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Хамнет

Мэгги О`Фаррелл

Хамнет

В 1580-х годах в Англии, во время эпидемии чумы, молодой учитель латыни влюбляется в необыкновенную эксцентричную девушку… Так начинается новый роман Мэгги О’Фаррелл, ставший одним из самых ожидаемых релизов года. Это свежий и необычный взгляд на жизнь Уильяма Шекспира. Существовал ли писатель? Что его вдохновляло? «Великолепно написанная книга. Она перенесет вас в прошлое, прямо на улицы, пораженные чумой… но вам определенно понравитсья побывать там». – The Boston Globe «К творчеству...

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Мэгги О`Фаррелл

Белая мышь

Имоджен Кили

Белая мышь

Против преступного режима 1943 год, Марсель. Франция захвачена немецкими войсками. Бывшая журналистка Нэнси Уэйк становится связующим звеном в Сопротивлении и получает прозвище «Белая мышь» за умение проходить блокпосты. Она постоянно рискует жизнью – тайно передает кому-то радиодетали, оформляет поддельные документы для беженцев. Даже на собственную свадьбу она приходит только после выполнения задания! Когда ее мужа Анри задерживают за шпионаж, Франция перестает быть для Нэнси домом. Она...

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Имоджен Кили

Иосиф Сталин. Гибель богов

Эдвард Радзинский

Иосиф Сталин. Гибель богов

Итак, дневник верного соратника Иосифа Сталина. Калейдоскоп событий, в которых он был участником. …Гибель отцов Октябрьской революции, камера, где полубезумный Бухарин сочиняет свои письма Кобе, народные увеселения в дни террора – футбольный матч на Красной площади и, наконец, Мюнхенский сговор, крах Польши, встреча Сталина с Гитлером… И лагерный ад, куда добрый Коба все-таки отправил своего старого друга…

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Эдвард Радзинский

Czołgista kontra Biały Tygrys

Ilja Bojaszow

Czołgista kontra Biały Tygrys

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Ilja Bojaszow

Горизонт в огне

Пьер Леметр

Горизонт в огне

«Горизонт в огне», новый роман Пьера Леметра, продолжение его знаменитого «До свидания там, наверху», романа, увенчанного в 2013 году Гонкуровской премией. Мадлен Перикур после кончины отца предстоит возглавить выстроенную им финансовую империю. Мало кто верит в то, что молодой женщине под силу занять столь высокий пост. К тому же ее единственный сын Поль в результате трагической случайности прикован к инвалидному креслу, что немало осложняет ситуацию. Мадлен оказывается на грани разорения,...

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Пьер Леметр

Confederate Lives

Gamaliel Bradford

Confederate Lives

The distinguished historian Gamaliel Bradford, Jr.–author of Lee, the American and other acclaimed Civil War biographies–offers portraits of eight key leaders of the Confederacy. Bradford's skills at compiling concise profiles are at their finest in these compelling sketches of prominent figures in the Southern Cause.Commanding officers include Joseph E. Johnston, the highest-ranking U.S. Army officer to resign and join the Confederacy; the war's most famous cavalryman, J. E. B....

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Gamaliel Bradford

Тайпан

Джеймс Клавелл

Тайпан

"Исторический приключенческий роман, в котором повествуется о событиях Первой опиумной войны и основании британской колонии в Гонконге. Масштабная и невероятно увлекательная история рассказывает нам о противостоянии двух торговых кланов и столкновении восточной и западных культур. Сочетание интригующего сюжета, подробного исследования загадочной китайской культуры и ярких, живых, противоречивых персонажей принесло книге огромный успех. Роман выдержал десятки переизданий, был переведен на...

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Джеймс Клавелл

The Frozen Lake: A gripping novel o...

Elizabeth Edmondson

The Frozen Lake: A gripping novel of family and wartime secrets

A novel of family secrets hidden through two generations, set against the stunning backdrop of the Lake District in midwinter. From the author of The Villa in Italy.One family Christmas uncovers two generations of secrets…The year of 1936 is drawing to a close. Winter grips Wetmoreland and causes a rare phenonmenon: the lakes freeze. For two local families, the Richardsons and the Grindleys, the frozen lake entices long-estranged siblings and children to return home for Christmas.Some are aware...

