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25 produkter
Mimi and Toutou Go Forth
The Bizarre Battle of Lake Tanganyika
Av Giles Foden
Häftad, 2005
181 kr
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At the start of World War One, German warships controlled Lake Tanganyika in Central Africa. The British had no naval craft at all upon 'Tanganjikasee', as the Germans called it. This mattered: it was the longest lake in the world and of great strategic advantage. In June 1915, a force of 28 men …
Mimi and Toutou Go Forth
The Bizarre Battle of Lake Tanganyika
Av Giles Foden
E-bok, 2005
108 kr
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At the start of World War One, German warships controlled Lake Tanganyika in Central Africa. The British had no naval craft at all upon 'Tanganjikasee', as the Germans called it. This mattered: it was the longest lake in the world and of great strategic advantage. In June 1915, a force of 28 men …
Freight Dogs
Av Giles Foden
Häftad, 2021
166 kr
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1996: in a Ugandan dive bar, the 'freight dogs' gather. An anarchic group of mercenary pilots from Texas, Russia, Kenya and Belgium who transport weapons between warring African nations, without allegiance. And tonight they have a new recruit - Manu, a 19-year-old cowherd fleeing Congo's bloody …
Freight Dogs
Av Giles Foden
E-bok, 2021
45 kr
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''Every new novel by Giles Foden is something to celebrate'' Paul Theroux ''An amazing and profound work, rich in memorable detail'' Jay Parini ''Foden has cleverly reworked the grand African adventure novel'' Aminatta Forna, Guardian ''A perceptive, compassionate history of an enormously complex …
Thirst
Av Giles Foden
Inbunden, 2024
312 kr
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'Every new novel by Giles Foden is something to celebrate - my hand leaps to the shelf' PAUL THEROUX'The most original and interesting novelist of his generation' ALLAN MASSIE, SCOTSMAN2039, the Skeleton Coast of Namibia. 160,000 kilometres-square of ocean-crashed desert, littered with bones, …
Thirst
Av Giles Foden
E-bok, 2024
40 kr
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''Every new novel by Giles Foden is something to celebrate - my hand leaps to the shelf'' PAUL THEROUX ''The most original and interesting novelist of his generation'' ALLAN MASSIE, SCOTSMAN 2039, the Skeleton Coast of Namibia. 160,000 kilometres-square of ocean-crashed desert, littered with bones, …
Ladysmith
A Novel
Av Giles Foden
E-bok, 2010
160 kr
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From the author of the Whitbread Award-winning The Last King of Scotland comes a spellbinding tale of a town under siege in colonial Africa and a young woman who finds love and freedom in the midst of a devastating war. The year is 1899, and the South African town of Ladysmith is surrounded by Boer …
Wheels on the Bus
Av Giles Foden
Inbunden, 1994
174 kr
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Nicholas Garrigan has fled his native Scotland, and his parents'' expectations, to take a position as a doctor in a remote rural outpost of Central Africa. Shortly after his arrival in Uganda, he is called to the scene of a bizarre car accident: Idi Amin, manically driving his red Maserati down the …
Body of Work
40 Years of Creative Writing at UEA
Av Giles Foden
Inbunden, 2011
341 kr
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'A book celebrating a remarkably successful programme and rife with examples of valuable craft and life lessons' - Peter Ho Davies, The Guardian An essential companion for young writers facing the long period of apprenticeship that lies ahead of them, Body of Work comprises over fifty pieces by …
Level 3: The Last King of Scotland
Av Giles Foden
Häftad, 2012
149 kr
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Pearson English Readers bring language learning to life through the joy of reading. Well-written stories entertain us, make us think, and keep our interest page after page. Pearson English Readers offer teenage and adult learners a huge range of titles, all featuring carefully graded language to …
Level 3: The Last King of Scotland Book and MP3 Pack
Av Giles Foden
2012
203 kr
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Pearson English Readers bring language learning to life through the joy of reading. Well-written stories entertain us, make us think, and keep our interest page after page. Pearson English Readers offer teenage and adult learners a huge range of titles, all featuring carefully graded language to …
