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The Accursed Tower
The 1291 siege of Acre was the Alamo of the Christian Crusades -- the final bloody battle for the Holy Land. After a desperate six weeks, the beleaguered citadel surrendered to the Mamluks, bringing an end to Christendom's two-hundred year adventure in the Middle East.In The Accursed Tower, Roger Cr..
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EAN: 9788417743239
Lenin
Since the birth of Soviet Russia, Vladimir Lenin has been viewed as a controversial figure, both revered and reviled for his rigid political ideals. Still, he continues to fascinate as a man who made history and who created the first Communist state, a model that would later be imitated by nearly ha..
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EAN: 9788418217265
The Lamplighters: A Novel
Inspired by a haunting true story, a gorgeous and atmospheric novel about the mysterious disappearance of three lighthouse keepers from a remote tower miles from the Cornish coast--and about the wives who were left behind. It's New Year's Eve, 1972, when a boat pulls up to the Maiden Rock lighthouse..
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EAN: 9788417743581
The Deep
There's so much we don't know about what lies deep beneath the ocean's surface - and the time to find out is growing increasingly precious...Professor Alex Rogers is one of the world's leading experts in marine biology and oceanology, and has spent his life studying the deep ocean - and in particula..
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EAN: 9788418217579
Small Bodies of Water
Home is many people and places and languages, some separated by oceans.Nina Mingya Powles first learned to swim in Borneo - where her mother was born and her grandfather studied freshwater fish. There, the local swimming pool became her first body of water. Through her life there have been others th..
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EAN: 9788417743697
The Kingdom in the Sun
There were two Norman Conquests. John Julius Norwich is writing about the 'other' one, the conquest of Sicily… When on Christmas Day 1130, Roger de Hauteville had himself crowned first King of Sicily, the island entered a golden age. Norman and Italian, Greek and Arab, Lombard, Englishman and Jew al..
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EAN: 9788418217661
The Pig that Wants to Be Eaten
Perfect for gifting to lovers of philosophy or mining intelligent ice-breaker topics for your next party, The Pig That Wants to Be Eaten offers one hundred philosophical puzzles that stimulate thought on a host of moral, social, and personal dilemmas, Taking examples from sources as diverse as Plato..
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EAN: 9788417743604
History of France
A fascinating journey through the history of France. General Charles de Gaulle said: "France cannot be France without greatness." The Gallic country is famous for its gastronomy, its landscapes, its culture and its history, in which legendary figures such as Vercingétorix, Charlemagne, Joan of Arc, ..
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EAN: 9788418217562
River Kings: A New History of Vikings from Scandin
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER & THE TIMES HISTORY BOOK OF 2021Follow bioarcheologist Cat Jarman – and the cutting-edge forensic techniques central to her research – as she uncovers epic stories of the Viking age and follows a small ‘Carnelian’ bead found in a Viking grave in Derbyshire to its origins ..
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EAN: 9788417743611
The Mercies
The women in an Arctic village must survive a sinister threat after all the men are wiped out by a catastrophic storm in this "gripping novel inspired by a real-life witch hunt. . . . Beautiful and chilling" (Madeline Miller, bestselling author of Circe).When the women take over, is it sorcery or po..
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EAN: 9788418217173
Children of Ash and Elm: A History of the Vikings
The Viking Age -- from 750 to 1050 -- saw an unprecedented expansion of the Scandinavian peoples into the wider world. As traders and raiders, explorers and colonists, they ranged from eastern North America to the Asian steppe. But for centuries, the Vikings have been seen through the eyes of others..
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EAN: 9788417743680
How to Read Water
A fascinating journey through the language of nature and the secrets of water From Sussex to Oman, through the frozen mysteries of Antarctica and exotic Polynesia, the adventurer and explorer Tristan Gooley reveals the secrets of lakes, rivers and oceans that discovered during his pioneering expedit..
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