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Paperback. Condizione: Good. Through intimate interviews with the sport's greatest contemporary icons, Donald McRae examines how rugby is played and revered in different countries. In this new and updated edition of a sporting classic, Martin Johnson, Brian O'Driscoll, Jonny Wilkinson, Sean Fitzpatrick, Francois Pienaar, Jonah Lomu and Gregor Townsend are just some of the stars who help McRae reveal the distinctive colours and cultures of world rugby.…

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Los hijos de las cinco familias protagonistas de La ca da de los gigantes forjar n su destino en los a os turbulentos de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, la guerra civil espa ola, el bombardeo de Pearl Harbor y la era de la bomba at mica.Segundo volumen de la trilog a «The Century En el a o 1933, Berl n es un foco de agitaci n pol tica y social. Lady Maud, ahora la esposa de Walter von Ulrich y madre de dos hijos, publica en una revista semanal art culos que ridiculizan al Partido Nazi, mientras que Walter manifiesta su oposici n en el Parlamento. Sin embargo, parece que nada podr frenar el poder ascendente del canciller Adolf Hitler. Cuando Ethel Williams y su hijo Lloyd visitan a la familia von Ulrich, todos ser n testigos de la tiran a y la represi n de la nueva Alemania.El dominio del Tercer Reich se extender hasta Francia y m s all de la frontera rusa. Mientras, en Inglaterra, Lloyd Williams, activista pol tico como su madre, luchar en el ej rcito brit nico para intentar frenar el avance de los nazis y se alistar en las brigadas internacionales durante la guerra civil espa ola. Participar en la ofensiva de Zaragoza y la batalla de Belchite.En Ty Gwyn, la mansi n familia de los Fitzherbert en Gales, se alojar n los oficiales brit nicos y, durante su estancia, el teniente Lloyd Williams se sentir atra do por la mujer de Boy Fitzherbert, la rica heredera americana Daisy Peshkov.«La trilog a The Century es la historia de mis abuelos y de los vuestros, de nuestros padres y de nuestras propias vidas. De alguna forma es la historia de todos nosotros. .- Ken Follett ENGLISH DESCRIPTION This book is truly epic. . . . The reader will probably wish there was a thousand more pages. --The Huffington PostPicking up where Fall of Giants, the first novel in the extraordinary Century Trilogy, left off, Winter of the World follows its five interrelated families--American, German, Russian, English, and Welsh--through a time of enormous social, political, and economic turmoil, beginning with the rise of the Third Reich, through the great dramas of World War II, and into the beginning of the long Cold War. Carla von Ulrich, born of German and English parents, finds her life engulfed by the Nazi tide until daring to commit a deed of great courage and heartbreak . . . . American brothers Woody and Chuck Dewar, each with a secret, take separate paths to momentous events, one in Washington, the other in the bloody jungles of the Pacific . . . . English student Lloyd Williams discovers in the crucible of the Spanish Civil War that he must fight Communism just as hard as Fascism . . . . Daisy Peshkov, a driven social climber, cares only for popularity and the fast set until war transforms her life, while her cousin Volodya carves out a position in Soviet intelligence that will affect not only this war but also the war to come.…

Condizione: acceptable. This copy has clearly been enjoyedâ"expect noticeable shelf wear and some minor creases to the cover. Binding is strong, and all pages are legible. May contain previous library markings or stamps.

