The Renaissance examines Europe in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, exploring the beginning of the Renaissance, its influence on monarchies and governments, links with the Reformation, as well a
An original history of the most enduring colonial creation, the city, explored through ten portraits of powerful urban centers the British Empire left in its wakeAt its peak, the British Empire was an
A hard-hitting history of the Soviet security police and Latvia over a century of oppression – with Latvians as both oppressors and oppressed.Up Against the Wall details the methods of a brutal totali
Kenneth Grahame's The Wind in the Willows (1908) is that rare book that sits on the line between children's and adult literature. Allusive and multilayered, Willows is not merely a book for two audien
In 1933, the eighteen year old Patrick Leigh Fermor set out in a pair of hobnailed boots to chance and charm his way across Europe, 'like a tramp, a pilgrim or a wandering scholar'. The books he later
"Nick Hunt has written a glorious book, rich with insight and wit, about walking his way both across and into contemporary Europe. . . . So many memorable encounters with people and places! A book abo
From 1823 to 1860 a fleet of small, fast brigs and schooners carried chests of opium from India to China, often facing the challenges of pirates and typhoons along the way. This shadowy trade, conduct