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Elizabeth Edmondson

Henry: Virtuous Prince

David Starkey

Henry: Virtuous Prince

The first instalment of the highly anticipated biography of Henry VIII, written by one of the UK's most popular, established and exciting historians. Published to coincide with the 500th anniversary of Henry's accession to the throne, 'Henry: Virtuous Prince' is a radical re-evaluation of the monarchy's most enduring icon.Henry VIII was Britain's most powerful monarch, yet he was not born to rule. Thrust into the limelight after the sudden death of his elder brother, Prince Arthur, Henry...

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David Starkey

Fallen Angels

Bernard Cornwell

Fallen Angels

A lost legacy puts one of England’s great families in mortal peril …Lazen Castle, home to the much-envied Lazender family, is a house under siege. The heir is abroad, pursuing his own adventures, so the family estates fall under the control of his sister, Campion. Meanwhile, The Fallen Angels, a powerful and dangerous secret society in Europe, need the Lazender fortune to bring their rebellion to England.Surrounded by deceit, Campion draws ever closer to a subtle trap that has been laid for her,...

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Bernard Cornwell

Hardscrabble

Donna E. Williams

Hardscrabble

How emigrants were lured to Ontario’s Muskoka in the 1870s in a vain attempt to farm the Canadian Shield. When the Free Grants and Homestead Act was first introduced in 1868, fierce debates erupted in Ontario’s Legislature over whether land in the Muskoka region should be opened to settlement or reserved for the Aboriginal population. From the beginning, many people vented serious doubts about the free grant scheme, citing the district’s poor agricultural prospects. In the end, such caution was...

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Donna E. Williams

Early Voices

Mary Alice Downie

Early Voices

This selection of writings by 29 women, known and unknown, professional and amateur, presents a unique portrait of Canada through time and space, from the 17th to the early 20th century, from the Maritimes to British Columbia and the Far North. There is a range of voices from high-born wives of governors general, to an Icelandic immigrant and a fisherman’s wife in Labrador. A Loyalist wife and mother describes the first hard weather in New Brunswick, a seasick nun tells of a dangerous voyage out...

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Mary Alice Downie

Vanished Villages of Middlesex

Jennifer Grainger

Vanished Villages of Middlesex

Once home to over 60 flourishing villages, Middlesex County, in the heart of southwestern Ontario, has a rich history just waiting to be discovered. Anthropologist and local history enthusiast Jennifer Grainger has, through extensive research and much personal exploration, produced a valuable document chronicling the «rise and fall» of these pioneering settlements, truly the foundation of all that exist in the area today. Nostalgia buffs, armchair adventurers, genealogists and curious...

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Jennifer Grainger

A Crucible of Fire

Richard Feltoe

A Crucible of Fire

From the Battle of Chippawa to Lundy’s Lane, A Crucible of Fire focuses on the period of the War of 1812 leading up to the siege on Fort Erie in September 1814. Following their invasion at Fort Erie and decisive victory at the Battle of Chippawa, an American army of over 5,000 men seemed poised to sweep across the Niagara frontier to Lake Ontario, link up with the American fleet, and complete the final expulsion of the British allied forces from Upper Canada. However, only a month later, the...

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Richard Feltoe

Thelon

David F. Pelly

Thelon

David Pelly tells the Thelon's story, exploring the mystery of Man's relationship with this special place in the heart of Canada's vast Arctic barrenlands. From Thanadelthur and Telaruk to J.W. Tyrrell, John Hornby and Eric Morse, the history is detailed, complete and exciting. The Thelon is the setting for a compelling Canadian adventure tale – with all its drama, intrigue, joy and tragedy. But the writer goes beyond that to contemplate the significance of the Thelon wilderness,...

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David F. Pelly

With Axe and Bible

Lucille H. Campey

With Axe and Bible

New Brunswick’s enormous timber trade attracted the first wave of Scots in the late 18th century. As economic conditions in Scotland worsened, the flow of emigrants increased, creating distinctive Scottish communities along the province’s major timber bays and river frontages. While Scots relied on the timber trade for economic sustenance, their religion offered another form of support. It sustained them in a spiritual and cultural sense. These two themes, the axe and the bible, underpin their...

