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Скачать книгу (размер 2 503 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 492) Аннотация: On September 8, 1941, eleven weeks after Hitler launched Operation Barbarossa, his brutal surprise attack on the Soviet Union, Leningrad was surrounded. The siege was not lifted for two and a half years, by which time some three quarters of a million Leningraders had died of starvation. Anna Reid's «Leningrad» is a gripping, authoritative narrative history of this dramatic moment in the twentieth…

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Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2) Аннотация: Music historian and journalist Tim Riley's biography challenges many popular assumptions about Lennon's life, from his widely misunderstood 'Working Class Hero' origins to his epic romance with Yoko Ono. Riley also explores Lennon in all his contradictions: the misogynist turned peace activist, the moralist who loved to outrage and the 'bigger than Christ' LSD enthusiast who settled down to…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 850 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 364) Аннотация: Sister to Queen Anne Boleyn, she was seduced by two kings and was an intimate player in one of history's most gripping dramas. Yet much of what we know about Mary Boleyn has been fostered through garbled gossip, romantic fiction, and the misconceptions repeated by historians. Now, in her latest book, New York Times bestselling author and noted British historian Alison Weir gives us the first ever…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 880 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 370) Аннотация: In this fascinating and intimate portrait of the Stuarts, author Allan Massie takes us deep into one of history's bloodiest and most tumultuous reigns. Exploring the family's lineage from the first Stuart king to the last, The Royal Stuarts is a panoramic history of the family that acted as a major player in the Scottish Wars of Independence, the Union of the Crowns, the English Civil War, the…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 809 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 356) Аннотация: In December 1893, Sherlock Holmes-adoring Londoners eagerly opened their Strand magazines, anticipating the detective's next adventure, only to find the unthinkable: his creator, Arthur Conan Doyle, had killed their hero off. London spiraled into mourning — crowds sported black armbands in grief — and railed against Conan Doyle as his assassin. Then in 1901, just as abruptly as Conan Doyle had…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 462 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 288) Аннотация: A fascinating, lively account of the making of the King James Bible. James VI of Scotland — now James I of England — came into his new kingdom in 1603. Trained almost from birth to manage rival political factions, he was determined not only to hold his throne, but to avoid the strife caused by religious groups that was be devilling most European countries. He would hold his God-appointed position…

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Скачать книгу (размер 891 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 176) Аннотация: Capturing the unbelievable scope of Shakespeare's influence, this book covers the little-known details of Shakespeare's life along with the surprising legacy of the language and phrases inherited from his works. Organized for easy reference, sections include: Shakespeare's Life Who was this man — the playwright, the lover, the family man? Words and Phrases Owed to Shakespeare Did you know we have…

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