Hardback. Condizione: Good. WINNER OF THE INTERNATIONAL SKIING HISTORY ASSOCIATION'S ULLR AWARD, the epic story of the US Army's 10th Mountain Division, whose elite soldiers broke the last line of German defenses in Italy's mountains in 1945, spearheading the Allied advance to the Alps and final victory. At the start of World War II, the US Army had two cavalry divisions--and no mountain troops. The German Wehrmacht, in contrast, had many well-trained and battle-hardened mountain divisions, some of whom by 1943 blocked the Allied advance in the Italian campaign. Starting from scratch, the US Army developed a unique military fighting force, the 10th Mountain Division, drawn from the ranks of civilian skiers, mountaineers, and others with outdoor experience. The resulting mix of Ivy League students, park rangers, Olympic skiers, and European refugees formed the first specialized alpine fighting force in US history. By the time it deployed to Italy at the beginning of 1945, this ragtag group had coalesced into a tight-knit unit. In the months that followed, at a terrible cost, they spearheaded the Allied drive in Italy to final victory. Ranging from the ski slopes of Colorado to the towering cliffs of the Italian Alps, The Winter Army is a saga of an unlikely band of soldiers forged in the heat of combat into a brotherhood whose legacy lives on in US mountain fighters to this day.…

Condizione: good. Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly. …

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. A global ice age. pushes humanity to the brink of extinction. As ice spreads across the planet, scientists race to figure out why the Earth is cooling. They send probes into space--and make a shocking discovery: there's a mysterious object drifting toward the sun. Could it save us from the ice age? Or is it the cause? With time running out, NASA launches a desperate mission to make contact with the object. But it isn't what they expected. * * * From A.G. Riddle, the worldwide bestselling author of The Atlantis Gene and Departure, comes a new sci-fi thriller that will change the way you look at Earth's place in the solar system forever. * * * Each month, Earth grows colder. Snow falls in summer. Glaciers trample cities across North America, Europe, and Asia. The new ice age gripping the planet shows no signs of stopping. Chaos erupts. Around the world, people abandon their homes, fleeing the cold, flocking to regions where they can survive. Nations prepare to go to war for the world's last habitable zones. NASA and other scientific organizations race to discover why the world is cooling. They send probes into the solar system to collect readings. Near Mars, one of the probes finds something no one expected: a mysterious object, drifting toward the sun. Could it be responsible for the new ice age? And if so, can we stop it? Or is the artifact merely an observer? Or neither? Could it be a relic from a long-extinct civilization? One thing is certain: investigating the artifact is humanity's best hope of survival. As the ice age claims more lives and the world slides into anarchy, an international consortium launches a mission into space to study the object and make contact. But the first contact mission doesn't go as planned. What the crew discovers out there is beyond anyone's imagination. Two members of the first contact mission may hold the keys to humanity's salvation. Dr. Emma Matthews is the commander aboard the International Space Station. For months, she has watched the world below freeze and civilization unravel. The headlines tell only half of the story. The messages from her sister tell the rest, of a world witnessing mass migrations, fighting for survival, struggling to provide a future for their children. When a catastrophe strikes the ISS, Emma faces her own fight for survival. Dr. James Sinclair is one of the greatest scientists alive. A mind before his time. Years ago, he invented something with the potential to change the world--an invention that would upset the balance of power in the world forever. Fearing that change, his enemies sent him to prison for a crime he didn't commit. But with humanity's future at stake, NASA asks him to join the first contact mission. His expertise is vital to the mission's success--and to saving Emma. With the clock ticking down to humanity's final days on Earth, James makes a decision that will change his life forever and may determine the fate of the entire human race. * * * Praise for A.G. Riddle .reads like a superior collaboration between Dan Brown and Michael Crichton. -- The Guardian on Pandemic I finished the book fast because I just couldn't wait. -- WIRED GeekDad on Departure Riddle. keep(s) the focus on his characters. rather than the technological marvels -- Publisher's Weekly on Departure. …

