George CourtauldThe fierce secrecy surrounding the corps of the Queen's Messengers has been somewhat relaxed recently, but the 'silver greyhounds' are still bound by the Official Secrets Act. This is...

Jan Burchett and Sara VoglerWhen Sam's crewmate, Harry Hopp, wins an ancient treasure map while playing cards, he is disappointed to find that the treasure lies at the heart of...

Mo Hayder A quiet residential street in south London.A husband and wife are discovered, imprisoned in their own home. Badly dehydrated, they've been bound and beaten. He is close to...

Franz Kafka Written in 1914, The Trial is one of the most important novels of the twentieth the terrifying tale of Josef K., a respectable bank officer who is suddenly...

John Mortimer Horace Rumpole — a man who never prosecutes, whose fame rests on his knowledge, whose court scenes are proverbial and whose home is ruled by Mrs Rumpole is...

Robert LudlumTHE THREAT TO OUR FUTUREMoscow --- a city under siege by hardcore Communists threatening to plunge the country back into Stalinist darkness. Into the heart of the firestorm, American...

Bryan Magee Richard Wagner's devotees have ranged from the subtlest minds (Proust) to the most brutal (Hitler). The enduring fascination with his works arises not only from his singular fusion...

Wilbur Smith They've come from out of the shifting sands and down from ancient mountains. Mounted on horse and camel, carrying gleaming swords and plundered rifles, the sons of Allah...

Gary Fuller Gary Fuller’s entertaining and informative guide uses geographic trivia questions as a springboard to learning about non-trivial aspects of our globe. An enlightening book for all readers, it...

Gary Fuller Get to know your world through the geography travia questions in this fun and informative guide. You never know what you may discover inside!An inveterate traveler and geographer...

Emily Little  Illus. in full color. "An ancient history lesson emerges from this account of the way the Greeks tricked the Trojans and rescued Helen of Troy. The book is...

Roberta Gordon-Smith Trompe l'oeil - the art of tricking the eye into seeing what isn't there - is an inexpensive yet striking way to add an illusion of space, grandeur...