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Take a journey to a vanished world with the Adventures in Time* series - stories so exciting you won't believe they're all true • 'Winter has come; and in a far distant land, a warrior queen is expecting a child...' • Step through these pages into the Tudor world: a dangerous place, where one miss-step could cost your life. Through the eyes of Henry VIII's six very different queens, from a brave Spanish princess to a wise English widow, historian Dominic Sandbrook takes us on a thrilling journey through the twists and turns of a dramatic age. For no one is safe from the wheel of fortune: it can take you from a golden throne to the Tower of London • The Adventures in Time series brings the past alive for twenty-first century children. These stories are every bit as exciting as those of Harry Potter or Matilda Wormwood

Совершите путешествие в исчезнувший мир с серией "Приключения во времени" - истории настолько захватывающие, что вы не поверите, что все они правдивы • Рожденная в самой богатой династии в мире, юная Клеопатра всегда мечтала о славе и империи. И когда она побеждает своих брата и сестру, чтобы стать царицей Египта, она уверена, что боги избрали именно ее. Но затем военный флот Юлия Цезаря входит в ее гавань - и внезапно судьба ее страны висит на волоске • Присоединяйтесь к Доминику Сэндбруку, в книге "Клеопатра, царица Нила" и мы последуем за самой знаменитой королевой от Александрии до Рима, через любовные романы и эпические битвы, к укусу змеи, который изменит ход истории • Книга на английском языке • Take a journey to a vanished world with the Adventures in Time series - stories so exciting you won't believe they're all true • Born into the richest dynasty in the world, young Cleopatra has always dreamed of glory and empire

A thrilling illustrated journey through the history of video games and what they really mean to us • Pac-Man. Mario. Minecraft. Doom • Ever since he first booted up his brother's dusty old Atari, comic artist Edward Ross has been hooked on video games. Years later, he began to wonder: what makes games so special? Why do we play? And how do games shape the world we live in? • This lovingly illustrated book takes us through the history of video games, from the pioneering prototypes of the 1950s to the modern era of blockbuster hits and ingenious indie gems. Exploring the people and politics behind one of the world's most exciting art-forms, Gamish is a love letter to something that has always been more than just a game

Take a journey to a vanished world with the Adventures in Time series - stories so exciting you won't believe they're all true • 'The whistles blew, the cheers went up, and thousands of men were scrambling up into the rolling fields of No Man's Land . . .' • Travel back in time to The First World War, as historian Dominic Sandbrook takes us from the soaring heights of an aeroplane cockpit to the desperate depths of the enemy trenches. We are plunged first hand into a conflict like no other as, amid the greatest clash of empires ever known, the future of the world hangs in the balance • The Adventures in Time series brings the past alive for twenty-first century children. These stories are every bit as exciting as those of Harry Potter or Matilda Wormwood

Take a journey to a vanished world with the ADVENTURES IN TIME series - stories so exciting you won't believe they're all true • 'His mind was clear. It was time to go east. Time to march into Asia, to confront the Persians and to meet his destiny...' • Alexander has one, wild dream: to rule the world. And with his childhood friends and his beloved horse Bucephalas, he sets out from his home in Ancient Greece to do just that. With historian Dominic Sandbrook as our guide, join Alexander on his incredible journey through the deserts of Egypt and over the snow-capped mountains of Persia all the way to India, defeating all who stand in his way. For anything is possible with the help of the gods • The Adventures in Time series brings the past alive for twenty-first century children

Take a journey to a vanished world with the ADVENTURES IN TIME* series - stories so exciting you won't believe they're all true • Prepare to enter the most dramatic conflict the world has ever seen, as historian Dominic Sandbrook takes us on a spine-tingling, heart-stopping adventure. We witness the Second World War first-hand through the eyes of ordinary people living in extraordinary times, from the women who worked all night in factories to the chess players who cracked unbreakable codes. Because in total war, no life is left untouched • The Adventures in Time series brings the past alive for twenty-first century children. These stories are every bit as exciting as those of Harry Potter or Matilda Wormwood. The only difference is they actually happened

