The Poison King: The Life and Legend of Mithradates, Rome's Deadliest Enemy (Mayor Adrienne)(Paperback)

The Poison King: The Life and Legend of Mithradates, Rome's Deadliest Enemy (Mayor Adrienne)(Paperback)

Machiavelli praised his military genius. European royalty sought out his secret elixir against poison. His life inspired Mozart's first opera, while for centuries poets and playwrights recited bloody, romantic tales of his victories, defeats, intrigues, concubines, and mysterious death. But until

Idylls of the King (Tennyson Alfred)(Paperback)

Tennyson had a life-long interest in the legend of King Arthur and after the huge success of his poem 'Morte d'Arthur' he built on the theme with this series of twelve poems, written in two periods of intense creativity over nearly twenty years. Idylls of the King traces the story of Arthur's rule,

Mithridates the Great: Rome's Indomitable Enemy (Matyszak Philip)(Paperback)

A military biography of Mithridates VI the Great of Pontus, Rome s most persistent enemy. The Mithridiatic wars stretched over half a century and two continents, and have a fascinating cast of pirates, rebels, turncoats and poisoners (though an unfortunate lack of heroes with untarnished motives)

Death of King Arthur - The Immortal Legend (Ackroyd Peter)(Paperback / softback)

The legend of King Arthur has retained its appeal and popularity through the ages: Mordred's treason, the knightly exploits of Tristan, Lancelot's fatally divided loyalties and his love for Guenevere, the quest for the Holy Grail. This title presents an account of the knights of the Round

Al Capone: His Life, Legacy, and Legend (Bair Deirdre)(Paperback)

At the height of Prohibition, Al Capone loomed large as Public Enemy Number One: his multimillion-dollar Chicago Outfit dominated organized crime, and law enforcement was powerless to stop him. But then came the fall: a legal noose tightened by the FBI, a conviction on tax evasion, a stint in

Deadliest Enemy: Our War Against Killer Germs (Osterholm Michael T.)(Paperback)

A leading epidemiologist shares his 'powerful and necessary' (Richard Preston, author of The Hot Zone) stories from the front lines of our war on infectious diseases and explains how to prepare for global epidemics -- featuring a new preface on COVID-19. Unlike natural disasters, whose destruction

Hannibal: Enemy of Rome (Kane Ben)(Paperback / softback)

The first in a brilliant series set during Hannibal's war against Rome, from the bestselling author of THE FORGOTTEN LEGION Chronicles________________________ENEMY OF ROMEThe great Carthaginian general, Hannibal, has never forgotten the defeat and humiliation of his father by

Life and Legend of the Sultan Saladin (Phillips Jonathan)(Paperback / softback)

Bukowski, a Life (Cherkovski Neeli)(Paperback)

The definitive life of Charles Bukowski: literary legend and

Daily Life in Ancient Rome - The People and the City at the Height of the Empire (Carcopino Jerome)(Paperback / softback)

Poison River: Legend of the Five Rings: A Daidoji Shin Mystery (Reynolds Josh)(Paperback)

A charming slacker aristocrat discovers a talent for detection and a web of conspiracies in the Emerald Empire, in this snappy novel set in the fantastical world of Legend of the Five Rings. Daidoji Shin, unrepentant wastrel with a taste for scandal and dice, coasts through his role as Crane Clan's

Cicero: The Life and Times of Rome's Greatest Politician (Everitt Anthony)(Paperback)

NATIONAL BESTSELLER - 'An excellent introduction to a critical period in the history of Rome. Cicero comes across much as he must have lived: reflective, charming and rather vain.'--The Wall Street Journal 'All ages of the world have not produced a greater statesman and philosopher combined.'--John

The Mayor of Casterbridge (Hardy Thomas)(Paperback)

The Mayor of Casterbridge is a man haunted by his past. In his youth he betrayed his wife and baby daughter in a shocking incident that led him to swear never to touch alcohol again for 21 years. He has since risen from his humble origins to become a respected pillar of the community in

King Philip's War 1675-76: America's Deadliest Colonial Conflict (Esposito Gabriele)(Paperback)

A superbly illustrated study of a major conflict between the southern New England colonists and the area's indigenous Native Americans, which comprised the Native Americans' last major effort to drive the English colonists out of New England.King Philip's War was the result of over 50 years'

On Michael Jackson (Jefferson Margo)(Paperback / softback)

Pulitzer Prize-winner Margo Jefferson takes on the legend and legacy of the King of

Coretta: My Life, My Love, My Legacy (King Coretta Scott)(Paperback / softback)

The life story of Coretta Scott King, wife of Martin Luther King Jr. and singular twentieth-century American civil and human rights

The Waste Land and Other Poems (Eliot T. S.)(Paperback)

Loosely based on the Arthurian legend of the Holy Grail and the Fisher King, 'The Waste Land', which first appeared in 1922, is a landmark work of Modernist poetry. Containing hundreds of allusions and quotations from other works, 'The Waste Land' is marked by a disjointed structure which moves

Once and Future King (White T. H.)(Paperback / softback)

The classic novel of King Arthur.A beautiful paperback edition of The Once and Future King, White's masterful retelling of the Arthurian legend.T.H. White's masterful retelling of the Arthurian legend is an abiding classic. Here all five volumes that make up the story are published together in a

Leaping Hare (Evans George Ewart)(Paperback / softback)

The Leaping Hare is a rare and remarkable book about every aspect of the life and legend of the wild hare, exploring nature, poetry, folklore, history and

Germanicus: The Magnificent Life and Mysterious Death of Rome's Most Popular General (Powell Lindsay)(Paperback)

Salah: King of Europe (Worrall Frank)(Paperback)

This is the story of the new King of the Kop. When Mohamed Salah signed for Liverpool from Rome in 2017, his record fee was initially greeted with some skepticism. While he'd been singled out as a future star back in Egypt, and performed well at the Italian club, no one could have predicted the

From the Eye of the Hurricane (Higgins Alex)(Paperback / softback)

The snooker legend reveals all about his turbulent life and

Selected Poems: 1950-2012 (Rich Adrienne)(Paperback)

Adrienne Rich was the singular voice of her generation, bringing discussions of gender, race, and class to the forefront of poetical discourse. This generous selection from all nineteen of Rich's published poetry volumes encompasses her best-known work--the clear-sighted and passionate feminist

The Story of Greece and Rome (Spawforth Tony)(Paperback)

The extraordinary story of the intermingled civilizations of ancient Greece and Rome, spanning more than six millennia, from the late Bronze Age to the seventh century The magnificent civilization created by the ancient Greeks and Romans is the greatest legacy of the classical world. However,