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Lucille H. Campey

York's Sacrifice

Janice Nickerson

York's Sacrifice

Not only professional soldiers but also citizens serving as militiamen participated in the War of 1812. The militia’s contribution to the War of 1812 is not well understood. Even now, 200 years later, we don’t know how many Upper Canadian militia men died defending their home. York’s Sacrifice profiles 39 men who lost their lives during the war. They include 19 residents of the Town of York, five residents of York County, and 11 residents of Halton, Peel, and Wentworth Counties. Where...

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Janice Nickerson

Faces of the North

Bryan Cummins

Faces of the North

John J. Honigmann was an anthropologist of rare energy and talent. In addition to writing numerous books and dozens of articles, he is the only anthropologist whose research and field experience extend across the three northern culture areas of Canada – the Western Subarctic, the Eastern Subarctic and the Arctic. Faces of the North presents a record of exceptionally high quality photographs depicting this extraordinary anthropological journey. Cultural anthropologist Bryan Cummins has compiled a...

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Bryan Cummins

Posted to Canada

Honor de Pencier

Posted to Canada

Posted to Canada examines, for the first time, the immense body of work created by George Dartnell, a British army surgeon stationed in Canada from 1835 to 1844. Dartnell, an accomplished and popular surgeon, sketched more than 150 scenes of a pristine Canada of dense forests, clear lakes and rough-edged beauty during his nine-year posting – all of which form an important part of Canada’s pre-photographic visual history. In this, the first book on Dartnell, his vibrant depictions of rural...

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Honor de Pencier

Belleville

Gerry Boyce

Belleville

Winner of the 2010 Ontario Historical Society’s Fred Landon Award for Best Regional History. Belleville, on the shores of the Bay of Quinte, traces its beginnings to the arrival of the United Empire Loyalists. For 30 years the centre of the present city was reserved for the Mississauga First Nation. White settlers who built dwellings and businesses on the land paid annual rent to them until the land was «surrendered» and a town plot laid out in 1816. The new town quickly became an important...

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Gerry Boyce

A Toronto Album

Mike Filey

A Toronto Album

Mike Filey’s collection of pictures of Toronto from the earliest days of photography had gained a reputation as one of the most interesting visual archives of the city’s history. This classic look at old Toronto portrays scenes of public life from 1860 to 1950, illustrating how dramatically the urban fabric and environment have changed. There are photographs of the beaches and the islands, of mud streets and gas lamps, of steam engines and trolley cars, amusement parks and the everchanging...

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Mike Filey

End-of-Earth People

Bern Will Brown

End-of-Earth People

A history of the «End-of-Earth» Native people of Canada’s far-North Sahtu region. Bern Will Brown, noted northern author, artist, photographer, and respected community leader living in Colville Lake, Northwest Territories, provides new insights and perspectives on the Sahtu Dene, the people referred to as the «Hareskin» in Alexander Mackenzie’s 1793 journal. Having lived among them for over sixty years and as a speaker of their dialect, Brown is well positioned to provide an adventure in history...

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Bern Will Brown

Revisiting "Our Forest Home"

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Revisiting "Our Forest Home"

Frances Stewart arrived in Upper Canada from Ireland in 1822 with her husband, three children, and two servants. The family settled in Douro Township on the bank of the Otonabee River in 1823. Spanning three-quarters of a century, her letters represent the immigrant experience of one of the first pioneer women in the Peterborough, Ontario, area. Included are transcripts of the extant collection. They chronicle the three stages of Francess life: the years of her childhood in Ireland to her...

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The Canada Company and the Huron Tr...

Robert C. Lee

The Canada Company and the Huron Tract, 1826-1853

The Canada Company was responsible for the opening and settling of over two million acres of land in Upper Canada. Author Robert C. Lee focuses his attention on the extensive parcel of land on the shores of Lake Huron that became known as the Huron Tract. His comprehensive research explores the underlying forces leading to the formation of the Company, the intriguing mix of people charged with responsibilities for the Company and the overall impact of its operations, leading to its present-day...

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Robert C. Lee

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