Dreyfus Affair - The Story of the Most Infamous Miscarriage of Justice in French History (Read Piers Paul)(Paperback / softback)

Dreyfus Affair - The Story of the Most Infamous Miscarriage of Justice in French History (Read Piers Paul)(Paperback / softback)

A compelling, new and highly accessible account of one of the most high-profile and influential miscarriages of justice in French history: The Dreyfus

Alive - The True Story of the Andes Survivors (Read Piers Paul)(Paperback / softback)

The passengers are hopelessly lost in one of the most isolated places on earth. ABANDONEDAlmost three months later, two of the survivors, emaciated and frozen, reach the authorities and lead a rescue team to the remaining fourteen passengers. ALIVEThe rescue team are shocked when they reach the

Templars (Read Piers Paul)(Paperback / softback)

The dramatic, ultimately tragic history of the Knights Templar, the largest and most powerful military order of the

Royal Duty (Burrell Paul)(Paperback / softback)

Presents the story behind one of the most sensational chapters in the history of the House of Windsor. This title intends to reveal fresh truths about Princess Diana - and presents for an account of her thoughts. It takes us closer to the complex heart of the Royal

Borgias - Power and Fortune (Strathern Paul)(Paperback / softback)

The sensational story of the rise and fall of one of the most notorious families in history, by the author of The

Koh-i-Noor - The History of the World's Most Infamous Diamond (Dalrymple William)(Paperback / softback)

The first comprehensive and authoritative history of the Koh-i-Noor, arguably the most celebrated and mythologised jewel in the world. On 29 March 1849, the ten-year-old maharaja of the Punjab was ushered into the magnificent Mirrored Hall at the centre of the great fort in Lahore. There, in a

Attila: The Gathering of the Storm (Napier William)(Paperback / softback)

The gripping and bloody story of one of history's most infamous and enigmatic villains - part II in the ATTILA

Monsieur X - The incredible story of the most audacious gambler in history (Reid Jamie)(Paperback / softback)

Antony and Cleopatra (Goldsworthy Adrian)(Paperback / softback)

The epic story of one of the most famous love affairs in history, by the bestselling author of

Our Glasgow - Memories of Life in Disappearing Britain (Dudgeon Piers)(Paperback / softback)

This oral history of Glasgow spans most of the last century - a time of economic downturn and eventual renewal, in which the many communities making up the city experienced upheavals that tore some apart and brought others closer together. It tells of the beating heart of no mean city in the words

For Justice: The Serge & Beate Klarsfeld Story (Bresson Pascal)(Paperback)

The remarkable true story of a mild-mannered French husband and wife who become the world's most revered pair of Nazi hunters. For more than five decades, Serge and Beate Klarsfeld have devoted their lives to seeking justice for the victims and survivors of the evils wrought upon humanity by the

Catalpa Rescue - The gripping story of the most dramatic and successful prison story in Australian and Irish history (FitzSimons Peter)(Paperback / softback)

The Catalpa Rescue is the gripping story of the most dramatic and successful prison break in Australian history by the much-loved Peter

The Death of Caesar: The Story of History's Most Famous Assassination (Strauss Barry)(Paperback)

In this story of the most famous assassination in history, 'the last bloody day of the [Roman] Republic has never been painted so brilliantly' (The Wall Street Journal).Julius Caesar was stabbed to death in the Roman Senate on March 15, 44 BC--the Ides of March according to the Roman calendar. He

Sons of Caesar - Imperial Rome's First Dynasty (Matyszak Philip)(Paperback / softback)

The story of one of the most colourful dynasties in history, from Caesar's rise to power in the first century BC to Nero's death in AD

Untold History of the Potato (Reader John)(Paperback / softback)

The story of one of the world's most important crops From the gold potatoes at the Sun Temple in Cuzco, Peru, the muddy ones in Ireland and those grown in China for McDonald's chips, the story of the spud is both satisfying and

Empire of the Moghul: The Tainted Throne (Rutherford Alex)(Paperback / softback)

The greatest story you never knew - how one of the most powerful empires in the history of the world rose to greatness, and destroyed

Borgias - Power and Fortune (Strathern Paul)(Pevná vazba)

The sensational story of the rise and fall of one of the most notorious families in history, by the author of The

Victorians Undone - Tales of the Flesh in the Age of Decorum (Hughes Kathryn)(Paperback / softback)

'Victorians Undone is the most original history book I have read in a long while' Daily Mail A SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR * AN OBSERVER BOOK OF THE YEAR A groundbreaking account of what it was like to live in a Victorian body from one of our

Pandemic 1918 - The Story of the Deadliest Influenza in History (Arnold Catharine)(Paperback / softback)

The influenza epidemic of 1918 was the greatest human disaster of the 20th century and most likely in all recorded history. This is a moving, unique and highly prescient history, filled with eye-witness

Book of Alien (Scanlon Paul)(Paperback / softback)

The behind-the-scenes story of the making of one of the most popular and influential science fiction films of all time. Including over 200 sketches, working photographs and interviews, the text provides an insight into the creative processes behind

Affair - Escape to Lake Como in this summer's most emotionally gripping holiday read (Boyd Hilary)(Paperback / softback)

Escape to the sun-drenched shores of Lake Como in the irresistible and gripping new novel from the million-copy bestselling author of Thursdays in the Park, The Anniversary and The Lie 'Held me spellbound . . . This novel is unmissable' 5***** Reader Review'Magnificent! So refreshing, this left me

Barbarossa: And the Bloodiest War in History - Stewart Binns

Drawing on remarkable and never-before-seen material, the extraordinary story of one of the most horrific and devastating encounters of the Second World War.On June 22nd, 1941 the largest military invasion in human history was launched - an attack on the Soviet Union by almost four million men of

Joan of Arc (Castor Helen)(Paperback / softback)

The story of one of the most remarkable women of the medieval world, as you have never read it beforeA French peasant girl who heard voices from God, Joan convinced the royal court of her divine calling and became a teenage warrior, leading an army to victory against the

Rule of Metaphor - The Creation of Meaning in Language (Ricoeur Paul)(Paperback / softback)

Paul Ricoeur is widely regarded as one of the most distinguished philosophers of our time. In The Rule of Metaphor he seeks 'to show how language can extend itself to its very limits, forever discovering new resonances within itself'. Recognizing the fundamental power of language in constructing