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109 produkter
Age of Wonder
How the Romantic Generation Discovered the Beauty and Terror of Science
Häftad, 2009
176 kr
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Shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize and winner of the Royal Society Prize for Science Books, Richard Holmes’s dazzling portrait of the age of great scientific discovery is a groundbreaking achievement. The book opens with Joseph Banks, botanist on Captain Cook’s first Endeavour voyage, who …
Boundless Deep
Young Tennyson, Science and the Crisis of Belief
Häftad, 2026
165 kr
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*SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE* *SHORTLISTED FOR THE POL ROGER DUFF COOPER PRIZE* *SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOLFSON HISTORY PRIZE* A Book of the Year in the Times; Telegraph; Spectator; Financial Times; Observer; Waterstones and Daunt Books A dazzling new biography of young Tennyson by the …
Falling Upwards
Inspiration for the Major Motion Picture the Aeronauts
Häftad, 2019
116 kr
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NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING EDDIE REDMAYNE AND FELICITY JONES A GUARDIAN BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR A NEW STATESMAN BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR A DAILY TELEGRAPH BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR A NEW REPUBLIC BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR A TIME MAGAZINE TOP 10 NONFICTION From ambitious scientists rising above the …
D-Day Remembered
From the Invasion to the Liberation of Paris – 80th Anniversary Edition
Av Imperial War Museum, Richard Holmes
Inbunden, 2024
406 kr
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80th ANNIVERSARY EDITIONProduced in collaboration with Imperial War MuseumsRelive the day that changed the course of history. On 6 June 1944, D-Day marked the beginning of a campaign that involved more than a million men and helped seal the fate of Hitler's Germany.Written by esteemed military …
Footsteps
Häftad, 2005
143 kr
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Richard Holmes’s great work of biographical exploration, published alongside its sister volume ‘Sidetracks’.In 1985, Richard Holmes published a small book of essays called Footsteps and the writing of biography was changed forever. A daring mix of travel, biographical sleuthing and personal memoir, …
Falling Upwards
How We Took to the Air
Häftad, 2014
171 kr
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‘Nominally a history of the hot air balloon, ‘Falling Upwards’ is really a history of hope and fantasy – and the quixotic characters who disobeyed that most fundamental laws of physics and gave humans flight’ New Republic, Best Books of 2013CHOSEN AS BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR IN ** Guardian ** New …
Boundless Deep
Young Tennyson, Science and the Crisis of Belief
Inbunden, 2025
311 kr
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*SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE* *SHORTLISTED FOR THE POL ROGER DUFF COOPER PRIZE* *SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOLFSON HISTORY PRIZE* A Book of the Year in the Times; Telegraph; Spectator; Financial Times; Observer; Waterstones and Daunt Books A dazzling new biography of young Tennyson by the …
D-Day Remembered
From the Invasion to the Liberation of Paris – 80th Anniversary Edition
Av Imperial War Museum, Richard Holmes
Inbunden, 2019
4,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
495 kr
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D-Day, the largest amphibious invasion in history, took place on 6 June 1944. The subsequent battle of Normandy involved over a million men, and helped seal the fate of The Third Reich. This is a graphic account of the planning and execution of Operation Overlord, as well as the campaign which …
Short Residence in Sweden & Memoirs of the Author of 'The Rights of Woman'
Av Mary Wollstonecraft, William Godwin m. fl.
E-bok, 1987
113 kr
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In these two closely linked works - a travel book and a biography of its author - we witness a moving encounter between two of the most daring and original minds of the late eighteenth century: A Short Residence in Sweden is the record of Wollstonecraft's last journey in search of happiness, into …
Dr Johnson and Mr Savage
Häftad, 2005
164 kr
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A classic reissue of Richard Holmes’s brilliant book on Samuel Johnson’s friendship with the poet Richard Savage, which won the James Tait Black Prize for Biography.Dr Johnson & Mr Savage is the story of a mysterious eighteenth-century friendship. Richard Savage was a poet, playwright and convicted …
Dusty Warriors
Modern Soldiers at War (Text Only)
E-bok, 2012
88 kr
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Foremost military historian Richard Holmes offers us a compelling and at times terrifying account of what it means to be a contemporary soldier.In this remarkable book, Holmes draws on the testimonies and personal photographs of the 700 soldiers of the Princess of Wales Royal Regiment in Iraq to …
Wellington
The Iron Duke
Häftad, 2003
3,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
176 kr
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Richard Holmes, highly acclaimed military historian and broadcaster, tells the exhilarating story of Britain’s greatest-ever soldier, the man who posed the most serious threat to Napoleon. The Duke of Wellington’s remarkable life and extraordinary campaigns are recreated with Holmes’ superb skill …
Redcoat
The British Soldier in the Age of Horse and Musket
Häftad, 2002
171 kr
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Magnificent history of the common British soldier from 1700 to 1900 by one of Britain’s best-known and accomplished military writers and broadcasters. Red Coat is non-fiction Sharpe, filled with anecdote and humour as well as historical analysis.‘Redcoat is a wonderful book. It is not just a work …
Defoe on Sheppard and Wild
The True and Genuine Account of the Life and Actions of the Late Jonathan Wild by Daniel Defoe
Häftad, 2004
139 kr
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Part of the outstanding biographical series – edited by Richard Holmes – that recovers the great classical tradition of English biography. Every book is a biographical masterpiece, still thrilling to read and vividly alive.In this pioneering series, Richard Holmes, the world’s leading Romantic …
