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Miracle - Naftali Schiff - Bog - Transworld Publishers Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Miracle - Naftali Schiff - Bog - Transworld Publishers Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Early on the morning of October 9, 1944, seven hundred boys, aged between 13 and 17, were taken out of Block 11 at Auschwitz. The night before, during a visit by Dr Josef Mengele, their identification cards had been stamped with a solitary German word – gestorben – “died” in English. They were then marched by 25 bayonet-wielding SS men to Crematorium 5, stripped, and herded into a gas chamber. This book is the story of a true-life miracle of the five boys who were pulled from that gas chamber – the only Holocaust survivors known to have escaped such a close brush with the Nazi killing machine – and given a second chance at life. A life, of course, that would be so horrifically snatched from those around them. Five boys, five survivors whose testimonies have been drawn from extensive interviews and whose story is shared in this book for the very first time. Interweaving the lives of the boys and the grander sweep of history in which they were held, The Miracle of Auschwitz is an unforgettable tale of hope, faith and fortitude in the face of one of the worst crimes against humanity.

DKK 211.00
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Caesar's Last Breath - Sam Kean - Bog - Transworld Publishers Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Caesar's Last Breath - Sam Kean - Bog - Transworld Publishers Ltd - Plusbog.dk

** GUARDIAN SCIENCE BOOK OF THE YEAR 2017 ** ‘Popular science at its best’ Mail on Sunday ‘Eminently accessible and enjoyable’ Observer With every breath, you literally inhale the history of the world. On the ides of March, 44 BC, Julius Caesar died of stab wounds in the Roman Senate, but the story of his last breath is still unfolding. In fact, you''re probably inhaling some of it now. Of the sextillions of molecules entering or leaving your lungs at this moment, some might also bear traces of Cleopatra''s perfumes, German mustard gas, particles exhaled by dinosaurs or emitted by atomic bombs, even remnants of stardust from the universe''s creation. In Caesar’s Last Breath , New York Times bestselling author Sam Kean takes us on a journey through the periodic table, around the globe and across time to tell the epic story of the air we breathe.

DKK 139.00
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The Lost Continent - Bill Bryson - Bog - Transworld Publishers Ltd - Plusbog.dk

The Lost Continent - Bill Bryson - Bog - Transworld Publishers Ltd - Plusbog.dk

‘I come from Des Moines. Somebody had to’And, as soon as Bill Bryson was old enough, he left. Des Moines couldn’t hold him, but it did lure him back. After ten years in England, he returned to the land of his youth, and drove almost 14,000 miles in search of a mythical small town called Amalgam, the kind of trim and sunny place where the films of his youth were set. Instead, his search led him to Anywhere, USA; a lookalike strip of gas stations, motels and hamburger outlets populated by lookalike people with a penchant for synthetic fibres. He discovered a continent that was doubly lost; lost to itself because blighted by greed, pollution, mobile homes and television; lost to him because he had become a stranger in his own land.Bryson’s acclaimed first success, The Lost Continent is a classic of travel literature – hilariously, stomach-achingly, funny, yet tinged with heartache – and the book that first staked Bill Bryson’s claim as the most beloved writer of his generation.

DKK 127.00
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The Devil In The White City - Erik Larson - Bog - Transworld Publishers Ltd - Plusbog.dk

The Devil In The White City - Erik Larson - Bog - Transworld Publishers Ltd - Plusbog.dk

''An irresistible page-turner that reads like the most compelling, sleep defying fiction'' TIME OUT One was an architect. The other a serial killer. This is the incredible story of these two men and their realization of the Chicago World''s Fair of 1893, and its amazing ''White City''; one of the wonders of the world. The architect was Daniel H. Burnham, the driving force behind the White City, the massive, visionary landscape of white buildings set in a wonderland of canals and gardens. The killer was H. H. Holmes, a handsome doctor with striking blue eyes. He used the attraction of the great fair - and his own devilish charms - to lure scores of young women to their deaths. While Burnham overcame politics, infighting, personality clashes and Chicago''s infamous weather to transform the swamps of Jackson Park into the greatest show on Earth, Holmes built his own edifice just west of the fairground. He called it the World''s Fair Hotel. In reality it was a torture palace, a gas chamber, a crematorium. These two disparate but driven men are brought to life in this mesmerizing, murderous tale of the legendary Fair that transformed America and set it on course for the twentieth century . . .

