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An abridged edition of Peter Ackroyd''s magisterial biography of the city of London.Prize-winning historian, novelist and broadcaster, Peter Ackroyd takes us on a journey - historical, geographical and imaginative - through the city of London. Moving back and forth through time, Ackroyd is an effortless, exuberant guide to times of plague and pestilence, fire and floods, crime and punishment, and sex and theatre. He brings the ever changing streets alive for the reader and shows us what lies beneath our feet and above our heads. His biography is as rich in detail and fizzing with vitality as the city itself.

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No city shaped the modern world quite like London – a powerhouse of trade, finance and empire, the centre of global influence in the nineteenth century. But beyond the familiar stories of power and politics, its true life played out in the streets, where market traders, music hall crowds and factory workers gave it its vitality, its light and its shadows. Forgotten London uncovers its stories, bringing to life the highs and lows of those who made the city what it was. Covering the transformative years from the Victorian era to the Second World War, this richly illustrated book – featuring photographs, colourised images and period artwork – immerses readers in a side of London often overlooked. With Peter Ackroyd’s masterful storytelling, it offers an unforgettable journey into the city’s past. Step into its streets, meet its people – and see London as you’ve never seen it before.

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Making a major part of England''s literary heritage accessible to a new audience, Peter Ackroyd''s The Canterbury Tales: A Retelling renders Geoffrey Chaucer''s timeless tales in lucid, compelling modern English prose, with illustrations by Nick Bantock in Penguin Classics.On a pilgrimage to Canterbury, a group of travellers agree to a storytelling competition. As they make their way on the road, they drink, laugh, flirt, argue and try to outdo each other with their tales. From the exuberant Wife of Bath''s Arthurian legend to the Miller''s worldly, ribald farce, these tales can be taken as a mirror of fourteenth-century London. Incorporating every style of medieval narrative - bawdy anecdote, allegorical fable and courtly romance - the tales encompass a blend of universal human themes, retold here for our times by bestselling author Peter Ackroyd.The edition also includes an introduction by Ackroyd, detailing some of the historical background to Chaucer and the Tales, and why he has been inspired to translate them for a new generation of readers.Geoffrey Chaucer (c.1343-1400) was an English author, poet, philosopher, courtier and diplomat, best known as the author of The Canterbury Tales. Chaucer is credited as being the first author to demonstrate the artistic legitimacy of ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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A gripping retelling of the timeless epic of romance, enchantment and adventure, Peter Ackroyd''s The Death of King Arthur recasts Sir Thomas Malory''s Le Morte d''Arthur in clear, compelling modern English prose, published in Penguin Classics.''In the old wild days of the world there was a King of England known as Uther Pendragon; he was a dragon in wrath as well as in power ...''Born with the help of Merlin''s magic, blessed with the sword of Excalibur, Arthur becomes King of a troubled England, beginning a golden age of chivalry at the court of Camelot. But his reign is soon to be torn apart by violence, revenge and tragedy ...Sir Thomas Malory''s Le Morte d''Arthur made the legend of King Arthur immortal. Now Peter Ackroyd''s retelling brings his timeless story of love, heroism and betrayal to new life for our times.Sir Thomas Malory (c.1405-1471) was a knight and estate owner in the mid 15th century, who spent many years in prison for political crimes as well as robbery. He wrote Le Morte d''Arthur, the first great English prose epic, while imprisoned in Newgate. Peter Ackroyd (b. 1949) is an award-winning writer and historian. Formerly literary editor of The Spectator and ... Unknown localization key: "more"

Objev podobné jako The Death of King Arthur - Peter Ackroyd

‘Ackroyd makes history accessible to the layman’ – Ian Thomson, Independent Innovation brings Peter Ackroyd’s History of England to a triumphant close. In it, Ackroyd takes readers from the end of the Boer War and the accession of Edward VII to the end of the twentieth century, when his great-granddaughter Elizabeth II had been on the throne for almost five decades. A century of enormous change, encompassing two world wars, four monarchs (Edward VII, George V, George VI and the Queen), the decline of the aristocracy and the rise of the Labour Party, women’s suffrage, the birth of the NHS, the march of suburbia and the clearance of the slums. It was a period that saw the work of the Bloomsbury Group and T. S. Eliot, of Kingsley Amis and Philip Larkin, of the end of the post-war slump to the technicolour explosion of the 1960s, to free love and punk rock and from Thatcher to Blair. A vividly readable, richly peopled tour de force, it is Peter Ackroyd writing at his considerable best.

