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Blue Eyes And A Wild Spirit - A Life Of Dorothy Wellesley

by Jane Wellesley

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 Dorothy Wellesley was a poet, traveller, heiress and rebel. When she became the lover of Vita Sackville-West, it wrecked her marriage to the future Duke of Wellington. Through Vita, Dorothy met Virginia Woolf and gained a unique view of the iconic and intensely self-absorbed Bloomsbury Group. W.B. Yeats hailed her as one of the most talented poets of her generation. She was his intimate friend in his final years and his muse. Yet despite being a writer, editor and champion of poetry throughout her life, she ranks highly among the most overlooked women poets of the 20th century. This intimate biography draws on unpublished material, including private Wellesley family papers and hitherto unknown source material, to create a riveting story of love, secret friendships and betrayal. Unconventional, reckless and often vulnerable, Dorothy Wellesley was a woman ahead of her time.
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Desires, Dreams And Powers: Reminiscences Of West Bengal And The Northeast - Reminiscences Of West Bengal And The Northeast

by Tathagata Roy

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 Desires, Dreams and Powers is a fascinating saga of the life and times of Tathagata Roy. Not many people may have traipsed into so many fields of life as Roy has. He has been a civil engineer, an encyclopaedic, a university teacher, a researcher, a contract lawyer, a politician, an author in two languages, an intrepid traveller and, lately, a history buff.By writing about his times than his life, Roy covers truly eventful eight decades of a nation in transition, during which British rule transmogrified into the partitions of India and Bengal, the world around him transformed from writing with a quill pen to taming the personal computer and toying with AI, and politics from optimism to Naxalism to hope. His native West Bengal, the crucible of left ideology, finally exorcised the ghost of Marxism by overthrowing the Left Front united in 2011 after 34 years of unbroken communist rule. Through it all, he pranced into high school, segued into engineering college, got his first job with the Indian railways, taught at Jadavpur University, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party and capped it all up by becoming the governor of three northeastern states of India.The book is as much about the trajectory of a nation on the move as it is about Roy's life. The parallel is unmissable.
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Moment Of Cubism

by John Berger

~~9,94€~~ 8,95€ 10% OFF

 The revolutionary nature of art, from the groundbreaking author of Ways of Seeing
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Child In Jerusalem

by Felicity Ashbee

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 The year 1919 in Jerusalem marked the conclusion of hundreds of years of Ottoman rule and the beginning of Britsh occupation, a period of great change that would transform the city. Felicity Ashbee’s captivating memoir gives the reader a truly original portrait of life in post-WWI Jerusalem as seen through the eyes of a spirited young English girl. The daughter of Charles Robert Ashbee, a disciple of William Morris and prominent player in the Arts and Crafts Movement, Ashbee spent four years, from age six to ten, living in Jerusalem while her father spearheaded the effort to architecturally and artistically restore the city. That golden period of restoration and peaceful mingling of faiths would be brief, thus imbuing the Ashbees’ time in Jerusalem with a retrospective poignancy. Vividly capturing a child’s ingenuous perceptions of place, Ashbee’s story recreates classic nostalgic moments of childhood experience and richly detailed views of her surroundings. Yet it also resonates with constant undertones of radical ideas, from the Ashbees’ own socialist tendencies and engagement in the modernist art movement to the establishment of religion-centered political factions that would erode much of Ashbee’s work soon after his departure. It is this union of childs-eye viewpoint and historical backdrop that makes Ashbee’s work such a compelling memoir.
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Chopsticks And Chocolate - A Love Story Bridging Time And Cultures

