12 books that changed the world, Melvyn Bragg

Автор: Bragg, Melvyn
Название: 12 books that changed the world
ISBN: 0340839821 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780340839829
Издательство: Hodder
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Описание: Melvyn Bragg explores a wide and controversial selection of British books and their huge impact on history

Автор: Melvyn Bragg
Название: 12 Books That Changed The World
ISBN: 0340839813 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780340839812
Издательство: Hodder
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Описание: In this digitised age of shared information, it is easy to take for granted the power of the printed word. Here Melvyn Bragg presents a vivid reminder of the book as agent of social, political and personal revolution. In the fascinating book accompanying the ITV series, Melvyn Bragg takes a look at the most important British books in history, and their long-lasting effects which can still be felt throughout the world today.

Far from being a study of dry texts, "12 Books That Changed The World" presents a rich variety of human endeavour and a great diversity of characters. From scientific breakthroughs to seminal human rights treatises; from dramatic works of staggering emotional depth to what were at the time seemingly innocuous documents - all these works have shaped the history of Britain and beyond. Definitive, always illuminating and sometimes controversial, the hidden story of these twelve books is a journey through the colourful history of our island and its people.

Автор: Bragg, Melvyn
Название: The Adventure of English
ISBN: 0340829931 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780340829936
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Описание: English is the collective work of millions of people throughout the ages. It is democratic, ever-changing and ingenious in its assimilation of other cultures. English runs through the heart of world finance, medicine and the Internet, and it is understood by around two thousand million people across the world. Yet it was very nearly wiped out in its early years. In this book Melvyn Bragg shows us the remarkable story of the English language; from its beginnings as a minor guttural Germanic dialect to its position today as a truly established global language. The Adventure of English is not only an enthralling story of power, religion and trade, but also the story of people, and how their day-to-day lives shaped and continue to change the extraordinary language that is English.

Автор: Melvyn Bragg
Название: The Book Of Books: A History Of The King James Bible
ISBN: 1444705172 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781444705171
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Описание: 2011 was the 400th anniversary of the King James Bible.

Автор: Melvyn Bragg
Название: Grace and Mary
ISBN: 1444762354 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781444762358
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Описание: By `quite simply one of the best writers we have` (Sunday Telegraph), a profoundly moving story spanning three generations.

Автор: Melvyn Bragg
Название: Grace and Mary
ISBN: 1444762370 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781444762372
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Цена: 1015 р.
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Описание: By `quite simply one of the best writers we have` (Sunday Telegraph), a profoundly moving story spanning three generations.

Автор: Bragg, Melvyn
Название: On giants` shoulders
ISBN: 0340712600 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780340712603
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Описание: Published to tie-in with BBC Radio 4 series, the story of science unfolds in this account of the lives and discoveries of twelve of its greatest figures, from Archimedes to Crick and Watson. Exploring their impact and legacy with leading scientists of today, Bragg conveys the excitement and importance of the scientific quest.

Автор: Bragg, Melvyn
Название: In Our Time The Written World
ISBN: 1445843536 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781445843537
Издательство: Random House
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Описание: Investigates the origins of writing from its first appearance almost 6000 years ago and looks at how it has shaped the world`s intellectual history. Focussing on ancient artefacts - tablets, books and manuscripts, the author looks at some turning points in the history of the written word.

Автор: Melvyn Bragg
Название: A Time to Dance
ISBN: 0340551194 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780340551196
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Описание: A novel which recounts the passion of a retired bank manager and his love for a solicitor`s 18 year-old secretary. They meet when she wins an essay competition of which he is the judge, and the novel is in the form of a letter to her. The author`s previous books include "The Maid of Buttermere".

Автор: Melvyn Bragg
Название: Credo
ISBN: 0340667060 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780340667064
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Описание: The reissue of Melvyn Bragg`s epic masterpiece - a dramatic and dazzling recreation of life in Britain during the Dark Ages, and the story of a young Irish princess who became a saint

Автор: Melvyn Bragg
Название: The Silken Net
ISBN: 0340553480 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780340553480
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Цена: 914 р.
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Описание: Helf-French with an agile, inquiring mind, Rosemary Lewis is out of the ordinary in Thurston, the Cumbrian market town where she grows up between the wars. A bruising failure in love drives her to the solace of books until she meets Edgar - vigorous, down to earth and determined to win her.

Автор: Melvyn Bragg
Название: The Soldier`s Return
ISBN: 0340751010 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780340751015
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Цена: 1015 р.
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Описание: When Sam Richardson returns in 1946 from the 'Forgotten War' in Burma to Wigton in Cumbria, he finds little has changed, as far as his own limited prospects go, but in his absence his young family has altered immensely. His wife Ellen has found a sense of self worth in her war time jobs, and their six-year-old son Joe, accustomed to his mother's undivided love, doesn't welcome the father he barely remembers. And Sam finds the traumatic scenes of Burma have changed him too, making the confines of this working class Cumbrian town stifling.

The result is a family in turmoil, which reaches breaking point when Sam resolves to emigrate to Australia. Based on Bragg's own family, this taut, powerful novel sits firmly in the tradition of his hugely popular Cumbrian novels.

Автор: Melvyn Bragg
Название: Crystal Rooms
ISBN: 0340579765 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780340579763
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Описание: A novel from the author of "A Time to Dance" and "The Maid of Buttermere". London in the 1990s - on the one hand the privileged world of media stars, the upper classes; on the other hand a 12-year-old boy from the North of England, abandoned in London, who is seeing the capital for the first time.