Paperback. Condizione: Good. A global ice age. pushes humanity to the brink of extinction. As ice spreads across the planet, scientists race to figure out why the Earth is cooling. They send probes into space--and make a shocking discovery: there's a mysterious object drifting toward the sun. Could it save us from the ice age? Or is it the cause? With time running out, NASA launches a desperate mission to make contact with the object. But it isn't what they expected. * * * From A.G. Riddle, the worldwide bestselling author of The Atlantis Gene and Departure, comes a new sci-fi thriller that will change the way you look at Earth's place in the solar system forever. * * * Each month, Earth grows colder. Snow falls in summer. Glaciers trample cities across North America, Europe, and Asia. The new ice age gripping the planet shows no signs of stopping. Chaos erupts. Around the world, people abandon their homes, fleeing the cold, flocking to regions where they can survive. Nations prepare to go to war for the world's last habitable zones. NASA and other scientific organizations race to discover why the world is cooling. They send probes into the solar system to collect readings. Near Mars, one of the probes finds something no one expected: a mysterious object, drifting toward the sun. Could it be responsible for the new ice age? And if so, can we stop it? Or is the artifact merely an observer? Or neither? Could it be a relic from a long-extinct civilization? One thing is certain: investigating the artifact is humanity's best hope of survival. As the ice age claims more lives and the world slides into anarchy, an international consortium launches a mission into space to study the object and make contact. But the first contact mission doesn't go as planned. What the crew discovers out there is beyond anyone's imagination. Two members of the first contact mission may hold the keys to humanity's salvation. Dr. Emma Matthews is the commander aboard the International Space Station. For months, she has watched the world below freeze and civilization unravel. The headlines tell only half of the story. The messages from her sister tell the rest, of a world witnessing mass migrations, fighting for survival, struggling to provide a future for their children. When a catastrophe strikes the ISS, Emma faces her own fight for survival. Dr. James Sinclair is one of the greatest scientists alive. A mind before his time. Years ago, he invented something with the potential to change the world--an invention that would upset the balance of power in the world forever. Fearing that change, his enemies sent him to prison for a crime he didn't commit. But with humanity's future at stake, NASA asks him to join the first contact mission. His expertise is vital to the mission's success--and to saving Emma. With the clock ticking down to humanity's final days on Earth, James makes a decision that will change his life forever and may determine the fate of the entire human race. * * * Praise for A.G. Riddle .reads like a superior collaboration between Dan Brown and Michael Crichton. -- The Guardian on Pandemic I finished the book fast because I just couldn't wait. -- WIRED GeekDad on Departure Riddle. keep(s) the focus on his characters. rather than the technological marvels -- Publisher's Weekly on Departure.…

Condizione: acceptable. This copy has clearly been enjoyedâ"expect noticeable shelf wear and some minor creases to the cover. Binding is strong, and all pages are legible. May contain previous library markings or stamps.

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Paperback. Condizione: Fair. The stunning story of Russia's slide back into a dictatorship,and how the West is now paying the price for allowing it to happen.The ascension of Vladimir Putin,a former lieutenant colonel of the KGB,to the presidency of Russia in 1999 was a strong signal that the country was headed away from democracy. Yet in the intervening years,as America and the world's other leading powers have continued to appease him,Putin has grown not only into a dictator but an internationalthreat. With his vast resources and nuclear arsenal, Putin is at the centre of a worldwide assault on political liberty and the modern world order.For Garry Kasparov, none of this is news. He has been a vocal critic of Putin for over a decade, even leading the pro-democracy opposition to him in the farcical 2008 presidential election. Yet years of seeing his Cassandra-like prophecies about Putin's intentions fulfilled have left Kasparov with a darker truth: Putin's Russia, like ISIS or Al Qaeda, defines itself in opposition to the free countries of the world.As Putin has grown ever more powerful, the threat he poses has grown from local to regional and finally to global. In this urgent book, Kasparov shows that the collapse of the Soviet Union was not an endpoint,only a change of seasons, as the Cold War melted into a new spring. But now, after years of complacency and poor judgment, winter is once again upon us.Argued with the force of Kasparov's world-class intelligence, conviction, and hopes for his home country, Winter Is Coming reveals Putin for what he is: an existential danger hiding in plain sight.…