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Uncover the intricate past of England in Peter Ackroyd''s acclaimed volume, Dominion, a crucial part of his sweeping History of England series. This charismatic narrative opens with the aftermath of Waterloo in 1815 and concludes with the death of Queen Victoria in 1901.Ackroyd masterfully recounts the era of George IV, whose rule witnessed staunch resistance to reform, and that of ''Sailor King'' William IV, an epoch which marked significant modernisation and the abolition of slavery.When eighteen-year-old Queen Victoria''s took the throne, a period of astonishing technological breakthroughs and innovation – such as steam railways and the telegraph. Yet, beneath the progress, Ackroyd unflinchingly reveals the harsh reality of the ordinary working classes mired in poverty whilst the industrial revolution flourishes around them.It was a time that saw a flowering of great literature, too. As the Georgian era gave way to that of Victoria, readers could delight not only in the work of Byron, Shelley and Wordsworth but also the great nineteenth-century novelists: the Brontë sisters, George Eliot, Mrs Gaskell, Thackeray, and, of course, Dickens, whose work has become synonymous with Victorian England. Finally, Ackroyd illustrates the British Empire''s global expansion, reflecting Britannia''s iron rule over the waves, the shockwaves of ... Unknown localization key: "more"

Objev podobné jako Dominion - Peter Ackroyd

‘Droll, provocative and crammed to busting with startling facts’ Simon Callow, GuardianIn this powerful Sunday Times bestseller Peter Ackroyd looks at London in a whole new way – through the history and experiences of its gay population.In Roman Londinium the city was dotted with lupanaria (‘wolf dens’ or public pleasure houses), fornices (brothels) and thermiae (hot baths). Then came the Emperor Constantine, with his bishops, monks and missionaries. And so began an endless loop of alternating permissiveness and censure.Ackroyd takes us right into the hidden history of the city; from the notorious Normans to the frenzy of executions for sodomy in the early nineteenth century. He journeys through the coffee bars of sixties Soho to Gay Liberation, disco music and the horror of AIDS.Today, we live in an era of openness and tolerance and Queer London has become part of the new norm. Ackroyd tells us the hidden story of how it got there, celebrating its diversity, thrills and energy on the one hand; but reminding us of its very real terrors, dangers and risks on the other.

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Just as Peter Ackroyd''s bestselling London is the biography of the city, Thames: Sacred River is the biography of the river, from sea to source. Exploring its history from prehistoric times to the present day, the reader is drawn into an extraordinary world, learning about the fishes that swim in the river and the boats that ply its surface; about floods and tides; hauntings and suicides; miasmas and malaria; locks, weirs and embankments; bridges, docks and palaces.Peter Ackroyd has a genius for digging out the most surprising and entertaining details, and for writing about them in the most magisterial prose; the result is a wonderfully readable and captivating guide to this extraordinary river and the towns and villages which line it.

Objev podobné jako Thames: Sacred River - Peter Ackroyd

In this magnificent vision of Venice, Peter Ackroyd turns his unparalleled skill at evoking place from London and the River Thames, to Italy and the city of myth, mystery and beauty. He leads us through the history of the city, from the first refugees arriving in the mists of the lagoon in the fourth century to the rise of a great mercantile state and a trading empire, the wars against Napoleon and the tourist invasions of today. There are wars and sieges, scandals and seductions, fountains playing in deserted squares and crowds thronging the markets. And there is a dark undertone too, of shadowy corners and dead ends, prisons and punishment. We could have no better guide to this most exceptional of cities - reading Ackroyd''s Venice is, in itself, a glorious journey and the perfect holiday.

Objev podobné jako Venice - Peter Ackroyd

Současný britský spisovatel Peter Ackroyd (*1949) se inspiroval životním příběhem Oscara Wilda (1854-1900) a ve formě fiktivní autobiografie napsal Wildeův životopis, jehož mottem by mohl být Wildeův proslulý výrok "Odolám všemu s výjimkou pokušení!". Oscar Wilde si deník píše v pařížském hotelu d´Alsace během několika posledních měsíců života. Deníkové zápisy zahrnují dobu od 9. srpna do 30. listopadu 1900. Wilde tu přehlíží celý svůj život, přemýšlí o svém díle, jež mělo tak oslnivý úspěch, i o vztazích k mužům, jež ho dovedly nejprve do vězení a pak do vyhnanství.

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Before the Ripper, fear had another name. London, 1880.A series of gruesome murders attributed to the mysterious 'Limehouse Golem' strikes fear into the heart of the capital. Inspector John Kildare must track down this brutal serial killer in the damp, dark alleyways of riverside London. But how does Dan Leno, music hall star extraordinaire, find himself implicated in this crime spree, and what does Elizabeth Cree, on trial for the murder of her husband, have to hide? Peter Ackroyd brings Victorian London to life in all its guts and glory, as we travel from the glamour of the music hall to the slums of the East End, meeting George Gissing and Karl Marx along the way.