by Edward Lumsdaine e Monika Lumsdaine

~~9,26€~~ 7,41€ 20% OFF

 This is a memoir about a marriage that bridged time, distance, and the serious cultural differences of a young biracial couple. Having met through an incredible set of circumstances - going back to their parents in the 1930s and living through the years of World War II - Edward and Monika want their children and grandchildren to know their love story, lest they forget their origins during this century's wild cultural changes. Above all, it is a story of God acting behind the happenings in their lives, as they learned to understand and trust His love, faithfulness, and the process of recovery from gambling addiction.Endorsement: Chopsticks and Chocolate: This book is an inspiring and intimate look into the life and times of a remarkable couple, Monika and Edward Lumsdaine. Their story is a chronicle of the events that occurred along the way toward their goal of living the American Dream. From a middle-class family in Switzerland and a slum boyhood in Shanghai these two somehow met in Ventura California and their amazing journey together commenced. Sometimes things just seemed to fall in place, but it wasn't always easy. Their future was ultimately earned by their own strength of character, hard work, integrity and perseverance. Yes, the story is compelling by itself and in a real sense a love story. But it's more than that.Most of us living in America have enjoyed a life of abundance. This has made it easy to overlook the existence of God. We can now believe in our own "self-sufficiency". A story like this makes the existence of God impossible to intellectually or spiritually ignore. Were all of the significant things that helped make Monika and Edward's life so remarkable just coincidental? That's not so. The loving hand of God was with this couple throughout their lives even before they knew it. Every American should read this book.Jim ArberJournalist, US Navy, Analytical/Technical Writer, GMOther writing adventuresAbout the Authors:Edward Lumsdaine grew up in Shanghai during the war years with an American father and Chinese mother. He worked his way to the US on a Danish tramp steamer, followed by four years in the US Air Force. He earned his doctorate in mechanical engineering, then advanced from professor to Dean of Engineering in several universities. Edward taught and directed research in solar energy, engineering design, and entrepreneurship before retiring in Tennessee, where he now plays Appalachian music. Monika Lumsdaine came to the US to study math as an exchange student, sponsored by a Rotary family. As an avid learner, she constantly found new ways to challenge herself which included getting her pilot's license in both Switzerland and America. At the end of their freshman year, Monika and Edward were married. The couple raised four talented children, while simultaneously continuing their studies. Since then, Monika has worked on a variety of projects, including designing passive solar homes -- one going on to win a national award.Her consulting work involved creative problem solving and whole-brain team development. Now, she loves to photograph Smoky Mountain wildflowers.
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Undercover Debutante: The Search For My Birth Parents And A Bald Husband - The Search For My Birth Parents And A Bald Husband

by Charlotte Laws

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 Dr. Charlotte Laws-"the most well-known unknown"-is a TV star, best-selling author, and world-renowned advocate for women, animals, and the LGBTQ community. NBC News calls her a "crusader." BuzzFeed voted her one of the 30 fiercest women in the world, and MSNBC labels her a "hero." But who is this former Atlanta debutante who gave up riches for hardship, who gave up security to become a penniless single mom with an assault rifle pointed at her bed? Undercover Debutante is a memoir about Laws's young adult years in Los Angeles. Her adoptive dad was the Captain Hook of her existence, always ready to take a verbal swipe at her. Laws searched for her birth parents and learned that the dark world of devil worship had touched her family tree. She worked as a maid, go-go dancer, and private eye. She was held at gunpoint by one man and almost killed by another. She faced romantic heartbreak and sexual infidelity, dating an "unindicted co-conspirator" and a clinically insane psychologist. She even had a crush on a dead guy. There were celebrity adventures as well. She crashed star-studded award shows and private parties. She finagled past Secret Service. More than once. She interviewed the president and went on the worst date of her life with a well-known sex symbol who later died from drug abuse.  Did she ever marry? Did she meet her birth parents? Did she learn what matters in life? What's the true story of America's most endearing rebel?
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Iskalde Seriemordere Ii - Seriemorderens Skadde Hjerne Krever Flere Ofre