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. The stunning story of Russia's slide back into a dictatorship,and how the West is now paying the price for allowing it to happen.The ascension of Vladimir Putin,a former lieutenant colonel of the KGB,to the presidency of Russia in 1999 was a strong signal that the country was headed away from democracy. Yet in the intervening years,as America and the world's other leading powers have continued to appease him,Putin has grown not only into a dictator but an internationalthreat. With his vast resources and nuclear arsenal, Putin is at the centre of a worldwide assault on political liberty and the modern world order.For Garry Kasparov, none of this is news. He has been a vocal critic of Putin for over a decade, even leading the pro-democracy opposition to him in the farcical 2008 presidential election. Yet years of seeing his Cassandra-like prophecies about Putin's intentions fulfilled have left Kasparov with a darker truth: Putin's Russia, like ISIS or Al Qaeda, defines itself in opposition to the free countries of the world.As Putin has grown ever more powerful, the threat he poses has grown from local to regional and finally to global. In this urgent book, Kasparov shows that the collapse of the Soviet Union was not an endpoint,only a change of seasons, as the Cold War melted into a new spring. But now, after years of complacency and poor judgment, winter is once again upon us.Argued with the force of Kasparov's world-class intelligence, conviction, and hopes for his home country, Winter Is Coming reveals Putin for what he is: an existential danger hiding in plain sight.…

Hardback. Condizione: Fair. The stunning story of Russia's slide back into a dictatorship,and how the West is now paying the price for allowing it to happen.The ascension of Vladimir Putin,a former lieutenant colonel of the KGB,to the presidency of Russia in 1999 was a strong signal that the country was headed away from democracy. Yet in the intervening years,as America and the world's other leading powers have continued to appease him,Putin has grown not only into a dictator but an internationalthreat. With his vast resources and nuclear arsenal, Putin is at the centre of a worldwide assault on political liberty and the modern world order.For Garry Kasparov, none of this is news. He has been a vocal critic of Putin for over a decade, even leading the pro-democracy opposition to him in the farcical 2008 presidential election. Yet years of seeing his Cassandra-like prophecies about Putin's intentions fulfilled have left Kasparov with a darker truth: Putin's Russia, like ISIS or Al Qaeda, defines itself in opposition to the free countries of the world.As Putin has grown ever more powerful, the threat he poses has grown from local to regional and finally to global. In this urgent book, Kasparov shows that the collapse of the Soviet Union was not an endpoint,only a change of seasons, as the Cold War melted into a new spring. But now, after years of complacency and poor judgment, winter is once again upon us.Argued with the force of Kasparov's world-class intelligence, conviction, and hopes for his home country, Winter Is Coming reveals Putin for what he is: an existential danger hiding in plain sight.…

Hardback. Condizione: Good. The stunning story of Russia's slide back into a dictatorship,and how the West is now paying the price for allowing it to happen.The ascension of Vladimir Putin,a former lieutenant colonel of the KGB,to the presidency of Russia in 1999 was a strong signal that the country was headed away from democracy. Yet in the intervening years,as America and the world's other leading powers have continued to appease him,Putin has grown not only into a dictator but an internationalthreat. With his vast resources and nuclear arsenal, Putin is at the centre of a worldwide assault on political liberty and the modern world order.For Garry Kasparov, none of this is news. He has been a vocal critic of Putin for over a decade, even leading the pro-democracy opposition to him in the farcical 2008 presidential election. Yet years of seeing his Cassandra-like prophecies about Putin's intentions fulfilled have left Kasparov with a darker truth: Putin's Russia, like ISIS or Al Qaeda, defines itself in opposition to the free countries of the world.As Putin has grown ever more powerful, the threat he poses has grown from local to regional and finally to global. In this urgent book, Kasparov shows that the collapse of the Soviet Union was not an endpoint,only a change of seasons, as the Cold War melted into a new spring. But now, after years of complacency and poor judgment, winter is once again upon us.Argued with the force of Kasparov's world-class intelligence, conviction, and hopes for his home country, Winter Is Coming reveals Putin for what he is: an existential danger hiding in plain sight.…

