Great Lives – serie
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52 produkter
Peter the Great
Häftad, 2022
221 kr
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The Pulitzer prizewinning biography of Peter the Great, the ruler who brought Russia from darkness into light.Against the monumental canvas of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Europe and Russia, Robert K. Massie unfolds the extraordinary story of Peter the Great. A volatile feudal tsar with a …
Alexander Hamilton
Av Ron Chernow
E-bok, 2016
221 kr
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You''ve seen the show, you''ve sung the songs, now read the full story of America''s most misunderstood founding father. ''I was swept up by the story. I thought it ''out-Dickens'' Dickens in the unlikeliness of this man''s rise from his humble beginnings in Nevis in the Caribbean, to changing, …
Catherine The Great
Portrait of a Woman
Häftad, 2019
176 kr
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The fascinating true story behind HBO's Catherine the Great starring Dame Helen Mirren as Catherine the Great. Born into a minor noble family, Catherine transformed herself into empress of Russia by sheer determination. For thirty-four years, the government, foreign policy, cultural development and …
Nicholas and Alexandra
The Last Tsar and his Family
Häftad, 2022
198 kr
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A superbly crafted and humane portrait of the final days of the last Romanovs – Nicholas II of Russia and his wife Alexandra.Complementing his Pulitzer prize-winning Peter the Great, in this commanding book Robert K. Massie sweeps readers back to the extraordinary world of imperial Russia to tell …
Great Days with the Great Lives
Daily Insight from Great Lives of the Bible (A 365-Day Devotional)
Häftad, 2007
229 kr
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"We desperately need role models worth following. Authentic heroes. People of integrity. Great lives to inspire us to do better, to climb higher, to stand taller." --Chuck SwindollGreat Days with the Great Lives is a collection of biographies taken from the Great Lives from God's Word series. Each …
Great Lives: Esther
A Woman of Strength and Dignity
Häftad, 2008
186 kr
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Everyone loves a transformation story. Rags to riches. Plain to beautiful. Weak to strong. The story of Queen Esther is that and so much more. The second book in Charles Swindoll's Great Lives series, this book will show you Queen Esther's life and legacy like you've never seen it before.Innocently …
Great Lives: David
A Man of Passion and Destiny (Discover More About the Real King David of the Bible. The Perfect Gift for Fans of House of David)
Häftad, 2008
144 kr
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Discover more about the life of the real King David and transform your life as you learn from his successes and failures.The Bible tells us that David was a man after God's own heart, but what does that mean in practice? David, the Old Testament shepherd, king, and psalmist, offers an answer in the …
Great Lives: Moses
A Man of Selfless Dedication
Häftad, 2009
155 kr
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What can the incredible life of Moses teach us about modern Christianity? When you face your personal Red Sea, will you be prepared like Moses was? Join pastor and bestselling author Charles Swindoll as he explores the life and legacy of Moses, a man of selfless dedication. In Great Lives: Moses, …
Great Lives: Job
A Man of Heroic Endurance
Häftad, 2009
155 kr
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Bestselling author Charles Swindoll challenges us to take a closer look at Job's life, carefully examining his response to the unexpected and painful experiences that assaulted his once peaceful and God-honoring existence--and we might just find that Job is a hero after all. When you think of Job, …
Great Lives: Jesus
The Greatest Life of All
Häftad, 2009
243 kr
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In this ninth and final biographical study in the best-selling Great Lives from God's Word series, beloved pastor and Bible teacher Charles Swindoll introduces you to the carpenter from Nazareth as you have never seen Him before.Jesus is, without question, the most influential person in history. …
Great Lives: Paul
A Man of Grace and Grit
Häftad, 2009
229 kr
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The apostle Paul was, in his own words, "the chief of all sinners." Yet, this colossal figure left an indelible signature of greatness. Join renowned pastor Charles Swindoll in Great Lives: Paul as he examines the influence and impact of this remarkable man.Tough, tenacious, and fiercely …
Fascinating Stories of Forgotten Lives
Rediscovering Some Old Testament Characters
Häftad, 2011
186 kr
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Join pastor and bestselling author Charles Swindoll as he explores the lives of 13 biblical hidden figures whose stories have remained in the shadows of history for long enough.Somehow life has taught us poorly. We're trained to think that the most significant people are star athletes, actors, and …
Elijah
A Man of Heroism and Humility
Häftad, 2008
186 kr
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Now, more than ever, we're in need of men and women who aren't afraid to live courageously. Thankfully, the Bible gives us timeless examples of great leaders who gracefully stood up for what they believed in, including God's mighty prophet Elijah. Join bestselling author Charles Swindoll as he …
Great Lives: Jesus Bible Companion
The Greatest Life of All
Häftad, 2008
129 kr
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Who do you say that I am?Whether or not you know it, this question, posed by Jesus, is the most important question you'll ever answer. But it's not only a question for those who haven't trusted Jesus for salvation; it's also one for those who call themselves followers of Christ.Many will claim to …
