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  • Josephine
    John S. C. Abbott / John SCAbbott
    'Know the woman, and you will know the man' is a proverb oft-repeated, and nowhere is it proved truer than in this highly insightful biography of Josephine de Beauharnais (1763-1814), first wife of Napoleon Bonaparte and famous in her own right. With his usual masterful flair, John S. C. Abbott provides the reader with a detailed description of Josephine’s dramatic life: her bi...
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    39,34 €

  • Our Empire Story
    H. E. Marshall / HEMarshall
    Our Empire Story: Stories of India and the Greater Colonies Told to Boys and Girls by H. E. Marshall. Illustrated by J. R. Skelton. H. E. Marshall’s 1908 book Our Empire Story is one of the great classics which emanated from the time when the British Empire was at its height. Spanning four continents, the Empire included Canada, Southern Africa, India, Australia and New Zealand...
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    46,40 €

  • Human Souls Journey After Death In Islam
    Muhammad Vandestra
    Imagine yourself at the moment of your death. What thoughts cross your mind? Memories of family and friends? Panic? Regrets? Remembrance of Allah? What is death? What happens to us after we die? What is life in the Hereafter like, this new and strange world after death? Do we lose consciousness of this life? Where does our soul go? Do we feel and think the same?The ineffable fe...
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    15,83 €

  • History of Madame Roland
    John S. C. Abbott / John SCAbbott
    The astonishing story of one of the leading women of the French Revolution-and of her own ironic but grisly end at the guillotine-is told with typical intensity and passion by master storyteller John Abbott in this gripping account of the events leading up to the infamous Reign of Terror.Marie-Jeanne Phlippon Roland, better known as Madame Roland, and her husband, Jean-Marie Ro...
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    38,27 €

  • History of Hortense
    John S. C. Abbott / John SCAbbott
    The story of Napoleon Bonaparte’s stepdaughter-and mother of Emperor Napoleon III-is as interesting as those of her more well-known family members, as revealed in this penetrating study by master storyteller John S. C. Abbott.Written while many of the personalities discussed in the book were still alive, this work tells of the life and times of Hortense Eugénie Cécile de Beauha...
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    40,38 €

  • History of Genghis Khan
    Jacob Abbott
    Genghis Khan, or Temujin, famous in the West for his and his descendants’ incursions into Eastern Europe, conquered far more territory and achieved greater political deeds in Asia than anywhere else. In this splendid review of the life and times of the founder and Great Khan (emperor) of the Mongol Empire, master storyteller Jacob Abbott once again succeeds in retelling history...
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    39,32 €

  • History of Darius the Great
    Jacob Abbott
    The story of the founder of the Achaemenid, or the First Persian Empire, Darius I (c. 550-486 BC), is one of the best documented from that ancient time primarily because of a trilingual monumental relief on Mount Behistun which was written between the time of his coronation and his death.By drawing upon this record, and other primary sources, master storyteller Jacob Abbott tak...
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    39,41 €

  • History of Peter the Great
    Jacob Abbott
    Using original research and documentation, master storyteller Jacob Abbott once again weaves his magic to transform dry history into an intensely readable and action-packed epic, this time turning his attention to the story of Peter the Great.Starting with the family intrigues which led to his ascension to the throne, this narrative tells of his military and political adventure...
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    40,38 €

  • History of Maria Antoinette
    John S. C. Abbott / John SCAbbott
    The tragic drama of Maria Antoinette-otherwise known as Marie Antoinette-and her bloody end during the French Revolution has fascinated students of history from all over the world, but rarely have the full facts been so completely captured and mapped out as in this wonderful retelling by master storyteller John Abbott.The fifth child of Holy Roman Empress Maria Theresa and Empe...
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    39,38 €

  • History of Cyrus the Great
    Jacob Abbott
    Cyrus II of Persia was the founder of the Achaemenid Empire, which expanded to become one of the largest empires of the ancient world, encompassing from the Mediterranean Sea and Hellespont in the west to the Indus River in the east.Drawing upon archaeological fact and the sometimes dubious histories of Herodotus and Xenophon (with the author providing the necessary caveats as ...
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    38,31 €

  • Hannibal
    Jacob Abbott
    Rome or Carthage: the struggle between these two great powers of the ancient world determined the course of Western civilization. This mighty clash of civilizations was fought out in Spain, the Alps, the length and breadth of Italy, and in North Africa, where the legions of Rome finally laid waste to the city of Carthage. This dramatic story, told here in full, is based on actu...
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    38,40 €

