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Tornado Down - John Peters - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Tornado Down - John Peters - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Discover the brave, shocking and remarkable true story of two RAF lieutenants'' capture during the Gulf War ''HEROISM UNDER A BLOOD RED SKY'' Independent ''THE MOST COMPELLING STORY OF THE GULF WAR'' Daily Mail _________ RAF Flight Lieutenants John Peters and John Nichol were shot down over enemy territory on their first mission of the Gulf War.Their capture in the desert, half a mile from their blazing Tornado bomber, led to seven harrowing weeks of torture, confinement and interrogation.An ordeal which brought both men close to death.In Tornado Down , John Peters and John Nichol tell the incredible story of their part in the war against Saddam Hussein''s regime. It is a brave and shocking and totally honest story: a story about war and its effects on the hearts and minds of men.

DKK 127.00
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John Donne - John Stubbs - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

John Donne - John Stubbs - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

John Stubbs''s Donne: the Reformed Soul brings one of Britain''s most famous poets - and famous periods in history - to life.John Donne''s life story is inextricably tied up with the fabric of a society in the throes of religious persecution. His family had long been subject to the terror inflicted upon Catholics under the reign of Elizabeth I, and while his brother languished in prison, and his mother and uncles fled to exile in Europe, Donne was consumed by the question of his own faith and by trying to figure out what it is that connects human beings - and keeps them apart.In his biography of Donne, John Stubbs chronicles not only a long and bitter sectarian conflict, but also the love story of a young couple who broke the rules of their society, and paid the ultimate price.From the raucous streets of late sixteenth-century London to the personal and political intrigues of Donne''s family and public life, from the horrors of the Reformation to the delight of Donne''s poetry, John Stubbs'' book is a vivid, dazzling biography of an extraordinary man, as well as a compelling portrait of England at a time of bewildering transformation.''Magnificent . . . remarkable'' Daily Telegraph ''Impressive . . . Fluent, assured and on fire with ideas and enthusiasm, excels at providing Donne with a living context'' Miranda Seymour, Sunday Times John Stubbs was born in 1977 and studied English at Oxford and Renaissance Literature at Cambridge where he completed a doctorate in 2005. Donne: The Reformed Soul was published in 2006 and won the Glen Dimplex Irish Writers'' Centre New Writer of the Year and a Royal Society of Literature Jerwood Award for non-fiction. It was shortlisted for the Costa Biography Award and longlisted for the Guardian First Book Award.

DKK 175.00
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John (Penguin Monarchs) - Nicholas Vincent - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

John (Penguin Monarchs) - Nicholas Vincent - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

King John ruled England for seventeen and a half years, yet his entire reign is usually reduced to one image: of the villainous monarch outmanoeuvred by rebellious barons into agreeing to Magna Carta at Runnymede in 1215. Ever since, John has come to be seen as an archetypal tyrant. But how evil was he? In this perceptive short account, Nicholas Vincent unpicks John''s life through his deeds and his personality. The youngest of four brothers, overlooked and given a distinctly unroyal name, John seemed doomed to failure. As king, he was reputedly cruel and treacherous, pursuing his own interests at the expense of his country, losing the continental empire bequeathed to him by his father Henry and his brother Richard and eventually plunging England into civil war. Only his lordship of Ireland showed some success. Yet, as this fascinating biography asks, were his crimes necessarily greater than those of his ancestors - or was he judged more harshly because, ultimately, he failed as a warlord?

DKK 100.00
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John (Penguin Monarchs) - Nicholas Vincent - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

John (Penguin Monarchs) - Nicholas Vincent - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

King John ruled England for seventeen and a half years, yet his entire reign is usually reduced to one image: of the villainous monarch outmanoeuvred by rebellious barons into agreeing to Magna Carta at Runnymede in 1215. Ever since, John has come to be seen as an archetypal tyrant. But how evil was he? In this perceptive short account, Nicholas Vincent unpicks John''s life through his deeds and his personality. The youngest of four brothers, overlooked and given a distinctly unroyal name, John seemed doomed to failure. As king, he was reputedly cruel and treacherous, pursuing his own interests at the expense of his country, losing the continental empire bequeathed to him by his father Henry and his brother Richard and eventually plunging England into civil war. Only his lordship of Ireland showed some success. Yet, as this fascinating biography asks, were his crimes necessarily greater than those of his ancestors - or was he judged more harshly because, ultimately, he failed as a warlord?