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Short and oddly built, with a head too big for his body, extremely short-sighted, unable to stay still, dressed in colourful clothes, Wilkie Collins looked distinctly strange. But he was none the less a charmer, befriended by the great, loved by children, irresistibly attractive to women – and avidly read by generations of readers. Peter Ackroyd follows his hero, ‘the sweetest-tempered of all the Victorian novelists’, from his childhood as the son of a well-known artist to his struggling beginnings as a writer, his years of fame and his life-long friendship with the other great London chronicler, Charles Dickens. As well as his enduring masterpieces, The Moonstone – often called the first true detective novel – and the sensational The Woman in White, he produced an intriguing array of lesser-known works. Told with Ackroyd’s inimitable verve, this is a ravishingly entertaining life of a great storyteller, full of surprises, rich in humour and sympathetic understanding.

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The scene is London, in 1399. It is the last year of the fourteenth century, and there is talk of an apocalypse. Richard II is on the throne, yet strange signs and portents are troubling the latter part of his reign. By the side of the River Fleet in Clerkenwell the people are restless, disenchanted with the church and their King. The streets of London are rife with rumour, heresy, espionage and murder and at the centre of the confusion is the nun, Sister Clarice, who has been vouchsafed visions of the future. Is she a genuine prophet, or the tool of earthly powers? This is a story of adventure and suspense set in the late medieval world. As in many of Peter Ackroyd''s novels the distant past is no longer a foreign country but something alarmingly close and authentic. As one critic has put it, ''he is our age''s greatest London imagination''.

Objev podobné jako Clerkenwell Tales - Peter Ackroyd

''There is no Light without Darknesse and no Substance without Shaddowe''So proclaims Nicholas Dyer, assistant to Sir Christopher Wren and the man with a commission to build seven London churches to stand as beacons of the enlightenment. But Dyer plans to conceal a dark secret at the heart of each church - to create a forbidding architecture that will survive for eternity. Two hundred and fifty years later, London detective Nicholas Hawksmoor is investigating a series of gruesome murders on the sites of certain eighteenth-century churches - crimes that make no sense to the modern mind . . . ''Chillingly brilliant . . . sinister and stunningly well executed'' Independent on SundayPeter Ackroyd was born in London in 1949. A novelist, biographer and historian, he has been the literary editor of The Spectator and chief book reviewer for the The Times, as well as writing several highly acclaimed books including a biography of Dickens and London: The Biography. He lives in London.

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How deep must you bury a body to make sure it doesn’t haunt you? Frank and Terry are about to find out. They were once members of The Dogs, a feared gang who ruled much of London’s underworld back in the swinging 60s. They thought they’d escaped their troubled pasts, but the past isn’t dead – it''s just bashed about a bit and very pissed off. Spanning different times and classes, DOGS OF LONDON is a brutal, bloody tale of violence, love, revenge…and sleeping dogs who refuse to roll over and play dead.Written by Peter Milligan (X-Force, Hellblazer) and brought to bloody life by Artecida, the Dogs have awoken, and they seek more than mere revenge.

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A guidebook to 25 walks in London's green spaces and nature reserves, covering both the city centre and Greater London area. Taking in woods and forests, parks and heaths, canals and rivers, the guide includes a wealth of information about some of the species you might encounter, as well as the history and conservation of these areas.

Objev podobné jako Walking in London - Peter Aylmer

London’s many cemeteries, churches and graveyards are the last resting places of a multitude of important people from many different walks of life. Politicians, writers and military heroes rub shoulders with engineers, courtesans, artists and musicians, along with quite a few eccentric characters. Arranged geographically, this comprehensive guide describes famous graves in all the major cemeteries and churches in Greater London, including Highgate, Kensal Green, Westminster Abbey, and St Paul’s Cathedral, as well as the City churches and many suburban parish churches. The book gives biographical details, information on the monuments, and is richly illustrated. As well as being an historical guide, it also serves as an indispensable reference guide for any budding tombstone tourist.

Objev podobné jako Who’s Buried Where in London - Peter Matthews

Sběratelská kachnička představuje postavu Petera Venkmana z filmové série Ghostbusters. Figurka o výšce 5,5 cm je vyrobena z kvalitního plastu s propracovanými detaily. Dodává se v prezentovatelné krabičce s okénkem a je vhodná pro děti od 6 let.

• Detailní design postavy Petera Venkmana z Ghostbusters
• Vysoká kvalita zpracování z odolného plastu
• Atraktivní balení s průhledným okénkem pro sběratele
• Kompaktní velikost 5,5 cm vhodná do sbírky

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Šipky RedDragon steel Peter Wright Snakebite Euro11 jsou vyrobeny z 85% wolframu s ocelovým hrotem určeným pro sisalové terče. Každá šipka má hmotnost 24 gramů a balení obsahuje 3 kusy. Produkt je vhodný pro začínající i pokročilé hráče.

