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  • Lost Worlds

    What Have We Lost, & Where Did It Go?

    de Michael Bywater ...
    A "funny, erudite, and fascinating" miscellany of things lost, large and small—from cultures to candies, species to sports gear—by the acclaimed columnist (A.C. Grayling).They go. They vanish. People. Civilizations. Languages. Philosophies. Works of art disappear, species are extinguished, books are lost. Dunwich is drowned, Pompeii buried, Athena's statue gone from the Parthenon, Suetonius's ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Is This Bottle Corked?

    The Secret Life of Wine

    de Michael Bywater, Kathleen Burk ...
    We’ve all come across those suave, confident, and all-so-knowing books that tell us precisely what to drink with which dish, how to swirl, sniff, slosh, and pronounce on our wine, and, above all, how to impress our friends and business associates with our expertise.Well, this is not one of those books. Is This Bottle Corked? is something different: a book that poses–and answers–the really ... Leer más

    $7.99 USD

  • The City of Palaces

    de Michael Nava ...
    In the years before the Mexican Revolution, Mexico is ruled by a tiny elite that apes European culture, grows rich from foreign investment, and prizes racial purity. The vast majority of Mexicans, who are native or of mixed native and Spanish blood, are politically powerless and slowly starving to death. Presiding over this corrupt system is Don Porfirio Díaz, the ruthless and inscrutable ... Leer más

    $9.99 USD

  • Long Lane With Turnings

    Last Words Of A Motoring Legend

    de L.J.K. Setright ...
    Leonard Setright was one of the twentieth century's most influential, opinionated and idiosyncratic motoring journalists; described as 'more Isaiah Berlin than Jeremy Clarkson', everything he wrote was inspired by his knowledge of and passion for all things automotive. Long Lane with Turnings is a dryly witty memoir of his early years and the author's last book, left unfinished at the time of his ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD

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  • A day to remember

    the writings of L.J.K. Setright in GranTurismo Magazine (1993-1996)

    de L.J.K. Setright ...
    From 1993 to 1996 L.J.K. Setright contributed 10 articles to the Dutch car magazine GranTurismo. In these witty, erudite articles Setright, one of the 20th century's most influential motoring journalists, wrote about historic GP races, racing cars, contemporary cars, automotive history and the people in the automotive industry. Setright's writings have to be savoured, they are not always easy to ... Leer más

    $11.99 USD

  • One Hundred Years of Solitude

    de Gabriel García Márquez ...
    Traducido por Gregory Rabassa ...
    Now a Netflix series adaptation starring Claudio Cataño, Jerónimo Barón, and Marco GonzálezOne of the twentieth century’s enduring works, One Hundred Years of Solitude is a widely beloved and acclaimed novel known throughout the world and the ultimate achievement in a Nobel Prize–winning career.The novel tells the story of the rise and fall of the mythical town of Macondo through the history of ... Leer más

    $8.99 USD

  • The House of the Spirits

    A Novel

    de Isabel Allende ...
    **Now an original series on Prime Video!This “spectacular…absorbing and distinguished work…is a unique achievement, both personal witness and possible allegory of the past, present, and future of Latin America” (The New York Times Book Review).**The House of the Spirits, which introduced Isabel Allende as one of the world’s most gifted storytellers, brings to life the triumphs and tragedies of ... Leer más

    $13.99 USD

  • Word Perfect

    Etymological Entertainment For Every Day of the Year

    de Susie Dent ...
    'Susie Dent is a one-off. She breathes life and fun into words and language' Pam Ayres'Susie Dent is a national treasure' Richard OsmanWelcome to a year of wonder with Susie Dent, lexicographer, logophile, and longtime queen of Countdown's Dictionary Corner.From the real Jack the Lad to the theatrically literal story behind stealing someone's thunder, from tartle (forgetting someone... ... Leer más

    Antes $9.99 USD Ahora $1.99 USD

  • The Hacienda

    de Isabel Cañas ...
    Mexican Gothic meets Rebecca in this debut supernatural suspense novel, set in the aftermath of the Mexican War of Independence, about a remote house, a sinister haunting, and the woman pulled into their clutches...During the overthrow of the Mexican government, Beatriz’s father was executed and her home destroyed. When handsome Don Rodolfo Solórzano proposes, Beatriz ignores the rumors ... Leer más

    $8.99 USD

  • Mexico

    A Novel

    de James A. Michener ...
    Pulitzer Prize–winning author James A. Michener, whose novels hurtle from the far reaches of history to the dark corners of the world, paints an intoxicating portrait of a land whose past and present are as turbulent, fascinating, and colorful as any other on Earth. When an American journalist travels to report on the upcoming duel between two great matadors, he is ultimately swept up in the ... Leer más

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  • Ask A Historian

    50 Surprising Answers to Things You Always Wanted to Know

    de Greg Jenner ...
    'Brilliantly funny' SHAPARAK KHORSANDI'Immensely enjoyable' BBC HISTORY MAGAZINE'Every page contains delights' LINDSEY FITZHARRISWhy is Italy called Italy? How old is curry? How fast was the medieval Chinese post system? How do we know how people sounded in the past? Who invented maths?Responding to fifty genuine questions from the public, Greg Jenner takes you on an entertaining tour through ... Leer más

    $5.99 USD

  • Chronicle of a Death Foretold

    de Gabriel García Márquez ...
    Traducido por Gregory Rabassa ...
    Series series Vintage International
    NOBEL PRIZE WINNER • From the author of One Hundred Years of Solitude comes the gripping story of the murder of a young aristocrat that puts an entire society—not just a pair of murderers—on trial.A man returns to the town where a baffling murder took place 27 years earlier, determined to get to the bottom of the story. Just hours after marrying the beautiful Angela Vicario, everyone agrees, ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD