Editorial John Murray
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When William Blacker first crossed the snow-bound passes of northern Romania, he stumbled upon an almost medieval world. There, for many years he lived side by side with the country people, a life ruled by the slow cycle of the seasons, far away from the frantic rush of the modern world. In spring as the ...
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The Man who Invented History
Travels with Herodotus
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James Lees-Milne (1908-97) has been hailed as the greatest English diarist of the twentieth century. Funny, indiscreet, candid, touching and sharply observed, his journals both reveal a fascinating personality and hold up a mirror to the times. This second compilation from the original twelve volumes (also incorporating interesting new material), covers his life during his ...
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- John Murray, 2009
Libro encuadernado en tapa blanda · 304 páginas
PVP: 12,00 €
ISBN 978-1-84854-032-3
EAN 9781848540323
1944. Sent to Spain to arrest a rogue spy, British agent Peter Cotton expects an easy first assignment. But he arrives to find his quarry dead and all of Cadiz awaiting his arrival.In a hotbed of scandal and murder, Cotton must navigate through a labyrinth of international conspiracies, shifting political allegiances and a mysterious local ...
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James Lees-Milne (1908-97) - known to friends as Jim - is remembered for his work for the National Trust, rescuing some of England's greatest architectural treasures, and for the vivid and entertaining diaries which have earned him a reputation as 'the twentieth-century Pepys'. In this long-awaited biography, Michael Bloch portrays a life rich in contradictions, ...
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The Art of Conversation
or What to Say, and When
- John Murray, 2009
Libro encuadernado en tapa blanda
PVP: 14,80 €
ISBN 978-1-84854-166-5
EAN 9781848541665
Every day we use our mobiles and computers to communicate, but ironically we are losing touch with face-to-face talk. Catherine Blyth reveals the endless possibilities of conversation and shows that when it works it can come close to heaven. With examples from Elizabeth I to Tommy Cooper, courtesans to nomads, The Art of Conversation is ...
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Despite advancing years, James Lees-Milne's descriptions of the people he meets, the houses he visits and country life on the Duke of Beaufort's Badminton estate are sharper than ever. He continues to enjoy a wide variety of experiences, and vividly recaptures a weekend at Chatsworth, a monastic retreat, a journey in a helicopter, an encounter ...
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In Tearing Haste
Letters between Deborah Devonshire x{0026} Patrick Leigh Fermor
- John Murray, 2009
Libro encuadernado en tapa blanda · 416 páginas
PVP: 15,35 €
ISBN 978-0-7195-6857-2
EAN 9780719568572
In spring 1956, Deborah, Duchess of Devonshire - youngest of the six legendary Mitford sisters - invited the writer and war hero Patrick Leigh Fermor to visit Lismore Castle, the Devonshires' house in Ireland. This halcyon visit sparked off a deep friendship and a lifelong exchange of sporadic but highly entertaining letters. There can rarely ...
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Venus of Empire
The Life of Pauline Bonaparte
- John Murray, 2009
Libro encuadernado en tapa dura
PVP: 25,00 €
ISBN 978-0-7195-6110-8
EAN 9780719561108
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- John Murray, 2009
Libro encuadernado en tapa blanda
PVP: 14,15 €
ISBN 978-0-7195-6102-3
EAN 9780719561023
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- John Murray, 2009
Libro encuadernado en tapa blanda · 544 páginas
PVP: 15,75 €
ISBN 978-0-7195-6897-8
EAN 9780719568978
At the heart of this epic saga, set just before the Opium Wars, is an old slaving-ship, The Ibis. Its destiny is a tumultuous voyage across the Indian Ocean, its crew a motley array of sailors and stowaways, coolies and convicts. In a time of colonial upheaval, fate has thrown together a truly diverse cast ...
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- John Murray, 2009
Libro encuadernado en tapa blanda · 414 páginas
PVP: 18,80 €
ISBN 978-0-7195-6447-5
EAN 9780719564475
For nearly a century the two most powerful nations on earth, Victorian Britain and Tsarist Russia, fought a secret war in the lonely passes and deserts of Central Asia. Those engaged in this shadowy struggle called it 'The Great Game', a phrase immortalized by Kipling. When play first began the two rival empires lay nearly ...
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- John Murray, 2009
Libro encuadernado en tapa blanda
PVP: 9,95 €
ISBN 978-0-7195-2343-4
EAN 9780719523434
At the heart of this epic saga, set just before the Opium Wars, is an old slaving-ship, The Ibis. Its destiny is a tumultuous voyage across the Indian Ocean, its crew a motley array of sailors and stowaways, coolies and convicts. In a time of colonial upheaval, fate has thrown together a truly diverse cast ...
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- John Murray, 2009
Libro encuadernado en tapa blanda · 560 páginas
PVP: 10,39 €
ISBN 978-1-84854-047-7
EAN 9781848540477
Welcome to LA. City of contradictions. It is home to movie stars and down-and-outs.Palm-lined beaches and gridlock. Shopping sprees and gun sprees. Bright Shiny Morning takes a wild ride through the ultimate metropolis, where glittering excess rubs shoulders with seedy depravity.Frey's trademark filmic snapshots zoom in on the parallel lives of diverse characters, bringing their ...
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- John Murray, 2009
Libro encuadernado en tapa blanda · 384 páginas
PVP: 17,55 €
ISBN 978-0-7195-6005-7
EAN 9780719560057
One of the largest rivers in the world, the Indus rises in the Tibetan mountains, flows west across northern India and south through Pakistan. For millennia it has been worshipped as a god; for centuries used as a tool of imperial expansion; today it is the cement of Pakistans fractious union. Five thousand years ago, ...
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Swindled
From Poison Sweets to Counterfeit Coffee - The Dark History of the Food Cheats
- John Murray, 2009
Libro encuadernado en tapa blanda · 384 páginas
PVP: 14,75 €
ISBN 978-0-7195-6776-6
EAN 9780719567766
Salmonella ...toxins ...additives ...food scares ...Have you ever wondered how our food has become so untrustworthy? Have we ever been able to trust what we eat? Via a fascinating mix of food politics, history and culinary detective work, Bee Wilson uncovers the many methods by which swindlers have tampered with our food throughout history. From ...
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- John Murray, 2008
Libro encuadernado en tapa blanda · 464 páginas
PVP: 19,25 €
ISBN 978-0-7195-6303-4
EAN 9780719563034
The slave ship was the instrument of history's greatest forced migration and a key to the origins and growth of global capitalism, yet much of its history remains unknown. Marcus Rediker uncovers the extraordinary human drama that played out on this world-changing vessel. Drawing on thirty years of maritime research, he demonstrates the truth of ...
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- John Murray, 2008
Libro encuadernado en tapa blanda
PVP: 13,49 €
ISBN 978-0-7195-6904-3
EAN 9780719569043
Tennis Whites and Teacakes brings together the best of Betjeman's poetry, private letters, journalism and musings to present a fully rounded picture of what he stood for. From his arguments for new steel buildings to his amusement about the etiquette of village teashops, it reveals Betjeman not just as a sentimentalist but as a passionate ...
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- John Murray, 2008
Libro encuadernado en tapa blanda · 304 páginas
PVP: 8,74 €
ISBN 978-0-7195-6252-5
EAN 9780719562525
Brought up as a Christian, Marina Nemat's peaceful childhood in Tehran was shattered when the Iranian Revolution of 1979 ushered in a new era of Islamic rule. After complaining to her teachers about her Maths lessons being replaced by Koran study, Marina was arrested late one evening. She was taken to the notorious prison, Evin, ...
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