Johnson on Savage
The Life of Mr Richard Savage by Samuel Johnson
Häftad, 2005
164 kr
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Lives that Never Grow OldPart of a radical new series –edited by Richard Holmes – that recovers the great classical tradition of English biography. Johnson’s book is a biographical masterpiece, still thrilling to read and vividly alive.When he first came to London, young Samuel Johnson was …
Southey on Nelson
The Life of Nelson by Robert Southey
Häftad, 2004
164 kr
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LIVES THAT NEVER GROW OLDA radical new series – edited by Richard Holmes – that recovers the great classical tradition of English biography. Every book is a biographical masterpiece, still thrilling to read and vividly alive.This short, brilliant, action-packed biography appeared only eight years …
Gilchrist on Blake
The Life of William Blake by Alexander Gilchrist
Häftad, 2005
164 kr
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LIVES THAT NEVER GROW OLDPart of a radical new series – edited by Richard Holmes – that recovers the great classical tradition of English biography. Gilchrist’s ‘The Life of William Blake’ is a biographical masterpiece, still thrilling to read and vividly alive.This was the first biography of …
Scott on Zélide
Portrait of ZéLide by Geoffrey Scott
Häftad, 2004
159 kr
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‘Lives that Never Grow Old’ is a wonderful series– edited by Richard Holmes – that recovers the great classical tradition of English biography. Every book is a biographical masterpiece, still thrilling to read and vividly alive.Zélide lived in her father’s moated castle in Holland, like a fairytale …
Godwin on Wollstonecraft
The Life of Mary Wollstonecraft by William Godwin
Häftad, 2005
164 kr
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LIVES THAT NEVER GROW OLDThis unique series – edited by Richard Holmes – recovers the great classical tradition of English biography. Every book is a biographical masterpiece – still thrilling to read and vividly alive.The philosopher William Godwin fell in love with and married the radical …
Sahib
The British Soldier in India 1750–1914
Häftad, 2006
195 kr
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From bestselling author of ‘Tommy’ and ‘Redcoat’, the rich history of the British soldier in India from Clive to the end of empire considered to be the jewel in Britain’s imperial crown.‘Sahib’ is a broad and sweeping military history of the British soldier in India, but its focus, like that of …
Sidetracks
Häftad, 2005
221 kr
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In this classic work, the author of 'Footsteps' collects the biographical stories that have captured his fancy in the course of researching his books on the romantic poets, creating a captivating mixture of biography and memoir.‘Sidetracks' is a sister book to 'Footsteps', conjured up from decades …
Coleridge
Darker Reflections
Häftad, 2005
205 kr
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Timely reissue of the second volume of Holmes’s classic biographies of one of the greatest Romantic poets.Richard Holmes’s biography of Coleridge transforms our view of the poet of ‘Kubla Khan’ forever. Holmes’s Coleridge leaps out of these pages as the brilliant, animated and endlessly provoking …
Shelley
The Pursuit
Häftad, 2005
253 kr
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A fantastic reissue of Richard Holmes’ epic biography of this most enigmatic and intriguing of the Romantic poets. This is simply one of the greatest biographical achievements of recent years.Shelley, the most neglected of all the great Romantic poets, was born in Sussex in 1792 and died in Tuscany …
Dusty Warriors
Modern Soldiers at War
Häftad, 2007
142 kr
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Our foremost military historian offers us a compelling and at times terrifying account of what it means to be a contemporary soldier.In this remarkable book, Richard Holmes draws on the testimonies of the 700 soldiers of the Princess of Wales Royal Regiment to capture in vivid detail the average …
Soldiers
Army Lives and Loyalties from Redcoats to Dusty Warriors
Häftad, 2012
242 kr
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From the redcoat who served Charles II to the modern, camouflage-clad guard at Camp Bastion, from battlefield to barrack-room, this is a magisterial social history of the British soldier.Since 1660 the army has evolved and adapted, but the social organisation of the men has changed less, with the …
Marlborough
Britain’S Greatest General
Häftad, 2009
198 kr
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Bestselling military historian Richard Holmes delivers an expertly written and exhilarating account of the life of John Churchill, the Duke of Marlborough and Britain's finest soldier, who rose from genteel poverty to lead his country to glory, cementing its position as a major player on the …
Age of Wonder
How the Romantic Generation Discovered the Beauty and Terror of Science
E-bok, 2009
54 kr
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Shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize and winner of the Royal Society Prize for Science Books, Richard Holmes’s dazzling portrait of the age of great scientific discovery is a groundbreaking achievement.The book opens with Joseph Banks, botanist on Captain Cook’s first Endeavour voyage, who …
Gilchrist on Blake
The Life of William Blake by Alexander Gilchrist
E-bok, 2010
96 kr
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LIVES THAT NEVER GROW OLDPart of a radical series – edited by Richard Holmes – that recovers the great classical tradition of English biography. Gilchrist’s `The Life of William Blake’ is a biographical masterpiece, still thrilling to read and vividly alive.This was the first biography of William …
Godwin on Wollstonecraft
The Life of Mary Wollstonecraft by William Godwin
E-bok, 2010
96 kr
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LIVES THAT NEVER GROW OLDThis unique series – edited by Richard Holmes – recovers the great classical tradition of English biography. Every book is a biographical masterpiece – still thrilling to read and vividly alive.The philosopher William Godwin fell in love with and married the radical …
