The Most I Could Be: A Renaissance Story (Kent Dale)(Paperback)

The Most I Could Be: A Renaissance Story (Kent Dale)(Paperback)

Raised in an aspirational Australian working-class family of Christian Scientists, in the 1960s Dale Kent embarked on a lifelong struggle to fulfil the desire of many women of her generation-to be the most she could be. Despite discrimination and self-doubt, she escaped her controlling family and

My Story (Winton Dale)(Paperback / softback)

Dale Winton is one of the most popular stars on television today. For over 25 years his warm and winning ways have made him one of Britain's most popular and powerful personalities on television, radio, and with live audiences everywhere. This autobiography of Dale deals with the ups and downs of a

Her Mother's Daughter: Agnes' Story (Grace Evie)(Paperback)

THE SECOND SAGA IN EVIE GRACE'S MAIDS OF KENT TRILOGY. 'One of the most gifted saga writers writing today' Bookish Jottings ***Will she break free and change her future? Canterbury, 1853 Agnes Berry-Clay might have been born into rags but she is growing up with riches. Given away as a baby by

Romans: Revelation of God's Righteousness (Barnett Paul)(Paperback)

Dale Leschert wrote that - 'Paul's epistle to the Romans may possibly be the most influential letter ever written. Apart from its immediate impact upon the first century, it has indirectly altered the direction of the church and secular history through its instrumentality in the conversion of

The Oxford Illustrated History of the Renaissance (Campbell Gordon)(Paperback)

The Renaissance is one of the most celebrated periods in European history. But when did it begin? When did it end? And what did it include? Traditionally regarded as a revival of classical art and learning, centred upon fifteenth-century Italy, views of the Renaissance have changed considerably in

Mirror of the Gods - Classical Mythology in Renaissance Art (Bull Malcolm)(Paperback / softback)

Perhaps the single most revolutionary aspect of the Renaissance was the re-emergence of the gods and goddesses of antiquity. This book surveys this phenomenon and takes the story from the Renaissance to the Baroque. Each chapter focuses on a particular god and recounts the tales about that deity,

Isabella d'Este: A Renaissance Princess (Shaw Christine)(Paperback)

Isabella d'Este, Marchioness of Mantua (1474-1539), is one of the most studied figures of Renaissance Italy, as an epitome of Renaissance court culture and as a woman having an unusually prominent role in the politics of her day. This biography provides a well-rounded account of the full range of

Dalo: The Autobiography (Daly Anthony)(Paperback / softback)

Anthony Daly was the most successful captain in the history of Clare hurling, leading the county to two All-Irelands and three Munster titles. This book is interlaced with drama, tragedy, his love of other pursuits, and his immense wit. It offers an insight into a unique personality in Irish

The Complete Essays (Montaigne Michel)(Paperback)

Michel de Montaigne was one of the most influential figures of the Renaissance, singlehandedly responsible for popularising the essay as a literary form. This Penguin Classics edition of The Complete Essays is translated from the French and edited with an introduction and notes by M.A. Screech. In

Without Buddha I Could Not Be a Christian (Knitter Paul F.)(Paperback)

An honest, unflinching tale of re-finding one's faith, from one of the world's most famous theologians Without Buddha I Could Not Be a Christian narrates how esteemed theologian, Paul F. Knitter overcame a crisis of faith by looking to Buddhism for inspiration. From prayer to how Christianity views

Horse for Angel (Lean Sarah)(Paperback / softback)

Special friendships can be found in the most unlikely places... A powerful, intriguing story from the bestselling author of A Dog Called

Lives of Tintoretto (Vasari)(Paperback / softback)

The most exhilarating painter of the Renaissance and arguablyof the whole of western art, Tintoretto was known as Il Furiosobecause of the attack and energy of his

Blood & Beauty (Dunant Sarah)(Paperback / softback)

Acclaimed novelist of the Italian Renaissance Sarah Dunant now takes on the era's most infamous family: the

Leonardo Da Vinci - The Flights of the Mind (Nicholl Charles)(Paperback / softback)

Leonardo is the greatest, most multi-faceted and most mysterious of all Renaissance artists, but extraordinarily, considering his enormous reputation, this is the first full-length biography in English for several

Yorkshire Dales (Marsh Terry)(Paperback / softback)

A revised Pathfinder guide to the Yorkshire Dales, with 28 circular walks that explore the most scenic parts of the Dales. With walks for all ages and abilities this guide covers Swaledale, Ribblesdale and the Yorkshire Dales National Park. All walks have GPS waypoints, Ordnance Survey maps and

Renaissance Florence, Updated Edition (Brucker Gene)(Paperback)

In the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, the city of Florence experienced the most creative period in her entire history. This book is an in-depth analysis of that dynamic community, focusing primarily on the years 1380-1450 in an examination of the city's physical character, its economic and

Joan of Kent: The First Princess of Wales (Lawne Penny)(Paperback)

Immortalised by the chronicler Froissart as the most beautiful woman in England and the most loved, Joan was the wife of the Black Prince and the mother of Richard II, the first Princess of Wales and the only woman ever to be Princess of Aquitaine. The contemporary consensus was that she admirably

The Four Books on Architecture (Palladio Andrea)(Paperback)

The Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio was one of the most influential figures that the field of architecture has ever produced. For classical architects, the term Palladian stands for a vocabulary of architectural forms embodying perfection and beauty. Of even greater significance than

The Price of Salt, or Carol (Highsmith Patricia)(Paperback)

Patricia Highsmith's story of romantic obsession may be one of the most important, but still largely unrecognized, novels of the twentieth century. First published in 1952 and touted as 'the novel of a love that society forbids,' the book soon became a cult classic.Based on a true story plucked

The Portrait (Laurain Antoine)(Paperback)

'An enthralling mystery about chasing the unknown, the nostalgia for what could have been, and most importantly, the persistence of curiosity.' --San Francisco Book Review on The Red NotebookAvid antiques collector Pierre-Fran ois Chaumont unearths the find of a lifetime at a Paris auction house:

Templars (Jones Dan)(Paperback / softback)

The remarkable story of the Knights Templar - the wealthiest, most powerful and most secretive of the military orders that flourished in the crusading

Salome (Wilde Oscar)(Paperback)

Salome is Oscar Wilde's most experimental - and controversial - play. None, however, could deny the importance of Wilde's creation. This edition uses the English translation by Wilde's lover, Lord Alfred Douglas. Appendices detail the play's sources and provide extensive materials on its

Apple Orchard - The Story of Our Most English Fruit (Brown Pete)(Paperback / softback)

El Chapo - The Story of the World's Most Notorious Drug Lord (Burrows Terry)(Paperback / softback)