Describes the earliest years of human colonization of the American continent and environs with the Siberian migrations…

Offers descriptions of the structure of grasses and their flowers. This book contains lists of grasses for various habitats,…

• Čeština

At midnight on 14 August 1947, Great Britain's 350-year-old Indian Empire was broken into three pieces. The greatest mass…

Critically acclaimed in hardback, selling over 10,000 copies. Strong, commercial narrative history from a highly promising…

• Rok vydání 2006

Provides advice for those who've asked themselves 'Why didn't I start saving when I was younger?' This work shows how you…

Major Mark Hammond was awarded the DFC, which ranks third after the VC, for remarkable feats in Afghanistan in his Chinook…

Istanbul's history has managed to retain its own identity. This book captures the flavour of daily life as well as court…

In Georgian London: Into the Streets, Lucy Inglis takes readers on a tour of London's most formative age - the age of love,…

• Rok vydání 2022

During the Second World War the Royal Navy was the most powerful of Britain's armed forces. Its sailors fought across globe…

In this long-awaited book (already a major bestseller in Italy), Ginsborg has created a fascinating, sophisticated and…

Brings together the research and imaginative engagement to bring us as close as we can hope to get to the tumultuous…

Presents an account of the First World War. This title tells the story of the conflict from the German advance in the West,…

• Rok vydání 1998

Offers guidance to the selection, preparation and cooking of vegetables - from the common potato to the exotic Chinese…

Climate change and rapid population growth mean that it's no longer possible for businesses, or the rest of us, to keep…

• Rok vydání 2010

Presents the rules of conduct that remain fundamental to Muslims - the key Islamic values of prayer, fasting, pilgrimage and…

While Buddhism has no central text such as the Bible or the Koran, there is a powerful body of scripture from across Asia…

Real You, How to Escape Your Limitations and Become the Person You Were Born to Be od výrobce Penguin Books Ltd.…

Malcolm X was a country bumpkin who became a zoot-suited entertainer; who became a petty criminal; and, who became a…

Weaving together memories, recipes, and wild tales of years spent in the kitchen, this title is author's manifesto on the…

Tells the story of an epic voyage in which Aeneas crosses stormy seas, becomes entangled in a tragic love affair with Dido…

Explores everything from pandas to piles, from biscuits to The Big Bang and from happiness to hairdryers.…

Enjoy 80 quick, easy and delicious vegan recipes, each using only one dish One Pot Vegan is the perfect staple cookbook for…

• Rok vydání 2022

This outstanding history describes and accounts for Britain's rise as the world's first industrial world power, its decline…

One of the greatest essayists of the Graeco-Roman world, Plutarch (c. AD 46 -120) used an encyclopedic knowledge of the…

• Rok vydání 1852

'What spectacle is more August than that of a great king in exile? Who is more worthy of respect than a brave man in…

Need a handbook to your architect's business or studies? Struggling with your DIY project? Interested in the art of…

Covers radical public poems of Leopardi on history and politics; philosophical satires; his great, dark, despairing odes…

Tells the story of Scotland's role in forging and expanding the British Empire, from the Americas to Australia, India to the…

Traces the rise and fall of the Roman Empire. This book is illustrated and features more than sixty full-colour maps. It…

Written following the collapse of Rome's secular control over western Europe, the History of Gregory (c. AD 539 594) is a…

In this book, Norman Hampson follows through certain dominant themes in the Enlightenment, and describes the contemporary…

We tend to see the Second World War as a man's war, featuring Spitfire crews and brave deeds on the Normandy beaches. But in…

Begun in 1262 AD , Masnavi-ye Ma 'navi, or 'spiritual couplets', is thought to be the longest single-authored 'mystical'…

At the gateway to the Mediterranean lie the two Pillars of Hercules: Gibraltar and Ceuta, in Morocco. Paul Theroux decided…

Discusses works by great painters such as Delacroix and Ingres. This title features writings on Poe, Flaubert and Gautier.…

Explores the variety, secret history and hidden importance of birds around the world. Revealing everything from why birds…

This New York Times bestselling collection of absurd comics is the perfect funny gift for everyone in your life. "Poorly…