Author Brian Earl is back with another look at the fascinating stories behind the most wonderful time of the year. Get ready to experience Christmas as youve never seen it before.Surely, Christmas in the distant past must have been different from th...Loe edasi...
In 1495, William, Viscount Beaumont, was declared unfit to take care of himself and given into the care of a guardian, due to unspecified mental health problems. Notably, his treatment was very kind, and runs contrary to many of our ideas of late med...Loe edasi...
In 1495, William, Viscount Beaumont, was declared unfit to take care of himself and given into the care of a guardian, due to unspecified mental health problems. Notably, his treatment was very kind, and runs contrary to many of our ideas of late med...Loe edasi...
Spanish cuisine is a melting-pot of cultures, flavors, and ingredients: Greek and Roman; Jewish, Moorish, and Middle Eastern. It has been enriched by Spanish climate, geology, and spectacular topography, which have encouraged a variety of regional fo...Loe edasi...
Sari: Monsters, Prodigies, and Demons: Medieval and Early Modern Constructions of Alterity
(Ilmumisaeg: 10-Jul-2025, PDF+DRM, Kirjastus: Medieval Institute Publications, ISBN-13: 9781580442763)
At the center of this interdisciplinary study are court monsters--dwarves, hirsutes, and misshapen individuals--who, by their very presence, altered Renaissance ethics vis-a-vis anatomical difference, social virtues, and scientific knowledge. The stu...Loe edasi...
An illustrated study of the legendary Spitfire and the evolving tactics behind its early defence of Britains shores.The Spitfire endures as one of the most iconic aircraft of World War II. Nevertheless, its initial skirmishes and battles yielded as...Loe edasi...
An illustrated study of the legendary Spitfire and the evolving tactics behind its early defence of Britains shores.The Spitfire endures as one of the most iconic aircraft of World War II. Nevertheless, its initial skirmishes and battles yielded as...Loe edasi...
The war may nearly be over, but danger is ever-present as storms lie ahead... Even with peace on the horizon, Met WAAF Jenny Hazleton is as busy as ever. Her keen weather forecasting allows the pilots to continue their missions, including food drops...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 03-Jun-2025, PDF+DRM, Kirjastus: University of Pennsylvania Press, ISBN-13: 9781512827514)
Explores how marketers have leveraged feelings of personal familiarity in modern consumer capitalismOur wired world connects us with corporations in ways that, just a generation ago, would have been hard to imagine. Marketers track users habits down...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 03-Jun-2025, EPUB+DRM, Kirjastus: University of Pennsylvania Press, ISBN-13: 9781512827514)
Explores how marketers have leveraged feelings of personal familiarity in modern consumer capitalismOur wired world connects us with corporations in ways that, just a generation ago, would have been hard to imagine. Marketers track users habits down...Loe edasi...
Is Man o War, the legendary champion who revitalized American Thoroughbred racing, truly the greatest racehorse in history, or has time produced an even more extraordinary champion? Through meticulous research and compelling analysis, award-winning...Loe edasi...
The remarkable Sorraia horse a resilient breed that shaped American history from Spanish conquest to the modern West now fights for survival in a contentious battle between preservation and progress. In 1519, when indigenous peoples first encounter...Loe edasi...
The remarkable Sorraia horse a resilient breed that shaped American history from Spanish conquest to the modern West now fights for survival in a contentious battle between preservation and progress. In 1519, when indigenous peoples first encounter...Loe edasi...
A snow-capped hill in modern day Czech Republic, dominated by a small church with black onion dome, stands on a field of battle that cemented Napoleon’s position as Emperor of the French. His throne was secure. His power was limitless. Europe l...Loe edasi...
A snow-capped hill in modern day Czech Republic, dominated by a small church with black onion dome, stands on a field of battle that cemented Napoleon’s position as Emperor of the French. His throne was secure. His power was limitless. Europe l...Loe edasi...
Shortly after the outbreak of the Second World War, a young Peter Calvocoressi was serving in the Ministry of Economic Warfare, his role largely consisting of reviewing shipping manifests day in day out. In 1940, he decided to volunteer for the War O...Loe edasi...
Dawn on Sunday 22 June 1941 saw the opening onslaughts of Operation Barbarossa as German forces stormed forward into the Soviet Union. Few of them were to survive the five long years of bitter struggle.A posting to the Eastern Front during the Second...Loe edasi...
Dawn on Sunday 22 June 1941 saw the opening onslaughts of Operation Barbarossa as German forces stormed forward into the Soviet Union. Few of them were to survive the five long years of bitter struggle.A posting to the Eastern Front during the Second...Loe edasi...