DKK 155.00
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Jonathan Swift - John Stubbs - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Jonathan Swift - John Stubbs - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Jonathan Swift was a man of contradictions: a man who satirized the powerful but aspired to political greatness, who mocked men''s vanity but held himself in high esteem, a religious moralizer famed for his malice - a man sharply aware of humanity''s flaws, but no less susceptible to them.As with his acclaimed biography of John Donne , John Stubbs paints a vivid portrait of an extraordinary man and a turbulent period of English and Irish history.

DKK 161.00
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Gray's Anatomy - John Gray - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Gray's Anatomy - John Gray - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

''The most prescient of British public intellectuals'' Pankaj Mishra, Financial Times Updated with a new foreword and two new chapters of John Gray''s writing.Why is progress a pernicious myth? Why do beliefs that humanity can be improved end in farce or horror? Is atheism a hangover from Christian faith? John Gray, one of the most iconoclastic thinkers of our time, smashes through civilization''s long cherished beliefs, overturning our view of the world and our place in it.

DKK 155.00
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The Governor - John Lonergan - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

The Governor - John Lonergan - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

In his talks to communities throughout the length and breath of Ireland, John Lonergan finds himself coming back to one theme: the importance of kindness. It is an unexpected theme for the former boss of Ireland''s biggest and toughest prison, Mountjoy, but then John Lonergan is an unusual man. John entered the prison service in 1968 and in the years that followed, as he saw human nature at its worst - and often, unexpectedly, at its best - he developed a deep understanding both of human nature and of Irish society.Now, after 42 years in the service, 26 of them as the most senior prison officer in the country, John tells his fascinating life story - from his idyllic childhood in rural Tipperary, to coming face to face with the ugliest face of Irish life, to grappling with the politics of working in a service that was the plaything of officials and politicians. His description of life in the prison service is not only a gripping account of humanity at its rawest, but also an invaluable primer for anyone in top level management.Revealing, surprising and inspiring The Governor gives a unique insight into modern Ireland.

DKK 161.00
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Let the Devil Sleep - John Verdon - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Let the Devil Sleep - John Verdon - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Let The Devil Sleep is the gripping third crime novel by John Verdon in the David Gurney series. Ten years ago a serial killer went quiet - now he''s back.Dave Gurney, a retired NYPD homicide detective, agrees to meet a young woman making a documentary on The Good Shepherd. A decade ago a series of roadside shootings made The Good Shepherd killer headline news. But then the killings stopped, and nobody could say for sure why. Finding himself drawn back into the case, Gurney soon discovers new facts the original investigation missed and literally stakes his life on finding The Good Shepherd. He makes himself a target so that the killer will come for him.The latest puzzle masterpiece from the internationally bestselling author of Think of a Number and Shut Your Eyes Tight. John Verdon returns with another instalment in the David Gurney Series. Following the success of Think of a Number and Shut Your Eyes Tight comes John Verdon''s latest masterpiece Let The Devil Sleep . Fans of Tess Gerritsen and James Hayman will love this series. Praise for John Verdon: ''The best thriller I''ve read in a long, long time'' Tess Gerritsen''Wow! Totally absorbing, brilliantly written. The best book I''ve read this year'' The Sun John Verdon, a former Manhattan advertising executive, lives with his wife on a small hilltop in upstate New York. His first two Dave Gurney novels are Think of a Number and Shut Your Eyes Tight.

DKK 173.00
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Watford Forever - Elton John - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Watford Forever - Elton John - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

The Sunday Times Sports Book of the Year A Times Book of the Year A Financial Times Book of the YearA Guardian Book of the YearA New Statesman Book of the Year''The heartwarming story of the collaboration and friendship between English football’s oddest couple, Elton John and Graham Taylor'' The Times '' A wonderful, feel-good account of an ultimately English provincial story'' Simon Kuper_____________________ An unforgettable British underdog story from one of our greatest narrative nonfiction writers, John Preston, and the international musical icon and bestselling author, Sir Elton John. Britain in the 1970s was beset by unrest and unemployment, as inflation soared, fuel was scarce, and hooliganism was on the rise. And for Watford FC, the outlook was even gloomier. Rundown and rat-infested, Watford were an ailing side with holes in their kit and barely enough fans to fill a stand. Of the 92 clubs in the Football League, spread across four divisions, Watford were in 92nd place.Meanwhile, Elton John was the most successful rockstar in the world. With six-inch platforms, spangled jumpsuits, and peroxide hair, he was glamorous, gay, and seemingly a world away from the semi-detached house in Pinner where he had supported Watford FC as a child. Many assumed he would move to America. Instead, he bought the football club. Watford Forever is the remarkable story of Elton John''s ownership of Watford FC and its transformational journey to the top of the First Division under iconic manager Graham Taylor. Perhaps most remarkably, four of the same players who had been written off as has-beens went with them all the way from the bottom to the top. Inspiring and infectiously funny, this is a tribute to football''s unlikeliest friendship as Elton John and Taylor, a straight-talking former fullback with a love of Vera Lynn, beat the odds and their personal demons to save a club and a community. Immersed in the grime and glamour of ''70s Britain, Watford Forever is one of sport''s great underdog stories and a love letter to the beautiful game.

