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Beaumarchais in Seville(1st Edition)
An Intermezzo
by Hugh Thomas
Hardcover, 192 Pages, Published 2007 by Yale University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-300-12103-2, ISBN: 0-300-12103-2

"In 1764-65 the irrepressible playwright Beaumarchais traveled to Madrid, where he immersed himself in the life and society of the day. Inspired by the places he had seen and the people he had met, Beaumarchais returned home to create The Barber of Seville and The Marriage of Figaro, plays that became the basis for the operas by Rossini and Mozart that continue to delight audiences today. This book is a lively and original account of Bea ..."






ARMED TRUCE
THE BEGINNINGS OF THE COLD WAR, 1945-46.
by Hugh Thomas
Hardcover, 600 Pages, Published 1986 by Hamish Hamilton Ltd
ISBN-13: 978-0-241-11843-6, ISBN: 0-241-11843-3






An Unfinished History of the World(2nd Edition)
by Hugh Thomas
Hardcover, 832 Pages, Published 1981 by Hamish Hamilton Ltd
ISBN-13: 978-0-241-10696-9, ISBN: 0-241-10696-6






An unfinished history of the world
by Hugh Thomas
Hardcover, 700 Pages, Published 1979 by H. Hamilton
ISBN-13: 978-0-241-10282-4, ISBN: 0-241-10282-0

"Following the paths of Herodotus, Raleigh and H.G. Wells, this updated edition surveys the story of humankind, from the dawn of man to the hopes that will carry the world through the last years of the 20th century. The book won the National Book Award for History in 1980. Hugh Thomas also won the Somerset Maugham Prize in 1962 for his book, "The Spanish Civil War"."






Orthopaedic Neurology
A Diagnostic Guide to Neurologic Levels
by Stanley Hoppenfeld Md, Hoppenfeld Et Al, Richard Hutton, Hugh Thomas
Hardcover, 131 Pages, Published 1977 by J. B. Lippincott Company
ISBN-13: 978-0-397-50368-1, ISBN: 0-397-50368-7

"General Test for Herniated Cervical Discs. The Valsalva test is a generalized test which indicates only the presence of a herniated disc. The tests of each neurologic level are more precise and can pinpoint the exact level of involvement . VALSALVA TEST. The Valsalva test increases the intrathecal pressure. If there is a space-occupying lesion in the cervical canal, such as a herniated disc or a tumor, the patient will develop pain ..."






Rivers of Gold(1st Edition)
The Rise of the Spanish Empire, from Columbus to Magellan
by Hugh Thomas, Donald W. Treadgold
Hardcover, 720 Pages, Published 2004 by Random House
ISBN-13: 978-0-375-50204-0, ISBN: 0-375-50204-1

"From one of the greatest historians of the Spanish world, here is a fresh and fascinating account of Spain’s early conquests in the Americas. Hugh Thomas’s magisterial narrative of Spain in the New World has all the characteristics of great historical literature: amazing discoveries, ambition, greed, religious fanaticism, court intrigue, and a battle for the soul of humankind.Hugh Thomas shows Spain at the dawn of the sixteenth century ..."






Pride and Prejudice(Updated)
(Macmillan Collector's Library)
by Jane Austen, Hugh Thomson, Henry Hitchings, Hugh Thomas
Hardcover, 496 Pages, Published 2016 by Macmillan Collector's Library
ISBN-13: 978-1-909621-65-7, ISBN: 1-909621-65-X

"Excerpt from Pride and Prejudice: A Novel The most conspicuous qualities of Pride and Prejudice are its infectious, high-spirited gaiety and a certain emotional hardness towards characters themselves sharply outlined without the more sympathetic subtlety which is conspicuous in almost all Miss Austen's work. These are emphatically the qualities of youth; and though Northanger Abbey is certainly nearest in form and subject-matter to the ..."






Entrepreneurship Education in Asia
by Hugh Thomas, Donna Kelley
Hardcover, 264 Pages, Published 2012 by Edward Elgar Pub
ISBN-13: 978-1-84980-947-4, ISBN: 1-84980-947-X

"The continuing success of the Asian Miracle relies on an entrepreneurial revolution that has increased the productivity and flexibility of economies across the region. Yet this revolution has largely been necessity-driven, traditional and vulnerable to erosion as the region becomes increasingly prosperous and well educated. How to educate the next wave of entrepreneurs is a pressing Asian question that resonates around the world and is ..."






Physical Agents in Rehabilitation(1st Edition)
An Evidence-Based Approach to Practice
by Stanley Hoppenfeld, Richard Hutton, Hugh Thomas
Hardcover, 288 Pages, Published 1976 by Prentice Hall
ISBN-13: 978-0-8385-7853-7, ISBN: 0-8385-7853-5

"This clear, concise manual fills the growing need for a text covering the process of physical examination of the spine and extremities. Serving students and clinicians as a functional guidebook, this text incorporates three important features: a tight consistent organization, an abundance of constructive illustrations, and an effective teaching method."






