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Geschiedenisboeken

Terry Deary – A History of Britain in Ten Enemies

Terry Deary A History of Britain in Ten Enemies recensie, review en informatie boek over de geschiedenis van Groot-Brittannië. Op 10 oktober 2024 verschijnt bij Bantam het nieuwe boek van de Britse schrijver Terry Deary over de geschiedenis van Groot-Brittannië aan de hand van tien vijanden. Hier lees je informatie over de auteur, de uitgave en over de inhoud van het boek. Een Nederlandse vertaling van het boek is niet verkrijgbaar.

Terry Deary A History of Britain in Ten Enemies recensie, review en informatie

  • “If you could take just one history book to a desert island, this would be it. Laugh out loud funny… Pure joy.” (Conn Iggulden)
  • “Playful, cheeky, and very clever, this is a book for anyone who ever wished there was a Horrible Histories for grown-ups.” (Kate Lister)

Terry Deary A History of Britain in Ten Enemies

A History of Britain in Ten Enemies

  • Auteur: Terry Deary (Engeland)
  • Soort boek: geschiedenisboek
  • Taal: Engels
  • Uitgever: Bantam
  • Verschijnt: 10 oktober 2024
  • Omvang: 256 pagina’s
  • Uitgave: gebonden boek / ebook / luisterboek
  • Boek bestellen bij: Amazon / Bol

Flaptekst van het boek over de Britse geschiedenis van Terry Deary

Ah, Britain. So special. The greatest nation on earth, some say. And we did it all on our own. Didn’t we?

As it happens Britannia got its name from the Romans, and for the past two centuries we have been ruled by Germans. As Horrible Histories author Terry Deary argues, nations and their leaders are defined by the enemies they make.

  • Elizabeth I would count as a minor royal without the Spanish Armada.
  • Without the Nazis, Churchill would be remembered as an opposition windbag.
  • The surprisingly sadistic Boudica would be forgotten if it weren’t for the Roman Ninth Legion.

And after all, every nation sometimes needs a bit of unifying Blitz spirit (although in an ideal world, we wouldn’t have accidentally let Corporal Hitler go in the first place).

The British have a proud history of choosing their enemies, from the Romans to the Germans. You might even say those enemies made Britain what it is today…

A History of Britain in Ten Enemies is a witty, whistlestop tour of British history that will have you laughing as you find out what they  didn’t teach you in school.

Terry Deary (3 January 1946, Sunderland) is the author of 340 published books including the acclaimed Horrible Histories series, selling over 38 million books in 45 languages. The series has been adapted for theatre, museum exhibitions and a major CBBC television series, which has gone on to win several Children’s BAFTA awards and a British Comedy Award for best sketch show – the first children’s show ever to win. Terry was conferred with an honorary Doctorate of Education by Sunderland University in 2000. He currently lives in County Durham with his wife Jenny and is an avid road runner in his spare time.

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Elliot Mintz – We All Shine On

Elliot Mintz We All Shine On review, recensie en informatie memoir over John Lennon en Yoko Ono. Op 24 oktober 2024 verschijnt bij Bantam het boek We All Shine On, John, Yoko and Me. Het is geschreven door de Amerikaanse radio dj en media consultant Elliot Mintz. Hier lees je informatie over deinhoud van het boek, de schrijver en over de uitgave. Een Nederlandse vertaling van het boek is niet verkrijgbaar.

Elliot Mintz We All Shine On review, recensie en informatie

  • It’s hard to define the relationship Elliot had with our family. But I ultimately think the best word to describe him is: friend. Perhaps our closest friend. The reason I wanted Elliot to write a book, first and foremost, is because he is a good storyteller. The fact that he was there in the lives of John and Yoko (and mine), is really just icing on the cake. I like hearing him talk, and I’m sure you will, too.” (Sean Ono Lennon)
  • “A vivid account of the decade he [Mintz] spent as John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s confidante, fixer, and friend… It’s a captivating and intimate window into the complicated lives of one of rock’s most legendary couples.” (Publshers Weekly)

Elliot Mintz We All Shine On

We All Shine On

John, Yoko & Me

  • Auteur: Elliot Mintz (Verenigde Staten)
  • Soort boek: memoir, muziekboek
  • Taal: Engels
  • Uitgever: Bantam
  • Verschijnt: 24 oktober 2024
  • Omvang: 304 pagina’s
  • Uitgave: gebonden boek / ebook / luisterboek
  • Boek bestellen bij: Amazon / Bol / Libris

Flaptekst boek over John Lennon en Yoko Ono van Elliot Mintz

From the moment he interviewed Yoko Ono on his late night radio show in September 1971, Elliot Mintz’s life would never the same again. That phone call would lead him to an intense and revealing friendship with Yoko and her husband, John Lennon, until John’s untimely death in 1980, and beyond, to the present day.

In 1971, then the talk host on American airwaves, Elliot Mintz was talking to all of the major figures in the burgeoning West Coast music scene when he was asked whether he would interview Yoko about her new album. Their talk quickly lead to other private calls and then to John Lennon, with whom he quickly formed a firm bond. Those conversations became hours-long epics, to the extent that Elliot had another phone line put in, for which only two people had the number – John and Yoko.

The aftermath of The Beatles’ breakup ushered in a tumultuous decade. Elliot witnessed it, or heard all about it, at close hand including the unbearable cost of such fame when John and Yoko separated for what became known as his ‘lost weekend’. There was joy when their son Sean was born and the creative rebirth that was the multi-platinum selling triumph, Double Fantasy. But then there was unimaginable tragedy too when John was brutally murdered in December 1980.

Elliot Mintz (16 February 1945, The Bronx, New York) is a professional media consultant who has worked with the likes of John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Bob Dylan, Paris Hilton, Diana Ross, and many more. Prior to being a consultant, Mintz worked as a radio DJ and television host and served as the entertainment correspondent for Eyewitness News on KABC.

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