In deze bundel is een aantal studies van historicus Dolf Cohen over de Tweede Wereldoorlog bij elkaar gebracht. Dit boek bevat ook inleidingen op Cohens loopbaan, zijn geschiedopvattingen, zijn biografie en zijn publicaties.Boom, 2005; 412 pp.; NL; index; ills. b/w; hbVan/List Price € 32,00 Voor/Our Price € 9,90Uw prijsvoordeel/You save: 69 %
This monograph looks at Arthur Rackham's life and work and uses diaries, letters and personal belongings in order to provide a picture of the artist. Here are his most famous watercolours of fairies and goblins as well as his portraits.Arcade Pub; 200 pp.; EN; index; ills. b/w & col; hbVan/List Price € 50,00 Voor/Our Price € 22,50Uw prijsvoordeel/You save: 55 %
Cecil Beaton was at the very heart of the Swinging Sixties, contributing to Vogue and surrounded by the rich, the famous and the beautiful such as Greta Garbo, Mick Jagger, Nureyev, vied with the Snowdons, photographed the Queen. His 1960s diaries.Phoenix, 2003; 494 pp.; EN; index; ills. b/w; pbVan/List Price € 18,95 Voor/Our Price € 7,95Uw prijsvoordeel/You save: 58 %
The Bin Ladens rose from poverty to privilege, they loyally served the Saudi Royal family for generations and then one of them changed history on 9-11. Steve Coll tells the epic story of the rise of the Bin Laden family and of the wildly diverse lifestyles of the generations to which Osama belongs and against whom he rebelled.Penguin, 2008; 671 pp.; EN; index; ills. b/w; hbVan/List Price € 35,00 Voor/Our Price € 10,99Uw prijsvoordeel/You save: 69 %
Even the cliches of his life reveal the extent to which Caesar has become an enduring part of the fabric of western culture. Maria Wyke explores the ways in which Caesar's life has provided inexhaustible inspiration for 2000 years.Granta, 2007; 287 pp.; EN; index; hbVan/List Price € 32,95 Voor/Our Price € 14,95Uw prijsvoordeel/You save: 55 %
Kelly traces the life of Casanova, a man whose very name is synonymous with sensuality, seduction, and sexual prowess. But Casanova was more than just a great lover, he was also a businessman, diplomat, spy and philosopher.Tarcher, 2008; 403 pp.; EN; index; ills. b/w & col; hbVan/List Price € 29,95 Voor/Our Price € 10,95Uw prijsvoordeel/You save: 63 %
This is the biography of China's first emperor Qin Shihuangi, 258-210 BC, who unified 6 states to create imperial China, he founded the Great Wall, his military achievements are reflected in the buried army of terracotta soldiers that surrounds his tomb.St. Martin's, 2008; 209 pp.; EN; index; ills. b/w; hbVan/List Price € 24,95 Voor/Our Price € 9,90Uw prijsvoordeel/You save: 60 %
In the Eden Dance Palace trial of 1931, in which 4 Nazi storm troopers stood accused of attempted murder, a lawyer for the prosecution -Hans Litten- requested the presence of Hitler as a witness. The story of this historic confrontation and Hans Litten.Oxford, 2008; 349 pp.; EN; index; ills. b/w; hbVan/List Price € 29,95 Voor/Our Price € 10,95Uw prijsvoordeel/You save: 63 %
Sammy Davis Jr. was an entertainment icon, who died near bankruptcy. Birkbeck's work of investigative journalism unveils the extraordinary story of an international celebrity at the centre of a confluence of entertainment, politics and organized crime.Amistad, 2008; 280 pp.; EN; index; ills. b/w; hbVan/List Price € 25,95 Voor/Our Price € 9,99Uw prijsvoordeel/You save: 62 %
Presented in a laminated, embossed cover to resemble an actual photo album, this visual biography of Frank Sinatra traces his life in more than 100 family snapshots and other photos from Sinatra's private archives, acc. by recollections and stories.Little, Brown, 2007; 144 pp.; EN; ills. b/w & col; hbVan/List Price € 32,95 Voor/Our Price € 12,95Uw prijsvoordeel/You save: 61 %
This is a masterful portrait of Golda Meir, one of the most influential women in modern history and one of the founders of the State of Israel. Burkett looks beyond her well-known accomplishments to the motivations and ideals, personal victories a.o.Harper, 2008; 483 pp.; EN; index; ills. b/w; hbVan/List Price € 29,95 Voor/Our Price € 11,95Uw prijsvoordeel/You save: 60 %
Henry VIII was Britain's most powerful monarch. Starkey's magisterial biography of Henry VIII's early life paints an unforgettable portrait of a Renaissance prince who turned tyrant, and unpicks the complexities of a king who still towers over history.Harper Press, 2008; 413 pp.; EN; index; ills. col; pbVan/List Price € 24,95 Voor/Our Price € 9,90Uw prijsvoordeel/You save: 60 %
