USS Leviathan, the legendary liner turned warship that
The Hidden History of Burma ♡ 9 15 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.88/5 A Foreign Affairs Best Book of 2020 A New York Times Critic's Pick 2019 'A sobering account, told elegantly and eruditely.' Financial Times 'Thant Myint-U
Five Presidents ♡ 23 15 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.91/5 The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Mrs. Kennedy and Me and Five Days in November reflects on his seventeen years on the Secret
Short History Of The Victorian Era, A Pocket Essential ♡ 19 15 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.90/5 Începând în anii 1830 și terminându-se cu moartea reginei Victoria în 1901, imperiul britanic a prins în era victoriană cel mai mare contur pe care
The Great Liners Story ♡ 23 15 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.91/5 The story behind the great liners and the golden age of ocean travel, from a true expert of cruise and maritime history Charting the heyday
Stories of World War One ♡ 20 15 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.91/5 Tales to remember yesterday's fallen - from today's bestselling authors. Compiled by Tony Bradman, this collection of short stories chronicles the events of World War
BRIEF HISTORY OF 1917 ♡ 22 15 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.91/5 'Lenin? Yes, he was a good man -- he ran the whole country -- and he did it on a worker's wages.' The view of
The Balloonists ♡ 24 15 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.92/5 In 1783 the Montgolfier brothers made history with the first hot-air balloon flight, and so began the era of flight and man's love affair with
Hard Choices ♡ 9 15 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.88/5 'Hard Choices' by Peter Ricketts delves into the intricate dynamics of decision-making within the political and strategic realms, offering insights into the challenges, ...
The Horn Of Africa ♡ 20 15 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.91/5 The Horn of Africa is a deeply troubled region engulfed in three interlocking crises. The first is a security crisis characterized by a range of
50 Things You Should Know About Tudors ♡ 19 15 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.90/5 Acoperind perioada de 118 ani a domniei Tudorilor, din 1485 până în 1603, această carte explorează originile dinastiei Tudor până la eventuala sa dispariție după
The Sack of Rome ♡ 20 15 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.91/5 Award-winning author Alexander Stille has been called 'one of the best English-language writers on Italy' by the New York Times Book Review, and in The
The New Threat From Islamic Militancy ♡ 18 15 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.90/5 In The New Threat renowned expert and prize-winning reporter Jason Burke provides the clearest and most comprehensive guide to Islamic militancy today. From S...
A Walk Through Paris ♡ 10 15 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.88/5 Paris, the City of Light, has long captivated the hearts and minds of writers, artists, and dreamers from around the globe. Its storied boulevards, charming
Spit and Polish: Old-Fashioned Ways to Banish Dirt, Dust and Decay ♡ 17 15 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.90/5 In the late nineteenth century, general housework in the British home was so labour intensive that it required an army of servants to undertake it.