• Vyrobeno z 85% wolframu pro vyšší hustotu a přesnost
• Ocelový hrot (steeltip) vhodný pro klasické sisalové terče
• Univerzální váha 24 g vhodná pro různé styly hry
• Elegantní design zvyšující sebedůvěru hráče

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A set of 6 much-loved stories from classic English literature for children, brought together by Puffin Classics in beautiful paperback cover designs.Peter Pan is one of the most famous and loved stories in children''s English literature. When Peter Pan loses his shadow in the Darling children''s nursery, things will never be the same again... Over the rooftops of London, Peter Pan and the fairy Tinkerbell lead Wendy, Michael and John Darling to Neverland to start a new life with his gang of Lost Boys. There, they will encounter mermaids, princesses, a ticking crocodile and the fearsome Captain Hook and his terrible crew of pirates. What will their new life be like in Neverland? If Captain Hook has his way, they won''t live long enough to find out... Also in this collection:The Great Adventures of Sherlock HolmesOliver TwistAlice''s Adventures in WonderlandFive Children and ItGulliver''s Travels

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Řemínek Hirsch London Alligator je luxusní kožený doplněk z kolekce London. Vyznačuje se sudově barvenou kůží s perleťovým povrchem a ručně lakovanými okraji. Design doplňuje prošívání tón v tónu a ručně šitý bartack steh na sponě.

• Luxusní materiál ze sudově barvené kůže s perleťovým povrchem
• Ručně lakované okraje ve stylu Rembordé Look Coupé Franc
• Precizní ruční šití a prošívání tón v tónu
• Nadčasový elegantní design promyšlený do detailů

Objev podobné jako Řemínek Hirsch London Alligator - béžový, lesk - 21 mm - L – Standardní délka (doporučujeme) - 18 mm - Zlatá

Řemínek Hirsch London Alligator je luxusní kožený doplněk z kolekce London. Vyrábí se ze sudově barvené kůže s perleťovým povrchem a ručně lakovanými okraji. Disponuje stříbrnou sponou o šířce 14 mm a standardní délkou.

• Luxusní sudově barvená kůže s perleťovým povrchem
• Ručně lakované okraje ve stylu Rembordé Look Coupé Franc
• Precizní prošívání tón v tónu a ručně šitý bartack steh
• Nadčasový elegantní design v módní bílé barvě

Objev podobné jako Řemínek Hirsch London Alligator - bílý, lesk - 18 mm - L – Standardní délka (doporučujeme) - 14 mm - Stříbrná

Řemínek Hirsch London Alligator je vyroben ze sudově barvené kůže s perleťovým povrchem. Disponuje ručně lakovanými okraji ve stylu Rembordé Look Coupé Franc a prošíváním tón v tónu. Jedná se o elegantní a nadčasový doplněk s precizním zpracováním.

• Luxusní sudově barvená kůže s perleťovým povrchem
• Ručně lakované okraje ve stylu Rembordé Look Coupé Franc
• Precizní prošívání tón v tónu a bartack steh
• Elegantní a nadčasový design promyšlený do detailů

Objev podobné jako Řemínek Hirsch London Alligator - vínový, mat - 22 mm - L – Standardní délka (doporučujeme) - 20 mm - Stříbrná

Řemínek Hirsch London Alligator v královské modré barvě s lesklým perleťovým povrchem představuje elegantní a nadčasový doplněk. Je vyroben ze sudově barvené kůže s ručně lakovanými okraji ve stylu Rembordé Look Coupé Franc. Design doplňuje prošívání tón v tónu a ručně šitý bartack steh na sponě.

• Luxusní design s módní královskou modrou barvou a perleťovým leskem
• Ručně lakované okraje ve stylu Rembordé Look Coupé Franc pro exkluzivní vzhled
• Precizní ruční šití a prošívání tón v tónu zajišťující dlouhou životnost
• Vyrobeno ze sudově barvené kůže pro autentický a kvalitní dojem

Objev podobné jako Řemínek Hirsch London Alligator - královská modrá, lesk - 22 mm - L – Standardní délka (doporučujeme) - 18 mm - Rose Gold

Řemínek Hirsch London Lizard je vyroben z prvotřídní ještěrčí kůže s charakteristickou strukturou šupin. Disponuje módní tmavě růžovou barvou, lesklým povrchem a kontrastním ručně lakovaným okrajem. Standardní délka 14 mm je vhodná pro většinu uživatelů.

• Prvotřídní ještěrčí kůže s hustými šupinami
• Precizní prošívání a ručně lakovaný kontrastní okraj
• Módní tmavě růžová barva s lesklým finish
• Nadčasový elegantní design z kolekce London

Objev podobné jako Řemínek Hirsch London Lizard - tmavě růžový, lesk - 19 mm - L – Standardní délka (doporučujeme) - 14 mm - Rose Gold

Řemínek Hirsch London Alligator v bílé lesklé barvě s perleťovým povrchem a růžovým zlatem. Vyrábí se ze sudově barvené kůže s ručně lakovanými okraji ve stylu Rembordé Look Coupé Franc. Součástí jsou designové detaily jako prošívání tón v tónu a ručně šitý bartack steh.