Timothy Leary was a brilliant behavioural psychologist who was sacked from Harvard for his experiments with psychedelic drugs. He escaped from jail, fled from the US with the help of terrorists, was kidnapped in Africa. A biography.Barricade Books, 2006; 306 pp.; EN; index; ills. b/w; hbVan/List Price € 26,95 Voor/Our Price € 9,90Uw prijsvoordeel/You save: 63 %
Like his father Auguste, Jean Renoir was a virtuoso in his field. From early films like La Fille de l' Eau, La Chienne through later masterpieces like Rules of the Game and the Grand Illusion, he forged the reputation as France's most important filmmaker.Taschen, 2007; 192 pp.; EN; ills. b/w & col; hbVan/List Price € 24,99 Voor/Our Price € 12,50Uw prijsvoordeel/You save: 50 %
This new biography shows how Jezebel, the proud and courageous queen of Israel, was vilified and made the very embodiment of wanton wickedness by her political and religious enemies.Doubleday, 2007; 258 pp.; EN; index; hbVan/List Price € 24,95 Voor/Our Price € 9,50Uw prijsvoordeel/You save: 62 %
James Smithson, 1765-1829, was the British chemist, mineralogist, and philanthropist who sparked the creation of the Smithsonian Institution. He left his fortune and a wealth of scientific papers to a country he had never visited. His compelling story.Bloomsbury, 2007; 432 pp.; EN; index; ills. b/w & col; hbVan/List Price € 30,00 Voor/Our Price € 12,50Uw prijsvoordeel/You save: 58 %
Unger has written an excellent biography that deftly weaves Lorenzo de' Medici's story with the wider saga of politics and culture in both Florence and other Italian city-states. Unger views Lorenzo as a compelling mix of aesthetics and action.JR Books, 2008; 513 pp.; EN; index; ills. b/w & col; hbVan/List Price € 34,95 Voor/Our Price € 13,95Uw prijsvoordeel/You save: 60 %
The Fantastic Story of the Eccentric ScientistWho Unlocked the Mysteries of the Middle KingdomIn sumptuous and illuminating detail, Simon Winchester brings to life the extraordinary story of Joseph Needham, the brilliant Cambridge scientist who unlocked the most closely held secrets of China.Harper, 2008; 316 pp.; EN; index; ills. b/w; hbVan/List Price € 29,95 Voor/Our Price € 10,95Uw prijsvoordeel/You save: 63 %
Using copies and translations of his lost writings on his time as ambassador to Kublai Khan, this is an account of Marco Polo's travels which he did not personally reveal in his lifetime, of his travels to Vietnam, Java, India, Arabia, and China.Sutton, 2005; 230 pp.; EN; index; ills. b/w & col; hbVan/List Price € 30,00 Voor/Our Price € 10,99Uw prijsvoordeel/You save: 63 %
Famous for having found David Livingstone on the shores of Lake Tanganyika, Henry Morton Stanley remains an enigmatic figure. He was brought up in a poorhouse in Wales, fled to America, fought in the Civil War, worked as a journalist, explored the Congo.Sutton, 2004; 374 pp.; EN; ills. b/w; hbVan/List Price € 30,00 Voor/Our Price € 10,99Uw prijsvoordeel/You save: 63 %
The early 19th century was the heroic age of Egyptology. Napoleon who had invaded Egypt in 1798-99. The French consul in Egypt Bernardino Drovetti played a leading role in diplomacy, politics, archeology and exploration.Rubicon Press; 372 pp.; EN; index; ills. b/w; pbVan/List Price € 32,95 Voor/Our Price € 12,50Uw prijsvoordeel/You save: 62 %
In 1944 trouwde de 20-jarige Corrie den Held met Nederlands meest beruchte landverrader Anton van der Waals, een charmante vermogende baron, die verzetslieden uitleverde. Toen ze het vermoeden kreeg dat hij een verrader was, kon ze niet meer terug.Bezige Bij, 2010; 222 pp.; NL; pbpb € 17,90
The capture of Manila from the Spanish in 1762 caused William Pitt the Elder to refer to the General that commanded it, William Draper, as Manila's gallant conqueror. A groundbreaking new assessment of this powerful military figure.I.B. Tauris, 2006; 258 pp.; EN; index; ills. b/w; hbVan/List Price € 60,00 Voor/Our Price € 14,95Uw prijsvoordeel/You save: 75 %
Adm. Horatio Nelson became a national idol after smashing Napoleon's fleet in the 1798 Battle of the Nile, was killed in the 1805 Battle of Trafalgar, and became England's greatest naval hero. A highly readable, authoritative biography.Basic Books, 2005; 873 pp.; EN; index; ills. b/w; hbVan/List Price € 36,80 Voor/Our Price € 14,95Uw prijsvoordeel/You save: 59 %
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