Freight Dogs
Av Giles Foden
Häftad, 2022
131 kr
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'Every new novel by Giles Foden is something to celebrate' Paul Theroux'An amazing and profound work, rich in memorable detail' Jay Parini'Foden has cleverly reworked the grand African adventure novel' Aminatta Forna, Guardian'A perceptive, compassionate history of an enormously complex conflict' …
Last King of Scotland
Av Giles Foden
Häftad, 2021
144 kr
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'A gripping tale of tropical corruption' Spectator'A genuine imaginative achievement' Daily Telegraph'As convincing and terrifying a portrait of a capricious tyrant as I have ever read' Evening StandardIn an incredible twist of fate, a Scottish doctor on a Ugandan medical mission becomes …
Last King of Scotland
Av Giles Foden
E-bok, 2021
45 kr
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'' A gripping tale of tropical corruption '' Spectator '' A genuine imaginative achievement '' Daily Telegraph '' As convincing and terrifying a portrait of a capricious tyrant as I have ever read '' Evening Standard In an incredible twist of fate, a Scottish doctor on a Ugandan medical mission …
Turbulence
Av Giles Foden
Häftad, 2022
131 kr
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'Each flick of the page suggests the tick of a countdown' New York Times Books Review'Artfully well-orchestrated' Sunday Times'Splendidly tense' Los Angeles TimesThe D-day landings - the fate of millions of men and the entire future of Europe depends on the right weather conditions on the English …
Turbulence
Av Giles Foden
E-bok, 2022
44 kr
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''Each flick of the page suggests the tick of a countdown'' New York Times Books Review '' Artfully well-orchestrated'' Sunday Times ''Splendidly tense'' Los Angeles Times The D-day landings - the fate of millions of men and the entire future of Europe depends on the right weather conditions on the …
Zanzibar
Av Giles Foden
Häftad, 2022
131 kr
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'A fascinating read: Wilbur Smith meets William Boyd in the warm seas and spice-scented air of Zanzibar' New Statesman'A riveting thriller' ObserverThe year is 1998. Nick, a marine biologist, is working on coral reef protection off the idyllic island of Zanzibar. While on a trip to mainland …
Zanzibar
Av Giles Foden
E-bok, 2022
45 kr
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''A fascinating read: Wilbur Smith meets William Boyd in the warm seas and spice-scented air of Zanzibar'' New Statesman ''A riveting thriller'' Observer The year is 1998. Nick, a marine biologist, is working on coral reef protection off the idyllic island of Zanzibar. While on a trip to mainland …
Ladysmith
From the bestselling author of The Last King of Scotland
Av Giles Foden
Häftad, 2022
131 kr
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'Captivating ... A highly accomplished historical novel' Washington Post 'Superbly described ... achieves a subtle, disconcerting effect' New York Review of BooksIn the dying days of the 19th century, the world's eyes turn to the small South African town of Ladysmith. Under siege from Boer forces, …
Thirst
Av Giles Foden
Häftad, 2025
144 kr
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'Every new novel by Giles Foden is something to celebrate - my hand leaps to the shelf' PAUL THEROUX'The most original and interesting novelist of his generation' ALLAN MASSIE, SCOTSMAN2039, the Skeleton Coast of Namibia. 160,000 kilometres-square of ocean-crashed desert, littered with bones, …
Last King of Scotland
Häftad, 2019
157 kr
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‘He is the sickness and you maintain that sickness.’Idi Amin is the self-declared President of Uganda. When Scottish medic Nicholas Garrigan becomes his personal physician, he is catapulted into Amin's inner circle. A useful asset for the British Secret Service, is Garrigan the man on the inside, …
Conradology
A Celebration of the Work of Joseph Conrad
Av SJ Bradley, Grazyna Plebanek m. fl.
Häftad, 2017
144 kr
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Thirst
Av Giles Foden
Häftad, 2024
213 kr
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Namibia's Skeleton Coast.A place of vast dunes and rusting ship hulks, where the cold Benguela current rises dense ocean fogs, and black-maned lions eke out the last of their subspecies.It once seemed to Irish scientist Ailidh Conroy that she could find water there. But her search for an aquifer …
