Nearing the end of his career as a ship surgeon, he agreed in 1817 to take a three year posting...
The Tudors were an unforgettable dynasty who wielded absolute power during a remarkably. turbulent time in English history. Each ruler's...
The book tells the fascinating, compelling and tragic tale of Napoleon Bonaparte from his defeat at Waterloo, through the period...
BRITISH & IRISH HISTORY: C 500 TO C 1000. When people think of Richard the Lionheart they recall the scene...
The story of Emma and Carl Jung's highly unconventional marriage, their relationship with Freud, and their part in the early...
The works of William Shakespeare can be intimidating monoliths for the uninitiated. Know It All Shakespeare is your chance to...
An up-to-date analysis of the problems faced by Iran's Kurdish population
He's gorgeous, tremendously talented, charming, and sexy. His breathtaking performance as the new James Bond in Casino Royale won him...
He is one of the most controversial sportsmen in history and a legend of Open Era tennis. But after reaching...
This is the first English language account of the formative years between Napoleon's birth in 1796 and when he first...
Alexander the Great is hailed as the world's greatest leaders of all time, renowned for his bravery, his loyalty and...
The prevailing opinion of Columbus is that he was responsible for almost everything that went wrong in the New World,...
This volume sheds light on an array of topics from sex in cinema to drugs, graffiti, Bob Dylan, cyberculture, 9/11,...
Discover the life-changing spiritual world of Thich Nhat Hanh’s Plum Village in this poetic and inspired graphic memoir. This one-of-a-kind...
From a major new talent, a startlingly assured and luminous novel which imagines Leonardo da Vinci's life, shedding light on...
William Wordsworth's description of poetry as "the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings" is exemplified by the vivid use of imagery...
