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John (Penguin Monarchs)

An Evil King?

by Nicholas Vincent ...

Series series Penguin Monarchs
King John ruled England for seventeen and a half years, yet his entire reign is usually reduced to one image: of the villainous monarch outmanoeuvred by rebellious barons into agreeing to Magna Carta at Runnymede in 1215. Ever since, John has come to be seen as an archetypal tyrant. But how evil was he?In this perceptive short account, Nicholas Vincent unpicks John's life through his deeds and his ... Read more

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King John ruled England for seventeen and a half years, yet his entire reign is usually reduced to one image: of the villainous monarch outmanoeuvred by rebellious barons into agreeing to Magna Carta at Runnymede in 1215. Ever since, John has come to be seen as an archetypal tyrant. But how evil was he?In this perceptive short account, Nicholas Vincent unpicks John's life through his deeds and his
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Magna Carta: A Very Short Introduction

A Very Short Introduction

by Nicholas Vincent ...

Series series Very Short Introductions
The Magna Carta has long been considered the foundation stone of the British Constitution, yet few people today understand either its contents or its context. This Very Short Introduction introduces the document to a modern audience, explaining its origins in the troubled reign of King John, and tracing the significance of the role that it played thereafter as a totemic symbol of the subject's ... Read more

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The Magna Carta has long been considered the foundation stone of the British Constitution, yet few people today understand either its contents or its context. This Very Short Introduction introduces the document to a modern audience, explaining its origins in the troubled reign of King John, and tracing the significance of the role that it played thereafter as a totemic symbol of the subject's
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The Golden Age Mystery Collection: Classic Detective Stories (25 Books). Illustrated

The Wife of the Kenite by Agatha Christie, Room to Let by Margery Allingham, The Locked Room by Dorothy L. Sayers, Linckes’ Great Case by Georgette Heyer, and Many Others

by Agatha Christie, Margery Allingham, Dorothy L. Sayers, Edmund Crispin, Georgette Heyer, John Rhode, E. C. R. Lorac, Anthony Berkeley, S. S. Van Dine, H.C. Bailey, A.A. Milne, Arthur Upfield, Freeman Wills Crofts, Jonathan Latimer, J. J. Connington, Leo Bruce, Nicholas Blake, Cyril Hare, Vincent Cornier, Ernest Bramah, Roy Vickers, Peter Antony, Helen Simpson, Q. Patrick, Clayton Rawson, C. A. Alington ...

The Golden Age Mystery Collection: Classic Detective Stories (25 Books) is a rich and captivating anthology that brings together some of the finest works from the Golden Age of detective fiction — a period celebrated for its intricate puzzles, fair-play clues, and brilliantly crafted mysteries. This illustrated volume features twenty-five classic stories by many of the genre’s most distinguished ... Read more

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The Golden Age Mystery Collection: Classic Detective Stories (25 Books) is a rich and captivating anthology that brings together some of the finest works from the Golden Age of detective fiction — a period celebrated for its intricate puzzles, fair-play clues, and brilliantly crafted mysteries. This illustrated volume features twenty-five classic stories by many of the genre’s most distinguished
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Dwarves of the World

by Pat Flewwelling, Lisa Toohey, Dale R. Long, Clay Greene, Brenda Carre, Brandon Draga, Nicholas Jennings, Vincent Justin Mitra, Sherry Peters ...

The Dwarves of the World bundle provides 9 fantastic short stories from 9 talented authors that explore the myths and corresponding mythology about dwarves and dwarf culture. Each story deals with a different aspect of dwarf culture and a different set of dwarves with personalities and situations as unique as the humans you meet every day.Table of Contents"Where the Dwarva Went" by Pat Flewwelling ... Read more

$5.99 USD

The Dwarves of the World bundle provides 9 fantastic short stories from 9 talented authors that explore the myths and corresponding mythology about dwarves and dwarf culture. Each story deals with a different aspect of dwarf culture and a different set of dwarves with personalities and situations as unique as the humans you meet every day.Table of Contents"Where the Dwarva Went" by Pat Flewwelling
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Belgium and the First World War

by Henri Pirenne ...

Translated by Vincent Capelle, Jeff Lipkes ...

During World War I, Americans and British were riveted by the invasion and occupation of Belgium. Over 5,500 innocent civilians were executed in August 1914, over 2 million fled to the Netherlands, France, and Britain, and the 5 million remaining in the country faced mass starvation. The great medieval historian Henri Pirenne (1862-1935) provides a detailed, gripping account of the occupation. He ... Read more

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During World War I, Americans and British were riveted by the invasion and occupation of Belgium. Over 5,500 innocent civilians were executed in August 1914, over 2 million fled to the Netherlands, France, and Britain, and the 5 million remaining in the country faced mass starvation. The great medieval historian Henri Pirenne (1862-1935) provides a detailed, gripping account of the occupation. He
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Forgotten Authors, The - Volume 8

S Mukerji to Eça de Queirós

by Henry W Nevinson, Simon Newcomb, Amyas Northcote, Nicholas Olde, Vincent O'Sullivan, Marion Parker, Max Pemberton, Alice Perrin, Catherine Louisa Pirkis, Ralph Plummer, John Willaim Polidori, Edwin Pugh, Eric Purves, Eça de Queirós ...

Narrated by David Shaw-Parker, Michael Lyons, Elliot Fitzpatrick ...