1918 the Year of Victories ♡ 17 15 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.90/5 At the outset of 1918 Germany faced certain defeat as a result of Allied technical innovation in tanks and aircraft, and the American entry into
Defiant ♡ 25 15 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.92/5 Familiile militarilor RAF uciși în timp ce pilotează avioane Defiant credeau că soții lor, frații și fiii lor au murit în zadar, dar adevărul este
1916: The Easter Rising ♡ 19 15 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.90/5 An account of the events, personalities and repercussions of the Irish rebellion The Easter Rising began at 12 noon, 24 April, 1916 and lasted for
National Archives: World War I ♡ 19 15 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.90/5 From the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand to the signing of the Treaty of Versailles, The National Archives: World War I takes a look at
Alone: Britain, Churchill, and Dunkirk: Defeat Into Victory ♡ 15 15 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.89/5 An epic of remarkable originality, Alone captures the heroism of World War II as movingly as any book in recent memory. Bringing to vivid life
IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM BK ; BROWN ♡ 20 15 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.91/5 'The sky was lit by burning villages and houses . . . Rivers and seas of flame leaping up hundreds of feet, crowned by black
Cables from Kabul ♡ 27 15 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.92/5 O carte de memorii sinceră și onestă scrisă de fostul ambasador al Marii Britanii la Kabul, care oferă o perspectivă unică, la nivel înalt, asupra
The Spectre of Babeuf ♡ 24 15 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.92/5 While the Great French Revolution of 1789 served as a political compass for several generations of European radicals, for socialists in particular, Gracchus Babeuf was
Battle Story: Waterloo 1915 ♡ 16 15 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.90/5 On 18 June 1815 the armies Napoleon and the Duke of Wellington, each of approximately equal strength, faced one another in southern Belgium to fight
The Hercules Story (Story series) ♡ 18 15 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.90/5 C-130 Hercules first flew in 1954, an easily maintained aircraft which entered service with the USAF Tactical Air Command. Ten years later the Charlie 130
Naija Marxisms ♡ 18 15 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.90/5 Since the 1940s, Marxist thought has blossomed in Nigeria. The history of 'Naija Marxism' is also that of the country's labour movement, its feminist movement,
First Iron Lady ♡ 27 15 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.92/5 In this magnificent biography, the first for over seventy years, Matthew Dennison seeks to reverse this neglect. The First Iron Lady uncovers the complexities of
Battle Story - Somme 1916 ♡ 18 15 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.90/5 The Battle of the Somme raged from July 1 to November 18, 1916, and was one of the bloodiest fought in military history. It has
The Hunter Story (Story series) ♡ 19 15 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.90/5 One of the world’s greatest aircraft, for three decades pilots enthused about the Hunter and its smooth lines, Rolls- Royce Avon engine, outstanding handling characteri...
Erdogan Rising: A Warning to Europe ♡ 21 15 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.91/5 Cine este Recep Tayyip Erdogan și cum a condus o democrație la marginea Europei spre dictatură? Cum a ajuns haosul din Orientul Mijlociu să se
Haven't You Heard? ♡ 23 15 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.91/5 'The politics book to be seen with in these febrile times' - The i Newspaper 'How facts, rumour and mischief-making become the news we all
Waterloo 1815 ♡ 21 15 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.91/5 On 18 June 1815 the armies Napoleon and the Duke of Wellington, each of approximately equal strength, faced one another in southern Belgium to fight
Dismembered ♡ 22 15 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.91/5 What is the state? And what's it ever done for you? More than you think. The state houses us, educates us, employs us, protects us
President Carter ♡ 19 15 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.90/5 'The definitive history of the Carter Administration from the man who participated in its surprising number of accomplishments--drawing on his extensive and never-before-...
Freedom Flight ♡ 18 15 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.90/5 — Centu cu centimetru, a mutat pistolul de sub stomac, spre partea dreaptă. S-a răsturnat doar cât să pună pistolul în clar, a ridicat încet
The Unwinding : An Inner History of the New America ♡ 20 15 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.91/5 America is in crisis. In the space of a generation, it has become more than ever a country of winners and losers, as industries have
The History of Europe in Bite-Sized Chunks ♡ 12 15 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.89/5 An accessible and succinct account of the story of Europe from its ancient foundations to the twenty-first century, The History of Europe in Bite-sized Chunks
Gramsci on Tahrir ♡ 20 15 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.91/5 Coming in the wake of intense political and academic debate on the nature and development of the Arab Uprisings, Gramsci on Tahrir zeroes in on
The 10 Worst Serial Killers ♡ 22 15 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.91/5 A gripping analysis of the world's ten worst serial killers. They have been selected not simply because of their high 'body counts': these killers are
Stonehouse ♡ 19 14 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.91/5 This is the definitive biography of John Stonehouse, Labour cabinet minister and Privy counsellor, spy for the Czech State Security (StB), and convicted fraudster. Stoneh...