• Luxusní design s perleťovým povrchem a ručně lakovanými okraji
• Vysoká kvalita sudově barvené kůže
• Elegantní detaily jako prošívání tón v tónu a ručně šitý bartack steh

Objev podobné jako Řemínek Hirsch London Alligator - bílý, lesk - 14 mm - M – Střední délka - 12 mm - Rose Gold

Řemínek Hirsch London Alligator je vyroben ze sudově barvené kůže s perleťovým povrchem a ručně lakovanými okraji. Disponuje prošíváním tón v tónu a ručně šitým bartack stehem na sponě. Model má šířku 14 mm, střední délku a zlatou sponu o šířce 10 mm.

• Luxusní sudově barvená kůže s perleťovým povrchem
• Ručně lakované okraje ve stylu Rembordé Look Coupé Franc
• Precizní prošívání tón v tónu a ručně šitý bartack steh
• Nadčasový design s módní pastelovou modrou barvou

Objev podobné jako Řemínek Hirsch London Alligator - pastelový modrý, mat - 14 mm - M – Střední délka - 10 mm - Zlatá

Řemínek Hirsch London Alligator je luxusní kožený doplněk s tyrkysovou matnou barvou a perleťovým povrchem. Vyznačuje se ručně lakovanými okraji ve stylu Rembordé Look Coupé Franc a prošíváním tón v tónu. Řemínek je vyroben ze sudově barvené kůže a disponuje stříbrnou sponou s ručně šitým bartack stehem.

• Elegantní nadčasový design s módní tyrkysovou barvou
• Ručně lakované okraje ve stylu Rembordé Look Coupé Franc
• Jemná struktura s perleťovým povrchem a prošíváním tón v tónu
• Precizní zpracování ze sudově barvené kůže

Objev podobné jako Řemínek Hirsch London Alligator - tyrkysový, mat - 21 mm - L – Standardní délka (doporučujeme) - 18 mm - Stříbrná

Náušnice z kolekce Kurt Geiger London s křišťálovou ozdobou. Výrobek je vyroben z mosazi. Představují elegantní doplněk do šatníku.

• Křišťálová ozdoba pro elegantní vzhled
• Vyrobeno z kvalitní mosazi
• Design z exkluzivní kolekce London
• Univerzální styl pro různé příležitosti

Objev podobné jako Náušnice Kurt Geiger London

Tubbz kachnička představuje Petera Venkmana z Krotitelů duchů jako 9cm sběratelskou figurku s uniformou a protonovým blasterem. Produkt je oficiálně licencovaný a dodávaný v papírové krabičce s okýnkem. Není určena pro použití ve vodě.

• Oficiálně licencovaný produkt s autentickými detaily
• Ikoničká uniforma a protonový blaster pro věrné zpracování
• Dodáváno v papírové krabičce s okýnkem, ideální na vystavení
• Vhodné pro děti od 6 let jako sběratelský předmět

Objev podobné jako Tubbz kachnička Krotitelé duchů Peter Venkman

Román vypráví příběh Simona Shawa, který po rozvodu a profesním vyhoření utíká do jižní Francie. Společně s Nicole a Ernestem promění opuštěnou četnickou stanici v útulný hotel, ale jejich idylu naruší loupež v místní bance. Kniha kombinuje humor, romantiku a napětí v typickém provensálském prostředí.

• Autentický příběh z prostředí Provence od uznávaného autora
• Kombinace humoru, dobrodružství a romantiky
• Lehký a zábavný styl psaní typický pro Petera Mayleho
• Ideální čtení pro milovníky Francie a cestování

Objev podobné jako Hotel Pastis - Peter Mayle

"All the world is made of faith, and trust, and pixie dust" When Peter Pan loses his shadow in the Darling children''s nursery, things will never be the same again... -----Over the rooftops of London, Peter Pan and the fairy Tinkerbell lead Wendy, Michael and John Darling to Neverland to start a new life with his gang of Lost Boys. There, they will encounter mermaids, princesses, a ticking crocodile and the fearsome Captain Hook and his terrible crew of pirates. What will their new life be like in Neverland? If Captain Hook has his way, they won''t live long enough to find out... ----- This special Puffin Classics edition brings together two of the most inspirational collections at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London - the works of Arts and Crafts pioneer William Morris and the literature of J.M Barrie. Illustrator Liz Catchpole has selected patterns from the V&A archive and introduced new artwork inspired by the collection to create a beautiful cover which brings JM Barrie''s timeless story to life.