Unabridged

12 hours 15 min

Throughout the long centuries of human history is the want, and the need, to share information, to exchange ideas and for that knowledge and experience, for curiosity and learning, to be the basis of a civil society.In literature the ambition is much narrower. In order to be known, to be popular, you had to be published. And for that people had to know you existed and your ideas worth reading. ... Read more

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Throughout the long centuries of human history is the want, and the need, to share information, to exchange ideas and for that knowledge and experience, for curiosity and learning, to be the basis of a civil society.In literature the ambition is much narrower. In order to be known, to be popular, you had to be published. And for that people had to know you existed and your ideas worth reading.
... Read more
Mesopotamian Gods & Goddesses

by Vincent Hale and Nicholas Croce ...

Series series Gods & Goddesses of Mythology I
Mesopotamian religion was one of the earliest religious systems to develop with—and in turn influence—a high civilization. Followed by the Sumerians, Akkadians, Babylonians, and Assyrians, Mesopotamian religion and mythology reflected the complexities of these societies and has been preserved in remnants of their cultural, economic, and political institutions. This absorbing volume provides a ... Read more

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Mesopotamian religion was one of the earliest religious systems to develop with—and in turn influence—a high civilization. Followed by the Sumerians, Akkadians, Babylonians, and Assyrians, Mesopotamian religion and mythology reflected the complexities of these societies and has been preserved in remnants of their cultural, economic, and political institutions. This absorbing volume provides a
... Read more
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Loom and Spindle (Unabridged)

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by Harriet H. Robinson ...

Narrated by Janice Morris, Nathan Vincent, Nicholas Moreno, Justin Charlesworth ...

Unabridged

5 hours 35 min

Harriet Robinson was a frequent contributor to the famous monthly periodical, "The Lowell Offering", which featured poetry, essays and fiction written between 1840-1845 by the young female textile workers (ages 15-35) known as Lowell Mill Girls, living in the innovative Lowell, Massachusetts textile mills communities. Articles published therein describe their living conditions, where they came ... Read more

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Harriet Robinson was a frequent contributor to the famous monthly periodical, "The Lowell Offering", which featured poetry, essays and fiction written between 1840-1845 by the young female textile workers (ages 15-35) known as Lowell Mill Girls, living in the innovative Lowell, Massachusetts textile mills communities. Articles published therein describe their living conditions, where they came
... Read more
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Short Ghost and Horror Collection 064 (Unabridged)

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by et al. Washington Irving ...

Narrated by Burt Evans, Jason Shor, Nicholas Saumier, Vincent Buck ...

Unabridged

6 hours 52 min

Do you dare enter a world where shadows whisper secrets and the veil between life and death is thin? Short Ghost and Horror Collection 064, featuring chilling tales by masters of the macabre like Washington Irving and H.P. Lovecraft, will send shivers down your spine. Unravel the mysteries of a forgotten student in Germany, confront a jarred brain with a mind of its own, and delve into the madness ... Read more

$4.99 USD

Do you dare enter a world where shadows whisper secrets and the veil between life and death is thin? Short Ghost and Horror Collection 064, featuring chilling tales by masters of the macabre like Washington Irving and H.P. Lovecraft, will send shivers down your spine. Unravel the mysteries of a forgotten student in Germany, confront a jarred brain with a mind of its own, and delve into the madness
... Read more

The Orchestra

A Very Short Introduction

by D. Kern Holoman ...

Series series Very Short Introductions
The Orchestra: A Very Short Introduction considers the structure, roots, and day-to-day functioning of the modern philharmonic society. Far from an anachronistic organization that cannot long survive, it is shown to be powerful political and social force, occupying critical positions in cultural diplomacy, national identity, and civic pride. ... Read more

$7.99 USD

The Orchestra: A Very Short Introduction considers the structure, roots, and day-to-day functioning of the modern philharmonic society. Far from an anachronistic organization that cannot long survive, it is shown to be powerful political and social force, occupying critical positions in cultural diplomacy, national identity, and civic pride.
... Read more
Hobbes

A Very Short Introduction

by Richard Tuck ...

Series series Very Short Introductions
Thomas Hobbes, the first great English political philosopher, has long had the reputation of being a pessimistic atheist, who saw human nature as inevitably evil and proposed a totalitarian state to subdue human failings. In this illuminating study, Richard Tuck re-evaluates Hobbes's philosophy and dispels these myths, revealing him to have been passionately concerned with the refutation of ... Read more

$7.99 USD

Thomas Hobbes, the first great English political philosopher, has long had the reputation of being a pessimistic atheist, who saw human nature as inevitably evil and proposed a totalitarian state to subdue human failings. In this illuminating study, Richard Tuck re-evaluates Hobbes's philosophy and dispels these myths, revealing him to have been passionately concerned with the refutation of
... Read more
The Renaissance

A Very Short Introduction

by Jerry Brotton ...

Series series Very Short Introductions
More than ever before, the Renaissance stands as one of the defining moments in world history. Between 1400 and 1600, European perceptions of society, culture, politics and even humanity itself emerged in ways that continue to affect not only Europe but the entire world. This wide-ranging exploration of the Renaissance sees the period as a time of unprecedented intellectual excitement and cultural ... Read more

$7.99 USD

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More than ever before, the Renaissance stands as one of the defining moments in world history. Between 1400 and 1600, European perceptions of society, culture, politics and even humanity itself emerged in ways that continue to affect not only Europe but the entire world. This wide-ranging exploration of the Renaissance sees the period as a time of unprecedented intellectual excitement and cultural
... Read more

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