Книги жанра историческая литература
Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour.‘Il Duce’, Benito Mussolini, was one of the key figures in the creation of fascism. Famed for his dictatorial style, his political cunning and admired – initially – by Hitler, Mussolini led the National Fascist Party and ruled Italy as Prime Minister from 1922 until his ousting in 1943. In so doing, he paved the way towards Italy’s defeat in Wo…
Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour.From the end of World War Two to the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, Russia and America eyed each other with suspicion and hostility as the world lived in the shadow of the Cold War. As post-war Europe was rebuilt, Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin struggled to maintain peace among the former Eastern and Western Allies. Two ideologies, two …
One kiss that changes everything Believing she will never marry, Lady Beatrice has made a dramatic decision–she will take up a convent life.But first she must ask a favor of one of her father's most handsome knights. Wanting to experience, just once, a man’s strong arms around her, she has turned to Sir Remy St Leger, intending that they should share a kiss.His startling touch sparks desire deep w…
WHAT MAKES A HERO? WHO BETTER TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION THAN LEE CHILD… ‘It’s Lee Child. Why would you not read it?’ Karin Slaughter ‘I don't know another author so skilled at making me turn the page’ The Times In his first work of nonfiction, the creator of the multimillion-selling Jack Reacher series explores the endurance of heroes from Achilles to Bond, showing us how this age-old myth is a fund…
A Widow With A SecretThough Catie Hazard had never forgotten the youthful soldier to whom she had given her innocence years before, she had never expected to lay eyes on Anthony Sparhawk ever again. Especially not as an officer of an invading army!That he might recognize the country girl from his past, behind the refined widow she had become, was bad enough. But what would happen if the British ma…
Bestselling author Charlie Connelly returns with a First World War memoir of his great uncle, Edward Connelly, who was an ordinary boy sent to fight in a war the likes of which the world had never seen.But this is not just his story; it is the story of all the young forgotten soldiers who fought and bravely died for their countryThe Forgotten Soldier tells the story of Private Edward Connelly, age…
Kaitlin e Gregory sanciscono un accordo, ma ognuno per motivi diversi. Nel tempo si renderanno conto che la situazione sta per sfuggirgli di mano e che la passione li travolgerà con forza inarrestabile. Gregory Cain, Conte di Shelby, non crede più nell'amore: o, meglio, è convinto che l'amore non sia cosa per lui ma solo per gli altri. Ostenta con soddisfazione una condotta scandalosa ricca di azi…
In the quaint, seaside town of Silenshore a legacy of secrets is about to be revealed…Growing up in the imposing Castle du Rêve during 1940s wartime, young Evelyn longs for a life outside the castle walls. She dreams of attending glamorous parties, gracing the silver screen and being swept off her feet by a dashing, debonair beau. But innocent Evelyn is unaware that her bid for freedom from the op…
‘A fantastic and engaging read. Kerry Barrett truly is a very talented author.’ – Babs (Goodreads)Two women. Two decades. One story.Fearne has landed her dream job to run Mode. Except the dream isn’t quite so rosy in reality, the print magazine is struggling and Fearne is determined to save it!In 1966, desperate to escape her life, Nancy moves to London with her brilliantly unpredictable friend Su…
Первая книга в необычном для Александры Марининой жанре – популярной истории. Новый остроумный взгляд на исторических персонажей, знакомых по любимым романам и кинофильмам. Живописная панорама английской истории от Вильгельма Завоевателя до Елизаветы Второй. Жизнь правителей Англии красочно описана как увлекательный психологический сериал: в стиле драмы, триллера или комедии, в зависимости от тех …
Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour.‘Remember, remember, the fifth of November’. The gunpowder plot is a famed tale of treachery that continues to fascinate and capture the imagination four hundred years on.The Gunpowder Plot in an Hour reveals the elaborate background to the infamous plot to blow up the Houses of Parliament and James I, the ultimate act of treason. This compelli…
Pure, unadulterated romance. Best Chick Lit.comBook three in Jane Lark's Kindle best-selling Regency romance series!Isolated by life and choice, John Harding, the Duke of Pembroke, sees an angel in a pale mauve dress across a ballroom and is drawn closer.The wheat-blonde hair escaping her dull dove-grey bonnet caresses her neck and lures his eyes to the spot he'd most like to kiss.Then as if she s…
Questo libro rappresenta una meravigliosa raccolta di materiali trattanti le maledizioni generazionali, e crediamo sarebbe un'ottima aggiunta alla tua biblioteca. Funge inoltre da potente guida e fonte di insegnamento al riguardo. Molti credono che una volta accettato Cristo nella propria vita, tutte le maledizioni vengono respinte. Il che è corretto, ma prendiamo ad esempio Giosuè, il successore …
Esta es la historia del hombre que conquistó y sedujo a la mujer que, indescifrablemente inmortalizada por Leonardo de Vinci, sedujo al mundo con su mirada. Es la historia de Tristano, un joven diplomático pontificio con un pasado misterioso y sombrío que, entre estrategias y engaños, entre aventuras y complots, entre intrigas y guerras de la Italia del Renacimiento, cumplió brillantemente sus mis…
Середина XVI века. Царь Иван IV еще не стал Грозным. Он изо всех сил старается воплотить в жизнь свою мечту: присоединить к Московскому государству бескрайние заволжские земли. Но неодолимой преградой к этой цели стоит непокорная Казань. Искусные всадники татарского князя Епанчи громят русские сотни. Поражения вынуждают царя изменить тактику. Он начинает строить мощные крепости под носом у казанце…