Cuba
by Hugh Thomas
Hardcover
ISBN-13: 978-0-333-90222-6, ISBN: 0-333-90222-X






Cortes' Conquest of America
by Hugh Thomas
Hardcover
ISBN-13: 978-0-09-174592-9, ISBN: 0-09-174592-6






World Without End(1st Edition)
Spain, Philip II, and the First Global Empire
by Hugh Thomas
Hardcover, 496 Pages, Published 2015 by Random House
Deckle Edge
ISBN-13: 978-0-8129-9811-5, ISBN: 0-8129-9811-1

"Following Rivers of Gold and The Golden Empire and building on five centuries of scholarship, World Without End is the epic conclusion of an unprecedented three-volume history of the Spanish Empire from “one of the most productive and wide-ranging historians of modern times” (The New York Times Book Review).   The legacy of imperial Spain was shaped by many hands. But the dramatic human story of the extraordinary projection of Spanish m ..."






World Without End
The Global Empire of Philip II
by Hugh Thomas
Hardcover, 496 Pages, Published 2014 by Penguin Books
ISBN-13: 978-1-84614-083-9, ISBN: 1-84614-083-8

"Following Rivers of Gold and The Golden Age, World Without End is the conclusion of a magisterial three-volume history of the Spanish Empire by Hugh Thomas, its foremost worldwide authority World Without End is the climax of Hugh Thomas' great history of the Spanish Empire in the Americas. It describes the conquest of Paraguay and the River Plate, of the Yucatan in Mexico, the only partial conquest of Chile, and battles with the French ..."






The Golden Empire(1st Edition)
Spain, Charles V, and the Creation of America
by Hugh Thomas
Hardcover, 672 Pages, Published 2011 by Random House
Deckle Edge
ISBN-13: 978-1-4000-6125-9, ISBN: 1-4000-6125-3

"From a master chronicler of Spanish history comes a magnificent work about the pivotal years from 1522 to 1566, when Spain was the greatest European power. Hugh Thomas has written a rich and riveting narrative of exploration, progress, and plunder. At its center is the unforgettable ruler who fought the French and expanded the Spanish empire, and the bold conquistadors who were his agents. Thomas brings to life King Charles V—first as a ..."






The Golden Age(1st Edition)
The Spanish Empire of Charles V
by Hugh Thomas
Hardcover, 696 Pages, Published 2010 by Allen Lane
ISBN-13: 978-1-84614-084-6, ISBN: 1-84614-084-6

"The magisterial and enigmatic Charles V, Emperor of Europe and the New World, is the central figure in the second volume of Hugh Thomas' great history of the Spanish Empire. It begins with the return of the remnants of Magellan's expedition around the world in 1522 and ends with Charles' death in 1558. In the decades between, the Spaniards conquer Guatemala, Yucatan, Columbia, Venezuela, Peru and Chile, and control the banks of the migh ..."






Eduardo Barreiros and the Recovery of Spain(1st Edition)
by Hugh Thomas
Hardcover, 448 Pages, Published 2009 by Yale University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-300-12109-4, ISBN: 0-300-12109-1

"A dramatic biography of the extraordinary Spanish industrialist and entrepreneur Eduardo Barreiros Born in an impoverished region of Galicia, possessed of little education and less money, Eduardo Barreiros (1919-1992) rose to become an immensely successful entrepreneur and one of Spain's most prominent industrialists. In this engaging biography, the first on a Spanish entrepreneur in English, Hugh Thomas recounts Barreiros's origins as ..."






The Height of the Spanish Empire
Height of the Spanish Empire v. 2
by Hugh Thomas
Hardcover, 664 Pages, Published 2008 by Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Import
ISBN-13: 978-0-297-84749-6, ISBN: 0-297-84749-X

"The key figure here is Pizarro and his followers and their conquest of the Incas. Thomas shows how in Spain the king endeavoured to make his empire work for him."






Who's Who of the Conquistadors
(Cassell Military Trade Books)
by Hugh Thomas
Hardcover, 464 Pages, Published 2007 by Cassell
ISBN-13: 978-0-304-35328-6, ISBN: 0-304-35328-0

"In 1519 Hernán Cortés arrived in Mexico with an army of six hundred men. Over the next two years waves of conquistadors followed him, bringing horses and weapons with them in order to brutally subjugate both the Mayan and Aztec Empires. In this clear and comprehensive reference work Hugh Thomas lists everyone connected with the conquest of Mexico, explains the part they played in the conquest, and details their histories, backgrounds an ..."






Spirit of the Blue(1st Edition)
Peter Ayerst - A Fighter Pilot's Story
by Hugh Thomas, Peter Ayerst, Alex Henshaw
Hardcover, 256 Pages, Published 2004 by Sutton Publishing
ISBN-13: 978-0-7509-3539-5, ISBN: 0-7509-3539-1

"Few RAF pilots flew operationally from the beginning to the end of the Second World War. Fewer still can claim to have taken part in the Battle of France, Battle of Britain, El Alamein, and the D-Day landings as well as bomber escort duties in the closing days of the war. Peter Ayerst is one such man and his tale is, as yet, untold. Illustrated with photographs, this is the previously unpublished story of an RAF Second World War fighter ..."






Rivers of Gold(1st Edition)
The Rise of the Spanish Empire
by Hugh Thomas
Hardcover, 624 Pages, Published 2003 by Weidenfeld & Nicolson History
ISBN-13: 978-0-297-64563-4, ISBN: 0-297-64563-3

""To carry out the conquest of so many countries, to cross so many seas and rivers, valleys, forests and mountains, and to take on the Aztecs and the Mayans in their own territory, some great idea was needed as well as human will." (Americo Castro) When, in 1492, Christopher Columbus finally stood ready to set sail across the 'Ocean Sea' for what he thought was India (christening the Indies and the Indians), he crossed himself and devote ..."



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