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Iskalde Seriemordere Ii - Seriemorderens Skadde Hjerne Krever Flere Ofre

by Historie

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 Det er stor forskjell på drapsmenn som dreper en enkelt gang i affekt, massemordere som dreper mange på én gang og seriemordere som dreper omhyggelig utvalgte ofre etter et spesielt rituelt mønster. En seriemorder er en iskald jeger som nyter jakten. Han er drevet av et ritual eller en fiks idé og blir stadig mer avhengig av det kicket selve drapshandlingen gir. Tyske Volker Eckert var for eksempel besatt av langt kvinnehår. Jeffrey Dahmer ble seksuelt opphisset av å sprette opp mennesker og spise bestemte deler av dem. Aleksandr Pitjuskin var opptatt av sjakk og bestemte seg for å drepe like mange mennesker som det er felt på et sjakkbrett. Og David Berkowitz hevdet at det var demoner som ga ham ordre om å drepe.Disse historiene forteller hva det er som driver seriemorderne og hvordan de utfører drapene. Innholdet er voldsomt og uhyggelig - og definitivt ikke for barn.Innhold:1. Seriemorderens hjerne er formet av genfeil og overgrep 2. Besatt av dukker og hår3. Monsteret fra Milwaukee var besatt av menneskekroppen4. Vodka, sjakk og mord5. «Son of Sam» var forfulgt av demonerIskalde seriemordereIskalde seriemordere er en serie om oppsiktsvekkende seriemordere og forbrytelsene de begikk som både fengslet og skremte omverdenen.I kortere artikler og rapporter følger vi verdens mest omtalte seriemordere, drivkraften som fikk dem til å drepe uskyldige mennesker og konsekvensene som forbrytelsene førte til.All verdens historie tar deg med på en halsbrekkende reise til fortiden, slik at du kan ta del i historiens største begivenheter. Bli med tilbake i tiden - til frontlinjene under andre verdenskrig, vikingenes herjing og egypternes gudedyrkelse. All verdens historie er for dem som vil vite mer om fortidens spennende og dramatiske begivenheter.
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Iskalde Seriemordere I - Morderens Jakt På Nytelse Gjør Ham Overmodig

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Iskalde Seriemordere I - Morderens Jakt På Nytelse Gjør Ham Overmodig

by Historie

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 Seriemordere starter ofte med et par mer eller mindre tilfeldige drap. De prøver seg frem og finner ut hvilke ritualer som gir dem størst nytelse. Deretter velger de omhyggelig ut ofrene, overvåker dem eller oppsøker spesielle steder der de kan finne for eksempel prostituerte eller barn alene. Drapshandlingen følger et bestemt mønster, og hver drapsmann har sine helt spesielle metoder. Ofte er det nettopp vanen med å oppsøke ofre ved bussholdeplasser, å gå etter kvinner med langt, lyst hår, ta vare på trofeer eller å partere og spise ofrene, som fører til at morderen blir avslørt. Her kan du lese om politiets jakt på fire drevne seriemordere. Fortellingen inneholder grufulle detaljer og er ikke egnet for barn.Innhold:1. Politiet intensiverer jakten pa seriemordere2. Slakteren fra Rostov3. Den britiske altmuligmannen4. Green River-morderen5. Bind, torturer, drep!Iskalde seriemordereIskalde seriemordere er en serie om oppsiktsvekkende seriemordere og forbrytelsene de begikk som både fengslet og skremte omverdenen.I kortere artikler og rapporter følger vi verdens mest omtalte seriemordere, drivkraften som fikk dem til å drepe uskyldige mennesker og konsekvensene som forbrytelsene førte til.All verdens historie tar deg med på en halsbrekkende reise til fortiden, slik at du kan ta del i historiens største begivenheter. Bli med tilbake i tiden - til frontlinjene under andre verdenskrig, vikingenes herjing og egypternes gudedyrkelse. All verdens historie er for dem som vil vite mer om fortidens spennende og dramatiske begivenheter.
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Monsteret Manson