DKK 126.00
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Fight to the Finish - Allan Mallinson - Bog - Transworld Publishers Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Fight to the Finish - Allan Mallinson - Bog - Transworld Publishers Ltd - Plusbog.dk

‘Mallinson . . . combines the authority of a soldier-turned-military historian with the imaginative touch of the historical novelist.’ Lawrence James, THE TIMES We remember months, because months have names, because they are linked to the seasons, and because they have their own character. Looking at the First World War month by month reveals its complexity while preserving a sense of time. From the opening shots to the signing of the armistice, the First World War lasted almost 52 months. It was fought on land, sea and in the air. It became industrial, and unrestricted: poison gas, aerial bombing of cities, and the sinking without warning of merchantmen and passenger ships by submarines. Casualties, military and civilian, probably exceeded 40 million. Four empires collapsed during the course of the war – the German, Austro-Hungarian, Russian and Ottoman. The First World War is almost impossible to comprehend. Day-by-day narratives can be dizzying for the reader wanting to make sense of the conflict as a whole. Freer-flowing accounts, while helping to understand the broader trends and factors, can give less of a sense of the human dimension of time. The month is a more digestible gauge. Based on the Allan Mallinson’s monthly commentaries in The Times throughout the centenary, Fight to the Finish is a new and original portrait of “The War to End War.”

DKK 120.00
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Red Line - Joby Warrick - Bog - Transworld Publishers Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Red Line - Joby Warrick - Bog - Transworld Publishers Ltd - Plusbog.dk

From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Black Flags , the harrowing true story of the mission to find and destroy Syria''s chemical weapons and defeat ISIS - only to lose control of both. ''Presents [the story] sharply and compellingly'' Washington Post ''Excellent'' Independent In August 2012, Syrian president Bashar al-Assad was clinging to power in a vicious civil war. Concerned that Assad might resort to chemical weapons, the international community warned that any such use would cross "a red line", warranting a military response. When a year later Assad bombed the Damascus suburb of Ghouta with sarin gas, killing hundreds, global leaders were torn between living up to their word and becoming mired in another unpopular Middle Eastern war. So when Russia offered to store Syria''s chemical weapons, the world leaped at the solution.So begins a race to find, remove, and destroy 1,300 tons of chemical weapons in the middle of Syria''s civil war. Told in harrowing detail, the initial effort is a tactical triumph for the West, but soon Russia''s long game becomes clear: it has UN cover to assist Assad''s regime. Meanwhile, the territory gains of ISIS further destabilise the country, and the terrorist organisation seeks to secure Syria''s chemical arsenals for itself, with horrifying consequences. Red Line is a classic Joby Warrick true-life thriller: a character-driven narrative with a cast of heroes and villains, including weapons hunters, politicians, commandos, diplomats, and spies. Through original reporting and eyewitness accounts from direct participants, Joby Warrick reveals how a well-intentioned effort to save Syrian lives became swept up in a calamitous chain of events that would spawn a terrorist movement, unleash torrents of refugees, frustrate two U.S. presidents and empower the Western alliance''s most dangerous foes.

DKK 126.00
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Still Standing - Paul O'grady - Bog - Transworld Publishers Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Still Standing - Paul O'grady - Bog - Transworld Publishers Ltd - Plusbog.dk

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER ''Funny, forthright and sharp as a knife . . . O''Grady writes just as he speaks.'' Daily Mirror Lilian Maeve Veronica Savage, international sex kitten, was born on the steps of The Legs of Man public house, Lime Street, Liverpool on a policeman''s overcoat. Her mother, the lady wrestler Hell Cat Savage, had no such luxuries as gas and air. She just bit down on the policeman''s torch and recovered afterwards at the bar with a large pale ale... Paul O''Grady shot to fame via his brilliant comic creation, the blonde bombsite Lily Savage. In the first two parts of his bestselling and critically acclaimed autobiography, Paul took us through his childhood in Birkenhead to his first, teetering steps on stage. Now, in Still Standing , for the first time, he brings us the no-holds-barred true story of Lily and the rocky road to stardom...Paul pulls no punches in this tale of bar room brawls, drunken escapades and liaisons dangereuses . And that''s just backstage at the Panto... Along the way, we stop off at some extremely dodgy pubs and clubs, and meet a collection of exotic characters who made the world a louder, brighter and more hilarious place. From the chaos of the Toxteth riots and the Vauxhall Tavern police raid, to the mystery of who shot Skippy and the great chip pan fire of Victoria Mansions, Paul emerges shaken but not stirred. Still Standing will make you laugh and make you cry. Some of the stories might even make your hair curl. But it stands as a glorious tribute to absent friends and to a world which has now all but vanished. Readers love Still Standing: ''Paul makes you feel like he''s chatting to you as a friend. The stories are bold, honest, sometimes hilarious, sometimes very sad.'' ***** ''This had my crying, nervous and laughing out loud. I would expect nothing less from the fabulously honest Paul O''Grady.'' ***** ''He writes as he speaks, entirely from the heart . . . with his usual warmth, care, concern and honesty, a brilliant read.'' *****

DKK 126.00
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