From the earliest civilizations to the 21st century, this global journey through human history is the companion volume to a Discovery Channel/BBC coproduced series, like Life and Planet Earth Our und
This engaging volume tells the story of how the great political visions and idealisms of Victorian Britain came to be defeated by a culture of consumerism, celebrity, and self-gratification. It explai
A surprising and very personal biography of a woman who may be the world's last great queen, published to coincide with the sixtieth anniversary of her reignElizabeth II, one of England's longest-reig
From the earliest civilizations to the 21st century, a global journey through human history, tying-in with a major BBC television seriesAndrew Marr, author of two bestselling histories of Great Britai
A surprising and very personal biography of a woman who may be the world's last great queen, published to coincide with the sixtieth anniversary of her reignElizabeth II, one of England's longest-reig
A fascinating portrait of life in Britain during the first half of the 20th century as the country recovered from the grand wreckage of the British EmpireBeyond trenches, flappers, and Spitfires, this
Andrew Marr's first book tells the distinctive story of Scottish politics -- now updated with a new introductory chapter. 'We may be about to see a new country - indeed, two new countries, - emerging
