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  • Byron’s Narrative of the Loss of the Wager
    John Byron
    'Byron’s Narrative of the Loss of the Wager' recounts a harrowing true story of survival against all odds. John Byron, a crew member aboard the HMS Wager, vividly details the dramatic 18th-century shipwreck off the coast of Chile. This gripping narrative plunges readers into the chaos and desperation following the disaster.A classic of historical adventure, Byron’s account offe...
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    17,50 €

  • A Day With John Milton
    John Milton / May Byron / Sidney Meteyard
    Step into the world of John Milton with 'A Day with John Milton' by May Byron. This engaging biographical sketch offers a glimpse into the life and times of the celebrated English poet, best known for his epic poem, 'Paradise Lost.'Explore the historical context that shaped Milton’s work and gain insight into the man behind the verse. Byron’s accessible prose brings the 17th-ce...
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    15,55 €

  • The Vampire of Vourla and Other Greek Vampire Tales, 1819-1846
    John Polidori / Lord Byron
    Vampires are usually associated in the popular imagination with Transylvania and other Eastern European locales. But in this new collection, editor Álvaro García Marín has uncovered the earliest appearances of vampires in English literature, revealing their surprising origin in Greece. This volume includes two seminal classic texts, Lord Byron’s 'Fragment of a Novel' and John W...
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    23,00 €

  • The Tribute [16pt Large Print Edition]
    John Byron
    Sydney is set on edge by a spate of cold, methodical attacks paying tribute to a Rennaissance anatomy text, but the serial killer may not even be the darkest player in this story. A subversive take on modern masculinity and misogyny told through an irresistible crime narrative. ...
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    46,64 €

  • One Stormy Night
    Dr. John William Polidori / Lord George Byron / Mary Shelley
    What happens when writers vacation together ...And challenge each other to write ghost stories?On a stormy night in 1816, the writers Mary Shelley, John William Polidori, and Lord Byron undertook a challenge that would change history and create the gothic genre.The result is three chilling tales of monsters, vampires, and murder.Lord Byron’s A Fragment is of historical importan...
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    13,18 €

  • The Place of the Gospels in the General History of Literature
    John Riches / Karl Ludwig Schmidt / Byron R. McCane / Byron RMcCane
    Karl Ludwig Schmidt’s classic Die Stellung der Evangelien der allgemeinen Literaturgeschichte was one of a handful of twentieth-century essays on the New Testament to set the agenda for an entire generation of New Testament scholars. First published in 1923, the text laid out Schmidt’s contention that the gospels represent a literary genre that does not derive from others in th...
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    16,06 €

  • Vampires
    John Polidori / Lord Byron
    Who are the literary ancestors of Dracula? How did the classic vampire--the tall, dark, elegant aristocrat with an endless life and an unquenchable thirst for blood--become a mass-media star? James Grant Goldin presents a curated anthology of the original texts, some freshly translated, that trace the evolution of the vampire lord in the 18th and 19th centuries. Newspaper accou...
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    12,80 €

  • A Week in the Life of a Slave
    John Byron
    'I appeal to you for my son Onesimus, who became my son while I was in chains. Formerly he was useless to you, but now he has become useful both to you and to me.'These words, written by the apostle Paul to a first-century Christian named Philemon, are tantalizingly brief. Indeed, Paul’s epistle to Philemon is one of the shortest books in the entire Bible. While it’s direct eno...
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    22,42 €

  • Wine Sales and Distribution
    Byron Marlowe / John C. Crotts / John CCrotts / Paul Wagner
    Focusing on personal wine-selling skills, this practical guide explains every element of consultative wine sales, from understanding the market and the customer to providing excellent customer service. Based on six decades of combined experience, this manual will be invaluable for all those seeking to start or enhance a career in wine sales. ...
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    80,81 €

  • A Complete Guide to Systems Where Black Meets 1 e4 by Supporting a Pawn on d5
    Byron Jacobs / John Emms
    Two great books from the Everyman Chess Library, Starting Out: The French by Byron Jacobs and Starting Out: The Caro Kann by Joe Gallagher, brought together in one volume. The French is one of Black’s soundest defences to 1 e4 and is very popular at all levels of chess. Club players enjoy its super-solid structure, while at the top it’s played by famous grandmasters such as Vis...
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    22,31 €

