Michael Leapman

Londra

Catrine Clay

During World War II, many Polish children were stolen from their families by the Nazis as part of "Lebensborn" - the programme to create racially pure Aryans. This book investigates the history and ideology of racial hygiene and interviews some of the children whose lives were ruined by the war.

The Lebensborn Experiment in Nazi Germany

Master Race

Tells the stories of eight children who felt the influence of Nazi persecution, including Beata Siegel, Anne Frank, Alexander Michelowski, and Joseph Steiner.

Eight True-life Stories of Nazi Persecution

Witnesses to War

The DK Eyewitness London Travel Guide will lead you straight to the best attractions London has to offer. The guide includes unique cutaways, floorplans and reconstructions of the city's stunning architecture, plus 3D aerial views of the key districts to explore on foot. You'll find detailed listings of the best hotels, restaurants, bars and shops for all budgets in this fully updated and expanded guide, plus insider tips on everything from where to find the best markets and nightspots to great attractions for children. The uniquely visual DK Eyewitness Travel Guide also includes in-depth coverage of all the unforgettable sights and comes complete with a free pull-out city map, clearly marked with sights from the guidebook and an easy-to-use street index. The map has detailed street views of all the key areas, plus there are transport maps and information on how to get around the city, and there's even a chart showing the distances between major sights for walkers. The DK Eyewitness London Travel Guide shows you what others only tell you.

London

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The Apotheosis of Rupert Murdoch

Barefaced Cheek

From world-famous Westminster Abbey, to the changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace and street entertainers in Covent Garden, capture the essence of London with the DK Eyewitness Travel Guide. This revised and expanded edition keeps abreast of the frenetic pace of change in London and features all the new cultural hot spots including the Saatchi Gallery and the Zandra Rhodes Fashion Museum. You'll find detailed cutaway illustrations and floor plans of all the major sights; from Victoria and Albert Museum to Hampton Palace, and 3D aerial views of London's most interesting districts. Four great days out of sightseeing, thousands of sumptuous colour photographs, maps and illustrations ensure that whether you are visiting on a short stay or just want a flavour of the city, you won't miss a thing. Clue up on the basics, from the most comfortable places to stay to the best bars and restaurants. Discover where the locals go, amazing sites and retail therapy, exciting sports, the best parks, scenic walks or drives, thematic tours and colourful festivals. All you need for an unforgettable trip.

The uniquely visual DK Eyewitness Great Britain Travel Guide is your indispensible guide to the British Isles. This fully updated guide includes unique cutaways, floorplans and reconstructions of Great Britain�s must-see sites, plus street-by-street maps of all the fascinating cities and towns of Great Britain. The new-look guide is also packed with photographs and illustrations leading you straight to the best attractions England, Scotland and Wales have to offer. DK�s Eyewitness Great Britain Travel Guide will help you to discover Great Britain region by region; from taking a 'flight' on the London Eye to punting on the river in Cambridge. Detailed listings will guide you to the best hotels, restaurants, bars and shops for all budgets, whilst detailed practical information will help you to get around, whether by train, bus or car. Plus, DK�s excellent insider tips will help you make the most of Great Britain, from recommended Victorian beach resorts to finding the most authentic British pub grub. DK Eyewitness Great Britain Travel Guide - showing you what others only tell you.

Great Britain

DK Eyewitness Travel Guide

DK Publishing

DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Great Britain takes you by the hand, leading you straight to the best attractions England, Scotland, and Wales have to offer. DK's insider travel tips and essential local information will help you discover the best of Great Britain, from the famous landmarks in the hearts of the capital cities to the day trips around the countryside. See Big Ben from the London Eye, enjoy a pint on the sidewalk outside a pub, discover the mysterious and magnificent Stonehenge, and explore fairytale castles. Discover DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Great Britain . * Detailed itineraries and "don't-miss" destination highlights at a glance. * Illustrated cutaway 3-D drawings of important sights. * Floor plans and guided visitor information for major museums. * Guided walking tours, local drink and dining specialties to try, things to do, and places to eat, drink, and shop by area. * Area maps marked with sights. * Detailed city map of London includes street finder indexes for easy navigation. * Insights into history and culture to help you understand the stories behind the sights. * Hotel and restaurant listings highlight DK Choice special recommendations. With hundreds of full-color photographs, hand-drawn illustrations, and custom maps that illuminate every page, DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Great Britain truly shows you this region as no one else can. Recommended: For a pocket guidebook to London, check out DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Top 10 London , which is packed with dozens of top 10 lists, ensuring you make the most of your time in the city. Series Overview: For more than two decades, DK Eyewitness Travel Guides have helped travelers experience the world through the history, art, architecture, and culture of their destinations. Expert travel writers and researchers provide independent editorial advice, recommendations, and reviews. With guidebooks to hundreds of places around the globe available in print and digital formats, DK Eyewitness Travel Guides show travelers how they can discover more. DK Eyewitness Travel Guides: the most maps, photographs, and illustrations of any guide.

