While Egypt is one of the most-photographed countries of the world, and many of its monuments are familiar sights, these photographs are evocative of life in the country before the rush of modernizati
My book of Africa takes the reader on a journey into Africa and into the world of a ten-year-old girl called Tippi. Tippi is no ordinary child. She believes that she has the gift of talking to animals
Myrto Azina s book attempts to unify subtly connected narratives, partial tales that lean toward the structure of a more synthetic prose piece, but which cannot be regarded as either novella or novel.
London, 1958. In the jazz clubs of Soho and the coffee bars of Notting Hill the young and the restless - the absolute beginners - are forging a new lifestyle of sex, drugs and rock'n'roll. Moving thro
This well-illustrated book tells the story of the Liverpool waterfront and those who worked on its docks and lived on its densely crowded streets, from 1911 through 1998. It describes the dangerous wo
Originally part of an ancient Roman tradition, hammams were absorbed by Islam to such an extent that many became almost annexes to nearby mosques. This title reveals how these ancient institutions cat
Well known South African environmentalist Carruthers explores the natural history and cultural history of a mountain range east of Pretoria, some of the oldest terrain on earth. His perspectives inclu
In this study, Theron (history, University of South Africa) looks at the everyday lives of ordinary citizens in Pretoria, the capital of the South African Republic, during the Anglo-Boer War. The stud
Appollon, a historian, presents a biography of British imperialist Cecil Rhodes within historical context and in relation to how he represented the age of increased colonialism in the late nineteenth
Morris (sociology, U. of New South Wales, Australia) and Bouillon (French Institut de Recherche pour le DAcveloppement) compile five chapters that examine the migration of individuals from francophone
This detailed and comprehensive guide to the 151 snakes indigenous to southern Africa covers all essential aspects of snake biology and behavior. Now in its second edition, A Complete Guide to the Sna
London, 1852. On the shocking discovery of a passenger’s body on the Great Western Railway excursion train, Detective Inspector Robert Colbeck and his assistant, Sergeant Victor Leeming, are dispatche
Norfolk, 1920. Barbara Bosgrove has lived in the market town of Melsham all her life. George Kennett, a fiercely ambitious man, has had his eye on Barbara. He begins a slow and steady courtship and Ba
For over 50 years one family dominated England's high offices of state. William and Robert Cecil, father and son, held unparalleled power as statesmen, diplomats, counsellors and spymasters throughout
On 10 October 1810, 27 men came together to form the Independent Order of Oddfellows, Manchester Unity. This book portrays the life of the Oddfellows since its birth. It is also suitable for historian
Haworth parsonage and village will forever be linked inextricably with one nineteenth-century literary family. For it was here, in 1821, that Patrick Bront, an Irish Anglican clergyman, came from Thor
"Might Over Right" provides a critical account of one of the most remarkable stories in the 20th century s history of international relations the history of how, in the relatively short time of 30 yea
Gifted with a mind that continues to impress the elders in his village, Ichmad Hamid struggles with the knowledge that he can do nothing to save his Palestinian friends and family. Ruled by the Israel
The Arab Spring was a watershed in Arab history, which gave young protesters the impetus to challenge established and entrenched dictatorial regimes for the first time, and to demand democracy. This h
Just as the Farmers Security Administration in the United States produced a major photographic essay during the thirties on the plight of farmers to raise public awareness, "Voices from the Land" reve
Jozi, Joburg, Johannesburg--however it's known, the South African city speaks stories of a turbulent past, a tense present, and a future that no one can predict. Schadeberg is a photographer who migra
This is a masterly, immensely readable and totally convincing narrative of 500 years of this great and mightily important British industryIn fact, this new book describes with great insight and clarit
During apartheid, Jurgen Schadeberg worked for the leading black publications of the time. This way he had access to the likes of a young activists, like the lawyer, named Nelson Mandela. Iconic pictu
In the wake of the resounding victory at the Battle of Oudenarde, career soldier Captain Daniel Rawson must take a leading role in the Allies new strategy to strike deeper into French Flanders and lay
1855. On the LNWR train a criminal is being escorted to his appointment with the hangman. But the wily Jeremy Oxley, con-man, thief and murderer, has one last ace up his sleeve: a ruthless accomplice
After two of his men are impressed into His Majesty's Navy, high-seas smuggler John Pierce and his friend Michael O'Hagan attempt to rescue the two men from the ship of Pierce's old adversary, Ralph B
Reissued following June Thomson's latest collection of Sherlock Holmes cases. This fictional biography celebrates the most famous friendship ever recorded. In the course of tracing its development, Ju
Stassen (research, U. of Pretoria, South Africa) recounts the story of the Thirstland Trekkers, three groups of farmers who settled in Angola after suffering travel through inhospitable lands from Sou
Zillij: The Art of Moroccan Ceramics represents an outstanding photographic record of Moroccan ceramics and cut tiles, with written contributions from leading art historians and architects specialisin
Guy Piran wrote 2,000 letters over a period of three years. It became an obsession, to say the least. When he completed the 2,000th letter he set out across East Sussex with two friends and a van, a
The year is 1861 and Inspector Faro's rest is disrupted when he is given a special assignment by old friend, Detective Superintendent Macfie. Macfie’s cousin-in-law, a champion swimmer, has drowned in
She was going to die. She could feel it, her life ebbing away as surely as fine sand through fingers. The thought caused her more sadness than fear; less a sense of foreboding than a cause to wonder w
Relying mainly on a short booklet about the hanging of Jennet Preston for witchcraft published fifteen years after the fact, Lumby presents a modern interpretation the story of the Pendle Witches, sev
As a key figure and one-time president of the Lebanese Kataeb Party (better known in the US as the Phalange) until his resignation in 2008, the author engaged in weekly meetings to discuss Lebanese po
"A Land without Jasmine" is a sexy, satirical detective story about the sudden disappearance of a young female student from Yemen 's Sanaa University. Each chapter is narrated by a different character
On May 2, 1999, after her election to the Turkish Parliament, 30-year-old Merve Kavakci walked into the Turkish Grand National Assembly to take her oath of office wearing her Islamic headscarf. A near
The late Pienaar, who was the head of Kruger National Park in South Africa beginning in 1978, offers a comprehensive history of the park from its origins as the Sabie Reserve in 1898 up to 1946. Chapt
Reflecting the methodological shift in the reading of biblical texts that has evolved over some years, the focus is on understanding the New Testament message and not on the origins and prehistory of
