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18 produkter
Three Rivers
The Extraordinary Waterways That Made Europe
Häftad, 2026
147 kr
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*FINANCIAL TIMES – BEST BOOKS OF 2025‘An enjoyable grand tour of western European history … full of flavour and sparkle.’ The Sunday Times ‘The book’s elegant premise is that the Rhine, the Rhône and the Po gave rise to the three great national cultures — and in doing so helped unify Europe’ …
Final Act Of Mr Shakespeare
Häftad, 2011
365 kr
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In the spring of 1613 Mr William Shakespeare, a gentleman farmer in Warwickshire, returns to London. It is a ceremonial visit; he has no further theatrical ambitions. But the city is still reeling from the terrorist panic of the Gunpowder Plot of 1605, and fate soon forces him to take up his pen …
Bloody Foreigners
The Story of Immigration to Britain
Häftad, 2013
173 kr
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The story of the way Britain has been settled and influenced by foreign people and ideas is as old as the land itself. In this original, important and inspiring book, Robert Winder tells of the remarkable migrations that have founded and defined a nation.'Our aristocracy was created by a Frenchman, …
Last Wolf
The Hidden Springs of Englishness
Häftad, 2018
173 kr
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It is often assumed that the national identity must be a matter of values and ideas. But in Robert Winder's brilliantly-written account it is a land built on a lucky set of natural ingredients: the island setting that made it maritime; the rain that fed the grass that nourished the sheep that …
Soft Power
The New Great Game
Häftad, 2021
157 kr
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In recent years the modern world has developed a brave new concept: 'soft power'. It is the power of friendly persuasion rather than command, and it invites nations to compete (as they did in the nineteenth century) to expand their 'sphere of influence' as brands in a global marketplace.In Bloody …
Final Act Of Mr Shakespeare
E-bok, 2010
40 kr
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In the spring of 1613 Mr William Shakespeare, a gentleman farmer in Warwickshire, returns to London. It is a ceremonial visit; he has no further theatrical ambitions. But the city is still reeling from the terrorist panic of the Gunpowder Plot of 1605, and fate soon forces him to take up his pen …
Bloody Foreigners
The Story of Immigration to Britain
E-bok, 2010
45 kr
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Immigration is one of the most important stories of modern British life, yet it has been happening since Caesar first landed in 53 BC. Ever since the first Roman, Saxon, Jute and Dane leaped off a boat we have been a mongrel nation. Our roots are a tangled web. From Huguenot weavers fleeing French …
Open Secrets
The Extraordinary Battle for the 2009 Open
E-bok, 2010
45 kr
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The Open Championship has been a high point of the British sporting calendar for 150 years, but few have been so memorable as in 2009. After four heady days on the fabled Turnberry links (one day it went see, the next it went saw) Tom Watson, an all-tim e great but nearly 60 and with an artificial …
Little Wonder
The Remarkable History of Wisden
E-bok, 2013
366 kr
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John Wisden, at his peak known as ''The Little Wonder'', was a key member of the England cricket team who in 1859 sailed across the Atlantic on the world''s first overseas cricket tour. In 1864, after his retirement, Wisden published the first edition of the book that would make his name immortal. …
Last Wolf
The Hidden Springs of Englishness
E-bok, 2017
45 kr
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It is often assumed that the national identity must be a matter of values and ideas. But in Robert Winder''s brilliantly-written account it is a land built on a lucky set of natural ingredients: the island setting that made it maritime; the rain that fed the grass that nourished the sheep that …
Soft Power
The New Great Game
E-bok, 2020
45 kr
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In recent years the modern world has developed a brave new concept: ''soft power''. It is the power of friendly persuasion rather than command, and it invites nations to compete (as they did in the nineteenth century) to expand their ''sphere of influence'' as brands in a global marketplace. In …
Soft Power
The New Great Game
Inbunden, 2020
191 kr
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In recent years the modern world has developed a brave new concept: 'soft power'. It is the power of friendly persuasion rather than command, and it invites nations to compete (as they did in the nineteenth century) to expand their 'sphere of influence' as brands in a global marketplace.In Bloody …
Little Wonder
The Remarkable History of Wisden
Häftad, 2014
363 kr
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John Wisden, at his peak known as ‘The Little Wonder’, was a key member of the England cricket team who in 1859 sailed across the Atlantic on the world's first overseas cricket tour. In 1864, after his retirement, Wisden published the first edition of the book that would make his name immortal. He …
Half-Time
The Glorious Summer of 1934
E-bok, 2015
243 kr
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Set against the backdrop of depression-era politics, 1934 was an annus mirabilis for English sport. Within just a few days of each other, Hedley Verity, Henry Cotton and Fred Perry all triumphed in their field. To a sporting audience still groaning through the quagmire left by the Great Depression, …
Half-Time
The Glorious Summer of 1934
Häftad, 2016
240 kr
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Set against the backdrop of depression-era politics, 1934 was an annus mirabilis for English sport. Within just a few days of each other, Hedley Verity, Henry Cotton and Fred Perry all triumphed in their field. To a sporting audience still groaning through the quagmire left by the Great Depression, …
Three Rivers
The Extraordinary Waterways That Made Europe
Inbunden, 2025
225 kr
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*FINANCIAL TIMES – BEST BOOKS OF 2025‘An enjoyable grand tour of western European history … full of flavour and sparkle.’ The Sunday Times ‘The book’s elegant premise is that the Rhine, the Rhône and the Po gave rise to the three great national cultures — and in doing so helped unify Europe’ …
Three Rivers – export ed. Elliott & Thompson
Häftad, 2025
219 kr
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A fascinating exploration of the rich and varied cultural worlds shaped by the Rhine, the Rhone and the PoThree of Europe's greatest rivers share the same geological cradle: one fertile patch of Alpine ice in the jagged heights of central Switzerland. Coursing down through the peaks, the Rhine, the …
Three Rivers
The Extraordinary Waterways that Created Europe
Inbunden, 2026
422 kr
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A fascinating exploration of the rich, varied cultural worlds shaped by three great European rivers: the Rhine, the Rhone, and the Po. Three of Europe's greatest rivers share the same geological cradle: one fertile patch of Alpine ice in the jagged heights of central Switzerland. Coursing down …
