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Ancient Rome (Collins Gem)
Ancient Rome (Collins Gem)
David Pickering
¥38.36
From the Colosseum to Hadrian’s Wall, Gem Ancient Rome shows us how Rome’s vast empire laid the foundations of today’s civilisation. From aqueducts to baths, from gladiators to emperors, the fascinating history of and mythology of ancient Rome are brought to life in this entertaining and highly-readable guide. With their sophisticated army, monuments and roads, the Romans literally paved the way to modern Europe. Learn about the hand-to-hand combat at gladiatorial shows, rediscover the myths and legends of the Roman gods and find out how and why Rome became the conquering superpower that it did. History will come to life in this engaging and comprehensive introduction to one of the most fascinating and influential places the world has ever known. Includes: ? Geography – map of the Roman Empire ? History – a timeline with the accomplishments of the emperors ? Culture – what the Romans did for us ? Religion – Gods and Festivals ? Mythology – Virgil's Aeneid, Romulus and Remus ? Daily life in Ancient Greece – different levels in society, the jobs, family life, leisure activities ? Politics – transition from Republic to Dictatorship ? Learning and knowledge – Law, Science, Architecture, Literature, Art ? War – important wars, the Empire, the army and navy ? Rome Today – temples, archaeology, and modern tourist sites
Mussolini: History in an Hour
Mussolini: History in an Hour
Rupert Colley
¥18.05
Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour. ‘Il Duce’, Benito Mussolini, was one of the key figures in the creation of fascism. Famed for his dictatorial style, his political cunning and admired – initially – by Hitler, Mussolini led the National Fascist Party and ruled Italy as Prime Minister from 1922 until his ousting in 1943. In so doing, he paved the way towards Italy’s defeat in World War Two, and some of the 20th century’s most destructive ideologies and practices. Following expulsion from Italian Socialist Party, Mussolini denounced all efforts of class conflict, and instead later commanded a Fascist March on Rome to become the youngest Prime Minister in Italian history. Thereafter he set about dismantling the apparatus of democracy and initiated what would become known as the one-party totalitarian state. With World War II came defeat, humiliation and his bloody deposing. Explaining his ideologies, policies, actions and flaws, ‘Mussolini: History in an Hour’ is the concise life of the man whose ideas helped create some of the worst horrors of the modern history. Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour…
Nature in Towns and Cities (Collins New Naturalist Library, Book 127)
Nature in Towns and Cities (Collins New Naturalist Library, Book 127)
David Goode
¥269.78
The latest in the New Naturalist series documents the parks and green spaces unique to Britain's cities – and the wildlife that has flourished in these habitats. Not since Richard Fitter’s landmark publication in 1945, ‘London’s Natural History’ – volume 3 in the New Naturalist series – has there been a comprehensive guide to urban natural history. Since then there have been major advances in the conservation of nature in our towns and cities, and there is even more to say about how animals and plants have adapted, in varying degrees, to urbanisation. But this is not merely an exploration of natural history within the urban environment – David Goode uses his knowledge of urban ecology to describe the range of habitats and species which exist within urban areas, and shows how our understanding is being applied to encourage a greater variety of nature into towns and cities. He illustrates how an ecological approach can be incorporated within planning and design to create a range of habitats from tiny oases to extensive new urban woodland and wetlands.
We Were Young and at War
We Were Young and at War
Sarah Wallis,Svetlana Palmer
¥66.22
Never before have the diaries and letters of young people from all sides of World War Two been woven together to provide an account of what it was like to grow up amidst the daily struggles and horrors of this devastating war. We Were Young And At War follows the stories of sixteen teenage boys and girls who write with a disarming directness about their reactions to and experiences of a very adult war. They are British, French, American, Japanese, Polish, German and Russian, each with a unique and heart-rending tale to tell. Only two of them are alive today. Some of them fought and died in the war, others starved to death; many were separated from their families. All were forced to grow up quickly, their lives changed beyond all recognition by their experiences. This is their story.