Paperback. Condizione: Good. The stunning story of Russia's slide back into a dictatorship,and how the West is now paying the price for allowing it to happen.The ascension of Vladimir Putin,a former lieutenant colonel of the KGB,to the presidency of Russia in 1999 was a strong signal that the country was headed away from democracy. Yet in the intervening years,as America and the world's other leading powers have continued to appease him,Putin has grown not only into a dictator but an internationalthreat. With his vast resources and nuclear arsenal, Putin is at the centre of a worldwide assault on political liberty and the modern world order.For Garry Kasparov, none of this is news. He has been a vocal critic of Putin for over a decade, even leading the pro-democracy opposition to him in the farcical 2008 presidential election. Yet years of seeing his Cassandra-like prophecies about Putin's intentions fulfilled have left Kasparov with a darker truth: Putin's Russia, like ISIS or Al Qaeda, defines itself in opposition to the free countries of the world.As Putin has grown ever more powerful, the threat he poses has grown from local to regional and finally to global. In this urgent book, Kasparov shows that the collapse of the Soviet Union was not an endpoint,only a change of seasons, as the Cold War melted into a new spring. But now, after years of complacency and poor judgment, winter is once again upon us.Argued with the force of Kasparov's world-class intelligence, conviction, and hopes for his home country, Winter Is Coming reveals Putin for what he is: an existential danger hiding in plain sight.…

Paperback. Condizione: Good. "This book is truly epic. . . . The reader will probably wish there was a thousand more pages." --The Huffington Post Picking up where Fall of Giants, the first novel in the extraordinary Century Trilogy, left off, Winter of the World follows its five interrelated families--American, German, Russian, English, and Welsh--through a time of enormous social, political, and economic turmoil, beginning with the rise of the Third Reich, through the great dramas of World War II, and into the beginning of the long Cold War. Carla von Ulrich, born of German and English parents, finds her life engulfed by the Nazi tide until daring to commit a deed of great courage and heartbreak . . . . American brothers Woody and Chuck Dewar, each with a secret, take separate paths to momentous events, one in Washington, the other in the bloody jungles of the Pacific . . . . English student Lloyd Williams discovers in the crucible of the Spanish Civil War that he must fight Communism just as hard as Fascism . . . . Daisy Peshkov, a driven social climber, cares only for popularity and the fast set until war transforms her life, while her cousin Volodya carves out a position in Soviet intelligence that will affect not only this war but also the war to come.…

Condizione: Very Good. Los hijos de las cinco familias protagonistas de La ca da de los gigantes forjar n su destino en los a os turbulentos de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, la guerra civil espa ola, el bombardeo de Pearl Harbor y la era de la bomba at mica.Segundo volumen de la trilog a «The Century En el a o 1933, Berl n es un foco de agitaci n pol tica y social. Lady Maud, ahora la esposa de Walter von Ulrich y madre de dos hijos, publica en una revista semanal art culos que ridiculizan al Partido Nazi, mientras que Walter manifiesta su oposici n en el Parlamento. Sin embargo, parece que nada podr frenar el poder ascendente del canciller Adolf Hitler. Cuando Ethel Williams y su hijo Lloyd visitan a la familia von Ulrich, todos ser n testigos de la tiran a y la represi n de la nueva Alemania.El dominio del Tercer Reich se extender hasta Francia y m s all de la frontera rusa. Mientras, en Inglaterra, Lloyd Williams, activista pol tico como su madre, luchar en el ej rcito brit nico para intentar frenar el avance de los nazis y se alistar en las brigadas internacionales durante la guerra civil espa ola. Participar en la ofensiva de Zaragoza y la batalla de Belchite.En Ty Gwyn, la mansi n familia de los Fitzherbert en Gales, se alojar n los oficiales brit nicos y, durante su estancia, el teniente Lloyd Williams se sentir atra do por la mujer de Boy Fitzherbert, la rica heredera americana Daisy Peshkov.«La trilog a The Century es la historia de mis abuelos y de los vuestros, de nuestros padres y de nuestras propias vidas. De alguna forma es la historia de todos nosotros. .- Ken Follett ENGLISH DESCRIPTION This book is truly epic. . . . The reader will probably wish there was a thousand more pages. --The Huffington PostPicking up where Fall of Giants, the first novel in the extraordinary Century Trilogy, left off, Winter of the World follows its five interrelated families--American, German, Russian, English, and Welsh--through a time of enormous social, political, and economic turmoil, beginning with the rise of the Third Reich, through the great dramas of World War II, and into the beginning of the long Cold War. Carla von Ulrich, born of German and English parents, finds her life engulfed by the Nazi tide until daring to commit a deed of great courage and heartbreak . . . . American brothers Woody and Chuck Dewar, each with a secret, take separate paths to momentous events, one in Washington, the other in the bloody jungles of the Pacific . . . . English student Lloyd Williams discovers in the crucible of the Spanish Civil War that he must fight Communism just as hard as Fascism . . . . Daisy Peshkov, a driven social climber, cares only for popularity and the fast set until war transforms her life, while her cousin Volodya carves out a position in Soviet intelligence that will affect not only this war but also the war to come.…

