A groundbreaking historical study, Norman Stone's The Eastern Front 1914-1917 was the very first authoritative account of the Russian Front in the First World War to be published in the West. In this
This selection of essays by Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) demonstrate the varied power of his genius. Compiled from his lecture tours, newspaper articles, essays and epigrams, these writings show that benea
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In these five tales of intellectual derring?do, Sherlock Holmes is shown at the height of his powers: he cooperates with a young Winston Churchill in the famed Siege of Sydney Street, helps defeat a p
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Based on a two-part episode of Return of the Saint, starring Ian Ogilvy, the Saint takes part in a powerboat race only for his main competitor's boat to blow up midrace. As Simon comforts the man's wi
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A front-line industry insider's look at the financial technology explosion. The FINTECH Book is your primary guide to the financial technology revolution, and the disruption, innovation, and opportuni