Search Results: Titles starting with R from Emily Green Books

Penguin, 2006 About the book: Just after 10:00 on the night of February 7th, 2004, Ellen MacArthur crossed an imaginary line in the sea off Brittany to become the fastest person ever to sail solo around the world. The record was held by a frenchman, Francis Joyon. He'd slashed over 20 days off the previous record and many thought his extraordinary new benchmark would stand for 10 years or more. Most experts thought that the record would be beyond MacArthur. But in a superhuman effort that forced her to dig deeper than ever before, she proved the doubters wrong. Her effort captured the world's imagination, and the scenes that greeted her return to Falmouth were euphoric. She had become, some claimed, the finest sailor her country had every produced. Drawing on logs, emails, and sound and video diaries, this beautifully designed, fully illustrated book captures the drama, excitement, danger, joy, and tears of a truly extraordinary achievement in Ellen's own words.. Soft cover. Fine.

Vintage Soft cover. New.

Adam Hilger Ltd, 1967 Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine.

W. W. Norton & Company, 2013 Soft cover. Fine.

Oxford University Press, 1986 The period from 1640 to 1660, which includes the Civil War, the beheading of Charles I, and the reign of a republican government, is one of the most controversial and dramatic in British history. This book offers an authoritative analysis of the debate among contemporary historians on the causes, significance, and consequences of the events of that era. Aylmer argues that there was at least a partial middle-class revolution, as well as a rebellion with both aristocratic and popular elements.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine.

Orion Pub Co, 2001 Hardcover. As New.

The Folio Society, 1998 Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good.

Penguin Classics, 2011 More Penguin Mini Modern Classics available as a collection. Please look on my page. About the book: There were two women in Zhenbao's life: one he called his white rose, the other his red rose. One was a spotless wife, the other a passionate mistress. Isn't that just how the average man describe a chaste widow's devotion to her husband's memory - as spotless, and passionate too? Maybe every man has had two such women - at least two. Marry a red rose and eventually she'll be a mosquito-blood streak smeared on the wall, while the white one is 'moonlight in front of my bed'. Marry a white rose, and before long she'll be a grain of sticky rice that's gotten stuck to your clothes; the red one, by then, is a scarlet beauty mark just over your heart. In Eileen Chang's eloquent and evocative novella, Zhenbao is a devoted son, a diligent worker, and guarded in love. But when he meets a friend's spoilt, spirited, desirable wife, he cannot… Read More

The Folio Society, 2004 Hardcover. As New/As New.

Viking, 2011 John Stubbs's Reprobates charts the rise and fall of the Cavaliers before, during and after the English Civil War. From disastrous foreign forays to syphilitic poets, from political intriguing to ambitious young playwrights keen to curry favour with the king, John Stubbs brings alive the vibrant cast of characters that were at the centre of the English Civil War. Stubbs shows the reader just how the country was brought to one of the most destructive moments in its history. 'Dashing and daring, colourful, subtle and provocative . . . stuffed almost to bursting-point with character and incident. Feasting on poems, diaries, plays, masques, letters and biographies, Reprobates introduces us to . . . a flamboyant parade of chancers, dreamers, turncoats, heroes, idiots and hedonists who grab the reader's shoulders and force a drink on us as if in some dim-lit, tallow-smoked tavern of the 1630s'Independent 'Swaggeringly splendid.Stubbs is a brilliant expositor of poetry.one… Read More

Fountain Press Ltd, 1967 Introduces art materials and techniques, gives advice on drawing animals, people, plants, and architecture, and includes tips on color, composition, and perspective. 2nd Edition. Hardcover. Good.

Orion, 2002 About the book: Inspector John Rebus has messed up badly this time, so badly that he is sent to a kind of reform school for damaged cops. While there among the last-chancers known as "resurrection men," he joins a covert mission to gain evidence of a drug heist orchestrated by three of his classmates. But the group has been assigned an unsolved murder that may have resulted from Rebus's own mistake. Now Rebus can't determine if he's been set up for a fall or if his disgraced classmates are as ruthless as he suspects. When Detective Sergeant Siobhan Clarke discovers her investigation of an art dealer's murder is tied to Rebus's inquiry, the two - protege and mentor - join forces. Soon they find themselves in the midst of an even bigger scandal than they imagined - a plot with conspirators in every corner of Scotland and deadly implications about their colleagues.. Soft cover. Fine.

MIT Press, 1982 Revealing the Universe: Prediction and Proof in Astronomy. This book was based on a series of public lectures sponsored by the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics and the Boston Museum of Science.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/Poor.

The Folio Society, 1986 Folio Society T. E. Lawrence Revolt In The Desert. This Folio Society edition of T. E. Lawrence's "Revolt In The Desert" is a must-have for any collector of antiquarian books. The hardcover binding and slipcase make it a beautiful addition to any bookshelf, while the author's gripping account of his experiences during the Arab Revolt is a captivating read. Published by Folio Society, this edition is of the highest quality and will be treasured by any history enthusiast.. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket.

Allen & Unwin, 1976 Hardcover. Good.

Picador, 2010 This book is in perfect condition.. Hardcover. As New/As New.

Pimlico, 1994 Soft cover. Fine.