For All the Tea in China (Storpocket)
avSarah Rose
ISBN: 9780099493426 - UTGIVEN: 2010-04Robert Fortune was a Scottish gardener, botanist, plant hunter - and industrial spy. In 1848, the East India Company engaged him to make a clandestine trip into the interior of China - territory forbidden to foreigners - to steal the closely guarded secrets of tea. For centuries, China had been the [...]
For All the Tea in China: How England Stole the World's Favorite Drink and Changed History (Häftad)
avSarah Rose
ISBN: 9780143118749 - UTGIVEN: 201102"If ever there was a book to read in the company of a nice cuppa, this is it." -"The Washington Post"
In the dramatic story of one of the greatest acts of corporate espionage ever committed, Sarah Rose recounts the fascinating, unlikely circumstances surrounding a turning point in economic hist[...]
Rose Cumming (Inbunden)
avJeffrey H. Simpson, Sarah Cumming Cecil
ISBN: 9780847838462 - UTGIVEN: 201209Rose Cumming was the most flamboyant and exciting of the so-called Great Lady Decorators who invented the field of professional decorating and interior design in the early twentieth century. Flavored by surrealism and suffused with drama, her interiors were sumptuous, mixing bold colors and patterns[...]
Gränslös: Roliga, allvarliga och annorlunda berättelser om resor (Danskt band)
avAmanda Jones, Simone Gorrindo, Sarah Katin, Eva Holland, Shebana Coelho, Laura Resau, Jennifer Rose Smith, Marie Mutsuki Mockett
ISBN: 9789198265606 - UTGIVEN: 2015-08När vi reser är det först för att komma bort och sedan för att komma hem. Före resan hoppas vi få uppleva något nytt: människor och miljöer, länder och livsstilar. Efter resan har någonting hänt och vi är inte riktigt samma personer som innan.Det här är en samling personligt skrivna [...]