Objev podobné jako Peter Pan - Barrie Jean-Marie

Kniha Petera Walkera zkoumá globální přístupy k cyklistice a městské infrastruktuře. Srovnává vzorová města jako Amsterdam a Kodaň s problematickými prostředími v Británii, USA a Austrálii. Analyzuje chyby v plánování měst a jejich dopad na bezpečnost a vnímání cyklistů.

• Poutavá investigativní reportáž o cyklistice ve světě
• Srovnání příkladů dobré praxe a problematických oblastí
• Připraví čtenáře na obhajobu svých práv na silnici
• Založeno na práci respektovaného novináře Guardianu

Objev podobné jako Bike Nation - Peter Walker

Náhradní náplň do katalytické lampy Ashleigh & Burwood s vůní jasmínu a damsonu. Prostřednictvím katalytického procesu účinně eliminuje nepříjemné pachy v interiéru. Obsahuje 500 ml vonné esence pro dlouhodobé použití.

• Ničí nepříjemné pachy včetně cigaretového kouře a pachů z vaření
• Lze bezpečně nechat bez dozoru během provozu
• Květinová vůně s orientálními tóny jasmínu a damsonu
• Dlouhotrvající náplň o objemu 500 ml

Objev podobné jako Ashleigh & Burwood London Lamp Fragrance Jasmine & Damson náplň do katalytické lampy 500 ml

Náhradní náplň do katalytické lampy Ashleigh & Burwood London Romance o objemu 500 ml s květinově-dřevitou vůní. Určeno k provonění interiéru podle aktuální nálady. Používá se podle přiloženého návodu.

• Květinově-dřevitá vůně pro příjemnou atmosféru
• Objem 500 ml pro dlouhodobé použití
• Vhodné pro většinu katalytických lamp
• Snadné použití podle přiloženého návodu

Objev podobné jako Ashleigh & Burwood London Romance náplň do katalytické lampy 500 ml

''A Baedeker of the past, absorbing and revealing in equal measure'' Peter Ackroyd''Brings the age''s tortuous splendours and profound murkiness vividly to life'' ObserverWhen Dr Johnson published his great Dictionary in 1755, London was the biggest city in Europe. The opulence of the rich and the comfort of the ''middling'' sort contrasted sharply with the back-breaking labour and pitiful wages of the poor. Executions were rated one of the best amusements, but there was bullock-hunting and cock-fighting too. Crime, from pickpockets to highwaymen, was rife, prisons were poisonous and law-enforcement rudimentary.Dr Johnson''s London is the result of the author''s passionate interest in the practical details of the everyday life of our ancestors: the streets, houses and gardens; cooking, housework, laundry and shopping; clothes and cosmetics; medicine, sex, hobbies, education and etiquette. The book spans the years 1740 to 1770, starting when the gin craze was gaining ground and ending when the east coast of America was still British. While brilliantly recording the strangeness and individuality of the past, Dr Johnson''s London continually reminds us of parallels with the present day.

Objev podobné jako Dr Johnson's London - Liza Picard

Box Friedrich Lederwaren London 26120-2 poskytuje úložný prostor pro 10 kusů hodinek. Je vyroben z černé teletiny s charakteristickým bílým prošíváním. Vnitřní prostor boxu je také černý.

• Elegantní design z černé teletiny
• Kapacita pro 10 párů hodinek
• Bílé prošívání pro kontrastní vzhled
• Černý interiér pro jednotný styl

Objev podobné jako Box na hodinky Friedrich Lederwaren London 26120-2

‘An extraordinary history’ - Peter Ackroyd, The Times‘A lively account of (Bazalgette’s) magnificent achievements. . . graphically illustrated’ - Hermione Hobhouse‘Halliday is good on sanitary engineering and even better on cloaca, crud and putrefaction . . . (he) writes with the relish of one who savours his subject and has deeply researched it. . . splendidly illustrated’ - Ruth RendellIn the sweltering summer of 1858, sewage generated by over two million Londoners was pouring into the Thames, producing a stink so offensive that it drove Members of Parliament from the chamber of the House of Commons.The Times called the crisis ‘The Great Stink’. Parliament had to act – drastic measures were required to clean the Thames and to improve London’s primitive system of sanitation. The great engineer entrusted with this enormous task was Sir Joseph Bazalgette, who rose to the challenge and built the system of intercepting sewers, pumping stations and treatment works that serves London to this day. In the process, he cleansed the Thames and helped banish cholera.The Great Stink of London offers a vivid insight into Bazalgette’s achievements and the era in which he worked and lived, including his heroic battles with politicians and bureaucrats that would ... Unknown localization key: "more"

Objev podobné jako The Great Stink of London - Stephen Halliday

It is 1967. A mysterious disease appears in an English town. People fall down suddenly, poleaxed, and many die. Is it caused by a bacterium, a virus, a poison? Nobody knows, and top doctors squabble over its cause. But then two junior doctors and a young anthropology student, who has recovered from the disease, join together. The three investigators continue their work to find out the cause of the disease, a virus whose worst effects are only shown in those who are very anxious. They think they have found the cause and the solution. But will they be in time? This is a gripping dystopian tale, very much relevant to events unfolding today and written by Emeritus Professor of Community Psychiatry at Imperial College, London, Peter Tyrer whose long-standing interest in the connections between mental and physical health informed the novel.

