The aim of the Abinger Editions is to provide a new, properly edited library of the literary works of E.M. Forster that does justice to his literary genius. This collection...
This biography of the man behind the magic reconciles the private 'monster' with the artistic genius of popular culture by showing that the disturbing problems of his own life provided...
Looks back at events that have changed the shape of South Africa in the past twenty years, and reflects on what the future holds for the country.
Written by one of Britain's most successful living commanders, Masters of the Battlefield examines the lives and tactics of 28 great military leaders, from Julius Caesar to Stormin' Norman Schwarzkopf.
Public Enemies
Packed with photographs of the most terrifying scenes in cinema history, this unique, definitive, comprehensive guide traces the story of horror over the past century, decade-by-decade, and provides a witty...
To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War, here is the rarely told story of its final, pivotal year. When the Germans launched their...
Emily Davies and the Liberation of Women: 1830-1921
Take a voyage of discovery into the ¿Heroic Age¿ of polar exploration. During the last quarter of the nineteenth century and the first two decades of the twentieth, explorers from...
David Lean's films were nominated for an astonishing 57 Academy Awards, of which 27 won Oscars. He made unique movies on a grand scale, with huge stories on vast canvases....
Explore the life and work of Leonardo da Vinci, from his childhood and apprenticeships to his painting of the Mona Lisa and beyond.
Plant Hunters delves into our obsession with all things that grow--both for their beauty and their economic potential--and the creation of botanical gardens to cultivate them.
Variety International Film Guide
Charles Dickens was one of the greatest celebrities of his age.
From the author of CHIMERA and THE BITTER CROSS, a novel set in England, Cyprus and Israel, in which a woman is compelled to confront her past after a meeting...
Biografie van de Britse journalist David Astor (1912- ), tussen 1948 en 1975 hoofdredacteur van The Observer.
Beskrivelse af Falklands-konflikten og Falklandskrigen, herunder analyser af konfliktårsager, mæglingsforsøg og krigsoperationerne.
Nelson Mandela is one of the world's most revered public figures, a man synonymous with the long, bitter struggle to rid South Africa of an apartheid regime and replace it...
The Life and Death of Whales
Real Life, Real Spice: The Spice Girls