Eyewitness Travel Great Britain

Each autumn in villages all across Britain, marquees fill up with giant vegetables of every description – onions the size of cannonballs, carrots like drainpipes, pumpkins that could sink a ship. In what seems a peculiarly British tradition (though it also thrives in North America), gardeners compete fiercely against one another for the honour of having grown the largest specimen, with frequently comic results. These monstrous vegetables are the result of a year’s dedicated feeding and cosseting, usually conducted in secrecy, with potential prize-winners being guarded against saboteurs as the autumn show approaches. To produce a carrot more than 17 feet long and get it to the show bench undamaged requires a level of strategic planning comparable to a military campaign. It is a bizarre world with more than a little of The League of Gentlemen about it. In The Biggest Beetroot in the World Michael Leapman explores the strange community of giant vegetable growers, closely shadowing the four leading competitors through an entire season as they prepare for the 2007 shows. Published to coincide with the 2008 autumn shows, this is the fascinating tale of a very British extreme sport and the men who play by its rules. Michael Leapman, the former Times journalist, is the author of several highly praised works of non-fiction including The World for a Shilling: How the Great Exhibition of 1851 Shaped a Nation, The Ingenious Mr Fairchild and Inigo: The Troubled Life of Inigo Jones, as well as the prize-winning Companion Guide to New York. He lives in London.

Giant Vegetables and the People Who Grow Them

The Biggest Beetroot in the World

Now available in PDF format. DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Madrid will lead you straight to the best attractions this city has to offer. The guide includes unique illustrated cutaways, floor plans, and reconstructions of major architectural sights, plus a city map clearly marked with attractions from the guidebook and an easy-to-use street index. DK's insider travel tips and essential local information will help you discover the best of this city in Spain, from local festivals and markets to day trips around the countryside. Detailed listings will guide you to hotels, restaurants, bars and shops for all budgets, while transportation maps and a chart showing the walking distances between sights will help you get around the city. With hundreds of full-color photographs, hand-drawn illustrations, and custom maps that brighten every page, DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Madrid truly shows you this city as no one else can.

DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Madrid

das Lebensborn-Experiment der Nazis

Herrenmenschen

The uniquely visual DK Eyewitness Great Britain Travel Guide is your indispensible guide to the British Isles. This fully updated guide includes unique cutaways, floorplans and reconstructions of Great Britain's must-see sites, plus street-by-street maps of all the fascinating cities and towns of Great Britain. The new-look guide is also packed with photographs and illustrations leading you straight to the best attractions England, Scotland and Wales have to offer. DK's Eyewitness Great Britain Travel Guide will help you to discover Great Britain region by region; from taking a 'flight' on the London Eye to punting on the river in Cambridge. Detailed listings will guide you to the best hotels, restaurants, bars and shops for all budgets, whilst detailed practical information will help you to get around, whether by train, bus or car. Plus, DK's excellent insider tips will help you make the most of Great Britain, from recommended Victorian beach resorts to finding the most authentic British pub grub. DK Eyewitness Great Britain Travel Guide - showing you what others only tell you.

DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Great Britain

As well as holding some of the world's most prized cultural treasures, the British Library is the repository of the nation's collective memory. Owing its origin to the generosity and far-sightedness of a handful of 18th-century scholars and booklovers, and built up over 250 years, the Library's very extensive collections--of books, manuscripts, maps, music, newspapers, photographs, sound recordings, stamps, and digital media--offer keys to the understanding of human achievement in literature, art, music, politics, journalism, exploration, and much else, from ancient times to the present day. In this highly illustrated book, Michael Leapman tells the Library's story, highlighting the most significant and beautiful items in its care, as well as exploring some of the lesser known, more surprising artifacts housed in its iconic building in the heart of London.

The Book of the British Library

Conceived as a showcase for Britain's burgeoning manufacturing industries and the exotic products of its Empire, the Great Exhibition at the Crystal Palace was Britain's first truly national spectacle. Michael Leapman explores how the exhibition came into being; the key characters who made it happen (from Prince Albert, who was credited with the idea, to Thomas Cook, whose cheap railway trips ensured its accessibility to all); and the fascinating tales behind the exhibits that fired the imagination of the era. 'The best kind of popular history: exact, imaginative and full of fun.' Sunday Telegraph `Splendid... Michael Leapman brings a child's delight to the wonders of the Exhibition and his enthusiastic prose makes his readers feel they are almost walking down its aisles.' Mail on Sunday `Entertaining and engaging' Independent

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