Две небольшие повести Льюиса Кэрролла "Алиса в Стране чудес" и "Алиса в Зазеркалье" давно стали классикой английской и мировой литературы. В XX веке герои Льюиса Кэрролла заговорили едва ли не на всех языках мира, ожили в спектаклях, мюзиклах, мультфильмах вплоть до знаменитой экранизации Тима Бёртона. Множество исследований посвящено изучению отсылок и аллюзий, зашифрованных автором на страницах сказок, однако волшебство этих текстов продолжает жить и очаровывать новые поколения читателей, оставаясь всё таким же загадочным и необъяснимым • Книга на английском языке • The Complete Alice, including both Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There, is the ultimate edition of Lewis Carroll's much-loved classic, from the original publisher, Macmillan

A delightful journey through time and through the streets of one of the greatest cultural capitals in Europe • A magnet for trade and travellers from all over the world, stylish, cosmopolitan Amsterdam is a city of dreams and nightmares, of grand civic architecture and legendary beauty, but also of civil wars, bloody religious purges, and the tragedy of Anne Frank • In this fascinating examination of the city's soul, part history, part travel guide, Geert Mak imaginatively recreates the lives of the early Amsterdammers, and traces Amsterdam's progress from waterlogged settlement to a major financial centre and thriving modern metropolis

Одним летним днем умная и любознательная Алиса следует за Белым Кроликом в кроличью нору, которая ведет ее в странный мир, полный необычных созданий. «Алиса в Стране чудес» – это невероятно остроумная история, в которой сатира переплетается с загадкой, смех – со страхом. Эта сказка Льюиса Кэрролла наилучшим способом передает воспоминания о беззаботном детстве и напоминает о силе детского воображения. Алиса по сей день остается одним из любимых персонажей английской литературы • Это издание станет идеальным подарком для маленьких поклонников «Алисы в Стране чудес» • По книге сняты мультфильмы и полнометражные фильмы. Для детей • Книга на английском языке • Alice is one of the most beloved characters of English writing. A bright and inquisitive child, one boring summer afternoon she follows a white rabbit down a rabbit-hole

No building has been more intimately involved in the story of Britain than the Tower of London - a mighty, brooding stronghold in the very heart of the capital. This title presents the story of the Tower of London as an ancient structure and as a living symbol of the nation

You can’t really imagine Korea without kimchi. For thousands of years, their fermented vegetables have been absolutely essential at meals. In Korea, kimchi is so much more than food – it is a national cultural treasure, a universal health food and a part of the Korean identity • Koreans are obsessed with good food, and the Lim family is no exception. For two generations, they have retained the proud tradition of kimchi at the Arirang Resturant in Stockholm. This book contains the family’s most popular recipes – common, as well as rarer, kimchi recipes, Korean everyday food and the ever recurring bi-bim-bap (which literally means ‘mixed rice’) • The Lim family present their version of a classic with lettuce, cabbage, chilli and ginger, but also the popular radish kimchi, kattugi, as well as the more unusual varieties with pumpkin, oysters, mushrooms, roots and other vegetables

«Алиса в Стране чудес и Зазеркалье» – это две классические сказки Льюиса Кэрролла о невероятных приключениях любознательной Алисы, оказавшейся в сказочных мирах, где всё странное считается нормальным, а всё нормальное становится еще более странным. Алиса встречает Безумного Шляпника, Белого Кролика, Шалтая-Болтая, Чеширского кота и других легендарных персонажей • Это издание станет идеальным подарком для маленьких поклонников «Алисы в Стране чудес» • По книге сняты мультфильмы и полнометражные фильмы • Для детей • Книга на английском языке • The two timeless stones about Alice and her extraordinary adventures are collected together here in one volume. Meet the Mad Hatter, the White Rabbit, Humpty Dumpty, the Cheshire Cat and many others as Alice explores these wonderful new worlds, where nothing is in the least bit ordinary