Objev podobné jako Poleaxed - Peter Tyrer

Kniha - autor Peter Ackroyd, 400 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná Peter Ackroyd is our preeminent chronicler of London. In Queer City, he looks at the metropolis in a whole new way – through the history and experiences of its gay population. In Roman Londinium the penis was worshipped and homosexuality was considered admirable. The city was dotted with lupanaria (‘wolf dens’ or public pleasure houses), fornices (brothels) and thermiae (hot baths). Then came the Emperor Constantine, with his bishops and clergy, monks and missionaries. His rule was accompanied by the first laws against queer practices. What followed was an endless loop of alternating permissiveness and censure, from the notorious Normans, whose military might depended on masculine loyalty, and the fashionable female transvestism of the 1620s; to the frenzy of executions for sodomy in the early 1800s and the ‘gay plague’ in the 1980s. Ackroyd takes us right into this hidden city,...

Objev podobné jako Queer City: Gay London from the Romans to the Present Day (0099592940)

Peter Rabbit had heard wonderful stories about the faraway place called London, but it''s not at all what he''s used to... cobbled roads, big red buses and buildings that reach as high as the sky!Join Peter and his friends in this irresistible new lift-the-flap adventure, full of London sights and famous landmarks including St Paul’s Cathedral, Big Ben, Houses of Parliament, Tower of London, Tower Bridge, Buckingham Palace and Covent Garden Market.A sweet story of adventure and the perfect introduction to London and its iconic sights.

Objev podobné jako Peter Rabbit: Peter Rabbit Goes to London - POTTER BEATRIX

**A TIMES AND SUNDAY TIMES HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEAR**Quite simply, this book is a work of genius - Matthew Parris, The SpectatorAn essential study of post-war gay London life... one of the best anthologies I have ever read - John Self, The ObserverWith it’s wide-ranging selection, generous biographical notes and provocative bibliography, Some Men in London is a serious and important contribution to our understanding of Britain up to today - Fiona Sampson, The TabletAn absolutely extraordinary book … about actually what life was like for homosexual men in London in the 1940s and the 1950s… It’s amazing - Dominic Sandbrook The first part of a major new anthology which uncovers the rich reality of life for queer men in LondonIn the 1940s, it was believed that homosexuality had been becoming more widespread in the aftermath of war. A moral panic ensued, centred around London as the place to which gay men gravitated.In a major new anthology, Peter Parker explores what it was actually like for queer men in London in this period, whether they were well-known figures such as John Gielgud, ‘Chips’ Channon and E.M. Forster, or living lives of quiet – or occasionally rowdy – anonymity in ... Unknown localization key: "more"

Objev podobné jako Some Men In London: Queer Life, 1945-1959 - Peter Parker

**A TIMES AND SUNDAY TIMES HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEAR** ''Quite simply, this book is a work of genius'' Matthew Parris, SpectatorThe second in a major two-part anthology uncovering the rich reality of life for queer men in London, from the end of the Second World War to decriminalization in 1967In the 1940s, it was believed that homosexuality had been becoming more widespread in the aftermath of war. A moral panic ensued, centred around London as the place to which gay men gravitated. Peter Parker''s fascinating new compendium explores what it was actually like for queer men in London in this period, whether they were well-known figures such as Francis Bacon, Joe Orton and Kenneth Williams, or living lives of quiet – or occasionally rowdy – anonymity in pubs, clubs, more public places of assignation, or at home. It is rich with letters, diaries, psychological textbooks, novels, films, plays and police records, covering a wide range of viewpoints, from those who deplored homosexuality to those who campaigned for its decriminalization. This second volume, from 1960 to 1967, shows how key elements in British society gradually changed their views on homosexuality, resulting in the landmark 1967 act by which it was ... Unknown localization key: "more"

Objev podobné jako Some Men In London: Queer Life, 1960-1967 - Peter Parker

Agatha Christie's most daring crime mystery - an early and particularly brilliant outing of Hercule Poirot, `The Murder of Roger Ackroyd', with its legendary twist, changed the detective fiction genre for ever. Roger Ackroyd knew too much. He knew that the woman he loved had poisoned her brutal first husband. He suspected also that someone had been blackmailing her. Now, tragically, came the news that she had taken her own life with a drug overdose. But the evening post brought Roger one last fatal scrap of information. Unfortunately, before he could finish the letter, he was stabbed to death...