More Noble Than War ♡ 23 14 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.92/5 By turns tragic and hopeful, the history of Israel and Palestine through the lens of the world's most popular sport. Football has never been shy
From Eton Manor to the Olympics : More Lea Valley Secrets Revealed ♡ 27 14 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.93/5 With a wealth of information regarding the Lea Valley's history, this guide provides a special emphasis on the regions past, and forthcoming 2012, Olympic connecti...
How To Win a Roman Chariot Race ♡ 24 14 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.93/5 Profesorul de limbi clasice de la Oxford, Jane Hood, propune o incursiune în istoria, cultura, literatura, mitologia și filozofia Greciei antice, Romei și Egiptului. Hoo...
Arena of Ambition ♡ 23 14 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.92/5 Older than fourteen colleges and the Boat Race, the Cambridge Union has been an important part of university life at Cambridge since its foundation in
A Brief History of The British Army ♡ 30 14 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.94/5 The story of the British Army has many sides to it, being a tale of heroic successes and tragic failures, of dogged determination and drunken
Three Days at the Brink : Young Readers' Edition ♡ 24 14 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.93/5 This young readers' edition from New York Times bestselling author and Fox News anchor Bret Baier dives into the first of the secret World War
Establishment and Meritocracy ♡ 27 14 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.93/5 Like so many of the postwar generation in Britain, Peter Hennessy climbed the ladders of opportunity set up by the 1944 Education Act designed to
Facts, Legends & Mysteries: Pyramids of Giza ♡ 29 14 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.94/5 Piramidele din Giza sunt singura din cele Șapte Minuni ale Lumii care a rezistat tipului. Sfidând secolele, aceste monumente funerare gigantice construite cu mai mult
Women of Westminster ♡ 23 14 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.92/5 In 1919 Nancy Astor was elected as the Member of Parliament for Plymouth Sutton, becoming the first woman MP to take her seat in the
Reader's Digest and The Royals : A Jubilee Celebration of the British Royal Family ♡ 22 14 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.92/5 The Reader’s Digest Magazine has a long and close association with the Royal Family. This book, reproduced from the magazine archives, features the best of
Telling Tales ♡ 25 14 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.93/5 Anita Leslie (1914-85), best known for the popular biographies of her extraordinary relatives, including Jennie Churchill (Winston's mother) and sculptor Clare Sheridan, ...
Full Steam Ahead ♡ 25 14 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.93/5 Full Steam Ahead reveals how the world we live in today is entirely shaped by the rail network, charting the glorious evolution of rail transportation
Conservatism ♡ 25 14 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.93/5 Roger Scruton looks at the central ideas of conservatism over the centuries. He examines conservative thinking on civil society, the rule of law and the
Great Britain : Let's Get Quizzical ♡ 16 14 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.91/5 A fun collection of puzzles, quiz questions, mazes, spot-the-differences, and more, all with a British theme Get ready for a brain-teasing trip through the best
The Emperor's Shadow ♡ 23 14 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.92/5 After Napoleon was defeated at the Battle of Waterloo, he was sent into exile on St Helena, arriving in October 1815. For the six years
Mary Ball Washington ♡ 26 14 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.93/5 Mary Ball Washington, the mother of George Washington, is an intriguing historical figure due to her significant influence on her son's life and the early
Love and Deception ♡ 23 14 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.92/5 Love and Deception is the extraordinary story of Eleanor, an able, cultured American woman living in the espionage hot spot of 1950s Beirut and -
Being Arab ♡ 18 16 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.89/5 In the years before his assassination in 2005, Samir Kassir became one of Lebanon's foremost public intellectuals, a fearless critic of tyranny and an inspiring
India - British-Indian campaigns in Britain for Indian reforms, justice & freedom ♡ 26 14 LEI info ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.93/5 Nicio istorie ce abordeaza mișcarea de eliberare a Indiei nu poate fi completă fără a consemna contribuțiile mai multor britanici eminenți care au susținut cauza