Bemærk: Kan ikke leveres før jul.
"Several books on Scotch have been published since Professor McDowall's, but none better, particularly for its emphasis on the single malts."–Financial Times
Bemærk: Kan ikke leveres før jul.
This is the first accessible, systematic study of the five schools of thought that dominate modern political science in the West.
Bemærk: Kan ikke leveres før jul.
In Tomb of the Eagles John Hedges describes vividly the activities of a tribe in Isbister in the Orkneys which had as its totem the magnificent white-tailed sea eagle.
Bemærk: Kan leveres før jul.
An imaginary autobiography of the famous geographer, adventurer, and scholar Hasan al-Wazzan. He wrote the first trilingual dictionary and Description of Africa.
Bemærk: Kan ikke leveres før jul.
In eight illuminating chapters we have the history of the Eternal City—Ancient Roman, Early Christian, Romanesque, Renaissance, Baroque, and Rococo—the history of the buildings themselves, and Lees-Milne's inspired description and criticism of them as architectural masterpieces.
Bemærk: Kan ikke leveres før jul.
Ask any Spaniard where you will find the best food in the country and the answer is invariably the Basque provinces. In this book, Maria Jose Sevilla describes the... Læs mere
Bemærk: Kan ikke leveres før jul.
In his second book, Noah Jonathan Jacobs briefly and profoundly looks at the basis of our nature as revealed in language, the role of illusion in human life, the armed truce between the sexes, and the hate-filled origins of whole tribes of words now quite tame.
Bemærk: Kan ikke leveres før jul.
In A Woman of Passion, Julia Briggs chronicles the life of author Edith Nesbit who is credited with being the first modern writer for children and the creator of the children's adventure story. Nesbit recorded her life with varying degrees of honesty in verse and prose, and wh...
Bemærk: Kan ikke leveres før jul.
The art and science of chimney sweeping, from the development of chimneys in the twelfth century to the patenting of mechanical devices in the late nineteenth century. Included are the personalities who dominated the trade (which surprisingly included several women sweeps); i...
Bemærk: Kan ikke leveres før jul.
Hugh Goddard investigates the history of the relationships between Christians and Muslims over the centuries.
Bemærk: Kan ikke leveres før jul.
This much-needed succinct overview of the Christian-Muslim encounter places the emphasis on the context within which perceptions and attitudes were worked out and... Læs mere
Bemærk: Kan ikke leveres før jul.
Joan Nunn's detailed survey of costume in the Western world over the past eight centuries not only gives the reader a vivid visual impression of the clothes... Læs mere