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. From flying squirrels to grizzly bears, and from torpid turtles to insects with antifreeze, the animal kingdom relies on some staggering evolutionary innovations to survive winter. Unlike their human counterparts, who must alter the environment to accommodate physical limitations, animals are adaptable to an amazing range of conditions. Examining everything from food sources in the extremely barren winter land-scape to the chemical composition that allows certain creatures to survive, Heinrich's Winter World awakens the largely undiscovered mysteries by which nature sustains herself through winter's harsh, cruel exigencies.…

Condizione: Good. Los hijos de las cinco familias protagonistas de La ca da de los gigantes forjar n su destino en los a os turbulentos de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, la guerra civil espa ola, el bombardeo de Pearl Harbor y la era de la bomba at mica.Segundo volumen de la trilog a «The Century En el a o 1933, Berl n es un foco de agitaci n pol tica y social. Lady Maud, ahora la esposa de Walter von Ulrich y madre de dos hijos, publica en una revista semanal art culos que ridiculizan al Partido Nazi, mientras que Walter manifiesta su oposici n en el Parlamento. Sin embargo, parece que nada podr frenar el poder ascendente del canciller Adolf Hitler. Cuando Ethel Williams y su hijo Lloyd visitan a la familia von Ulrich, todos ser n testigos de la tiran a y la represi n de la nueva Alemania.El dominio del Tercer Reich se extender hasta Francia y m s all de la frontera rusa. Mientras, en Inglaterra, Lloyd Williams, activista pol tico como su madre, luchar en el ej rcito brit nico para intentar frenar el avance de los nazis y se alistar en las brigadas internacionales durante la guerra civil espa ola. Participar en la ofensiva de Zaragoza y la batalla de Belchite.En Ty Gwyn, la mansi n familia de los Fitzherbert en Gales, se alojar n los oficiales brit nicos y, durante su estancia, el teniente Lloyd Williams se sentir atra do por la mujer de Boy Fitzherbert, la rica heredera americana Daisy Peshkov.«La trilog a The Century es la historia de mis abuelos y de los vuestros, de nuestros padres y de nuestras propias vidas. De alguna forma es la historia de todos nosotros. .- Ken Follett ENGLISH DESCRIPTION This book is truly epic. . . . The reader will probably wish there was a thousand more pages. --The Huffington PostPicking up where Fall of Giants, the first novel in the extraordinary Century Trilogy, left off, Winter of the World follows its five interrelated families--American, German, Russian, English, and Welsh--through a time of enormous social, political, and economic turmoil, beginning with the rise of the Third Reich, through the great dramas of World War II, and into the beginning of the long Cold War. Carla von Ulrich, born of German and English parents, finds her life engulfed by the Nazi tide until daring to commit a deed of great courage and heartbreak . . . . American brothers Woody and Chuck Dewar, each with a secret, take separate paths to momentous events, one in Washington, the other in the bloody jungles of the Pacific . . . . English student Lloyd Williams discovers in the crucible of the Spanish Civil War that he must fight Communism just as hard as Fascism . . . . Daisy Peshkov, a driven social climber, cares only for popularity and the fast set until war transforms her life, while her cousin Volodya carves out a position in Soviet intelligence that will affect not only this war but also the war to come.…

