Florence - The Biography of a City (Hibbert Christopher)(Paperback / softback)

Florence - The Biography of a City (Hibbert Christopher)(Paperback / softback)

Weaves political, social and art history of Florence into a lively whole. This book features photographs and illustrations and line drawings that describe various buildings and treasures of the

Rise and Fall of the House of Medici (Hibbert Christopher)(Paperback / softback)

At its height Renaissance Florence was a centre of wealth, power and influence. A republican city-state funded by trade and banking, its bloody political scene was dominated by mercantile families, the most famous of which were the Medici. This book charts the family's huge influence on the

Rome (Hughes Robert)(Paperback / softback)

Revised for the paperback edition - a dazzling biography of the Eternal City - 'A tour of the great city with a great guide: who could do this better?' EVENING

London - The Concise Biography (Ackroyd Peter)(Paperback / softback)

An abridged edition of Peter Ackroyd's magisterial biography of the city of London. Prize-winning historian, novelist and broadcaster, Peter Ackroyd takes us on a journey - historical, geographical and imaginative - through the city of

Thomas Paine's Rights of Man - A Biography (Hitchens Christopher)(Paperback / softback)

Ten years since the death of the world-renowned and controversial intellectual, this stylish edition is one of twelve commemorating Christopher Hitchens' most wry and provocative

The House of Medici (Hibbert Christopher)(Paperback)

It was a dynasty with more wealth and power than the houses of Windsor, Kennedy, and Rockefeller combined. It shaped all of Europe and controlled politics, scientists, artists and even popes for three hundred years. It was the house of Medici. Bankers turned nobility and de facto rulers, the

Polar Eskimo (Hibbert Alex)(Paperback / softback)

In December of 2013, Alex Hibbert led an international quartet of polar travellers to the extreme north of Arctic Greenland. After a huge storm destroyed their intended route to the North Pole in the darkness of winter, instead of retreating, they decided to explore the beautiful but unforgiving

French Revolution (Hibbert Christopher)(Paperback / softback)

Charts the French Revolution from its beginnings at an impromptu meeting on an indoor tennis court at Versailles in 1789, right through to the 'coup d'etat' that brought Napoleon to power ten years later. This book explains the drama and complexities of this

Amsterdam - A History of the World's Most Liberal City (Shorto Russell)(Paperback / softback)

This is the first 'biography' of the city of Amsterdam - in the same vein as Peter Ackroyd's

All You Need To Know About The City (Stoakes Christopher)(Paperback / softback)

Faces of Angels (Grindle Lucretia)(Paperback / softback)

Only in the beautiful city of Florence can the faces of angels mask a terrifying

Berlin - Imagine a City (MacLean Rory)(Paperback / softback)

The first single-volume biography of Berlin, one of the world's great cities - told via twenty-one portraits, from medieval times to the twenty-first

Oxford Reading Tree inFact: Level 7: History's Marvellous Mistakes (Murtagh Ciaran)(Paperback / softback)

History's Marvellous Mistakes is a biography of Christopher Columbus, the Kellogg brothers and Alexander Fleming the people behind three amazing discoveries that were made by mistake!Oxford Reading Tree inFact is a non-fiction series that aims to engage children in reading for pleasure as

Paris - Biography of a City (Jones Colin)(Paperback / softback)

Recreating the ups and downs in the history of Paris and its inhabitants, this book seeks to give a sense of the city as it was lived in and experienced over time. It is intended for habitual Paris obsessives, for first-time visitors, and for those who know the city only by

Daniel Craig - The Biography (Marshall Sarah)(Paperback / softback)

The biography of James Bond icon Daniel

History Heroes: Christopher Columbus (Harvey Damian)(Paperback / softback)

An innovative new series of history-themed biography books for young

Thames: Sacred River (Ackroyd Peter)(Paperback / softback)

Just as Peter Ackroyd's bestselling London is the biography of the city, Thames: Sacred River is the biography of the river, from sea to

Giacometti: A Biography (Lord James)(Paperback / softback)

The definitive biography of a fascinating and enigmatic

Amazing Animals - More than 100 of the World's Most Remarkable Creatures (Hibbert Claire)(Paperback / softback)

Mitford Girls - The Biography of an Extraordinary Family (Lovell Mary S.)(Paperback / softback)

A gripping biography of a unique

Evelyn Dunbar - A Life in Painting (Campbell-Howes Christopher)(Paperback / softback)

Biography of Evelyn Mary Dunbar (1906-1960), British artist and

Uncle Bill - The Authorised Biography of Field Marshal Viscount Slim (Miller Russell)(Paperback / softback)

Masterly biography of the 'greatest commander of the 20th

Jerusalem - The Biography (Montefiore Simon Sebag)(Paperback / softback)

The story of Jerusalem is the story of the world.Jerusalem is the universal city, the capital of two peoples, the shrine of three faiths; it is the site of Judgement Day and the battlefield of today's clash of civilisations. How did this small, remote town become the Holy City, the 'centre of the

Shakespeare - The Biography (Ackroyd Peter)(Paperback / softback)

Offers a biography of Shakespeare, this book reads like the work of a contemporary meeting Shakespeare. It is a depiction of the world Shakespeare