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Dickensian London is brought to real and vivid life in this innovative, accessible social history, revealing the true character of this place and time through the stories of its street denizens-shortlisted for the Wolfson History Prize 2023
London, 1857: A pair of teenage girls holding a sign that says "Fugitive Slaves" ask for money on the corner of Blackman Street. After a constable accosts them and charges them with begging, they end up in court,...
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"April 1913--Belle Newbold hasn't seen mountains for seven years--since her father died in a mining accident and her mother married an Indiana gas magnate, Shipley Newbold. But when her stepfather's friend, Henry Ford, invites the family on one of his famous Vagabonds camping tours, she is forced to face the hills once again--primarily in order to reunite with her future fiance, owner of the land the Vagabonds are using for their campsite, a man she's...
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De la contemplation existentielle au coup de gueule cinglant, Maurice Henrie se dévoile comme jamais, vagabondant d'un sujet à l'autre au gré des idées qui lui viennent, scrutant jusqu'à plus soif des thèmes qui lui sont chers dans ce recueil d'une vingtaine d'essais. Ici, l'auteur écrit pour se prononcer, pour être entendu, pour dompter la mort.
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Erstmals auf Deutsch: Das Hörspiel-Originalabenteuer mit dem 10. Doktor und Donna Noble aus der BBC-Serie DOCTOR WHO
Calibris. Der Raumhafen-Planet, auf dem alles möglich ist. Wo jeder verschwinden kann, der nicht gefunden werden will und wo alles seinen Preis hat. Wo Gully, der Gangster mit den Tentakeln, in der Schmugglerspelunke Vagabond's Reach Hof hält. Und wo die außerirdischen Vacintians mit Gewalt versuchen Ordnung ins Chaos zu bringen....
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Buy now to get the main key ideas from Jon Krakauer's Into the Wild
Chris McCandless is a name that resonates with those looking to find the answers to everyday life in the boundless beauty and mystique of nature. And yet, his unfortunate death at age 24 proves that nature can never fully grant you everything you want.
Jon Krakauer looks into the strange yet inspiring existence of McCandless in Into the Wild (1996), from his comfortable, upper middle-class...
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Imagine one day, a group of charismatic strangers stumble into your life. They tell you stories of their travels and adventures, igniting your imagination and feeding your desire to run away.
Imagine they invite you to come along. To see a side of life most will never see, to do things most will never do, and to experience life with no limits, no rules and no safety net.
Would you go?
Beth always dreamed of being popular. Of living a life filled...