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Monsteret Manson

by Orage

~~3,67€~~ 2,94€ 20% OFF

 Charlie Manson, bedre kjent som Monsteret Manson, var lederen av Familien. De var en gruppe som mente å skape magi. De var venner, nomader. De tok rikelige mengder med LSD og de ville forandre verden. Alle hørte på det Manson sa. Men ideene hans endret gradvis. De skulle først få mer ut av seg selv. De skulle leve her og nå. Derimot forandret Charlie’s undervisning seg. Gjennombruddet kom med The Beatles’ «The White Album». Han mente at en kode ble avslørt for ham. Han skulle gjøre godt igjen de ugjerningene som var begått av samfunnet. Han skulle fjerne gjerningspersonene, han skulle gi plass til en ny jord. Og da begikk Familien sitt første drap. Flere fulgte. Hvordan ble Charlie og gruppen arrestert? Hva ble de dømt for? Hva slags dom fikk de?SeriemordereSeriemordere er en serie om oppsiktsvekkende seriemordere og forbrytelsene de begikk som både fengslet og skremte omverdenen. I kortere artikler og rapporter følger vi verdens mest omtalte seriemordere.Ursprungligen publicerad av Orage.
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Doktor Harold Shipmans Ugjerninger

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Doktor Harold Shipmans Ugjerninger

by Orage

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 Harold Shipman var en godt likt familiemann og lege. En pillar i lokalsamfunnet, men også en kaldblodig morder som ikke nølte med å drepe over 200 mennesker.Shipman hadde bestemt over liv og død siden 1970-tallet, men det var først i 1998 at han ble arrestert og skrekkveldet tok endelig slutt. Da det ble kjent at den britiske legens ugjerninger var så omfattende at dødstallene trolig var flere hundre, bredte sjokket seg over hele verden.Hvem var egentlig Harold Shipman? Hvordan kunne legen som drepte pasientene ha klart å fortsette i nesten 25 år? Og hvordan drepte han utilsiktet så mange mennesker?Tidenes verste seriemordereTidenes verste seriemordere er en serie om oppsiktsvekkende seriemordere og forbrytelsene de begikk som både fengslet og skremte omverdenen. I kortere artikler og rapporter følger vi verdens mest omtalte seriemordere.Ursprungligen publicerad av Orage.
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Richard Ramirez

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Richard Ramirez

by Orage

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 Satanisme, voldtekt, drap og Jesus ... Hvilke krefter drev Richard Ramirez? Når gikk han over fra å være et forstyrret barn til å bli en menneskejeger? Hva er ondskap? Det kan se ut som om den opptok hele Ricardo "Richard" Ramirez’ liv. Han er dømt for 13 drap og han er selverklært satanist. Til tross for sin katolske oppdragelse reiste han rundt og ranet, voldtok og lemlestet folk over hele USA. Ramirez begikk sitt første drap 27. juni 1984. Etter hvert ble det dannet et mønster. Svartkledd, skjermet av mørket og motorveiens anonymitet, lurte han på fremmede. Det vant ham tilnavnet Night Stalker. Hvem var egentlig Richard Ramirez? Og hva førte til hans pågripelse?Tidenes verste seriemordereTidenes verste seriemordere er en serie om oppsiktsvekkende seriemordere og forbrytelsene de begikk som både fengslet og skremte omverdenen. I kortere artikler og rapporter følger vi verdens mest omtalte seriemordere. Ursprungligen publicerad av Orage.
101 Amazing Facts About Bts

by Merlin Mill

~~4,41€~~ 3,53€ 20% OFF

 Runtime: 25 minutesIn this fantastic audiobook, Lizzie Abbott talks us through more than hundred facts about BTS, the band that has conquered the world. Whether you are a long-standing member of the ARMY, or you are only just now getting into the work of Jin, Suga, J-Hope, RM, Jimin, V and Jungkook, this is the perfect addition to your collection!
Interpretation Of Dreams

by Artemidorus

~~23,74€~~ 18,99€ 20% OFF

 Dating from the third century AD, Artemidorus' The Interpretation of Dreams (Oneirocritica) is the only dream-book from Graeco-Roman antiquity that has survived intact. It represents the most influential pre- Freudian treatment of dreams and the theory of their interpretation. In the ancient world it was widely believed that some dreams had allegorical significance that, if correctly interpreted, offered insight into the future. Artemidorus makes a clear distinction between predictive and non-predictive dreams, setting out the general principle of interpretation.Oneirocritica surveys over 1,400 dream-elements, their allegorical significance and their actual or predicted outcomes. It has additional appeal as a social history, presenting a rich picture of the Graeco- Roman mind, social and moral values, sexual norms, and the hopes and fears of ordinary people in a busy Greek city.
Charterhouse Of Parma

