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  • 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 €

  • Charles I
    Jacob Abbott
    A dramatic and sweeping account from master storyteller Jacob Abbott, detailing the trials, tribulations, errors, and ultimate tragedy of Charles I (1600-1649), who achieved fame by becoming the only monarch of Britain to be executed after his country was plunged into a devastating civil war. After detailing his early life’s adventures, including his unsuccessful attempt to mar...
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    38,30 €

  • An Authentic Narrative of the Loss of the American Brig Commerce
    Captain James Riley
    The incredible true story of an American ship’s crew taken into slavery by the Muslim slave traders of North Western Africa after being wrecked on that continent’s west coast, has riveted, fascinated, and horrified readers since its first publication two hundred years ago.Captain Riley’s ship, the Commerce, was sailing from Gibraltar to the Cape Verde Islands when it was lost i...
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    45,39 €

  • William the Conqueror
    Jacob Abbott
    American master storyteller Jacob Abbott’s classic work on William the Conqueror tells the dramatic story of the Norman nobleman who conducted one of the most audacious invasions in European history and thereby wrote his name into the annals of history. Starting with the origins of the Norman people, this work explores-in typical easy-to-read Abbott style-the background and dev...
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    22,37 €

  • Charles I
    Jacob Abbott
    A dramatic and sweeping account from master storyteller Jacob Abbott, detailing the trials, tribulations, errors, and ultimate tragedy of Charles I (1600-1649), who achieved fame by becoming the only monarch of Britain to be executed after his country was plunged into a devastating civil war. After detailing his early life’s adventures, including his unsuccessful attempt to mar...
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    22,35 €

  • The Story of Lord Clive
    John Lang
    Color edition. Illustrated by Stewart Orr. More than anyone else, the English-born Lord Clive of India was responsible for the colonization, ordering, and remaking of the British Empire in India-and for laying the foundation of much of present-day India’s internal political organization.Appointed as a lowly writer in service of the English East India Company, his chance involve...
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    24,43 €

  • The Story of Lord Clive
    John Lang
    Illustrated by Stewart Orr. More than anyone else, the English-born Lord Clive of India was responsible for the colonization, ordering, and remaking of the British Empire in India-and for laying the foundation of much of present-day India’s internal political organization.Appointed as a lowly writer in service of the English East India Company, his chance involvement in a battl...
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    18,42 €

  • 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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    22,31 €

  • History of Hernando Cortez
    John S. C. Abbott / John SCAbbott
    A masterful retelling of the incredible story of the conquest of the Aztec Empire by a handful of Spaniard Conquistadors, assisted by their far more numerous Indian allies, under the leadership of Hernando Cortez.Starting with Cortez’s family background, master storyteller John Abbott sketches the path of the young adventurer-sparing no details of the less pleasant aspects of h...
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    22,22 €

  • A Journey to Ashango-Land
    Paul du Chaillu
    One of the most famous early white explorers of central West Africa, the American Paul du Chaillu won fame for confirming the existence of the gorilla-and for his accurate and breathtaking descriptions of the life, customs and behavior of Africans in the pre-colonial era.This book was written after the author’s last expedition into the African interior when Du Chaillu set out w...
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    29,29 €

  • The House on Greene Street
    Leo Marino
    Leo Marino is first born generation Italian American, WWII Navy Veteran, husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather. He began his business career as a factory worker with a high school education. Later in life he worked as a bakery salesman and at the age of 52 became the founder and President of AMI Bakery Distribution. ...
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    15,51 €

  • Richard II
    Jacob Abbott
    The story of King Richard II of England (1367-1400, reigned 1377-1399), as told by master storyteller Jacob Abbott. A son of the famous Edward, the Black Prince, he came to the throne at just ten years of age. During his first years as king, the government was in the hands of a series of councils whose leading member was his uncle, John of Gaunt.The first major event of the you...
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    39,31 €

  • Queen Elizabeth
    Jacob Abbott
    Queen Elizabeth I, daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, was England’s greatest monarch. This riveting account of her life and her exploits during her mid-sixteenth century reign provide the reader with a comprehensive insight into events which have become engraved in world history. Starting with her family background, master storyteller Jacob Abbott takes the reader on a non...
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    38,37 €

  • Pyrrhus
    Jacob Abbott
    The English saying 'a Pyrrhic victory' comes from the name of the third century BC king of Epirus, Pyrrhus. After a battle with the Romans which was won at great cost, Pyrrhus famously said, 'one more victory like that and I will be undone.' Pyrrhus, who was born only a few years after the death of Alexander the Great, was of the royal Aeacid house, and his military adventures ...
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    38,30 €

  • Tales of Prophet Adam (Pbuh) The First Messenger of God
    Muhammad Vandestra
    The Story of Prophet Adam (Pbuh) and Eve (Hawa) from Islamic Perspective.Allah SWT the Almighty revealed Remember when your Lord said to the angels ’Verily, I am going to place mankind generations after generations on earth.’ They said: ’Will You place therein those who will make mischief therein and shed blood, while we glorify You with praises and thanks (exalted be You above...
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    12,58 €

  • The Best Meal You’ll Ever Catch
    David Ullman
    'The Best Meal You’ll Ever Catch' is a different kind of fisherman memoir. It’s not a tale, a wild story about a giant fish that straightened a hook on its first run. It’s about eating. Eating that on most northern lakes is called a 'shore lunch.' If you’ve ever fished and had a shore lunch you’ll enjoy this happy recounting of how it all comes together. If you’ve never had...
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    14,56 €

