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A masterful history of the great dynasty of the Netherlands' Middle
Ages. 'A sumptuous feast of a book' The Times, Books of the Year
'Thrillingly colourful and entertaining' Sunday Times 'A thrilling
narrative of the brutal dazzlingly rich wildly ambitious duchy'
Simon Sebag Montefiore 5 stars! Daily Telegraph 'A masterpiece' De
Morgen 'A history book that reads like a thriller' Le Soir At the
end of the fifteenth century, Burgundy was extinguished as an
independent state. It had been a fabulously wealthy, turbulent
region situated between France and Germany, with close links to the
English kingdom. Torn apart by the dynastic struggles of early
modern Europe, this extraordinary realm vanished from the map. But
it became the cradle of what we now know as the Low Countries,
modern Belgium and the Netherlands. This is the story of a thousand
years, a compulsively readable narrative history of ambitious
aristocrats, family dysfunction, treachery, savage battles, luxury
and madness. It is about the decline of knightly ideals and the
awakening of individualism and of cities, the struggle for
dominance in the heart of northern Europe, bloody military
campaigns and fatally bad marriages. It is also a remarkable
cultural history, of great art and architecture and music emerging
despite the violence and the chaos of the tension between rival
dynasties.
A masterful history of the great dynasty of the Netherlands' Middle
Ages. 'A sumptuous feast of a book' The Times, Books of the Year
'Thrillingly colourful and entertaining' Sunday Times 'A thrilling
narrative of the brutal dazzlingly rich wildly ambitious duchy'
Simon Sebag Montefiore 5 stars! Daily Telegraph 'A masterpiece' De
Morgen 'A history book that reads like a thriller' Le Soir At the
end of the fifteenth century, Burgundy was extinguished as an
independent state. It had been a fabulously wealthy, turbulent
region situated between France and Germany, with close links to the
English kingdom. Torn apart by the dynastic struggles of early
modern Europe, this extraordinary realm vanished from the map. But
it became the cradle of what we now know as the Low Countries,
modern Belgium and the Netherlands. This is the story of a thousand
years, a compulsively readable narrative history of ambitious
aristocrats, family dysfunction, treachery, savage battles, luxury
and madness. It is about the decline of knightly ideals and the
awakening of individualism and of cities, the struggle for
dominance in the heart of northern Europe, bloody military
campaigns and fatally bad marriages. It is also a remarkable
cultural history, of great art and architecture and music emerging
despite the violence and the chaos of the tension between rival
dynasties.
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Popcorn Bob (Hardcover)
Maranke Rinck; Illustrated by Vander Linden; Translated by Nancy Forest- Flier
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R274
Discovery Miles 2 740
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Ellis loves popcorn. No, she REALLY loves popcorn. It's serious. So
when her school and her dads ban all snack foods-INCLUDING
POPCORN-Ellis won't listen. But when she tries to quietly sneak her
favorite salty snack, one kernel refuses to pop. LOUDLY. Soon, the
kernel has sprouted a face, arms, and legs! He's alive, his name is
Popcorn Bob, and he is NOT in a good mood. He is HANGRY. Will Ellis
be able to keep Bob a secret until she can get rid of him? (And
after a few days with him, will she still want to?)
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Gliding Flight (Paperback, UK ed.)
Anne-Gine Goemans; Translated by Nancy Forest- Flier
bundle available
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R396
R331
Discovery Miles 3 310
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HEX (Paperback)
Thomas Olde Heuvelt; Translated by Nancy Forest- Flier
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R318
R261
Discovery Miles 2 610
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The greats of fiction Stephen King and George R. R. Martin lead the
fanfare for HEX, so be assured that Thomas Olde Heuvelt's debut
English novel is both terrifying and unputdownable in equal
measure. Whoever is born here, is doomed to stay until death.
Whoever comes to stay, never leaves. Welcome to Black Spring, the
seemingly picturesque Hudson Valley town haunted by the Black Rock
Witch, a seventeenth-century woman whose eyes and mouth are sewn
shut. Blind and silenced, she walks the streets and enters homes at
will. She stands next to children's beds for nights on end. So
accustomed to her have the townsfolk become that they often forget
she's there. Or what a threat she poses. Because if the stitches
are ever cut open, the story goes, the whole town will die. The
curse must not be allowed to spread. The elders of Black Spring
have used high-tech surveillance to quarantine the town. Frustrated
with being kept in lockdown, the town's teenagers decide to break
the strict regulations and go viral with the haunting. But, in so
doing, they send the town spiraling into a dark nightmare.
NOW IN PAPERBACK! Ellis is now best friends with a grumpy, talking
popcorn kernel. Yes, REALLY! Together, they're secretly handing out
popcorn to Ellis's classmates (since her school is now officially a
Healthy School--blech), and everything is great. Bob is even
learning how to control his hanger. (Kind of.) But Ellis and Bob
are in danger--visitors from the possibly nefarious Popcorn &
Co. are following them, and it's clear they're after Bob! Will
Ellis be able to keep Bob out of their clutches? Praise for Popcorn
Bob Comedic hijinks and unlikely friendship ensue...just right for
young fans of the absurd. --Publishers Weekly A bowl of crunchy
fun. --Booklist Gloriously muddy foolery. --Kirkus Reviews
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Popcorn Bob 3 - In America (Hardcover)
Maranke Rinck; Illustrated by Martijn van der Linden; Translated by Nancy Forest- Flier
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R412
R344
Discovery Miles 3 440
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Ellis, Dante, and Popcorn Bob are on an important top-secret
mission in America. (Ellis's dads are there too. But they don't
know about the mission.) When Popcorn Bob last escaped the clutches
of Coraline Corn (the evil owner of Popcorn & Co.), she said
that there are more live popcorn kernels in America - just like
Bob! Bob can't wait to meet his family. But when he finds them,
they're trapped in a chicken coop on the Popcorn & Co. grounds,
living at the mercy of Coraline Corn, and whatever experiments she
wants to run on them. Bob, Ellis, and Dante must team up once again
to defeat Coraline Corn and free Bob's newfound family. The third
installment to this chapter book series brings back all the
zaniness that readers know and love, plus a new cross-continental
adventure, and lots more friends.
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The King (Paperback, Main)
Kader Abdolah; Translated by Nancy Forest- Flier
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R288
R234
Discovery Miles 2 340
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*Longlisted for the 2016 International DUBLIN Literary Award* Once
upon a time there was a Persian prince. The prince had many
brothers, for his father had married over a thousand wives, but
Prince Naser alone stood to inherit the kingdom. As the prince
ascends to the throne we lurk in his shadow to overhear the
whispered intrigues and plotting of bloody battles. The weight of
the nation bears heavily on Shah Naser's shoulders. Will this young
king triumph or will he succumb to the forces that threaten to
engulf him? Enter the court of the King of Persia . . .
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The Story Of Shit (Paperback)
Midas Dekkers; Translated by Nancy Forest- Flier
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R414
R340
Discovery Miles 3 400
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