"Do not stay past midnight. If you remain at the ball a minute longer, your coach will again become a pumpkin."Initially published in 1697, Charles Perrault's Cinderella is one of the most beloved and widely known fairy tales. Cinderella has been ordered into servitude by her cruel stepmother and st[...]
During the nineteenth century major European glassmaking centres exerted strong influences on British glassmakers. The reaction of Bohemian glassmakers to Regency cut glass led to the development of coloured glassware which was immediately copied in turn by English glassmakers and exhibited in all i[...]
An elegantly written and highly informative account of a group of Americans living in Paris when the city fell to the Nazis in June 1940.[...]
The extraordinary story of the deserters of the Second World War. Who were they? What made them run? And what happened once they made the decision to flee?[...]
" A]n impressive achievement: a boot-level take on the conflict that is fresh without being cynically revisionist." --"The New Republic"
A groundbreaking history of ordinary soldiers struggling on the front lines, "The Deserters" offers a completely new perspective on the Second World War. Char[...]
This issue contains a collection of papers presented at the 71st Conference on Glass Problems, October 19-20, 2010 at The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. Topics include glass melting; glass science, defects; safety; refractories; recycling; controls; and raw materials.[...]
A collection of lively liquid masterpieces from around the world. Unusual alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages discovered by the author on every continent. From Mint Juleps to Shanghai Cossack Punch.[...]
"Powerful and often startling..."The Deserters" offers a provokingly fresh angle on this most studied of conflicts." --"The Boston Globe"
A groundbreaking history of ordinary soldiers struggling on the front lines, "The Deserters" offers a completely new perspective on the Second World War. Cha[...]
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Färgfotografier med utförliga beskrivningar av över 120 olika sorters kaktusar.
Omfattande inledning med anatomi, blomning, spridning, odling samt förökning.
Till varje uppslagsord finns lättolkade symboler om växtens särdrag; när den blommar och va[...]
Suitable for any professional or student looking for a reference on how to recognize, analyze, interpret and avoid - or successfully plan for - dangerous contingencies, this book features more than 100 color photographs to explore the fundamental principles of aerial photography.[...]