Paperback. Condizione: Fair. Mad Libs is the world's greatest word game and the perfect gift or activity for anyone who likes to laugh! Write in the missing words on each page to create your own hilariously funny stories about the Winter Games. Did you know that all figure skaters learn to VERB at a very young age? With 21 "fill-in-the-blank" stories about bobsledding, downhill skiing, and doing tricks on the half-pipe, this chilly edition of Mad Libs is perfect for any winter sports star! Play alone, in a group, or on a luge! Mad Libs are a fun family activity recommended for ages 8 to NUMBER. Winter Games Mad Libsincludes: -Silly stories:21 "fill-in-the-blank" stories all about events in the Winter Games! -Language arts practice: Mad Libs are a great way to build reading comprehension and grammar skills. -Fun With Friends: each story is a chance for friends to work together to create unique stories.…

Paperback. Condizione: Good. From flying squirrels to grizzly bears, and from torpid turtles to insects with antifreeze, the animal kingdom relies on some staggering evolutionary innovations to survive winter. Unlike their human counterparts, who must alter the environment to accommodate physical limitations, animals are adaptable to an amazing range of conditions. Examining everything from food sources in the extremely barren winter land-scape to the chemical composition that allows certain creatures to survive, Heinrich's Winter World awakens the largely undiscovered mysteries by which nature sustains herself through winter's harsh, cruel exigencies.…

Paperback. Condizione: Fair. "This book is truly epic. . . . The reader will probably wish there was a thousand more pages." --The Huffington Post Picking up where Fall of Giants, the first novel in the extraordinary Century Trilogy, left off, Winter of the World follows its five interrelated families--American, German, Russian, English, and Welsh--through a time of enormous social, political, and economic turmoil, beginning with the rise of the Third Reich, through the great dramas of World War II, and into the beginning of the long Cold War. Carla von Ulrich, born of German and English parents, finds her life engulfed by the Nazi tide until daring to commit a deed of great courage and heartbreak . . . . American brothers Woody and Chuck Dewar, each with a secret, take separate paths to momentous events, one in Washington, the other in the bloody jungles of the Pacific . . . . English student Lloyd Williams discovers in the crucible of the Spanish Civil War that he must fight Communism just as hard as Fascism . . . . Daisy Peshkov, a driven social climber, cares only for popularity and the fast set until war transforms her life, while her cousin Volodya carves out a position in Soviet intelligence that will affect not only this war but also the war to come.…

Condizione: Acceptable. Item in acceptable condition! Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc.

Hardback. Condizione: Good. The classic Winter World is an intimate, accessible, and eloquent illumination of animal survival in winter. Bernd Heinrich awakens the largely undiscovered mysteries by which nature sustains herself through the harsh, cruel exigencies of the winter season. "Heinrich has a rare ability to embed dense scientific explanations within graceful, light-footed nature writing."-New York Times Book Review.…

