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Review Vivid and compelling, with great evocation of the 1980s period. -- Peter James James Henry has done it again with another taut, highly atm...

The relationship of England and Scotland became defined by events on 9 September 1513 in a battle of great size, bloodshed and finality - the Battl...

Product Description Dear Mr Cornford, It is with regret that I begin the task of writing to you about your niece, Emily. Her recent behaviour, wh...

This work presents an intimate history of Shakespeare, following him through a single year that changed not only his fortunes, but the course of li...

In this compelling history of the men and ideas that radically changed the course of world history, Lawrence James investigates how, within a hundr...

'A delightful insight into an eclectic life' The Daily Telegraph 'Very funny and astute . . . a loathly feast for royal-watchers' Hilary Mantel, ...

Product Description 'Scurrilous, scandalous and frequently disgusting. I absolutely loved it' James O'BrienTwitter hero James Felton brings you t...

Historian, revolutionary and cricket writer, CLR James was one of the truly radical voices of the twentieth century. Born in Trinidad in the final ...

It was Henry VIII who began the process of making England a first-rate sea-power. He inherited no more than seven warships from Henry VII, yet at h...

In Directing Herbert White James Franco writes about making a film of Frank Bidart's poem, Herbert White. Though the main character, Herbert White ...

Product Description When Nicolaus Copernicus claimed that the Earth was not stationary at the centre of the universe but circled the Sun, he ...

Review Over 20 films. Over 40 years. What collaboration in any medium has lasted so long, been so successful, so personal, so happy? James Ivo...

Review 'Unlike most biographers of such heroes of black music, McBride writes from inside the culture, loosely entwining his own story with that o...

A concise history of Paris and the great events and personalities, from prehistory to the present, that have shaped its unique cultural legacy. On...

Talking About Detective Fiction is a celebration of the best in crime writing through the ages from P.D. James, the world's pre-eminent crime write...

Product Description Lies.Adultery.Blackmail. 'Neat and startling . P. D. James is simply a wonderful writer.' New York Times'Highly recommended.'...

Review His tongue-in-cheek technical explanations here will have you howling with laughter. ― The Daily Telegraph I'd give my 15-year-old son Jam...