On a memorable day in human history, February 12, 1809, 2 babies were born an ocean apart -Abraham Lincoln and Charles Darwin. Searching for the men behind the icons of emancipation and evolution, Adam Gopnik shows us, in this captivating double life, Lincoln and Darwin as they really were -family men and social climbers, ambitious manipulators and courageous adventurers.Knopf, 2009; 211 pp.; EN; hbVan/List Price € 24,95 Voor/Our Price € 9,99Uw prijsvoordeel/You save: 60 %
This book tells the story of Audrey Hepburn, one of only 10 actors to win a competitive Oscar, Tony, Emmy and Grammy. But, in her eyes, possibly the best role of her career was that of Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF. Her first hand experiences in The Netherlands during WWII uniquely qualified her to relate to children devastated by war and famine.TAJ Books, 2012; 96 pp.; EN; ills. b/w & col; S; hbVan/List Price € 15,95 Voor/Our Price € 5,99Uw prijsvoordeel/You save: 62 %
Ludwig van Beethoven wordt beschouwd als een van de grootste componisten aller tijden en hij is tot op de huidige dag nog altijd een van de populairste. Dit is eerste biografie in het Nederlands taalgebied die het geheel van zijn leven en werk omspant.Bezige Bij, 2012; 672 pp.; NL; ills. b/w; pbpb € 19,90
The author gives us a very human portrait of a Russian ruler second only to Peter the Great. Dutiful daughter, passionate lover, doting grandmother, tireless legislator, and generous patron of artists and philosophers, Empress Catherine II was also a powerful and accomplished world leader. She seized the throne and held on to it from 1762 until her death in 1796, through wars, rebellions, and plagues, by the force of her personality and an unshakable belief in her own destiny.St. Martin's Griffin, 2006; 566 pp.; EN; index; ills. col; pbVan/List Price € 19,95 Voor/Our Price € 8,99Uw prijsvoordeel/You save: 55 %
Carl Linnaeus, 1707-1778, invented the system, now used worldwide, of giving living organisms 2 Latin names and through his Systema Naturae, published in 1735, brought order to all recorded knowledge about plants and animals. A keen traveller, collector, painter and geologist, his lifelong passion was for botany. This is a lively account of Linnaeus the man, his adventures in the wilds of Lapland, his family life, as well as his scientific achievements.Frances Lincoln; 264 pp.; EN; index; ills. b/w & col; hbVan/List Price € 40,00 Voor/Our Price € 17,95Uw prijsvoordeel/You save: 55 %
Her canvases were the court of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, the Great Terror, America at the the time of Washington and Jefferson, Paris under the Directoire and then under Napoleon, Regency London, and for the last years of her life, the Italian ducal courts. She witnessed firsthand the demise of the French monarchy, the Revolution, the Reign of Terror, and the rise and fall of Napoleon. Lucie Dillon -de la Tour du Pin-, a daughter of French and British nobility, was the chronicler of her age.Harper, 2009; 480 pp.; EN; index; ills. b/w; hbVan/List Price € 28,95 Voor/Our Price € 11,95Uw prijsvoordeel/You save: 59 %
Thomas Beach, alias Henri Le Caron, turned from restless adventurer to cloak-and-dagger operative risking everything -his career, his family, and his life- for Queen and country. In Delusion, Peter Edwards reveals the early history of Canadian, British, and American espionage and details the little-told historic role Canada played in the violent fight for Irish Independence.Key Porter, 2008; 344 pp.; EN; index; ills. b/w; hbVan/List Price € 29,95 Voor/Our Price € 10,80Uw prijsvoordeel/You save: 64 %
So often viewed in her relationships with men, Elizabeth I is portrayed in this surprisingly fresh portrait as the product of women -the mother she lost to a political execution, the female subjects who worshipped her, and the peers and intimates who loved, raised, challenged, and sometimes opposed her. Borman offers an unprecedented account of how the public posture of femininity figured into the English court, the power of fecundity and flirtation, and Elizabeth's views on female inferiority.Bantam, 2009; 475 pp.; EN; index; ills. col; hbVan/List Price € 28,00 Voor/Our Price € 11,95Uw prijsvoordeel/You save: 57 %
In this groundbreaking new biography of Bloody Mary, Linda Porter brings to life a queen best remembered for burning hundreds of Protestant heretics at the stake, but whose passion, will, and sophistication have for centuries been overlooked. Daughter of Henry VIII and Katherine of Aragon, wife of Philip of Spain, and sister of Edward VI, Mary Tudor was a cultured Renaissance princess. This biography cuts through the myths to reveal the truth about the first queen to rule England in her own right.St. Martin's, 2007; 452 pp.; EN; index; ills. b/w; hbVan/List Price € 27,95 Voor/Our Price € 11,95Uw prijsvoordeel/You save: 57 %
Friedrich der Grosse ist eie=ne der facettenreichsten Personlichkeiten der eorpaischen Geschichte. Er wollte von seinen Zeitgenossen und der Nachwelt als Grosser anerkannt werden -als Feldherr, Dichter, Philosoph und Kunstfreund. Die Ausstellung mit aussagestarken Originalzeugnissen und das Begleitbuch erlauben den Blick hinter die Maske des Konigs. Sie offenbaren in 12 Themenkomplexen Friedrichs Personlichkeit und Charakter, seine Ideen, sein Denken und Handeln.Hirmer, 2012; 420 pp.; GE; ills. b/w & col; hbhb € 43,95
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