vintage publishing mrz 2013 (8 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The original story of Tracey Beaker, now in a 'Vintage Classics' edition. First published in 1991, 'The Story Of Tracy Beaker' has since been adapted into a successful and long-running television series, and this new edition is sure to be popular with a new generation of readers. Ages: 9+ 192 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Arthur Ransome's timeless tale, now in a beautiful 'Vintage Classics' edition. Ransome has been described as the 1930s equivalent of JK Rowling, with the 'Swallows & Amazons' series having sold millions of copies since its original publication. Ages: 9+ 544 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Radical, witty and always unusual, declared a 'genius' by the New York Times, Keret brings all of his prodigious talent to bear in this bestselling collection. A man barges into a writer's house and, holding a gun to his head, demands that he tell him a story, something to take him away from the real world. 304 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Paperback edition of Ackroyd's biography of the great Victorian novelist, author of 'The Woman In White' and 'The Moonstone'. Follows his life from his birth as the son of a well-known artist, through his struggles to become a writer, his years of fame and his life-long friendships with Charles Dickens. From the acclaimed author who has written biographies of Dickens, Blake, Chaucer, Poe, Shakespeare and many others. 224 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Jane Austen meets Bridget Jones. Hilarious' GlamourMeet Butterfly - loveable socialite, avid party-goer, inspired shopper and unwittingly acute observer. 336 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Norman Hunter was born in 1899 in Sydenham, London. He was energetic and hard-working: after leaving school he worked as an advertising copywriter, performed as a stage magician and wrote books on many subjects, including advertising, brainteasers and conjuring. And he created Professor Branestawm! 288 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - From the author of the No. 1 bestseller The Silk Roads: A New History of the WorldThe First Crusade is one of the best-known and most written-about events in history but in this new book Dr Peter Frankopan asks vital questions that have never been posed before. This is the only book to address the history of the First Crusade from the perspective of the east, examining the role of the Byzantine Empire and its ruler, Emperor Alexios I Komnenos. Peter Frankopan's focus on the imperial city of Constantinople and events in Asia Minor is the result of a major reinterpretation of eastern sources which reveal the crucial role of Byzantium in the genesis and execution of the First Crusade.Frankopan's revelation of a close cooperation between the pope in Rome and the emperor in Constantinople constitutes an important revision and brand new evidence of the history of the Church. This book questions the traditional view that the Catholic and Orthodox churches had broken definitively in 1054. Rather than viewing the Crusades as a conflict between Christianity and Islam, the book reveals a complex triangular relationship between the west, Byzantium and the Muslim world.So, The First Crusade constitutes a paradigm shift - it radically re-shapes our understanding of the aims, expectations, and long-term implications of the First Crusade and the Crusades as a whole.Most importantly it answers why was there a First Crusade.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - \*According to the Trussell Trust, food bank use between April and Sept 2018 was up 13% on the same period in 2017.\* \*Every year in the UK 18 million tonnes of food end up in landfill.\*Why is this the case and what can we do about it The relationship between food and cities is fundamental to our everyday lives. Food shapes cities and through them it moulds us - along with the countryside that feeds us. Yet few of us are conscious of the process and we rarely stop to wonder how food reaches our plates.Hungry City examines the way in which modern food production has damaged the balance of human existence, and reveals that we have yet to resolve a centuries-old dilemma - one which holds the key to a host of current problems, from obesity and the inexorable rise of the supermarkets, to the destruction of the natural world.Original, inspiring and written with infectious enthusiasm and belief, Hungry City illuminates an issue that is fundamental to us all.