by Stendhal

~~39,75€~~ 31,80€ 20% OFF

 The Charterhouse of Parma is a twisting tale of passion and intrigue following the adventures of Fabrizio del Dongo, a young Italian nobleman who dreams of glory on the battlefields of Europe and finds himself fighting alongside Napoleon at Waterloo. After returning home, Fabrizio becomes entangled in Machiavellian scheming, an ill-advised romance, and a fatal duel that lands him in prison, where he begins a star-crossed love affair with the ethereal Clelia, the commandant's daughter. Admired by Balzac, who considered it the most important novel of his time, The Charterhouse of Parma is a profoundly moving reflection on power, prestige and freedom.
Rural Rides

by William Cobbett

~~43,06€~~ 34,45€ 20% OFF

 Between 1821 and 1826, the prolific writer and journalist William Cobbett travelled the countryside of the South of England on foot and horseback. Rural Rides is a fascinating account of his journeys, and depicts a way of life in transition, juxtaposing lyrical descriptions of the countryside with criticism of the poverty of agricultural workers. A man of radical politics who encouraged the rural rising of 1830, Cobbett went on to become MP for Oldham and sought to represent the interests of both industrial and agricultural workers. Above all, Rural Rides celebrates agrarian England.
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Three Lives

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Three Lives

by Gertrude Stein

~~21,53€~~ 17,22€ 20% OFF

 Gertrude Stein's pioneering triptych Three Lives portrays the lives of three working-class women in the fictional American town of Bridgepoint (Baltimore). A progenitor of the 'stream of consciousness' technique later adopted by Joyce and Woolf, Stein takes us into the minds of three distinct women, who are each trapped in their societal positions. 'The Good Anna' follows a stern but kind German immigrant, 'Melanctha' the tragic life of an African-American woman of the same name, and 'The Gentle Lena' a dreamy and unopinionated servant whose passiveness becomes her undoing. The non-linear narratives, with their syntactical repetition and de-emphasis on plot, were unique for their time and owed much to the author's friendships with the artists Cezanne, Picasso and Matisse.
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Three Tales

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Three Tales

by Gustave Flaubert

~~12,15€~~ 9,72€ 20% OFF

 Published at the end of Flaubert's career, Three Tales is a collection of three compelling short stories about faith, loneliness and love. In 'A Simple Heart' (the inspiration for Julian Barnes's novel Flaubert's Parrot), a saint-like servant girl begins to experience religious visions of her pet parrot after enduring the loss of loved ones. 'The Legend of Saint Julian the Hospitaller', based on a stained-glass window in Rouen Cathedral, presents the origin story of Julian the Hospitaller, who renounces the violence of his past and cares for the indigent. 'Herodias', the final story, retells the beheading of St John the Baptist, and the seduction of Herod by Salome. Elegant and bracing, Three Tales is a rich, stylistic showcase from the writer best known for the perennial favourite Madame Bovary.
News From Nowhere

by William Morris

~~21,53€~~ 17,22€ 20% OFF

 Although William Morris is known primarily as a designer, he was also a writer of poetry and prose. The novel News from Nowhere (subtitled An Epoch of Rest Being Some Chapters from a Utopian Romance) is his best-known prose work and describes a humane socialist future as experienced by William Guest, who is transplanted there from the 19th century. Set in London and Oxfordshire, the novel takes place in 2090, over a century after a revolutionary upheaval. It remains a distinctive literary contribution to the concept of the utopian ideal.
Basil

