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Dedicated to evangelising the truth of Brexit and how it's such a roaring success for Britain. Remoaners will truly be terrified of the facts displayed in this book.

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-> Die Faust im Nacken: Der ehemalige Boxer Terry Malloy (Brando) hätte Erfolg haben können, schindet nun jedoch für seinen Boss Johnny Friendly (Lee J. Cobb) im korrupten Hafenviertel. Terry plagen Schuldgefühle, nachdem er einen aufbegehrenden Arbeiter ungewollt in eine tödliche Falle gelockt hat. Doch erst die Liebe zu Edie Doyle (Eva Marie Saint), der Schwester des Getöteten, lässt Terry erkennen, wie tief er gesunken ist. Als sein zwiel...

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La storia dell'antica Roma e del suo gigantesco impero colpiscono ancora oggi per due aspetti: in primo luogo per la forza di un esercito che fece di un villaggio sui colli del Lazio la prima superpotenza mondiale, assoggettando popoli diversissimi per lingua, storia, cultura, religione, costumi, tradizioni... E poi perché il secondo straordinario successo di Roma fu quello di unire e amalgamare all'interno di un'unica cultura condivisa divers...

Boris Johnson brings the legacy of Sir Winston Churchill back to life, to mark the 50th anniversary of his death.

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Als Bester Hauptdarsteller liefert Marlon Brando in diesem 1954 Oscar(R)-prämierten "Besten Film" eine seiner fesselndsten Leinwanddarbietungen. Der ehemalige Boxer Terry Malloy (Brando) hätte Erfolg haben können, schindet nun jedoch für seinen Boss Johnny Friendly (Lee J. Cobb) im korrupten Hafenviertel. Terry plagen Schuldgefühle, nachdem er einen aufbegehrenden Arbeiter ungewollt in eine tödliche Falle gelockt hat. Doch erst die Liebe zu Ed...

Mit fulminanter Erzählfreude und einem pointensicheren Gespür für die erhellende Anekdote schildert Boris Johnson Leben und Charakter des bedeutendsten britischen Staatsmannes des 20. Jahrhunderts (1874 -1965). Fasziniert von der Einmaligkeit, dem Humor und Sprachwitz, dem Abenteurertum, den politischen und literarisch-künstlerischen Leistungen seines Helden, hat er eine ebenso kenntnisreiche wie hinreißende Liebeserklärung an Winston S. Chur...

A comic political novel, with similar appeal to Stephen Fry or Ben Elton, written by one of Britain's most popular politicians. It is Boris Johnson's first novel and was widely acclaimed in hardback. The American President is giving a major address in Westminster Hall and security is going to be tested. "A hectic comedy thriller... refreshingly unpompous, faintly dishevelled and often very funny" "Mail On Sunday

An anthology of recent journalism from the inimitable mayor of London, seeing Boris give impassioned voice to his opinions on education, and the latest developments in media, culture and transport.

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In his own inimitable style, Boris Johnson, the new Mayor of London, turns his attention to the culture, manners and morals of British society, giving us a humorous, at times furious, but always entertaining read.

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From London's inimitable mayor, Boris Johnson, the story of how Churchill's eccentric genius shaped not only his world but our own. On the fiftieth anniversary of Churchill's death, Boris Johnson celebrates the singular brilliance of one of the most important leaders of the twentieth century. Taking on the myths and misconceptions along with the outsized reality, he portrays—with characteristic wit and passion—a man of contagious bravery, brea...

De Churchillfactor' van Boris Johnson is essentieel voor iedereen die wil weten hoe een groot leider eruitziet. Vijftig jaar na de dood van Winston Churchill onderzoekt Boris Johnson, auteur en burgemeester van Londen, de 'Churchillfactor'. Wat maakte Churchill, een van de belangrijkste leiders van de twintigste eeuw, zo uniek en briljant? Churchill was een gevierd journalist, een geweldige redenaar én hij won de Nobelprijs voor de Literatuu...

This sparkling new history of London, told through a relay-race of great Londoners shows in one, personality-packed book that the ingenuity, diversity, creativity and enterprise of London are second to none.

The well-known former editor of "The Spectator", who is also a trained classicist, focuses on how the Romans made Europe work as a homogenous civilisation in this authoritative and amusing study. Contrasting the ancient empire with the modern EU, it ties in to his TV series, which saw him travelling throughout the Roman Empire to uncover secrets of its governance. 'A marvellous, reader-friendly account of Rome.' "Independent