  • Ghostly Tales from the Lost Summer of 1816 - Frankenstein, The Vampyre & Other Stories from the Villa Diodati
    BYRON / John William Polidori / Lord Byron / Mary Shelley
    The summer of 1816 was meant to be a holiday. It became the birthplace of modern horror.Trapped indoors by weeks of relentless rain near Lake Geneva, a group of four brilliant minds: Lord Byron, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Mary Godwin (later Shelley), and John Polidori, amused themselves by reading German ghost stories. Challenged by Byron to each write a tale of the supernatural, th...
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    22,17 €

  • History of Drainage Channel Improvement in the Vermilion River Watershed, Wabash Basin
    John Byron Stall / Ralph C Hay
    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important ...
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    13,59 €

  • The Works of Lord Byron
    Baron George Gordon Byron Byron / John Wright / Thomas Moore
    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important ...
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    24,67 €

  • Banks And Banking
    Canada / John James MacLaren / Byron Edmund Walker
    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important ...
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    25,58 €

  • The Narrative of the Honourable John Byron, Commodore in a Late Expedition Round the World
    John Byron
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    56,71 €

  • A Dark and Stormy Night
    Lord George Gordon Byron / Mary Shelley / William John Polidori
    It was a dark and stormy night. Lord Byron, Mary Godwin (who would soon become Mary Shelley), Percy Bysshe Shelley, and John William Polidori were sheltering inside a Swiss castle reading ghost stories to one another to pass the time. Noting that everyone present had literary aspirations Byron challenge the assembly to each write a ghost story. This night was perhaps the most i...
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    14,86 €

  • Viage Del Comandante Byron Al Rededor Del Mundo
    John Byron
    Viage Del Comandante Byron Al Rededor Del Mundo recounts the voyages of Commander John Byron around the world. This Spanish edition offers readers a glimpse into the adventures and challenges faced during naval exploration in the 18th century. Detailing the journeys undertaken by order of the Admiralty of England, the book provides valuable insights into the historical context ...
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    29,50 €

  • Computers in Private Practice Management
    Byron B. Oberst / John M. Long
    Designed to assist the physician in the application of computers in private medical practice, this comprehensive guide outlines where, why, and how this valuable tool can best be used. Integrating the mechanisms of computerization with the implications for health care, the authors draw on personal research and experience to describe models used effect...
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    134,07 €

  • The Works of Lord Byron
    Baron George Gordon Byron Byron / John Wright
    Delve into the mind of one of history’s most celebrated poets with 'The Works of Lord Byron, With His Letters and Journals, Volume 17.' This carefully curated volume offers readers a unique glimpse into Byron’s life and creative process. Featuring a compilation of his most significant poems alongside personal letters and journal entries, this collection provides invaluable insi...
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    26,12 €

  • The Works of Lord Byron
    Baron George Gordon Byron Byron / John Wright / Thomas Moore
    This ninth volume of 'The Works of Lord Byron, With His Letters and Journals,' offers a comprehensive collection of writings by and about the iconic Romantic poet. Compiled by Thomas Moore and John Wright, this edition provides readers with a deep dive into Byron’s poetic genius alongside intimate glimpses into his personal life through his letters and journals. Explore Byron’s...
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    27,03 €

  • The Narrative Of The Honorable John Byron
    John Byron
    The Narrative of the Honorable John Byron is a historical book that tells the story of the great distresses suffered by the author himself. The book was written in 1768 by John Byron, who was a British naval officer and explorer. In the book, Byron recounts his experiences during his time as a sailor, including his encounters with pirates and his shipwreck on the coast of Patag...
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    33,30 €

  • Byron’s Narrative Of The Loss Of The Wager (1832)
    John Byron
    This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world’s literature in affordable, high quality, modern edit...
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    30,14 €

  • Decision Making
    Byron M Roth / Byron M. Roth / Byron MRoth / John D Mullen / John D. Mullen / John DMullen
    This text, written by a philosopher and a social psychologist, emphasizes concrete applications of decision research to problems of everyday living, as well as to business, social, and political issues. The text contains scores of interesting examples and problems for analysis, ranging from personal decisions about medical treatment to Truman’s decision to use the atomic bomb. ...
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    108,02 €