Rosalind Belben This intimate portrait of a woman approaching middle age observes her thoughts and dreams as she tours Venice and the Scottish highlands. She recalls her country childhood, her...

Nicholas Gage "A devoted and brilliant achievement." The New York Review of BooksIn 1948, as civil war ravaged Greece, children were abducted and sent to communist "camps" behind the Iron...

Niall Ferguson Once vast swathes of the globe were coloured imperial red and Britannia ruled not just the waves, but the prairies of America, the plains of Asia, the jungles...

Ian McEwan One windy spring day in the Chilterns, Joe Rose's calm, organised life is shattered by a ballooning accident. The afternoon, Joe reflects, could have ended in mere tragedy,...

HG Koenigsberger and George L Mosse Europe in the 16th [Sixteenth] Century

David ThomsonEurope Since Napoleon (Pelican) Readings and activities designed to help students improve their comprehension and response skills. Classroom–tested lessons include brief reading selections followed by constructed response and multiple–choice...

Norman Davies January 1, 1997 by Pimlico

Anita Burgh Publisher: Orion Publishing 2001

Meir BaramWhen the French monarchy orders the burning of Jewish holy books, Reuven makes a dangerous journey through France to deliver the Tosaphot commentaries to Rabbi Eliezer for editing.First published...

Lucy Coleman Marci James is in love with her job. She's not had a holiday in five years, but now she's escaping to the Italian coast after agreeing to pack...

Peter Ackroyd Having written enthralling biographies of London and of its great river, the Thames, Peter Ackroyd now turns to England itself.This first volume of six takes us from the...

Author: H Kliczkowski The city of Barcelona is considered the essence of Modernism, and certainly it is where the movement left the greatest number of it architectural jewels, mano of...