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Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Jun 2017, 2017
ISBN 10: 1472929241ISBN 13: 9781472929242
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - From the bestselling author of Horrible Histories, named 'the outstanding children's non-fiction author of the 20th century' by Books For Keeps____________________It's tough being a peasant in Saxon Britain. The taxes are too high, there are bandits everywhere, and rabbit porridge for dinner every night. Even worse, now the local thane, Lord Ethelbert, is plotting to take King Offa's throne, and the villagers are caught in the crossfire.Can clever young Marian keep the peace More importantly, can she keep her head Join master storyteller Terry Deary for a trip back in time to Saxon times and an exciting adventure.____________________'Bubbling with wit, language play and robust dialogue.just the right mix of ingredients to trigger young readers' interest in all things historical.' Books For Keeps 64 pp. Englisch.
Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Jun 2017, 2017
ISBN 10: 1472929365ISBN 13: 9781472929365
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - From the bestselling author of Horrible Histories, named 'the outstanding children's non-fiction author of the 20th century' by Books For Keeps____________________Wilfred, the Saxon village Cunning Man, is loved by all for his wondrous healing powers. But he is growing old and weary, and it will soon be time for his apprentice, Ardith, to step up. It's a risky job, and Ardith's about to learn the hard way that you need more than potions and magic words. You need to be. cunning.Join master storyteller Terry Deary for a trip back in time to Saxon times and an exciting adventure.____________________'Bubbling with wit, language play and robust dialogue.just the right mix of ingredients to trigger young readers' interest in all things historical.' Books For Keeps 64 pp. Englisch.
Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Jun 2017, 2017
ISBN 10: 1472929284ISBN 13: 9781472929280
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - From the bestselling author of Horrible Histories, named 'the outstanding children's non-fiction author of the 20th century' by Books For Keeps____________________In Saxon Kent the law says thieves should be executed, and soup made from a stolen sheep has been found in the Medway house. Young Edward takes the blame, but does his father know more than he's letting on And can he find a way to save his son from hanging Join master storyteller Terry Deary for a trip back in time to Saxon times and an exciting adventure.____________________'Bubbling with wit, language play and robust dialogue.just the right mix of ingredients to trigger young readers' interest in all things historical.' Books For Keeps 64 pp. Englisch.
Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Jun 2017, 2017
ISBN 10: 1408878275ISBN 13: 9781408878279
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Lark's singing is BIG news on YouTube and she's finally starting to admit that she wants to be heard. But it seems that being a singer-songwriter means that it's not just her voice that's in the spotlight - it's her love life too!With pressure from two music executives - one of them her mum - to sign to their label and with irresistible pop sensation Abbey Road set to go on tour, Lark worries that the only boy she can really talk to about her fears and frustrations is about to leave . until Abbey Road ask her to be their opening act! Now Lark must find a way to listen to her heart, both on and off stage. Can she find the courage when it counts the most The second book in a tween series featuring an aspiring singer-songwriter and the boy band that changes her life! 240 pp. Deutsch.
Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Jun 2017, 2017
ISBN 10: 1408849666ISBN 13: 9781408849668
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - When the worldis full of friendsthe fun and laughternever ends.Albert, Tom, Flossie and Pipkin love to play, and when a family of squirrels move in to the house across the river they are so excited! Now they have friends to play with . But how will they cross the stream A warm and touching story about friendship and working together, from the author/illustrator pairing behind When the World Is Ready for Bed and When the World Was Waiting for You. 32 pp. Englisch.
Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Jun 2017, 2017
ISBN 10: 1408872447ISBN 13: 9781408872444
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Chatterton, Chris (illustrator). Neuware - Meet Tyrone T. rex, Stacey Stegosaurs and the rest of the Dino Diggers - the best builders in Dino Town, who will never let you down! The perfect book for dinosaur and digger fans EVERYWHERE!Today the Dino Diggers are building a car factory, but disaster strikes when Tyrone T. rex hits a water pipe. OH NO! Time for the Dino Diggers to do what they do best!The first in a new series for fans of dinosaurs and diggers, with a fantastic free slot-together novelty included in every book. Collect the whole series for hours of dino fun. For fans of Amazing Machines, Dylan's Amazing Dinosaurs and Bob the Builder. 24 pp. Englisch.
Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Jun 2017, 2017
ISBN 10: 1472929209ISBN 13: 9781472929204
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - From the bestselling author of Horrible Histories, named 'the outstanding children's non-fiction author of the 20th century' by Books For Keeps____________________King Vortigern thinks he's so clever but his servant Mervyn knows he is playing a dangerous game. Can Mervyn keep the King safe from the invading Saxons, Pictish raiders, and a beautiful Saxon princess Join master storyteller Terry Deary for a trip back in time to Saxon times and an exciting adventure.____________________'Bubbling with wit, language play and robust dialogue.just the right mix of ingredients to trigger young readers' interest in all things historical.' Books For Keeps 64 pp. Deutsch.
Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Jun 2017, 2017
ISBN 10: 1408839202ISBN 13: 9781408839201
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Demidova, Olga (illustrator). Neuware - George is having One of Those Days.One of Those Days where he shouts, 'I WILL NOT play nicely. I WON'T . I CAN'T . I DON'T WANT TO!!' George's mum says there's a Big Bad Mood hanging around him, but George has never seen a Big Bad Mood. That is, until today .A gloriously clever tale about tempers, tantrums and making amends. For fans of My Big Shouting Day but Rebecca Patterson. 32 pp. Deutsch.
Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Jun 2017, 2017
ISBN 10: 1408886561ISBN 13: 9781408886564
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Raw, relentless and heart-poundingly real, this book knocked me off my feet like a river in flood' Ruth Ware, bestselling author of In a Dark, Dark Wood and The Woman in Cabin 10'A thought came to me that I couldn't force away: What we are wearing is how we'll be identified out in the wilderness.'Win Allen doesn't want an adventure.After a miserable divorce and the death of her beloved brother, she just wants to spend some time with her three best friends, far away from her soul-crushing job. But athletic, energetic Pia has other plans.Plans for an adrenaline-raising, breath-taking, white-water rafting trip in the Maine wilderness. Five thousand square miles of remote countryside. Just mountains, rivers and fresh air.No phone coverage. No people.No help. 304 pp. Deutsch.
Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Jun 2017, 2017
ISBN 10: 1408877120ISBN 13: 9781408877128
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - _______________'You'll laugh your tail off' - Rob Biddulph_______________The first book in the hilarious Bad Mermaids series for kids aged 7+, from the bestselling author of Witch WarsMermaids Beattie, Mimi and Zelda are enjoying a summer on land with legs when they receive a strange CRABAGRAM ordering them to return home at once. Some seriously BAD MERMAIDS are on the loose and the girls are the only ones who can stop them. If they're going to save the day, they'll need answers. And a clam car. Definitely piranha-print nail polish. Possibly not the talking seahorse.CAN THEY DO IT Filled with magical mysteries, fabulous fashion, and a serious piranha problem, Bad Mermaids brings a whole new twist to the underwater world of mermaids. If you enjoyed The Little Mermaid, you'll love this too! 272 pp. Deutsch.
Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Jun 2017, 2017
ISBN 10: 1784975079ISBN 13: 9781784975074
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Paperback edition of the second book in the Liverpool set saga 'The Lovely Lane' series, following from 'The Angels Of Lovely Lane'. The third book in the series, 'The Mothers Of Lovely Lane', is also out in hardback this month. 496 pp. Deutsch.
Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Jun 2017, 2017
ISBN 10: 1408889005ISBN 13: 9781408889008
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Caroline Oresteia is destined for the river. Her father is a wherryman, as was her grandmother. All Caro needs is for the river god to whisper her name, and her fate is sealed. But at seventeen, Caro may be too late.So when pirates burn ships and her father is arrested, Caro volunteers to transport mysterious cargo in exchange for his release. Secretly, Caro hopes that by piloting her own wherry, the river god will finally speak her name.But when the cargo becomes more than Caro expected, she finds herself caught in a web of politics and lies. With much more than her father's life at stake, Caro must choose between the future she knows, and the one she could have never imagined. 384 pp. Englisch.
Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Jun 2017, 2017
ISBN 10: 140885872XISBN 13: 9781408858721
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Our magnificently infuriating heroine is on the very brink of her greatest adventure: bound for London and Prospa House to save Anastasia Radcliff and young Rebecca Butterfield from fates worse than death. But there are difficulties at every turn. The devious Miss Always and her devilish Locks are in hot pursuit. Anastasia is gone, taken by her evil sister-in-law Estelle and hidden in a place no one will ever find her. And worst of all, the Clock Diamond is no longer working, blocking Ivy's route to Prospa. There's a mystery to be unpicked and if anyone can do it, it's Ivy Pocket. After all, she has all the natural instincts of a Russian chess master.Ivy Pocket's tumultuous finale is certain to involve breathtaking adventure, bone-shattering courage and frightful danger. But what price will she have to pay 336 pp. Englisch.
Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Jun 2017, 2017
ISBN 10: 1784971294ISBN 13: 9781784971298
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The 4th book in the series featuring Celcius Daly, as he is propelled into a 30-year-old quest for justice. Set in Northern Ireland. 336 pp. Deutsch.
Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Jun 2017, 2017
ISBN 10: 1408844338ISBN 13: 9781408844335
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - _______________'Kerry Young is a stand-alone talent in the new emerging generation of writers from the Caribbean region. Her stories are gritty and also funny and very real' - Monique Roffey_______________A story of revolution and oppression, privilege and poverty, love and betrayal from the critically acclaimed author of PaoFay Wong is caught between worlds. Her father is a Chinese immigrant who conjured a fortune from nothing; her African heritage mother grew up on a plantation and now reigns over their mansion in Lady Musgrave Road.But her father's Chinatown haunts are out of bounds and the airy rooms of their home are filled with her mother's uncontrollable rages - rages against which Fay rebels as she grows into a headstrong woman.As she tries to escape the restraints of her privileged upbringing, Fay's eyes are opened to a Jamaica she was never meant to see. And when her mother decides that she must marry the racketeer Yang Pao, she finds herself on a journey that will lead to sacrifice and betrayal. 400 pp. Deutsch.
Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Jun 2017, 2017
ISBN 10: 1408866099ISBN 13: 9781408866092
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A powerful new collection from the critically-acclaimed, prize-winning author David Park.'Park appears to write effortlessly, with one foot planted firmly in the canon of traditional Irish lyricism and another flirting with modern parlance, his prose studded with contemporary cultural references. His emotional intelligence is remarkable' Daily MailA powerful collection of short stories from the award-winning author David Park, Gods and Angels locates, with pinpoint accuracy, the quiet but deeply charged moments in life that can define a person. A seventeen-year-old boy visits his estranged mother on Boxing Day in a grey seaside town; a university lecturer who is learning to swim falls in with a group of older men who inhabit a very different world; a detective breaks into his former home to spy on his estranged family; a couple reflect on twenty-five years of marriage under the Northern Lights; and an old man volunteering in a charity shop forms a tender bond with a young single mother. 304 pp. Deutsch.
Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Jun 2017, 2017
ISBN 10: 1784080152ISBN 13: 9781784080150
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Ireland, 1919: When Sinn Féin proclaims Dáil Éireann the parliament of the independent Irish republic, London declares the new assembly to be illegal, and a vicious guerilla war breaks out between republican and crown forces. Michael Collins, intelligence chief of the Irish Republican Army, creates an elite squad whose role is to assassinate British agents and undercover police. The so-called 'Twelve Apostles' will create violent mayhem, culminating in the events of 'Bloody Sunday' in November 1920. Bestselling historian Tim Pat Coogan not only tells the story of Collins' squad, he also examines the remarkable intelligence network of which it formed a part, and which helped to bring the British government to the negotiating table. 336 pp. Englisch.
Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Jun 2017, 2017
ISBN 10: 1784422282ISBN 13: 9781784422288
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - From the Houses of Parliament to the Midland Hotel at St Pancras and Strawberry Hill House, Gothic Revival buildings are some of the most distinctive structures found in Britain. Far from a copy of medieval buildings, it was a style full of colour and invention, in which its exponents created a daring new approach to design. Throwing out the old Classical rule book, Gothic Revival architects like Pugin and George Gilbert Scott designed buildings which were asymmetrical in form and visually expressive of their function. The movement went beyond just bricks and mortar and had a strong moral code, the influence of which was still felt into the 20th century. In this illustrated book, Trevor Yorke tells the story of the Gothic Revival from its origins in the whimsical fancies of the Georgian Period through to its High Victorian climax. 64 pp. Deutsch.
Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Jun 2017, 2017
ISBN 10: 1408858452ISBN 13: 9781408858455
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - _______________'In this exhilarating, metaphysical white-knuckle ride, Geen takes us into the other worlds that crouch, slink and bark around us . It will leave you reeling' - Charles Foster, author of Being a Beast_______________Kit has been projecting into other species for seven years.Longer than anyone else at ShenCorp.Longer than any of the scientists thought possible.But lately she has the feeling that when she jumps she isn't alone._______________'Startlingly fresh . Along with the protagonist I became a tiger, an eagle, a whale. I hunted, flew and swam in this extraordinary book which goes to the heart of what it means to be alive in a shared universe' - Jane Shemilt, author of Daughter'A compulsively readable sci-fi thriller . a vivid and wildly engaging world around an incredibly compelling protagonist . this is a great book, full stop' - Maine Edge_______________ 368 pp. Deutsch.
Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Jun 2017, 2017
ISBN 10: 1472944623ISBN 13: 9781472944627
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Gripping . An exquisite conversation between two people who know each other, like each other, and have mutual respect for one another' - Catholic TimesSince resigning from the papacy in 2013, the first Pope in over 700 years to do so, Pope Benedict has lived quietly in a convent in the Vatican gardens in Rome. He has devoted himself to a life of prayer and study and has vowed to remain silent, until now.So much controversy still surrounds Pope Benedict's time in office - in this book, written with bestselling German author Peter Seewald, he addresses the issues of his papacy and reveals how, at his late age, governing and reforming the Church was beyond him.Last Testament is also an autobiography, recalling Pope Benedict's childhood in Germany under Nazism, his early development as a priest, and eventually his appointment as Archbishop of Munich. After becoming Pope, his account deals with the controversies that rocked the Catholic world - how he enraged Muslims with his Regensburg speech, what he did and did not do to stamp out the clerical sexual abuse of children, the 'Vatileaks' scandal and how he broke up a gay cabal within the Vatican itself.At all times, we see a man who is shy and retiring and modest being exceptionally open and frank with the outside world. In this Last Testament, a unique book insofar as no other living Pope has had the opportunity to write an account having left office, Benedict gives in his own words an unprecedented view of the difficulties, the achievements and the consequences of his time as head of the Catholic Church worldwide. 288 pp. Englisch.
Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Jun 2017, 2017
ISBN 10: 1408866056ISBN 13: 9781408866054
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Winning and beguiling . Smith shares Jane Austen's clarity and gentle irony' IndependentJane Austen is one of the most beloved writers in the literary canon. Her novels changed the landscape of fiction for ever, and her books remain as fresh, entertaining and witty as the day they were first published. Bursting with useful exercises, beautiful illustrations and enlightening quotations from Austen's novels and letters, this book will teach you her tips, tricks and methods, including:Her foolproof guide to plotting a novelThe best ways to introduce, establish and develop charactersHer secret for building suspenseHow to write sparkling dialogueUsing irony, ekphrasis and other clever devicesHow best to live the writer's lifeThese techniques have been tried and tested by Rebecca Smith, who is none other than Jane Austen's five-times-great-niece. The author of five books, she teaches creative writing at the University of Southampton and has been Writer in Residence at Jane Austen's House Museum 352 pp. Englisch.
Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Jun 2017, 2017
ISBN 10: 1788310489ISBN 13: 9781788310482
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - On November 8, 2016, Donald Trump won the American presidential election, to the surprise of many across the globe. Now that Trump is Commander-in-Chief of the most powerful country on earth, Americans and non-Americans alike have been left wondering what this will mean for the world. It has been claimed that Trump's foreign policy views are impulsive, inconsistent and that they were improvised on the campaign trail. However, drawing on interviews from as far back as 1980, Charlie Laderman and Brendan Simms show that this assumption is dangerously false. They reveal that Trump has had a consistent position on international trade and America's alliances since he first considered running for president in the late 1980s. Furthermore, his foreign policy views have deep roots in American history. For the new President, almost every international problem that has confronted the United States can be explained by the mistakes of its leaders. Yet, after decades of dismissing America's leaders as fools and denouncing their diplomacy, Trump must now prove that he can do better.Over the past three decades, he has been laying out in interviews, articles, books and tweets what amounts to a foreign policy philosophy.This book reveals the world view that Trump brings to the Oval Office. It shows how that world view was formed, what might result if it is applied in policy terms and the potential consequences for the rest of the world. 192 pp. Deutsch.
Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Jun 2017, 2017
ISBN 10: 1472920074ISBN 13: 9781472920072
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - What is Big Data, and why should you care Big data knows where you've been and who your friends are. It knows what you like and what makes you angry. It can predict what you'll buy, where you'll be the victim of crime and when you'll have a heart attack. Big data knows you better than you know yourself, or so it claims.But how well do you know big data You've probably seen the phrase in newspaper headlines, at work in a marketing meeting, or on a fitness-tracking gadget. But can you understand it without being a Silicon Valley nerd who writes computer programs for fun Yes. Yes, you can.Timandra Harkness writes comedy, not computer code. The only programmes she makes are on the radio. If you can read a newspaper you can read this book.Starting with the basics - what IS data And what makes it big - Timandra takes you on a whirlwind tour of how people are using big data today: from science to smart cities, business to politics, self-quantification to the Internet of Things. Finally, she asks the big questions about where it's taking us; is it too big for its boots, or does it think too small Are you a data point or a human being Will this book be full of rhetorical questions No. It also contains puns, asides, unlikely stories and engaging people, inspiring feats and thought-provoking dilemmas. Leaving you armed and ready to decide what you think about one of the decade's big ideas: big data. 320 pp. Englisch.
Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Jun 2017, 2017
ISBN 10: 1408885964ISBN 13: 9781408885963
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'Words are not only tools; they are also weapons'The secret to being a truly Superior Person is to use really superior words. More impressive than a top hat, much more effective than a fist-fight, here are five hundred words to help you wiggle out of sticky debates, deal with obnoxious dinner guests and fill in sick leave application forms with panache.Impress your friends, amaze your colleagues and baffle your enemies with this witty, charming, and clever little book.
Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Jun 2017, 2017
ISBN 10: 1472816935ISBN 13: 9781472816931
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Shumate, Johnny (illustrator). Neuware - Following the D-Day landings on 6 June 1944, the First US Army engaged in a six-week struggle to break out of the Normandy beach-head. The hedgerow country of lower Normandy, called the Bocage, presented unanticipated tactical problems since it proved to be ideal for German infantry defense. This book examines the brutal attritional struggle in June-July 1944 to overcome the determined German defense and secure St Lô. The city was the site of a crucial cross-roads and was thus a vital target for the invading Allied forces; the initial bombing attacks were so severe that the journalist and poet Samuel Beckett would later report that it had been 'bombed out of existence in one night'. The attack by ground forces turned into a brutal attritional struggle to overcome the determined German defense. Using full-colour artwork, photographs and maps, this is the engaging story of one of the key engagements in the Battle of Normandy.
Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Jun 2017, 2017
ISBN 10: 1472817494ISBN 13: 9781472817495
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Rava, Giuseppe (illustrator). Neuware - From 1931, China and Japan had been embroiled in a number of small-scale conflicts that had seen vast swathes of territory being occupied by the Japanese. On 7 July 1937, the Japanese engineered the Marco Polo Bridge Incident, which led to the fall of Beijing and Tianjin and the start of a de facto state of war between the two countries. This force then moved south, landing an expeditionary force to take Shanghai and from there drive west to capture Nanjing. This fully illustrated book tells the story of the Japanese assault on these two great Chinese cities. The battle of Shanghai was the first large-scale urban warfare of World War II and one of the bloodiest battles of the entire Sino-Japanese War. The determined resistance by Chinese inflicted sizable Japanese casualties, and may well have contributed to the subsequent massacre of prisoners and civilians in the battle of Nanjing, tarnishing Japan's reputation in the eyes of the world.
Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Jun 2017, 2017
ISBN 10: 1408872242ISBN 13: 9781408872246
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - From distinguished foreign correspondent John Simpson, a fascinating history of what it is to risk life and limb to bring home news of the troubled world'Great stories, sometimes harrowing, sometimes hilarious' TelegraphIn corners of the globe where fault-lines seethe into bloodshed and civil war, foreign correspondents have, for hundreds of years, been engaged in uncovering the latest news and - despite obstacles bureaucratic, political, violent - reporting it by whatever means available. It's a working life that is difficult, exciting and undeniably glamorous. We Chose to Speak of War and Strife brings us pivotal moments in our history - from the Crimean War to Vietnam; the siege of Sarajevo to the fall of Baghdad - through the eyes of those who risked life and limb to witness them first hand, and the astonishing tales of what it took to report them. These stories celebrate an endangered tradition.Where once despatches were trusted to the hands of a willing sea-captain, telegraph operator or stranger in an airport queue prepared to spirit a can of undeveloped film back to London, today the digital realm has transformed the relaying of the news - even if the work of gathering it in the field has changed little.Weaving the tales of the greats of yesterday and today, such as Martha Gellhorn, Ernest Hemingway, Don McCullin and Marie Colvin, with extraordinary accounts from his own lifetime on the frontlines, this is a deeply personal book from a master of the profession, the most distinguished foreign correspondent of our time.
Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Jun 2017, 2017
ISBN 10: 1472936930ISBN 13: 9781472936936
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - If you're looking for success on the bike what you eat is at the core of all you do. You are what you eat--and if you're on the bike for long periods and expecting results then your diet is even more crucial. Get it wrong and you can feel sluggish and below par--but eat right and all the training and preparation is worth it. Nigel Mitchell is at the pinnacle of delivering cutting edge nutrition, and has demonstrated this at the elite level of cycling. Now Nigel lifts the lid on his nutritional secrets and the knowledge and experience gained from working with top riders at the highest levels of cycling--to give you the tools to get the most from your diet to fuel your cycling and gain a performance advantage. This accessible and practical toolkit features crucial rules and recipes, and captures Nigel's no-nonsense and non-faddy approach to a subject that's often shrouded in mystery and pseudo-science. Real rider anecdotes and case studies will be used throughout the book.
Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Jun 2017, 2017
ISBN 10: 1472941306ISBN 13: 9781472941305
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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Cricket matches didn't always top out at five days, regardless of a result or not - they used to be 'timeless', with play continuing until one team won, no matter how many days that took.The last of these - which took place in Durban in 1939, in a series pitched against the backdrop of impending war - is now universally acknowledged as 'the timeless Test'. Weighing in at a prodigious ten days - the match stretched from 3-14 March 1939, and allowed for two rest days, while one day's play (the eighth) was lost entirely to rain - it is quite simply the longest Test ever played. A litany of records also perished in its wake and 'whole pages of Wisden were ruthlessly made obsolete'. If that was not enough, one player, the fastidious South African batsman Ken Viljoen, felt the need to have his hair cut twice during the game. Only the matches between Australia and England at Melbourne in 1929, which lasted eight playing days, and West Indies and England at Sabina Park, Jamaica, a year later (seven days), come remotely close in terms of their duration.In Edging Towards Darkness, John Lazenby tells the story of that Test for the first time. Set firmly in its historical and social setting, the story balances this game against the threat of encroaching world war in Europe - unfolding at terrifying speed - before bringing these two disparate strands together in an evocative and vibrant denouement.
Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Jun 2017, 2017
ISBN 10: 1350038466ISBN 13: 9781350038462
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A theme that obsessed Shakespeare in over 20 plays from Titus Andronicus to The Tempest was the relationship between a daughter and her father. This study traces chronologically the development of this theme, relating it to the little we know of his own two daughters, and sheds new light on his exploration of the family that so dominated his approach to drama. Drawing on a lifetime's experience of playing Shakespearean roles, Oliver Ford Davies, a former university lecturer and now an Honorary Associate Artist of the RSC and Olivier Award winner, has written an engaging and deeply researched study of a topic that has intrigued him from playing Capulet in 1967, King Lear in 2002, to Polonius in 2008.