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24 produkter
In Search of a Kingdom
Francis Drake, Elizabeth I, and the Perilous Birth of the British Empire
Häftad, 2022
165 kr
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“FASCINATING . . . Dramatic and timely.” —New York Times Book Review, Editors' ChoiceIn this grand and thrilling narrative, the author of the 200,000-copy paperback bestseller Over the Edge of the World reveals the singular adventures of Sir Francis Drake, whose mastery of the seas during the reign …
Marco Polo
From Venice to Xanadu
Häftad, 2009
188 kr
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In September 1298, the rival Italian republics of Genoa and Venice fought a fierce sea battle at Curzola off the rocky coast of southern Dalmatia. Against the odds the Venetians, led by Admiral Andrea Dandolo, son of the Doge, were defeated. Among the thousands of Venetians captives was one Marco …
Over the Edge of the World
Häftad, 2004
195 kr
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The astonishing tale of the first sea voyage to circumnavigate the entire globe. Magellan’s dramatic maritime expedition in 1519 discovered the straits that enabled Europe to trade with the Eastern spice islands and changed the course of history.In an era of intense commercial rivalry between Spain …
Jules Verne and the Invention of the Future
Häftad, 2025
536 kr
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From the acclaimed biographer of explorers Magellan, Columbus, and Francis Drake comes a unique exploration of life and influence of Jules Verne, the novelist whose mind spun the greatest adventures ever told and whose daring and prescient imagination sparked a lasting transformation of modern …
Over the Edge of the World: Magellan's Terrifying Circumnavigation of the Globe
Häftad, 2019
285 kr
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Quest for Mars
NASA Scientists and Their Search for Life Beyond Earth
Häftad, 2001
154 kr
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Is there life on Mars? If not, why not? These questions have gripped mankind throughout the twentieth century. In the shadow of the new millennium, The Genesis Question seeks the definitive answers from the scientists participating in the race to discover life on the Red Planet.‘Ever since I was a …
Quest for Mars
NASA Scientists and Their Search for Life Beyond Earth (Text Only)
E-bok, 2014
96 kr
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This edition does not include illustrations.Is there life on Mars? And if not, why not? These questions have gripped mankind throughout the twentieth century. In the shadow of the new millennium, The Quest for Mars seeks the definitive answers from the dedicated NASA scientists participating in the …
Over the Edge of the World
Ljudbok, 2004
172 kr
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A majestic tale of discovery thatchanged many long-held views about the world In 1519 Magellan and his fleet of five ships set sail from Seville, Spain, to discover a water route to the fabled Spice Islands in Indonesia, where the most sought-after commodities -- cloves, pepper, and nutmeg -- …
Over the Edge of the World
Magellan''s Terrifying Circumnavigation of the Globe
E-bok, 2009
113 kr
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“A first-rate historical page turner.” — New York Times Book Review The acclaimed and bestselling account of Ferdinand Magellan’s historic 60,000-mile ocean voyage. Ferdinand Magellan''s daring circumnavigation of the globe in the sixteenth century was a three-year odyssey filled with sex, …
In Search of a Kingdom
Francis Drake, Elizabeth I, and the Perilous Birth of the British Empire
E-bok, 2021
113 kr
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"FASCINATING. ... Dramatic and timely." — New York Times Book Review, Editors'' Choice In this grand and thrilling narrative, the acclaimed biographer of Magellan and Columbus reveals the singular adventures of Sir Francis Drake, whose mastery of the seas during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I …
Jules Verne and the Invention of the Future
Inbunden, 2025
310 kr
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From the acclaimed biographer of explorers Magellan, Columbus, and Francis Drake comes a unique exploration of life and influence of Jules Verne, the novelist whose mind spun the greatest adventures ever told and whose daring and prescient imagination sparked a lasting transformation of modern …
Columbus
The Four Voyages, 1492-1504
Häftad, 2013
203 kr
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He knew nothing of celestial navigation or of the existence of the Pacific Ocean. He was a self-promoting and ambitious entrepreneur. His maps were a hybrid of fantasy and delusion. When he did make land, he enslaved the populace he found, encouraged genocide, and polluted relations between …
As Thousands Cheer
The Life Of Irving Berlin
Häftad, 1996
299 kr
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Irving Berlin (1888-1989) was unable to read or write music and could only play the piano in the key of F-sharp major yet, for the first half of the twentieth century he was America's most successful and most representative songwriter, composing such hits as "Alexander's Ragtime Band," "Cheek to …
Marco Polo
E-bok, 2007
224 kr
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As the first European to travel extensively throughout Asia, Marco Polo was the earliest bridge between East and West. His famous journeys took him across the boundaries of the known world, along the dangerous Silk Road, and into the court of Kublai Kahn, where he won the trust of the most feared …
Louis Armstrong
An Extravagant Life
E-bok, 2012
189 kr
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Louis Armstrong was the founding father of jazz and one of this century''s towering cultural figures, yet the full story of his extravagant life has never been told. Born in 1901 to the sixteen-year-old daughter of a slave, he came of age among the prostitutes, pimps, and rag-and-bone merchants of …
Columbus
The Four Voyages, 1492-1504
E-bok, 2011
160 kr
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From the author of the Magellan biography, Over the Edge of the World, a mesmerizing new account of the great explorer. Christopher Columbus''s 1492 voyage across the Atlantic Ocean in search of a trading route to China, and his unexpected landfall in the Americas, is a watershed event in world …
Capone
The Man and the Era
E-bok, 2013
173 kr
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In this brilliant history of Prohibition and its most notorious gangster, acclaimed biographer Laurence Bergreen takes us to the gritty streets of Chicago where Al Capone forged his sinister empire. Bergreen shows the seedy and glamorous sides of the age, the rise of Prohibition, the illicit liquor …
Casanova
The World of a Seductive Genius
E-bok, 2016
196 kr
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“Sexy, surprising, funny, insightful, and wildly entertaining” ( Huffington Post )—the definitive biography of Giacomo Casanova, the impoverished boy who became the famous writer, notorious libertine, and self-invented genius in decadent eighteenth-century Europe. Today, “Casanova” is a synonym for …
Columbus
E-bok, 2015
190 kr
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”Ett trollbindande epos, samtidigt ett djupt personligt porträtt av den mest komplexa, fängslande, kontroversiella individ som någonsin satt sin fot på ett skeppsdäck.” USA Today Christopher Columbus reste över Atlanten 1492 för att hitta en handelsväg till Kina. I stället fann han Amerika och den …
