Charles Glass What are the origins of the Syrian crisis, and why did no one do anything to stop it?Since the upsurge of the Arab Spring in 2011, the Syrian...

Paul Kieve Magic tricks to amaze your friends and stupefy your family from the magic consultant on the Harry Potter movies, with an introduction by Daniel Radcliffe.From the magic consultant...

Antonia Fraser Marie Antoinette's dramatic life-story continues to arouse mixed emotions. To many people, she is still 'la reine méchante', whose extravagance and frivolity helped to bring down the French...

Christopher Robbins Closed to foreigners under Tsar and Soviet rule, Kazakhstan has remained largely hidden from the world, a remarkable feat for a country the size of Western Europe. Few...

Yael Dayan A life of one of Israel’s greatest heroes, as seen through his daughter’s eyes Moshe Dayan was one of the greatest military leaders in Israel’s short history. A...

Charles Freeman Charles Freeman 's The Greek Achievement traces the entire course of ancient Greek history across thousands of years--from the Mycenaean and Minoan civilizations of the Bronze Age through...

Barbara W Tuchman The Barbara Tuchman classic study of war from Troy to Vietnam. January 1, 1984 by KNOPF

Francis Leopold McClintock January 1, 1998 by Konemann

Laurence Oliphant Cologne (Koln) Konemann Travel Classic, 1998. 4.75" x 7" tall; The Russian Shores of the Black Sea - 304pp; A Journey to Katmandu 160pp. January 1, 1998 by...

Stephen C Reif Explains how Cairo came to have its important Genizah archive, how Cambridge developed its interests in Hebraica, and how a number of colourful figures brought about the...

Christiane Desroches-Noblecourt Penguin

Alex Berlyne A selection of the Jerusalem Post column.   Jerusalem Post 1981