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11David Copperfield , Charles Dickens (1992)
Dickens wrote of "David Copperfield" :'Of all my books I like this the best'. Millions of readers in almost every language on earth have subsequently come to share the author's own enthusiasm for… 222 руб12Oliver Twist , Charles Dickens (2000)
Dickens had already achieved renown with The Pickwick Papers. With Oliver Twist his reputation was enhanced and strengthened. The novel contains many classic Dickensian themes - grinding poverty… 222 руб13Henry the Seventh , James Gairdner (1889)
1889. The English historian Gairdner's valuable and painstaking contributions to English history relate chiefly to the reigns of Richard III, Henry VII and Henry VIII. He begins his biography of… 1308 руб14Pollyanna&Pollyanna Grows Up , Porter Eleanor H. (2012)
When Pollyanna Whittier goes to live with her sourtempered aunt after her father's death, things seem bad enough, but then a dreadful accident ensues. However, Pollyanna's sunny nature and good… 222 руб15RAW: Pervasive Creativity in Asia , Sinha Kunal (2012)
RAW examines in detail how Asian creativity translates into commercial sense. We are shown, through sumptuous photography and incisive text, how creativity in Asia is borne out of adversity… 2244 руб16Chaplin: The Tramp's Odyssey , Louvish Simon (2012)
An Everyman who expressed the defiant spirit of freedom, Charlie Chaplin was first lauded and later reviled in the America that made him Hollywood's richest man. He was a figure of multiple… 857 руб17In My Shoes: A Memoir , Mellon T. (2013)
When Tamara Mellon's father lent her the money to start a high-end shoe company, he cautioned her:'Don't let the accountants run your business.'Little did he know. Over the next fifteen years the… 838 руб18David , Dickens Charles (2004)
Dickens wrote of David Copperfield:'Of all my books I like this the best'. Millions of readers in almost every language on earth ha\'e subsequently come to share the author's own enthusiasm for this… 254 руб19The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat , Sacks Oliver (2011)
In his most extraordinary book, Oliver Sacks recounts the stories of patients lost in the bizarre, apparently inescapable world of neurological disorders. These are case studies of people who have… 1110 руб20Oliver Twist , Charles Dickens (2012)
Introduction and Notes by Dr Ella Westland, University of Exeter Dickens had already achieved renown with The Pickwick Papers. With Oliver Twist his reputation was enhanced and strengthened. The… 539 руб
