Aristotle's influence upon modern culture has become more and more important in recent years. His contribution to the sum of all wisdom dominates all our philosophy and even provides direction for muc
Horace Rumpole, the judge-debunking barrister-at-law, is this time embroiled with a minister accused of shoplifting, an actress accused of murder, and a racist Parliament candidate, with art theft and
Horace Rumpole, the judge-debunking barrister-at-law, is this time embroiled with a minister accused of shoplifting, an actress accused of murder, and a racist Parliament candidate, with art theft and
In this landmark chronicle of the French Revolution, Schama deftly argues that the crisis arose not from the oppressed poor but from a rift among the elite over the speed of progress toward modernity
Shelden reveals George Orwell as a lively, engaging literary personality with an extraordinary experience of history. He restores a sense of drama and passion to this writer's life and shows him to be
William Wilberforce was at the heart of British politics for over forty years but is chiefly remembered as the reformer who campaigned for the abolition of the slave trade in England. John Pollock pre
A twisted tale of love lost, alluring demons, idiotic servants, beautiful ladies, magicians, spells, pirates, and duels, Stolen from Gypsies has been called a comedic tour de force comparable to Shake
In 1348, the year of the Black Death, a group of ladies and gentlemen escape the dying city of Florence to the hills of Fiesole, where they tell each other stories whose harsh, cynical realism contras
A popular historian and an award-winning journalist join forces to recount the British fight against Nazi Germany in the years immediately after Winston Churchill became prime minister and organized h
Details the story of Jude Fawley, a poor stonemason who longs to be a minister, and how the brutal deaths of his children and his inability to please the two women in his life hinder his dreams and th
A trained warrior blessed with the gifts of prophecy and song, Merlin grew to manhood in a land ravaged by brutal greed. Both respected and feared, it was his destiny to prepare the way for the coming
The author, a distinguished military historian, recounts the sequence of military events that formed the war and, based on personal accounts and interviews with hundreds of veterans, vividly depicts c
This gripping biography mixes intimate detail with a thorough understanding of the social, intellectual, artistic and political climate of the time to unravel the intricate story of the misunderstood
Rome during the reign of Nero was a glorious place for the emperor and his court; there were grand feasts, tournaments for poets, and exciting games and circuses filling the days and nights. The pagea
