Sinclair - History 1

Murderers who struck out for personal gain, or to take control of empires. Seducers who used deceit between the sheets to fool their targets. Spies who smuggled secrets to the opposing power either ……続きを見る

A powerful, satirical portrait of small-town life in America. In Main Street, Sinclair Lewis presents a sharp, witty, and deeply insightful critique of American provincialism. The novel follows Caro……続きを見る

As a young man, Frank Sinclair looked for, and found, the teaching of G.I.Gurdjieff in Cape Town, South Africa, some seven years after Gurdjieffs death. Moved by his first encounter with Gurdjieffs ……続きを見る

Gunshot Roentgenograms: A Collection of Roentgenograms Taken in Constantinople During the Turko-Balkan War, 1912-1913, Illustrating Some Gunshot Wounds in the Turkish Army is a remarkable historical……続きを見る

Locomotive Engine Running and Management is a comprehensive and practical guide originally published in the late 19th century, designed for locomotive engineers, firemen, and railway enthusiasts. Au……続きを見る

Keith Sinclair's The Origins of the Maori Wars is a fascinating account of the Waitara purchase and the cause of war in Taranaki in 1860. The seeds of conflict were sown in the earliest days of Euro……続きを見る

London Orbital is Iain Sinclair's exceptional voyage of discovery into the unloved outskirts of the city 'My book of the year. Sentence for sentence, there is no more interesting writer at work in E……続きを見る

Admirably clear and concise in its account of the aftermath of the land wars, Kinds of Peace examines the political, religious and other reactions among Māori towards the coming of peace. It conside……続きを見る

**The remarkable story of the real 'Dad's Army', from the bestselling historian of The Secret Life of Bletchley Park 'Impeccably researched and deliciously entertaining, Dad's Army shines a bright s……続きを見る

Talinga was Margaret Sinclair's home away from home for nearly five decades - a place of solace, connection and inspiration. Built by her parents, Beryl and Charlie Sinclair, on the pristine shores ……続きを見る

In the war of the wolves and the sheep, what if the sheep started winning? Are human wolves a keystone species of the human race? If they were hunted to extinction, leaving no one to winnow the medi……続きを見る

A 20. században Berlin egy megrengetett világ középpontja volt. Felváltva csábította és borzasztotta a nemzetközi képzeletet. A város lényegét extrém kettőssége adta: ragyogó sugárutak és lármás bér……続きを見る

Examines issues of sex and society in early twentieth-century Spain, using a specific case history, namely that of Hildegart Rodriguez (1914-1933) who came to be one of the central players in the Sp……続きを見る

A.W. Tozer, a popular evangelical author and Christian mystic, wrote The Knowledge of the Holy. Tozer exposes God's characteristics, from wisdom to grace to mercy, in an endeavour to restore the maj……続きを見る

London has many ancient buildings, such as Big Ben and Tower Bridge, which carry the stories of the past. It is a palace of culture and art, with the British Museum and the National Gallery. London ……続きを見る

The Panama Canal unfolds, telling the difficult process of its construction, which was built despite difficulties such as geography and disease. The Panama Canal connects the two oceans, shortens th……続きを見る

This second volume continues with a description of the fine Georgian monuments of the Tao region, including Ihan, Ok Vank, and Haho. The Pontus region comes next, the centre of the medieval Greek em……続きを見る

An "evocative and poignant" narrative history of the Dresden Bombing, one of the most devastating attacks of WWII ( Foreign Affairs). On February 13, 1945, British bombers began their merciless atta……続きを見る

Mediante una combinación de enfoques históricos, antropológicos y anecdóticos, esta colección revela algunas de las maneras en que las mujeres han influido en nuestra comprensión de las plantas y lo……続きを見る

the year was 1801. the explorer Matthew Flinders was shortly to set sail for 'terra Australis'. Could he possibly win the heart of Ann Chappelle before he departed? She was sweet-natured, clever and……続きを見る

La historia de uno de los bombardeos más famosos de la historia, contada a partir de las voces de quienes los sufrieron, en su 75 aniversario. En los últimos días de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, los a……続きを見る

No se puede entender el siglo XX sin conocer la historia de Berlín. Una biografía magistral de la ciudad y sus habitantes. A lo largo del siglo XX, Berlín estuvo en el centro del mundo. Su historia ……続きを見る

In "A Journal of Impressions in Belgium," May Sinclair intertwines personal reflection with keen observation, delivering a vivid tapestry that captures the essence of Belgian life during World War I……続きを見る

2024 National Jewish Book Awards Finalist A personal journey into a family’s history gradually becomes a historical investigation into the lesser known tragedy of the Nazi’s mass arrests of prominen……続きを見る

‘Richly-layered and packed with insight, this riveting account of terrible events tells us as much about the present as it does the past’ Patrick Bishop, author of Paris '44 From Peter the Great to ……続きを見る

From the author of the Sunday Times bestseller The Secret Life of Bletchley Park When Churchill made one of the most inspiring speeches of the 20th century - 'we will fight them on the beaches' – he……続きを見る

The Inverted Pyramid is a 1924 novel by Bertrand Sinclair. It follows the lives of the Norquay brothers, who pursue their fortunes in the logging industry of British Columbia, 続きを見る

A biography of the Empress of Austriaーa tale of rebellion, scandal, and murder that paints a vivid, tragic picture of nineteenth-century European royalty. In 1898, anarchist Luigi Lucheni fatally s……続きを見る

A veteran Washington reporter reveals how years of military-slanted domestic and foreign policy have turned the U.S. into a perpetual war machine. When President Dwight D. Eisenhower prepared to lea……続きを見る

This insightful portrait of Winston Churchill delves beyond well-known political moments, incorporating perspectives from various individuals who encountered him throughout his life. From Bletchley ……続きを見る