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12 Books That Changed the World by Melvyn Bragg
31.00 NZD
Category: Literature
When we think of great events in the history of the world, we tend to think of war, revolution, political upheaval or natural catastrophe. But throughout history there have been moments of vital importance that have taken place not on the battlefield, or in the palaces of power, or even in the violence ...Show more
A Love Letter to Europe - An Outpouring of Love and Sadness from Our Writers, Thinkers and Artists by Melvyn Bragg; Simon Callow; Tracey Emin; Pete Townshend; Jeffrey Boakye; Onjali Rauf; Tony Robinson; Will Hutton; Margaret Drabble
50.00 NZD
Category: Literature
Great writers, artists, musicians and thinkers in British life say what Europe means to them: an outpouring of love and sadness. With pieces from Frank Cottrell Boyce, Melvyn Bragg, Margaret Drabble, Alan Hollinghurst, Will Hutton, Holly Johnson, Penelope Lively, Jonathan Meades, Deborah Moggach, Alan M ...Show more
Grace and Mary by Melvyn Bragg
40.00 NZD
Category: General Fiction
John visits his ageing mother Mary in her nursing home by the sea, and mourns the slow fading of her mind. Hoping to shore up her memory, he prompts her with songs, photographs and questions about the 1940s, when she was a young woman and he a child in a small Cumbrian town. But he finds that most of al ...Show more
Grace and Mary by Melvyn Bragg
30.00 NZD
Category: General Fiction
Reaching from late 19th-century Cumbria to the present, this elegiac novel celebrates two spirited women: Grace, a farm labourer's daughter who fatefully followed her heart, and Mary, the child she was forced to give up. Unsung heroines according to Mary's son who, as his elderly mother's mind begins to ...Show more
In Our Time by Melvyn Bragg (ed.)
41.00 NZD
Category: History | Reading Level: good-very good
Melvyn Bragg's In Our Time series regularly entertains and fascinates substantial audiences on BBC Radio 4. For this book he has selected episodes which reflect the diversity of the radio programmes, and take us on an amazing tour through the history of ideas, from philosophy, science and history to pol ...Show more
Now is the Time by Melvyn Bragg
38.00 NZD
Category: General Fiction
At the end of May 1381, the fourteen-year-old King of England had reason to be fearful: the plague had returned, the royal coffers were empty and a draconian Poll Tax was being widely evaded. Yet Richard, bolstered by his powerful, admired mother, felt secure in his God-given right to reign. Within two ...Show more
The Book of Books: The Radical Impact of the King James Bible 1611-2011 by Melvyn Bragg
30.00 NZD
Category: History
The King James Bible has often been called the Book of Books both in itself and in what it stands for. Since its publication in 1611 it has been the best selling book in the world, and many believe, had the greatest impact. The King James Bible has spread the Protestant faith. It has also been the great ...Show more
The "South Bank Show": Final Cut by Melvyn Bragg
30.00 NZD
Category: Biographies
What drives a musician to write extraordinary songs? How do writers create their worlds? How does an actor achieve greatness? For over thirty years of The South Bank Show, Melvyn Bragg has interviewed many of the greatest cultural icons of our age. These interviews offer revelatory insights into the liv ...Show more
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