DKK 192.00
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Watford Forever - Elton John - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Watford Forever - Elton John - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

The Sunday Times Sports Book of the YearA Times Book of the YearA Financial Times Book of the YearA Guardian Book of the YearA New Statesman Book of the Year''The heartwarming story of the collaboration and friendship between English football’s oddest couple, Elton John and Graham Taylor'' The Times '' A wonderful, feel-good account of an ultimately English provincial story'' Simon Kuper_____________________ An unforgettable British underdog story from one of our greatest narrative nonfiction writers, John Preston, and the international musical icon and bestselling author, Sir Elton John. Britain in the 1970s was beset by unrest and unemployment, as inflation soared, fuel was scarce, and hooliganism was on the rise. And for Watford FC, the outlook was even gloomier. Rundown and rat-infested, Watford were an ailing side with holes in their kit and barely enough fans to fill a stand. Of the 92 clubs in the Football League, spread across four divisions, Watford were in 92nd place.Meanwhile, Elton John was the most successful rockstar in the world. With six-inch platforms, spangled jumpsuits, and peroxide hair, he was glamorous, gay, and seemingly a world away from the semi-detached house in Pinner where he had supported Watford FC as a child. Many assumed he would move to America. Instead, he bought the football club. Watford Forever is the remarkable story of Elton John''s ownership of Watford FC and its transformational journey to the top of the First Division under iconic manager Graham Taylor. Perhaps most remarkably, four of the same players who had been written off as has-beens went with them all the way from the bottom to the top. Inspiring and infectiously funny, this is a tribute to football''s unlikeliest friendship as Elton John and Taylor, a straight-talking former fullback with a love of Vera Lynn, beat the odds and their personal demons to save a club and a community. Immersed in the grime and glamour of ''70s Britain, Watford Forever is one of sport''s great underdog stories and a love letter to the beautiful game.

DKK 127.00
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The Reason Why - John Gribbin - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

The Reason Why - John Gribbin - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

In The Reason Why: The Miracle of Life on Earth John Gribbin shows what makes our planet so special, explaining why the ''Fermi Paradox'' - the apparent absence of alien life - holds the key to our uniqueness. There are several hundred billion stars in our Milky Way Galaxy, yet out of all of these Earth is the only planet with intelligent life on it. Why? For the first time, John Gribbin makes the link between the whole series of cosmic events that gave rise to our civilization - a unique set of circumstances that have not, and could not, occur anywhere else. John Gribbin is our best, most accessible guide to the big questions of science. In this book, he explores the biggest questions of all: why are we here, what does it mean to be alone in the universe - and do we have a future? ''The master of popular science writing'' Sunday Times ''A fascinating journey through space and time ... this book presents an exciting insight into the many fortuitous events and cosmic quirks that have all come together to make Earth such a life-friendly world'' Science Focus ''Lyrical, enormously readable ... John Gribbin explains just how our home world appears to be special, and exactly what we have to be thankful for'' The Times Higher Education John Gribbin is one of today''s greatest writers of popular science and the author of bestselling books, including In Search of Schrödinger''s Cat , Stardust , Science: A History and In Search of the Multiverse . Gribbin trained as an astrophysicist at Cambridge University and is currently Visiting Fellow in Astronomy at the University of Sussex.

DKK 161.00
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Reprobates - John Stubbs - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Reprobates - John Stubbs - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

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 cannot resist being carried along the sheer boldness of the charge and the brilliance and élan of its execution'' John Adamson, Sunday Telegraph John Stubbs was born in 1977 and studied English at Oxford and Renaissance Literature at Cambridge where he completed a doctorate in 2005. Donne: The Reformed Soul was published in 2006 and won the Glen Dimplex Irish Writers'' Centre New Writer of the Year and a Royal Society of Literature Jerwood Award for non-fiction. It was shortlisted for the Costa Biography Award and longlisted for the Guardian First Book Award.