Paperback. Condizione: Good. Mad Libs is the world's greatest word game and the perfect gift or activity for anyone who likes to laugh! Write in the missing words on each page to create your own hilariously funny stories about the Winter Games. Did you know that all figure skaters learn to VERB at a very young age? With 21 "fill-in-the-blank" stories about bobsledding, downhill skiing, and doing tricks on the half-pipe, this chilly edition of Mad Libs is perfect for any winter sports star! Play alone, in a group, or on a luge! Mad Libs are a fun family activity recommended for ages 8 to NUMBER. Winter Games Mad Libsincludes: -Silly stories:21 "fill-in-the-blank" stories all about events in the Winter Games! -Language arts practice: Mad Libs are a great way to build reading comprehension and grammar skills. -Fun With Friends: each story is a chance for friends to work together to create unique stories.…

Condizione: Fair. Los hijos de las cinco familias protagonistas de La ca da de los gigantes forjar n su destino en los a os turbulentos de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, la guerra civil espa ola, el bombardeo de Pearl Harbor y la era de la bomba at mica.Segundo volumen de la trilog a «The Century En el a o 1933, Berl n es un foco de agitaci n pol tica y social. Lady Maud, ahora la esposa de Walter von Ulrich y madre de dos hijos, publica en una revista semanal art culos que ridiculizan al Partido Nazi, mientras que Walter manifiesta su oposici n en el Parlamento. Sin embargo, parece que nada podr frenar el poder ascendente del canciller Adolf Hitler. Cuando Ethel Williams y su hijo Lloyd visitan a la familia von Ulrich, todos ser n testigos de la tiran a y la represi n de la nueva Alemania.El dominio del Tercer Reich se extender hasta Francia y m s all de la frontera rusa. Mientras, en Inglaterra, Lloyd Williams, activista pol tico como su madre, luchar en el ej rcito brit nico para intentar frenar el avance de los nazis y se alistar en las brigadas internacionales durante la guerra civil espa ola. Participar en la ofensiva de Zaragoza y la batalla de Belchite.En Ty Gwyn, la mansi n familia de los Fitzherbert en Gales, se alojar n los oficiales brit nicos y, durante su estancia, el teniente Lloyd Williams se sentir atra do por la mujer de Boy Fitzherbert, la rica heredera americana Daisy Peshkov.«La trilog a The Century es la historia de mis abuelos y de los vuestros, de nuestros padres y de nuestras propias vidas. De alguna forma es la historia de todos nosotros. .- Ken Follett ENGLISH DESCRIPTION This book is truly epic. . . . The reader will probably wish there was a thousand more pages. --The Huffington PostPicking up where Fall of Giants, the first novel in the extraordinary Century Trilogy, left off, Winter of the World follows its five interrelated families--American, German, Russian, English, and Welsh--through a time of enormous social, political, and economic turmoil, beginning with the rise of the Third Reich, through the great dramas of World War II, and into the beginning of the long Cold War. Carla von Ulrich, born of German and English parents, finds her life engulfed by the Nazi tide until daring to commit a deed of great courage and heartbreak . . . . American brothers Woody and Chuck Dewar, each with a secret, take separate paths to momentous events, one in Washington, the other in the bloody jungles of the Pacific . . . . English student Lloyd Williams discovers in the crucible of the Spanish Civil War that he must fight Communism just as hard as Fascism . . . . Daisy Peshkov, a driven social climber, cares only for popularity and the fast set until war transforms her life, while her cousin Volodya carves out a position in Soviet intelligence that will affect not only this war but also the war to come.…

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Condizione: very_good. Book is in very good condition and may include minimal underlining highlighting. The book can also include "From the library of" labels. May not contain miscellaneous items toys, dvds, etc. . We offer 100% money back guarantee and 24 7 customer service.

Condizione: very_good. Book is in very good condition and may include minimal underlining highlighting. The book can also include "From the library of" labels. May not contain miscellaneous items toys, dvds, etc. . We offer 100% money back guarantee and 24 7 customer service.

Condizione: very_good. Book is in very good condition and may include minimal underlining highlighting. The book can also include "From the library of" labels. May not contain miscellaneous items toys, dvds, etc. . We offer 100% money back guarantee and 24 7 customer service.