Story of Nelson Mandela
The prisoner who became a president
Inbunden, 2018
104 kr
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Nelson was a young South African with a reputation for trouble-making. Who would have thought he would one day lead his people to freedom? Nelson grew up at a time when black South Africans suffered terrible injustice. He was determined to change this - even if it meant grave personal danger. …
Tigress Of Forli
The Life of Caterina Sforza
E-bok, 2012
98 kr
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If I were to write the story of my life it would shock the world'', Caterina Sforza, 1463-1509. As action packed as as a Game of Thrones novel, the complete life of one of Italy''s most fearless women. Between her birth in 1463 as the illegitimate daughter of the Duke of Milan, and her death in …
Nicholas and Alexandra
The Last Tsar and His Family
E-bok, 2013
221 kr
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In this commanding book, Robert K Massie sweeps readers back to the extraordinary world of imperial Russia to tell the story of the Romanovs. Nicholas''s political naivete, Alexandra''s obsession with the corrupt mystic Rasputin, and little Alexis''s brave struggle with haemophilia. Against a …
Black Russian
E-bok, 2013
139 kr
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The extraordinary story of Frederick Bruce Thomas, the son of former slaves who fled America to build a life in Tsarist Russia. ''A fascinating tale'' Anne Applebaum ''Thoroughly enjoyable'' Spectator ''Extraordinary and gripping'' Adam Hochschild After the brutal death of his father when he was a …
Lives of the Poets
E-bok, 2014
158 kr
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A stunning volume of epic breadth which connects the lives and works of over 300 English-language poets of the last 700 years. LIVES OF THE POETS traverses the landscapes of biography, form, cultural pressures and important historical moments to tell not just a history of English poetry, but the …
Romanovs: The Final Chapter
E-bok, 2013
169 kr
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The compelling quest to solve a great mystery of the twentieth century: the ultimate fate of Russia''s last tsar and his family. In July 1991, nine skeletons were exhumed from a shallow grave near Ekaterinburg, Siberia, a few miles from the infamous cellar where the last tsar and his family had …
So Great a Prince
England and the Accession of Henry VIII
E-bok, 2016
110 kr
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The King is dead: long live the King. In 1509, Henry VII was succeeded by his son Henry VIII, second monarch of the house of Tudor. But this is not the familiar Tudor world of Protestantism and playwrights. Decades before the Reformation, ancient traditions persist: boy bishops, pilgrimage, Corpus …
Most Dangerous Book
The Battle for James Joyce's Ulysses
E-bok, 2014
111 kr
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THE SUNDAY TIMES LITERARY NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR 2014. THE ECONOMIST BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2014. For more than a decade, the book now considered the most important novel in the English language was illegal to sell, advertise or import. Its author lived in exile; his supporters on the edge of the …
Temptation of Elizabeth Tudor
E-bok, 2015
114 kr
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England, late 1547. Henry VIII is dead. His 14-year-old daughter Elizabeth is living with the old king''s widow Catherine Parr and her new husband Thomas Seymour. Ambitious, charming and dangerous, Seymour begins an overt flirtation with Elizabeth that ends in her being sent away by Catherine. When …
No More Champagne
Churchill and His Money
Av David Lough
E-bok, 2015
195 kr
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The untold story of Winston Churchill''s precarious finances and the most original and surprising book about Churchill to emerge for many years. The popular image of Churchill grandson of a duke, drinking champagne and smoking a cigar conjures up a man of wealth and substance. The reality is that …
Admiral Collingwood: Nelson's Own Hero
Av Max Adams
E-bok, 2015
114 kr
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Admiral Lord Collingwood, the eldest son of a Newcastle merchant, went to sea in 1761 at the age of thirteen. In his nearly fifty years in the Navy he rose to become a fine seaman, a master of gunnery, a battle commander the equal of his friend – and rival in love – Nelson. He was also an …
Life in a Cold Climate: Nancy Mitford The Biography
E-bok, 2015
114 kr
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''The book is a gem: fresh, intelligent and assured'' Sunday Times Nancy Mitford was, in the words of her sister Lady Diana Mosley, ''very, very complex''. Her biographies and novels, her journalism, and the vast body of letters to her family, friends such as Evelyn Waugh, and to the great love of …
Take Six Girls
The Lives of the Mitford Sisters
E-bok, 2015
169 kr
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''Wonderfully readable... Emphasises their sheer extraordinariness and celebrates them'' MAIL ON SUNDAY . The eldest was a razor-sharp novelist of upper-class manners; the second was loved by John Betjeman; the third was a fascist who married Oswald Mosley; the fourth idolized Hitler and shot …
Lytton Strachey
The New Biography
E-bok, 2015
114 kr
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When Michael Holroyd''s life of Strachey first appeared in the late 1960s, it was hailed as a landmark in contemporary biography. Drawing on new material, published and unpublished, Holroyd completely revised and rewrote his masterwork in 1995 to tell the full story of this complex man and his …
