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Travel Oxford & Cambridge, UK
MobileReference.com 2010; US$ 4.99This illustrated Travel Guide is designed for optimal navigation on Kindle and other electronic devices. It is indexed alphabetically and by category, making it easier to access individual articles. Articles feature information about attractions, landmarks, districts, transportation, cultural venues, dining, history and much more. Addresses, telephones,... more...
Rewriting St Kilda
The Islands Book Trust 2013; US$ 8.74The world-wide fascination with the deserted islands of St Kilda shows no sign of waning, and we all share certain conventional assumptions about and stereotypical images of the islands ? remoteness, dramatic landscape and bird-life, a distinctive ?primitive? community, the St Kilda Parliament, the mailboat, the strict teachings of the Church, an... more...
Exploring the Isles of the West
The Islands Book Trust 2013; US$ 8.74A compilation of the author's years of exploring the islands, recounting not only the physical journeys but his own journey from tourist to serious explorer dedicated to seeing and learning as much as possible about the islands. more...
Manchester in 1844
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 69.95Published in 1969, Manchester in 1844 is a valuable contribution to the field of History. more...
Elizabeth I
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group 2010; US$ 22.00Glitteringly detailed and engagingly written, the magisterial Elizabeth I brings to vivid life the golden age of sixteenth-century England and the uniquely fascinating monarch who presided over it. A woman of intellect and presence, Elizabeth was the object of extravagant adoration by her contemporaries. She firmly believed in the divine providence... more...
Arnold J. Toynbee
Oxford University Press, USA 1989; US$ 16.99One of the most remarkable thinkers of this century, Arnold Toynbee won world-wide recognition as the author of the monumental ten-volume A Study of History. Its publication and phenomenal success brought him fame and the highest praise, as the reading public proclaimed him the most renowned scholar in the world. This thought-provoking, engaging study... more...
Afoot in England
The Floating Press 2011; US$ 3.99This charming travelogue from William Henry Hudson, expert birdwatcher and renowned chronicler of English country life, gives readers unparalleled access to the quaint rhythms of village existence at the turn of the twentieth century. These essays and observations will please readers who have a love for English culture and the great outdoors. more...
Let's Go London, Oxford & Cambridge
Avalon Travel 2013; US$ 14.99Welcome to London, Oxford, and Cambridge?Let?s Go style. Discover some of the best-kept culinary secrets in London?s West End. Pay a visit to Oxford, whose halls have churned out the likes of WH Auden and Albert Einstein, or Emma Thompson?s alma mater, Cambridge, where the student?not the tourist?is king. Whether you?re visiting for a summer or a... more...
Rambles Beyond Railways
The Floating Press 2012; US$ 3.99Many popular nineteenth-century writers published travelogues and essay collections recounting their journeys at home and abroad, but few pulled off this feat with the polish and panache that beloved novelist Wilkie Collins brings to the task. Rambles Beyond Railways recounts a walking tour of Cornwall that Collins and a friend took together, and the... more...
Ritter und Raufbolde
Primus Verlag 2011; US$ 15.09Hauptbeschreibung Seit der Romantik wird das europäische Mittelalter verklärt. Auch das Bild vom Krieg, das uns bis heute in Filmen und Erzählungen begegnet, scheint weichgezeichnet und alles andere als differenziert. Der Krieg ist zwar schrecklich, wird aber letztlich zur Kulisse für Helden vom Schlag eines Prinz Eisenherz. Kriegsgeschichte ist... more...