Americans in Paris: Life and Death under Nazi Occupation 1940–44
Americans in Paris: Life and Death under Nazi Occupation 1940–44
Charles Glass
¥95.75
An elegantly written and highly informative account of a group of Americans living in Paris when the city fell to the Nazis in June 1940. In the early hours of 14 June 1940, Nazi troops paraded through the streets of Paris, marking the beginning of the city’s four-year occupation. French troops withdrew in order to avoid a battle and the potential destruction of their capital. It wasn't long before German tanks rumbled past the Arc de Triomphe and down the Champs Elysees to the Place de la Concorde. The American community in Paris was the largest in Continental Europe, totalling approximately 30,000 before the Second World War. Although Ambassodor Bullitt advised those without vital business in the city to leave in 1939, over half of the Americans in Paris chose to stay. Many had professional and family ties to the city; the majority, though, had a peculiarly American love for the city, rooted in the bravery of the Marquis de la Fayette and the 17,000 Frenchmen who volunteered to fight for American independence in 1776. An eclectic group, they included black soldiers from the Harlem Hellfighters, who were determined not to return to the racial segregation that they faced at home, rich socialites like Peggy Guggenheim and Florence Jay Gould, as well as painters, musicians, bankers and businessmen. There were those whose lives went on as if the Germans were ephemera, those who collaborated and those, like Dr Sumner Jackson and Etta Shiber, who worked underground for the resistance movement. This is a book about adventure, intrigue, passion and deceit, and one which follows its characters into the Maquis, the concentration camps and overseas. Filled with a huge amount of new analysis on the Second World War, ‘Americans in Paris’ is a fascinating, revealing and moving read.
BANANAGRAMS? Secrets: The Inside Track on Becoming Top Banana (Collins Little Bo
BANANAGRAMS? Secrets: The Inside Track on Becoming Top Banana (Collins Little Bo
Deej Johnson
¥51.50
Writer and magician Deej Johnson is aBANANAGRAMS? fanatic! Deej serves asa creative consultant at BANANAGRAMS? and claims that hisformer high-school teacher, Janise Marillat, summed him upbest in an annual report that said: “Deej’s cheerful smile oftengets him out of difficult situations… Unfortunately, these areusually situations that he creates himself.”
Being Catholic Today
Being Catholic Today
Laurence McTaggart
¥61.51
Fr. Laurence McTaggart grew up in Nottingham. In 1991 he became a monk of Ampleforth Abbey in Yorkshire.
Irish birds (Collins Gem)
Irish birds (Collins Gem)
David Cabot
¥47.58
David Cabot is one of Ireland's foremost ornithologists and wildlife experts. A zoology graduate from Trinity College, Dublin, he completed his PhD at University College Galway, where he also taught and founded the Irish Wildfowl Conservancy. He worked for 20 years as head of Conservation and Amenity Reaseach in a State planning institute before becoming a special environmential advisor to the Irish Prime Minister. He is a well-known natural history film maker, broadcaster and writer.
Is Shane MacGowan Still Alive?
Is Shane MacGowan Still Alive?
Tim Bradford
¥53.76
TIM BRADFORD is a freelance writer and illustrator. He has written for the NME, When Saturday Comes, Empire and Amateur Photographer. His drawings have appeared in the Observer and the Express. He lives in London and is an enthusiastic trainee Celt.
King Dong
King Dong
Edgar Rider Ragged
¥53.76
A pseudonym for an established comedy author who is trying their hand at something more risquè than normal…
101 Ways to Win at Scrabble: Top tips for Scrabble success (Collins Little Books
101 Ways to Win at Scrabble: Top tips for Scrabble success (Collins Little Books
Barry Grossman
¥51.50
Barry Grossman is one of the UK's best Scrabble players, and former chairman of the influential London Scrabble League. Barry also writes for radio; his best-known work is the Radio 4 comedy “The Attractive Young Rabbi”, which ran for three series between 1999 and 2002.
Collins Scrabble Hints and Tips
Collins Scrabble Hints and Tips
Anonymous
¥44.24
Pioneers in dictionary publishing since 1819
The Mills & Boon Modern Girl’s Guide to:Happy Endings:Dating hacks for femin
The Mills & Boon Modern Girl’s Guide to:Happy Endings:Dating hacks for femin
Ada Adverse
¥51.50
Ada has been married eight times, including on one occasion in the early 90’s to a rock – a full twenty years, you’ll note, before Tracy Emin came up with the same idea. Unlucky in love, all of Ada’s partners have died in tragic circumstances, mostly unexplained fires. Ada’s interests include life insurance policies, petrol and topical poisons.
