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  • Piano

    The Making of a Steinway Concert Grand

    par James Barron ...
    An alluring exploration of the people and the legendary craftsmanship behind a single Steinway piano.Like no other instrument, a grand piano melds engineering feats with the magical sounds of great music: the thunder of a full-throated bass, the bright, delicate trill of the upper treble. Alone among the big piano companies, Steinway still crafts all of its pianos largely by hand, imbuing each one ... En savoir plus

    $17.59 CAD

  • The One-Cent Magenta

    Inside the Quest to Own the Most Valuable Stamp in the World

    par James Barron ...
    An inside look at the obsessive, secretive, and often bizarre world of high-profile stamp collecting, told through the journey of the world’s most sought-after stamp.When it was issued in 1856, it cost a penny. In 2014, this tiny square of faded red paper sold at Sotheby’s for nearly $9.5 million, the largest amount ever paid for a postage stamp at auction. Through the stories of the eccentric ... En savoir plus

    $15.99 CAD

  • New York Times: Book of New York

    Stories of the People, the Streets, and the Life of the City Past and Present

    This unique volume uncovers the most fascinating and compelling stories from The New York Times about the city the paper calls home.More than 200 articles and an abundance of photographs, illustrations, maps, and graphs from the preeminent newspaper in the world take a look at the history and personality of the world's most influential city. Read firsthand accounts of the subway opening in 1904 ... En savoir plus

    $23.19 CAD

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    The One-Cent Magenta

    Inside the Quest to Own the Most Valuable Stamp in the World

    par James Barron ...
    Lu par Jonathan Yen ...

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    6 heure 18 min

    When it was issued in 1856, it cost a penny. In 2014, this tiny square of faded red paper sold at Sotheby's for nearly $10 million, the largest amount ever paid for a postage stamp at auction. Through the stories of the eccentric characters who have bought, owned, and sold the One-Cent Magenta in the years in between, James Barron delivers a fascinating tale of global history and immense wealth, ... En savoir plus

    $34.99 CAD

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    Rivers in the Desert

    William Mulholland and the Inventing of Los Angeles

    Lu par Paul Boehmer ...

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    11 heure 16 min

    Rivers in the Desert follows the remarkable career of William Mulholland, the visionary who engineered the rise of Los Angeles as the greatest American city west of the Mississippi. He sought to transform the sparse and barren desert into an inhabitable environment by designing the longest aqueduct in the Western Hemisphere, bringing water from the mountains to support a large city.This ... En savoir plus

    $27.99 CAD

  • Maximinus Thrax

    From Common Soldier to Emperor of Rome

    par Paul N. Pearson ...
    The first full-length biography of the half-barbarian emperor.Maximinus was a Thracian tribesman of frightening appearance and colossal size” who could smash stones with his bare hands and pull fully laden wagons unaided. Such feats impressed the emperor Severus who enlisted Maximinus into the imperial bodyguard whereupon he embarked on a distinguished military career. Eventually he achieved ... En savoir plus

    $29.99 CAD

  • Russia at War, 1941–1945

    A History

    par Alexander Werth ...
    In 1941, Russian-born British journalist Alexander Werth observed the unfolding of the Soviet-German conflict with his own eyes. What followed was the widely acclaimed book, Russia at War, first printed in 1964. At once a history of facts, a collection of interviews, and a document of the human condition, Russia at War is a stunning, modern classic that chronicles the savagery and struggles on ... En savoir plus

    $16.99 CAD

  • Hitler's Rockets

    The Story of the V-2s

    par Norman Longmate ...
    In Hitler’s Rockets Norman Longmate tells the story of the V-2, the technically brilliant but hated weapon, the ancestor and forerunner of all subsequent ballistic missiles. He reveals the devious power-play within the German armed forces and the Nazi establishment that so influenced the creation of the rockets. He shows through contemporary documents and protagonists’ accounts how the British ... En savoir plus

    $8.99 CAD

  • The White Sniper

    Simo Häyhä

    The remarkable story of the Finnish marksman nicknamed "White Death" by the Red Army for his record number of confirmed kills.Simo Häyhä is the most famous sniper in the world. During the Winter War fought between Russia and Finland from 1939 to 1940, he had 542 confirmed kills with iron sights, a record that still stands today.A man of action who spoke very little, Simo Häyhä was hugely respected ... En savoir plus

    $17.59 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • The Dance of Time

    The Origins of the Calendar

    par Michael Judge ...
    Did you know that the ancient Romans left sixty days of winter out of their calendar, considering these two months a dead time of lurking terror and therefore better left unnamed? That they had a horror of even numbers, hence the tendency for months with an odd number of days? That robed and bearded druids from the Celts stand behind our New Year’s figure of Father Time? That if Thursday is Thor’s ... En savoir plus

    $16.99 CAD

  • Inside the Middle East

    Making Sense of the Most Dangerous and Complicated Region on Earth

    par Avi Melamed ...
    Acclaimed Israeli intelligence analyst Avi Melamed has spent more than thirty years interpreting Middle East affairs. His long-awaited Inside the Middle East challenges widely-accepted perceptions and provides a gripping and uniquely enlightening guide to make sense of the events unfolding in the region-to answer how the Arab world got to this point, what is currently happening, what the ... En savoir plus

    $29.99 CAD

  • The American Invasion of Canada

    The War of 1812's First Year

    par Pierre Berton ...
    How could a nation of eight million fail to subdue a struggling British colony of 300,000? In this remarkable account of the war’s first year, Pierre Burton transforms history into an engrossing narrative that reads like a fast-paced novel. Drawing on memoirs, diaries, and official dispatches, the author gets inside the characters who fought the war-the common soldiers, the generals, the ... En savoir plus

    $16.99 CAD