Europeans - Three Lives and the Making of a Cosmopolitan Culture (Figes Orlando)(Paperback / softback)

Europeans - Three Lives and the Making of a Cosmopolitan Culture (Figes Orlando)(Paperback / softback)

Natasha's Dance - A Cultural History of Russia (Figes Orlando)(Paperback / softback)

A history of Russia's mighty culture. It covers the lives of those who have shaped its culture, and the enduring spirit of a

Crimea (Figes Orlando)(Paperback / softback)

The Crimean War one of the fiercest battles in Russia's history, killing nearly a million men and completely redrawing the map of Europe. Bringing to life soldiers in snow-filled trenches, surgeons on the battlefield and the haunted, fanatical figure of Tsar Nicholas himself, this title tells the

Nightwood - Faber Modern Classics (Barnes Djuna)(Paperback / softback)

Nightwood tells the stories of the love-lives of a group of Americans and Europeans in Paris in the 1920s - an exotic, night-time underworld, eccentric, seedy and

Revolutionary Russia, 1891-1991 - A Pelican Introduction (Figes Orlando)(Paperback / softback)

What caused the Russian Revolution? Did it succeed or fail? Do we still live with its consequences? This book deals with these

Whisperers - Private Life in Stalin's Russia (Figes Orlando)(Paperback / softback)

Explores the inner life of a Russia where everyone was afraid to talk and society spoke in whispers, whether to protect friends and family - or to betray them. In this title, the author tells the story of how Russians tried to endure life under Stalin's

The Three Lives of Dylan Thomas (Janes Hilly)(Paperback)

In The Three Lives of Dylan Thomas, journalist Hilly Janes explores the poet's life and extraordinary legacy through the eyes of her father, the artist Alfred Janes. A member of Thomas's inner circle, he painted the poet at three key moments: in 1934, 1953 and, posthumously in 1964, portraits which

Heroes (Sibleyras Gerald)(Paperback / softback)

It's 1959 and Philippe, Gustave, and Henri, three veterans from the first world war, dream of making their escape from the soldiers' home, if not to Indochina then at least as far as the poplar trees on the

Making All Things New and Other Classics (Nouwen Henri)(Paperback / softback)

'If you are willing to live a life of prayer and practise the disciplines of solitude and community, a new hunger will make itself known. This new hunger is the first sign of God's presence.' Henri Nouwen is much loved for his profound but simple insight on Christian spirituality. Making All Things

The Crimean War: A History (Figes Orlando)(Paperback)

From 'the great storyteller of modern Russian historians' (Financial Times) comes the definitive account of the forgotten war that shaped the modern age. The Charge of the Light Brigade, Florence Nightingale--these are the enduring icons of the Crimean War. Less well-known is that this savage war

Children of Sisyphus, the PB (Patterson Orlando)(Paperback)

The Children of Sisyphus is the story of Dinah, a prostitute who lives and fails to find love on the Dungle, the rubbish heap where the very poorest squat. Trapped by patriarchy and male passivity, and cursed by one of her rivals, Dinah is forced into a panicked flight to save herself. But

Life and Soul of the Party (Gayle Mike)(Paperback / softback)

A brilliant romantic comedy about a year in the lives of three couples from number one bestselling author Mike Gayle, author of MY LEGENDARY GIRLFRIEND, MR COMMITMENT, TURNING THIRTY and DINNER FOR

Chanel: The Making of a Collection (Cenac Laetitia)(Paperback)

A gorgeously illustrated exploration of the history, culture, and design process of the famed fashion house Chanel Chanel: The Making of a Collection traces the design process of the world-renowned fashion house, revealing how a collection is created. Moving from the studio to the fashion show,

Orlando the Marmalade Cat: A Camping Holiday (Hale Kathleen)(Paperback / softback)

Includes tales of Orlando the Marmalade

How I Became a North Korean (Lee Krys)(Paperback / softback)

At the lawless border between North Korea and China, three young lives converge in the hope of a better future. Yongju is an accomplished student from a prominent but recently disgraced

Afro-Nostalgia: Feeling Good in Contemporary Black Culture (Ahad-Legardy Badia)(Paperback)

As early as the eighteenth century, white Americans and Europeans believed that people of African descent could not experience nostalgia. As a result, black lives have been predominately narrated through historical scenes of slavery and oppression. This phenomenon created a missing archive of

London Triptych (Kemp Jonathan)(Paperback / softback)

Award-winning classic LGBTQ novel of three men, three lives and threeeras entwined in a dark, startling and unsettling story of sex, exploitationand dependence in London's strangely constant gay

The Making of a Leader (Clinton Robert)(Paperback)

After examining the lives of hundreds of historical, biblical, and contemporary leaders, Dr. J. Robert Clinton gained perspective on how leaders develop over a lifetime. By studying the six distinct stages he identifies, you will learn to: -Recognize and respond to God's providential shaping in

Migration and the Making of Ireland (Fanning Professor Bryan)(Paperback / softback)

Diamonds, Gold and War - The Making of South Africa (Meredith Martin)(Paperback / softback)

An epic, sweeping history of the making of South Africa by the bestselling and acclaimed author of The State of

Auditory Culture Reader(Paperback / softback)

The first edition of The Auditory Culture Reader offered an introduction to both classical and recent work on auditory culture, laying the foundations for new academic research in sound studies. Today, interest and research on sound thrives across disciplines such as music, anthropology, geography,

Cosmopolitan Dystopia: International Intervention and the Failure of the West (Cunliffe Philip)(Paperback)

Cosmopolitan Dystopia evaluates cosmopolitan liberalism and shows In their effort to avoid the terrible fate of twentieth century utopias, cosmopolitan liberals have nonetheless created a new global dystopia of permanent war and authoritarian power embodied in 'sovereignty as

Orlando (Woolf Virginia)(Paperback / softback)

A 'fantastical biography' inspired by the life of the flamboyant writer Vita-Sackville-West, Orlando is an amusing and eccentric jeu d'esprit, as well as a groundbreaking exploration of gender

Early Reader: The Three Little Witches Storybook (Adams Georgie)(Paperback / softback)

Meet Zara, Ziggy and Zoe, three little witches who live in a magical