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  • Lost London

    100 Vanished Landmarks, Curious Customs and Buried Treasures

    di David Long ...
    UNCOVER LONDON'S PAST, BROUGHT TO LIFE THROUGH ITS LOST AND FORGOTTEN TREASURES, LANDMARKS, CUSTOMS AND STORIESLondon is a city steeped in history; a place where the past lingers in every shadow. More than 2,000 years in the making and covering 600 square miles, like any modern capital it reinvents itself on an almost perpetual basis, yet it's almost impossible to walk its streets without finding ... Altre info

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  • London's Secret Square Mile

    The Secret Alleys, Courts & Yards of London's Square Mile

    di David Long ...
    The streetscape of London's historic square mile has been evolving for centuries, but the City's busy commercial heart still boasts an extensive network of narrow passages and alleyways, secret squares and half-hidden courtyards.Using his wealth of local knowledge, historian David Long guides you through these ancient rights of passage – many dating back to medieval times or earlier – their ... Altre info

    9,04 € o Gratuito con Kobo Plus

  • Tracks Through Time

    The history of the world told through animal adventures

    di David Long ...
    Illustrato da Rong Pham, Vinh Nguyen ...
    For years we have explored history through the eyes of the people that lived there... but now it's finally time to hear what the animals have to say! Get ready to journey back down the path of human history and uncover the tracks of the animals who lived through it, too. From the greyhound who had a paw in the formation of the Church of England to the bravery of Alexander the Great's mighty ... Altre info

    10,99 €

  • London's 100 Strangest Places

    London's 100 Strangest Places

    di David Long ...
    The bustling metropolis of London is home to scores of unusual and unique places and spaces. In this feast of peculiarities, author David Long guides you off the beaten path and allows you under the skin of the hidden city that is modern-day London, revealing a new side to the capital you thought you knew. ... Altre info

    9,04 € o Gratuito con Kobo Plus

  • When Did Big Ben First Bong?

    101 Questions Answered About the Greatest City on Earth

    di David Long ...
    Millions live there, millions more visit each year – but how many really know London?Find out:How New York's famous Central Park came to be modelled on a seventeenth-century London squareWhen Primrose Hill almost gained a pyramid even larger than the Great Pyramid of CheopsWhy about 640 people came to be drowned in the Thames in a single nightWhat the royal family might do to escape London if the ... Altre info

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  • London's 100 Most Extraordinary Buildings

    London's 100 Most Extraordinary Buildings

    di David Long ...
    Delve into London's architectural curiositites and discover the unexpected gems waiting around every corner.London is full of extraordinary, enigmatic and, above all, unexpected buildings: a pirate castle in Camden, an art gallery made of shipping containers, underground ghost stations, and much more. Here David Long reveals the very best of the capital's extraordinary buildings, some of which are ... Altre info

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  • Protect and Keep

    The Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II

    The summer of 2022 saw the celebration of the seventieth anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II's coronation, the first time in British history that a monarch has reached this remarkable milestone.As the event was the first of its kind to be televised, images from the ceremony inside Westminster Abbey are instantly recognisable. Far less familiar are the scenes in the streets outside, where huge crowds ... Altre info

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  • The Little Book of the London Underground

    di David Long ...
    Serie series Little Book of
    Did you know?In 1884 the Circle Line opened and was described in The Times as 'a form of mild torture which no person would undergo if he could conveniently help it.'According to one psychologist, Tube commuters can experience greater levels of stress than a police officer facing a rioting mob or even a fighter pilot going into a dogfight.Underground trains have only twice been used to transport ... Altre info

    9,04 € o Gratuito con Kobo Plus

  • The Little Book of London

    di David Long ...
    Serie series Little Book of
    *The Little Book of London *is a funny, fast-paced, fact-packed compendium full of the sort of frivolous, fantastic or simply strange information which no-one will want to be without. London's looniest laws, its most eccentric inhabitants, the realities of being royal and literally hundreds of wacky facts about the world's greatest city combine to make it required reading for visitors and locals ... Altre info

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  • Beyond the Gatehouse

    The Eccentric Lives of England's Aristocracy

    di David Long ...
    Beyond the Gatehouse is a lighthearted, witty but factual biographical account of the eccentric lifestyles of the builders and residents of some of England's best-known country houses.Extraordinary buildings require extraordinary people, and over the centuries our historic houses have produced more than their fair share of oddballs. Insulated from the outside world by vast wealth, rolling acres ... Altre info

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  • Henry Ford: pocket GIANTS

    di David Long ...
    Serie series pocket GIANTS
    Why is Henry Ford a giant? Because he put the world on wheels. Henry Ford did not invent the motor car, nor for all the claims did he invent the assembly line or mass production. But more than anyone before or since he is remembered as the man who almost singlehandedly took an expensive contraption of doubtful utility and recast it as a machine which in a real and profound sense changed the world ... Altre info

    Era 4,99 € Ora 1,49 € o Gratuito con Kobo Plus

  • Bizarre England

    Discover the Country's Secrets and Surprises

    di David Long ...
    An alternative journey around England, visiting the sights that are definitely not on the average tourist trail. In this charming book, David Long introduces the reader to some of the oddest and most interesting sights in England, such as: * Devon's Gnome Reserve * Britain's smallest pub * A church for dragon slayers * A subterranean ballroom * The Phone Box Museum and much more. From weird ... Altre info

    6,23 €