DKK 175.00
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Paradise Lost - John Milton - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Paradise Lost - John Milton - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

''An endless moral maze, introducing literature''s first Romantic, Satan'' John Carey In his epic poem Paradise Lost Milton conjured up a vast, awe-inspiring cosmos ranging across huge tracts of space and time. And yet, in putting a charismatic Satan and naked Adam and Eve at the centre of this story, he also created an intensely human tragedy on the Fall of Man. Written when Milton was in his fifties - blind, bitter and briefly in danger of execution - Paradise Lost ''s apparent ambivalence has led to intense debate about whether it manages to ''justify the ways of God to men'' or exposes the cruelty of authority.Edited with an introduction and notes by JOHN LEONARD

DKK 119.00
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King John - William Shakespeare - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

King John - William Shakespeare - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

King John - today remembered as the villainous opponent of Robin Hood and the Magna Carta - was for Shakespeare and his audience a heroic figure who stood up to England''s enemies. This Penguin Shakespeare edition is edited by R. L. Smallwood with an introduction by Eugene Giddens.''This England never did, nor never shall,Lie at the proud foot of a conqueror''Under the rule of King John, England is forced into war when the French challenge the legitimacy of John''s claim to the throne and determine to install his nephew Arthur in his place. But political principles, hypocritically flaunted, are soon forgotten, as the French and English kings form an alliance based on cynical self-interest. And as the desire to cling to power dominates England''s paranoid and weak-willed king, his country is threatened with disaster. This book contains a general introduction to Shakespeare''s life and Elizabethan theatre, a separate introduction to Richard II , a chronology, suggestions for further reading, an essay discussing performance options on both stage and screen, and a commentary. William Shakespeare (1564-1616) was born to John Shakespeare and Mary Arden in late April 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon. He wrote about 38 plays (the precise number is uncertain), many of which are regarded as the most exceptional works of drama ever produced, including Romeo and Juliet (1595), Henry V (1599), Hamlet (1601), Othello (1604), King Lear (1606) and Macbeth (1606), as well as a collection of 154 sonnets, which are among the most profound and influential love poetry in English.

DKK 113.00
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Black Mass - John Gray - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Black Mass - John Gray - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

A prophetic warning against the foolishness of crusades, John Gray''s Black Mass challenges our belief in human progress. Our conventional view of history is wrong. It is founded on a pernicious myth of an achievable utopia that in the last century alone caused the murder of tens of millions. In Black Mass John Gray tears down the religious, political and secular beliefs that we insist are fundamental to the human project, examines the interaction of terrorism, declining world resources, environmental change, human myths of redemption and a flawed belief in Western democracy, and shows us how a misplaced faith in our ability to improve the world has actually made it far worse. ''Brilliant, frightening, devastating'' John Banville, Guardian ''A brilliant polemic ... Gray''s most powerful argument yet'' J.G. Ballard, Guardian , Books of the Year ''Causes vertigo when it does not cause outrage'' Sunday Times ''Exhilarating, invigorating'' Literary Review ''Savage. Gray raises profound and valid doubts about the conventional "plot" of modern history'' Financial Times ''A load of bollocks ... could hardly be more bonkers if it was crawling with lizards'' Sunday Telegraph John Gray h as been Professor of Politics at Oxford University, Visiting Professor at Harvard and Yale and Professor of European Thought at the London School of Economics. His books include False Dawn: The Delusions of Global Capitalism , Straw Dogs: Thoughts on Humans and Other Animals and The Immortalization Commission: The Strange Quest to Cheat Death . His selected writings, Gray''s Anatomy , was published in 2009.

DKK 123.00
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The Soul of the Marionette - John Gray - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

The Soul of the Marionette - John Gray - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

TLS BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2016 ''Gray must be one of the best read of contemporary philosophers, trawling insouciantly through high-, middle- and low-brow literature with the sharp-eyed eclecticism of a magpie of genius'' John Banville, Guardian ''Like Isaiah Berlin with a thing for sci-fi'' Tibor Fischer, Spectator Everyone thinks they want to be free - or do they? John Gray''s thought-stirring new book on freedom draws together insights from Gnosticism, science fiction, ancient sacrifice and the occult to show that freedom is an illusion and that, like fairground puppets, humans dream of escaping the burden of choice altogether.

DKK 127.00
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