  • Diplomatic Days
    Edith O'Shaughnessy / Edith O’Shaughnessy
    The second book from the famous author of 'A Diplomat’s Wife in Mexico,' this 'prequel' work covers the tumultuous time in Mexico from May 1911 to October 1912-at the time of the election of Mexico’s President Francisco Madero.Prepared in the light-but always fascinating-manner for which O’Shaughnessy became renown, this volume takes the reader on a whirlwind tour through the i...
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    43,42 €

  • Conqueror of the World
    Jacob Abbott
    This incredible story of a young king, barely out of his teens, who took on the might of the Persian Empire and won military victories of staggering significance, is one of the greatest true tales ever told. From his homeland in the north of Greece, Alexander swept through southern Greece, crossed the Hellespont and marched through all of Asia Minor, the Middle East, Mesopotami...
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    38,40 €

  • Cleopatra
    Jacob Abbott
    Cleopatra VII was more than the last Macedonian Queen of Egypt. She was a femme fatale of epic proportion, ensnaring the two mightiest Romans of her time, Julius Caesar and Mark Antony, with her famed beauty and intelligence. The story of Cleopatra reads like a modern thriller. From her murderous family, who were not averse to killing parents, siblings, and their own children, ...
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    22,32 €

  • Cleopatra
    Jacob Abbott
    Cleopatra VII was more than the last Macedonian Queen of Egypt. She was a femme fatale of epic proportion, ensnaring the two mightiest Romans of her time, Julius Caesar and Mark Antony, with her famed beauty and intelligence. The story of Cleopatra reads like a modern thriller. From her murderous family, who were not averse to killing parents, siblings, and their own children, ...
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    38,27 €

  • Charles II
    Jacob Abbott
    The ascension of Charles II to the British throne in 1660 marked the end of the English republican era-and the start of a period of unparalleled hedonism among the English ruling elite. The reader is first given the astonishing-and often shocking-details of Charles II’s youth, including his parent’s desperate but ultimately fruitless attempts to retain the throne. That sad tale...
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    39,41 €

  • Life of Prophet Muhammad SAW Last Messenger and Prophet of God English Edition Ultimate Version
    Jannah Firdaus Mediapro
    Life of Prophet Muhammad SAW The Last Messenger and Prophet of Allah SWT (God) English Edition Ultimate Version Based from The Noble Quran and Al-Hadith.The advent of the Prophet Muhammad SAW changed the face of the history of mankind in a manner that this world has never seen before. Since the first man and Prophet Adam Pbuh was sent down to Earth, Allah SWT sent many prophets...
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    41,67 €

  • Apophthegm
    Miguel Goncalves
    A collection of aphorisms and snippets that are fun and informative. ...
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    21,30 €

  • Laurier
    J. W. Dafoe / JWDafoe
    The four articles which make up this volume were originally published in successive issues of the Monthly Book Review of the Manitoba Free Press and are herewith assembled in book form in response to what appears to be a somewhat general request that they be made available in a more permanent form.J. W. D. October 13 1922. ...
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    18,44 €

  • A Walk From London to John O’Groat’s (Esprios Classics)
    Elihu Burritt
    Elihu Burritt was an American diplomat, philanthropist and social activist, born December 8, 1810, in New Britain, Connecticut. He was a descendant of William and Elizabeth Burritt from Stratford, Connecticut. He first worked as a blacksmith. As an adult he was active as a lecturer in many causes, opposing slavery, working for temperance, and trying to achieve world peace. He w...
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    25,18 €

  • الدولة العباسية في عهد المتوكل على الله - الجزء الأول
    د. محمد عقل / دمحمد عقل
    هذا عمل أقل ما يمكن أن يقال فيه إنه بحث كبير، جدير بأتم الثقة، ويشكل مرجعا استثنائيا لعهد الخليفة العباسي المتوكل على الله. وبالنظر الى الحشد الضخم لمراجعه ومصادره، فانه يمكن القول إن المؤلف لم يبق حجرا لم يقلّبه من أجل أن يتوصل الى تقديم صورة تاريخية غنية بمحتواها وعميقة في فهمها للظروف التي أحاطت بذلك العهد والتقلبات التي شهدها. إنه عمل موسوعي يكاد يكون لا نظير له في المكتبة...
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    17,75 €