Objev podobné jako The Murder of Roger Ackroyd - Agatha Christie

Collins brings the Queen of Crime, Agatha Christie, to English language learners.Agatha Christie is the most widely published author of all time and in any language. Now Collins has adapted her famous detective novels for English language learners. These carefully adapted versions are shorter with the language targeted at upper-intermediate learners (CEF level B2).Each reader includes:Audio with a reading of the adapted storyHelpful notes on charactersCultural and historical notes relevant to the plotA glossary of the more difficult wordsRoger Ackroyd is a man who knows too much.He knows the woman he loved poisoned her first husband. He knows someone was blackmailing her – and now he knows she killed herself.When Roger Ackroyd is found murdered, the famous Belgiandetective, Hercule Poirot, is called in to find out who the killer is.

Objev podobné jako The Murder of Roger Ackroyd - Agatha Christie

“This is Agatha Christie’s masterpiece, and if she never wrote another word, she’d have still gone down as the Queen.” –LOUISE PENNY, #1 New York Times bestselling author“Ingenious and unexpected.” –NEW YORK TIMESThe official edition of the beloved classic voted by the British Crime Writers’ Association as the "Best Crime Novel of all Time," now featuring a new introduction by Louise Penny, a foreword from Agatha Christie''s great grandson, and exclusive content from the Queen of Mystery.Roger Ackroyd knew too much. He knew that the woman he loved had poisoned her brutal first husband. He suspected also that someone had been blackmailing her. Then, tragically, came the news that she had taken her own life with an apparent drug overdose.However, the evening post brought Roger one last fatal scrap of information, but before he could finish reading the letter, he was stabbed to death. Luckily one of Roger’s friends and the newest resident to retire to this normally quiet village takes over—none other than Monsieur Hercule Poirot . . .Not only beloved by generations of readers, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd was one of Agatha Christie’s own favorite works—a brilliant whodunit that firmly established the author’s reputation as the Queen ... Unknown localization key: "more"

Objev podobné jako Murder of Roger Ackroyd - Agatha Christie

The new, thoroughly updated second edition of Bradt''s Freedom Pass London brings to life the UK capital through 26 carefully curated walks that reveal historical landmarks, wildlife hotspots and quiet corners with fascinating pasts. As the title suggests, this travel guidebook is designed for the 1.1 million people who can enjoy free travel by train, tube and bus in central and Greater London thanks to the Freedom Pass, but its focus on walking destinations accessible by public transport makes it a must for anyone living in or visiting London. One of London''s unexpected glories is the way that the city meets countryside, not just in the surprisingly rural Green Belt, but also in the ''villagey'' corners of suburbs, along urban rivers and amid the city''s commons, parks and woodlands. The area featured extends from Amersham, northwest of London, to Epping in the northeast, Orpington in the southeast and Epsom in the southwest. Whether you are a city-dweller keen to explore parts of Essex, Kent, Surrey, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire and Hertfordshire, or you live in suburbs and fancy visiting central London, Freedom Pass London proposes itineraries for you.With Bradt''s Freedom Pass London, you can discover where Charles Darwin lived and the local ... Unknown localization key: "more"

Objev podobné jako Freedom Pass London - Mike Pentelow, Peter Arkell

Agatha Christie’s most daring crime mystery, now presented as a sumptuous hardback Special Edition.Roger Ackroyd knew too much. He knew that the woman he loved had poisoned her brutal first husband. He suspected also that someone had been blackmailing her. Now, tragically, came the news that she had taken her own life with a drug overdose.But the evening post brought Roger one last fatal scrap of information. Unfortunately, before he could finish the letter, he was stabbed to death…

Objev podobné jako The Murder of Roger Ackroyd - Agatha Christie

A collection of 40 sketches by artist Norman Ackroyd, presenting the Irish coast in all its rugged beauty.

Objev podobné jako An Irish Notebook - Norman Ackroyd

One of Britain’s foremost printmakers, Norman Ackroyd has spent a lifetime recording the coastal landscapes of the British Isles. Gorgeously printed,A Shetland Notebook contains 39 of his vivid landscape sketches in watercolor. Made in the open air, often aboard a pitching and tossing fishing boat, these lively, spontaneous works capture the unique atmosphere of these remote and beautiful islands. The notebook’s unusual format is due entirely to the artist, who uses sheets of various types of paper torn to fit into a loose-leaf binder made from two pieces of wooden picture-backing; this he tucks into his coat pocket, ready for use whenever the need arises. His engaging commentaries place each sketch in its context and describe the techniques employed to make it—as well as the day’s prevailing weather conditions.

Objev podobné jako A Shetland Notebook - Norman Ackroyd