  • Le patrimoine autochtone au cœur de la cohabitation des entités identitaires de la ville d’El Jadida au Maroc
    Ahmed Hatab
    Dans le but de déterminer la valeur du patrimoine autochtone, ce mémoire traite la question de la cohabitation entre les différentes entités spacio-temporelle de la ville d’El Jadida au Maroc.Une odyssée à travers l’histoire de la ville, mais aussi une iconographie inédite relative aux plans, schémas et structures responsables de la fabrication et surtout du devenir du paysage ...
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    47,10 €

  • The Devil in Religion
    C M Brantley
    The motivation behind this book is to address many issues that we as people experience in some way, form, or fashion. While it brings light to the unfortunate shadows of a game we all play, the true intent of this book is to give light to those who have been completely unraveled by the actions addressed herein and alike. We all have vices. My vice just happened to be in my fami...
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    30,80 €

  • The Devil in Religion (Eco Edition)
    C M Brantley
    The motivation behind this book is to address many issues that we as people experience in some way, form, or fashion. While it brings light to the unfortunate shadows of a game we all play, the true intent of this book is to give light to those who have been completely unraveled by the actions addressed herein and alike. We all have vices. My vice just happened to be in my fami...
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    11,66 €

  • The Devil in Religion
    C M Brantley
    The motivation behind this book is to address many issues that we as people experience in some way, form, or fashion. While it brings light to the unfortunate shadows of a game we all play, the true intent of this book is to give light to those who have been completely unraveled by the actions addressed herein and alike. We all have vices. My vice just happened to be in my fami...
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    47,57 €

  • The Devil in Religion (Eco Edition)
    C M Brantley
    The motivation behind this book is to address many issues that we as people experience in some way, form, or fashion. While it brings light to the unfortunate shadows of a game we all play, the true intent of this book is to give light to those who have been completely unraveled by the actions addressed herein and alike. We all have vices. My vice just happened to be in my fami...
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    38,79 €

  • The Devil in Religion (Eco Edition)
    C M Brantley
    The motivation behind this book is to address many issues that we as people experience in some way, form, or fashion. While it brings light to the unfortunate shadows of a game we all play, the true intent of this book is to give light to those who have been completely unraveled by the actions addressed herein and alike. We all have vices. My vice just happened to be in my fami...
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    38,79 €

  • Norma’s Journey
    Norma Sides
    Born in Shanghai in 1928, Norma grew up during the Japanese invasion and World War II. Join Norma as she tells her life story from Shanghai to the United States. Norma tapped on her inner strength and learned how to live through trying times with deep faith, resilience, and her ever present sense of humor. Her prayers will touch your heart. ...
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    15,97 €

  • The Devil in Religion
    C M Brantley
    The motivation behind this book is to address many issues that we as people experience in some way, form, or fashion. While it brings light to the unfortunate shadows of a game we all play, the true intent of this book is to give light to those who have been completely unraveled by the actions addressed herein and alike. We all have vices. My vice just happened to be in my fami...
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    30,80 €

  • The Soul Healing and Inner Peace In Islam Faith
    Muhammad Vandestra
    The topic of inner peace addresses a universal need. There is nobody on this planet that does not desire inner peace. It is not a desire that is new to our time; rather, it is something that everybody has been searching for throughout the ages, regardless of color, creed, religion, race, nationality, age, sex, wealth, ability or technological advancement.People have taken a var...
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    16,76 €

  • History of Xerxes the Great
    Jacob Abbott
    The story of Xerxes the Great (circa 519-465 BC), the fourth king of the Persian Achaemenid Empire, includes the battles of Thermopylæ and Salamis, famous in their own right-and which were pivotal to world and European history.The tale, woven by classic master storyteller Jacob Abbott is, as usual, free from the dry stuffiness which mars conventional historical accounts. Beginn...
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    39,35 €

  • Bad Choices Make Good Stories
    Oliver Markus Malloy
    The incredible true story of a teenage hacker from Germany who goes to New York, looking for love. What could possibly go wrong?Bad Choices Make Good Stories is a darkly funny coming-of-age novel based on true events. Oliver, a teenage hacker living in Germany, meets Donna online. She’s an American girl living in New York. After chatting and talking on the phone for months, he ...
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    10,34 €

  • André Paul Wesner Osias
    Martine M. Osias / Martine MOsias
    Un livre qui décrit la vie d’André Paul Wesner Osias. ...
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    29,69 €

  • TWELVE DEAD FROGS AND OTHER STORIES, A FILMMAKER’S MEMOIR (1st Edition Hardcover USA ©2018)
    Rick Schmidt
    No-budget feature filmmaker Rick Schmidt has written a fascinating memoir, TWELVE DEAD FROGS AND OTHER STORIES, which, he hopes, will 'fill in the blanks' on how he learned the tools of the trade and shared them in his seminal how-to, Feature Filmmaking at Used-Car Prices (Viking Penguin, 1988, 1995, 2000). Schmidt’s outside the box approach has resulted in the launch of countl...
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    80,62 €

  • The Life of Christopher Columbus
    John S. C. Abbott / John SCAbbott
    This is one of the most enthralling and all-encompassing biographies ever written about Christopher Columbus, the man who changed the course of world history with his voyages over the Atlantic Ocean.Renowned history writer John S. C. Abbott takes the reader on a no-holds-barred-and remarkably objective-ride from Columbus’s background and life, to his struggle in the courts of P...
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    40,32 €


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