Frostbite
Frostbite
Adrienne Woods
¥40.79
Losing Lucian McKenzie, the Prince of her heart and discovering her true identity has made Elena Watkins' life almost unbearable. However, new trials will test the 17 year-old's strength and push her to limits she didn’t think were possible. Only a mysterious offer from Blake Leaf, the Rubicon and a dragon predestined for evil, reveals there may be a light at the end of Elena’s dark tunnel. With the life she thought she knew crashing down around her, Elena will have to face a monumental decision about the fate of Paegeia. She can either make peace with Blake’s demands or try once again to unravel the Queen’s secrets that lie deep within her dragon, Tanya La Frey’s, heart. The third heart pounding novel in The Dragonian Series by Adrienne Woods.
A Mother’s Day Murder:A Mt. Abrams Mystery
A Mother’s Day Murder:A Mt. Abrams Mystery
Dee Ernst
¥0.01
Mt. Abrams was the kind of small, quiet town where, as any of its residents would tell you, nothing ever happened. That was why Ellie Rocca loved living there, even if her ex-husband did not.But even small towns had secrets, as Ellie discovered when Lacey Mitchell suddenly disappeared. Ellie caught Lacey’s husband in a lie, and one small discovery led to another until it became apparent that nothing about the Mitchell’s was quite what it seemed.Mother’s Day was just around the corner. With a sexy detective on the case, and Ellie and her friends getting closer to the truth, can Lacey Mitchell be found in time to enjoy the day with her sons? Or was something more deadly going on?This novella is 35K words, the first in the Mt. Abrams Mystery Series
10 Hábitos de uma pessoa de sucesso
10 Hábitos de uma pessoa de sucesso
James Fries
¥8.18
Quer ser uma pessoa de sucesso e vencer na vida?Este pequeno livro vai ensiná-lo 10 hábitos essenciais para conquistar o seu objetivo.Aviso: você deverá se esfor?ar muito para colocar esses 10 hábitos em prática.
Szív-titkok-k?nyv
Szív-titkok-k?nyv
Egri Zsanna, Victoria Green
¥0.01
Hat kül?nleges t?rténet az egzotikus utazásoktól a szívfájdító szerelemig. Sok-sok kül?nb?z? ember, rendkívüli párok és szerelmek. Egy mexikói luxus prostituált erotikus t?rténete, akit a kegyetlen sors, az átok sem tud megakadályozni abban, hogy rátaláljon az igaz szerelemre. A sivatagban eltévedt fiatal orvosn?, az elkényeztetett maffiaf?n?k lánya, és az ?r?kké bizonytalan magyar Kathy egzotikus világokba viszi el az olvasókat Jement?l Mexikóig. Mindezek mellett két fiatalt, egy testvér szíve, sok-sok fájdalom, és csodálatos érzelmek vezérelnek, hogy szem ne maradjon szárazon. A t?rténetekben megtalálható a kaland, rejtély, izgalom, de mindenekel?tt a romantika.
Oamenii ferici?i citesc ?i beau cafea
Oamenii ferici?i citesc ?i beau cafea
Agnès Martin-Lugand
¥65.32
A plecat din Paris s? se uite pe sine. Dragostea pe care o va ?nt?lni va schimba totul.Povestea lui Diane ?ncepe ?n mod brutal cu moartea so?ului ?i a feti?ei sale, eveniment care o arunc? ?n cea mai cumplit? depresie. Totul se opre?te ?n loc, ?n afar? de inima ei, care continu? s? bat?. Cu ?nc?p???nare. Dureros. Zadarnic.C?nd cel mai bun prieten ?i asociat ?n mica afacere cu o cafenea literar? la Paris, Felix, ?i propune o c?l?torie ca ?nceput pentru o nou? via??, Diane alege s? ?ndeplineasc? o mai veche dorin?? a fostului ei so? ?i se refugiaz? departe de lume, ?ntr-o mic? a?ezare din Irlanda.O ?nt?lnire nea?teptat? cu un b?rbat taciturn o face pe Diane s? vad? din nou lumea cu ?ncredere ?i cu for?? reg?sit?.?Aceast? poveste despre ?mp?carea cu sine con?ine dialoguri conving?toare ?i e spus? ?ntr-un stil simplu, nepreten?ios, av?nd chiar ?i accente de umor.“ – Le ParisienProfund ?i emo?ionant, romanul lui Agnès Martin-Lugand sondeaz? cu luciditate cea mai cumplit? tragedie din via?a unui om. O carte care te marcheaz?.“ – Susan Wiggs??n ?ntuneric, am mers pe urmele lor, ?n ?nc?perea ?n care ne reuneam. Colin venea spre mine, eu ?i desf?ceam cravata, el m? s?ruta, Clara ne desp?r?ea, cinam, Colin o culca pe fiica noastr?, dup? care r?m?neam am?ndoi, cu siguran?a de a o ?ti pe Clara la c?ldur? ?n patul ei, cu degetul mare ?n gur?.Am realizat c? apartamentul nostru nu mai exista, ?mi dorisem s? r?m?n acolo ca s? p?strez totul neatins, dar gre?isem. Nu mai erau dosare, zgomotul cheii ?n u??, alerg?turi pe parchet. Nu aveam s? mai revin niciodat? aici.“
Vegan Diet Vegan Diet Cookbook
Vegan Diet Vegan Diet Cookbook
Jason Clint
¥0.01
Vegan Diet has always been something superb. Whatever your reasons are for integrating vegan food to your life, Love Vegan will inspire you to cook beautiful authentic and traditional Mexican meals for all occasions, every night of the week. All recipes are designed to take no longer than 30 minutes preparation time No ‘artificial vegan meat’ or hard to find ingredients. All recipes are made up of ingredients that you would commonly have in your pantry or can easily find at your local supermarket. Authentic and traditional dishes which have been carefully refined to not include animal products yet still retain the taste, texture and flavor of your favorites.
Spune-mi ca ma iubesti
Spune-mi ca ma iubesti
Johanna Lindsey
¥7.36
O reputa?ie nep?tat? sau dragostea adev?rat?? Alegerea nu a fost niciodat? mai dificil?... R?mas? f?r? nici un venit – al?turi de familia sa care este pe cale s?-?i piard? c?minul din pricina datoriilor ?i icircntr-o stare de disperare crunt?, Kelsey Langton icirc?i d? seama c? doar l?sacircndu-se vacircndut? la o licita?ie poate salva viitorul surorii sale. Astfel, nobila macircndr? ?i dezn?d?jduit? intr? renumita Cas? a lui Eros, resemn acircndu-se s? devin? juc?ria favorit? a unui lord icircnst?rit ?i s? fie la dispozi?ia lui cacirc;t timp acesta avea s-o doreasc? iar Lord Derek Malory este b?rbatul care ofer? suma cea mai mare pentru a deveni unicul proprietar al farmecelor lui Kelsey. Un crai chipe? ?i un renumit burlac convins, Derek o atrage icircn curacirc nd pe senzuala ?i inocenta fecioar? icirc;ntr-o lume de pl?ceri neb?nuite ?i de rivalit??i primejdioase. ?i, ca vreunul din ei s?-?i fi propus, gra?ia, inteligen?a ?i frumuse?ea ei icircl ispitesc pe noul st?pacircn s? renun?e la via?a de huzur ?i pierzanie ?i s? parieze tot ce are pe dragostea adev?rat?.
Mirii MacGregor
Mirii MacGregor
Nora Roberts
¥7.36
Cu nepoatele, uneltirile i-au func?ionat de minune, a?a c? acum Daniel MacGregor, venerabilul ?ef al familiei, vrea s?-?i vad? c?s?tori?i ?i cei trei nepo?i chipe?i ?i numai buni de ?nsur?toare, de?i ace?tia ?in cu ?nc?p???nare la via?a de burlac.Pentru artistul Duncan o alege pe Layna Drake, mo?tenitoarea unui lan? de magazine de renume, o femeie de afaceri de?teapt? ?i abil?, obi?nuit? cu singur?tatea ?i hot?r?t? s? ??i vad? de carier?. ?n calea lui Duncan, proprietarul unui vas-cazinou, o scoate pe Cat Farrell, o c?nt?rea?? care ?l va vr?ji din prima clip? cu vocea ei ? ?i nu numai. ?n cazul nepotului s?u Ian, avocat de renume, Daniel este ceva mai subtil c?nd aranjeaz? ca acesta s? se ?nt?lneasc? ? ca din pur? ?nt?mplare ? cu Naomi Brightstone, r??u?ca cea ur?t? a familiei, care a reu?it ?ns? s? se reinventeze ?ntr-un mod spectaculos, devenind leb?da cea frumoas?, dar totu?i lipsit? de experien?? c?nd vine vorba despre rela?ii.?i, dup? cum este de a?teptat, Marele MacGregor va urm?ri plin de sine cum planurile lui sunt puse ?n aplicare ?i cum cei trei nepo?i cad, f?r? ca m?car s?-?i dea seama, ?n plasa pe care b?tr?nul lor bunic a ?ntins-o cu at?ta pricepere.