Don Mitchell When Hitler invaded Poland on September 1, 1939, Virginia Hall was traveling in Europe. Which was dangerous enough, but as fighting erupted across the continent, instead of returning...

Author: James Patterson ___________ 'Incredibly tense and thriller-like . . . I totally recommend it' LEE CHILD'The dialogue is punchy, cinematic . . . we get inside the mind of...

Grant Rumley and Amir Tibon Mahmoud Abbas rose to prominence as a top Palestinian negotiator, became the leader of his nation, and then tragically failed to negotiate a peace agreement....

Robert Kee News of the sudden death a hundred years ago of the 45-year-old Irish nationalist politician Charles Stewart Parnell shocked and amazed the public in Europe and the United...

Eric Ives This definitive full biography of Anne Boleyn, based on the latest scholarly research, focusses on Anne’s life and legacy and establishes Anne as a figure of considerable importance...

Claire Tomalin Witty, courageous and unconventional, Mary Wollstonecraft was one of the most controversial figures of her day. She published A Vindication of the Rights of Woman; travelled to revolutionary France...

Einhard A vivid life of Charlemagne, written ca A.D. 830 by a member of his court.ForewordEinhard's PrefaceThe Life of the Emperor CharlesNotesGenealogical TableMap First published January 1, 818 May 15,...

Giorgio VasariThese biographies of the great quattrocento artists have long been considered among the most important of contemporary sources on Italian Renaissance art. Vasari, who invented the term "Renaissance," was...

Sebastian Mallaby “Exceptional . . . Deeply researched and elegantly written . . . As a description of the politics and pressures under which modern independent central banking has to...

Edited by Fergus Fleming Shipped from UK, please allow 10 to 21 business days for arrival. Very Good, 1st Edition, 2015. Thick Royal 8vo. Many illustrations from photographs. Very good...

Mark KurzemThe spellbinding (The New York Times) true story of a Jewish boy who became the darling of the NazisWhen a Nazi death squad massacred his mother and fellow villagers,...

Nick Smurthwaite An assessment of the private life and public career of the award-winning actress discusses her background, her rise to success, her quest for dramatic excellence, and her possible...