  • With British Guns in Italy
    Hugh Dalton
    So far as I know, no British soldier who served on the Italian Front has yet published a book about his experiences. Ten British Batteries went to Italy in the spring of 1917 and passed through memorable days. But their story has not yet been told. Nor, except in the language of official dispatches, has that of the British Divisions which went to Italy six months later, some of...
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    22,88 €

  • الدولة العباسية في عهد المتوكل على الله - الجزء الثاني
    د. محمد عقل / دمحمد عقل
    هذا عمل أقل ما يمكن أن يقال فيه إنه بحث كبير، جدير بأتم الثقة، ويشكل مرجعا استثنائيا لعهد الخليفة العباسي المتوكل على الله. وبالنظر الى الحشد الضخم لمراجعه ومصادره، فانه يمكن القول إن المؤلف لم يبق حجرا لم يقلّبه من أجل أن يتوصل الى تقديم صورة تاريخية غنية بمحتواها وعميقة في فهمها للظروف التي أحاطت بذلك العهد والتقلبات التي شهدها. إنه عمل موسوعي يكاد يكون لا نظير له في المكتبة...
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    16,86 €

  • Islamic Folklore The Staff of Prophet Musa AS (Moses) English Edition
    Jannah Firdaus Mediapro
    Why is it that a garden is sometimes green and sometimes yellow?Why is it that the deserts are dry and the mountaintops are covered with snow?Why is it that the color of the sun is like fire when rising and like blood when setting?Why is it that the moon turns from a beautiful full moon to a slim crescent?There are so many ’whys’ which I cannot find the answer for.All I know is...
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    11,38 €

  • Pioneers of the Pacific Coast (Esprios Classics)
    Agnes C. Laut / Agnes CLaut
    All through the sixteenth century the South Seas were regarded as a mysterious wonderworld, whence Spain drew unlimited wealth of gold and silver bullion, of pearls and precious stones. Spain had declared the Pacific ’a closed sea’ to the rest of the world. But in 1567 it happened that Sir John Hawkins, an English mariner, was cruising in the Gulf of Mexico, when a terrific squ...
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    18,70 €

  • Our American Holidays
    Robert Haven Schauffler
    'A series of Anthologies upon American Holidays, each volume a collection of writings from many sources, historical, poetic, religious, patriotic, etc., presenting each American festival as seen through the eyes of the representative writers of many ages and nations.' ...
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    25,93 €

  • The Human Soul Journey Afterdeath In Islam English Edition Ultimate Version
    Jannah Firdaus Mediapro
    The Human Soul Journey Afterdeath In Islam English Edition Ultimate Version Based From The Noble Quran and Al-Hadith.Imagine yourself at the moment of your death. What thoughts cross your mind? Memories of family and friends? Panic? Regrets? Remembrance of Allah SWT (God)? What is death? What happens to us after we die? What is life in the Hereafter like, this new and strange w...
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    37,41 €

  • Islamic Folklore The Staff of Prophet Musa AS (Moses) Bilingual Version English And Germany Hardcover Edition
    Jannah Firdaus Mediapro
    Islamic Folklore The Staff of Prophet Musa AS (Moses) Bilingual Version English And Germany Hardcover Edition Based From The Noble Quran and Al-Hadith.And We inspired Musa (Moses) (saying), ’Throw your staff’,’ and behold! It swallowed up straight away all the falsehoods which they showed. (The Holy Quran Surah Al-Araf Verse 117)There are so many ’whys’ which I cannot find the ...
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    32,80 €

  • Blue Rider Publishing Catalogue
    Richard Humberstone
    Blue Rider Publishing’s 2019 / 2020 Catalogue is a handy reference guide to the company’s complete range of decals, books and magazines. Established in 1987, Blue Rider began producing vacuum formed kits and high quality decals for the early period of military aviation history, with magazines and books following in 1995. The catalogue illustrates over 165 different products in ...
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    14,15 €

  • Το αετοχώρι της καρδιάς μου
    Αλεξανδροπούλου-Λέντ
    Σε αυτή τη νοσταλγική αφήγηση, λαογραφικού περιεχομένου, η συγγραφέας για πρώτη φορά, Δήμητρα Αλεξανδροπούλου-Λέντρου, γράφει για το μικρο και πανέμορφου χωριού της από τη δεκαετία του ’50 έως σήμερα.O Νεροσύρτης Αιτολωακαρνανίας, κατοικημένος από των παλαιών χρόνων, και στο σημερινό τοπίο από το 17ο αιώνα, είναι μια θέση κρυμμένη στα βουνά, η οποία διέφυγε από τις καταστροφές ...
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    13,28 €


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