by Wilkie Collins

~~25,40€~~ 20,32€ 20% OFF

 Appearing in 1852, Basil was Wilkie Collins's second published novel. The eponymous narrator is emotionally torn between two women: Margaret Sherwin and his sister Clara. His marriage to Margaret, a draper's sexually precocious daughter, is to remain secret and unconsummated for the first year, as agreed with her father. Anticipating Collins's later sensation novels, the plot involves betrayal, insanity and death, with a thrilling conclusion set among the cliffs and whirlpools near Land's End. The book was received with shock upon its publication, most especially due to its treatment of adultery.Here Basil is read by the prolific and popular narrator Nicholas Boulton.
Song Of Roland

by Anonymous

~~12,15€~~ 9,72€ 20% OFF

 It is the year 778. The mighty French army, led by Emperor Charlemagne, confronts Saracen forces in the bloody Battle of Roncevaux Pass. In the course of this thrilling epic poem we follow the emperor's hot-headed nephew Roland into battle. We are privy to the deal struck between the Saracen king Marsilie and Roland's conniving stepfather Guene. We see both armour and bodies split by the blows of lances and swords, horses fall, and the heroic brotherhood of soldiery tested to its limit. At Charlemagne's command, even priests go to war. The story builds to a nail-biting climax - when a single trumpeting blast on an elephant's horn changes the course of history. All this and more is to be found in this magnificent tale of faith, honour, courage - and treachery.
Uncle Silas

by Sheridan le Fanu

~~36,44€~~ 29,15€ 20% OFF

 The sinister Madame de Rougierre is employed as governess to the young Maud Ruthven, bringing with her a dark cloud of impending doom that hangs over the whole household. The governess eventually leaves, in possession of a dark secret, but that is not the end of her, much to Maud's dismay. Maud is later orphaned and sent to live with Uncle Silas, a man with a mysterious and scandalous past, and she once again meets Madame de la Rougierre, whose role in shaping Maud's destiny becomes all too clear. Occupying the world of spirits, kidnapping and old secrets, Le Fanu's sensation novel is a chilling and ground- breaking psychological thriller.
Therese Raquin

by Émile Zola

~~19,88€~~ 15,90€ 20% OFF

 Published in 1867, Therese Raquin is the novel which established Zola's reputation as a writer who forensically explored the darker side of human nature. Therese is a half Algerian orphan, brought up in provincial France by her aunt and married off to her sickly cousin Camille. His ambition takes the three of them to Paris, where they set up home in the dank and dingy backstreets that run down to the Seine. The relentless tedium of life for Therese is eventually broken by the presence of Camille's unscrupulous friend Laurent, sparking a series of increasingly desperate acts. Therese Raquin is a gritty and thought-provoking novel of sexual compulsion and its consequences on the lives of four people and a tabby cat.
Two Years Before The Mast

by Richard Henry Dana Jr

~~36,44€~~ 29,15€ 20% OFF

 Two Years Before the Mast is Richard Henry Dana Jr's captivating account of life as a common sailor on board a merchant ship in the early 1830s. Initially an attempt to remedy the author's eye fatigue, the two-year voyage from Boston to California had a transformative effect on Dana, whose diary gives a fascinating snapshot of pre-Gold Rush California. Dana captures the cruel conditions on board ship, the injustices of merchant seamen at the hands of brutally unforgiving captains, and the treacherous icy weather at Cape Horn. He portrays a rich cast of characters (human and non-human), including the people of Mexican California from whose ranches Dana would load and ship cowhides - then the most active trade along the California Coast. An iconic maritime memoir said to have influenced Herman Melville, Two Years Before the Mast remains one of America's greatest and most vivid seafaring tales. This recording includes Twenty-Four Years After, Dana's nostalgic reflection on his famous adventure.
101 Amazing Facts About The Royal Family

by Jack Goldstein

~~4,41€~~ 3,53€ 20% OFF

 Are you a fan of the modern generation of royals? How much do you know about the lives of Prince William, his wife Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and the rest of the Royal Family? If you're a fan, then this is a great book which will give you fascinating information about royals both past and present. Separated into sections containing information on individual royals, traditions of the monarchy, kings and queens from history, and of course Queen Elizabeth II, you will find more than 100 amazing facts inside!
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