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The end of the Cold War was a "big bang" reminiscent of earlier moments after major wars, such as the end of the Napoleonic Wars in 1815 and the end of the World Wars in 1919 and 1945. Here John...

"A meaningful panoramic view of what it means to be human...Cause for celebration." --Times-PicayuneFrom the author of the National Book Critics Circle Award finalist Let the Dead Bury Their Dead...

"The irresistible enthusiasm of Great Adaptations couldn’t come at a better time."—David P. Barash, Wall Street Journal"Be very amazed."—Carl Safina, author of Beyond Words and Becoming WildHow one...

The first comprehensive biography of an extraordinary English poet and composer whose life was haunted by fighting in the First World War and, later, confinement in a mental asylumIvor Gurney...

This new poetic translation brings the earliest extant English poem closer to the modern reader. Kennedy offers a translation in alliterative verse, based on Klaeber's text, of the Old English...

Text: English

Buffún is wracked by the living nightmare of Irish history. His torments are surreal but no less frightening than the awful truth. When Oliver Cromwell turns up, the hapless buffoon can't cope. This...

Looking at the Far East and American ambition in China through the lens of literature.In the imaginations of early Americans, the Middle Kingdom was the wealthiest empire in the world. Its...

Text: French, Greek

"Kennedy Ryan pours her whole soul into everything she writes, and it makes for books that are heart-searing, sensual, and life affirming." ―EMILY HENRY Hendrix Barry lives a fabulous life. She has...

The internationally celebrated photographer traces her life from her youth in the South to the present, discussing her work as a photographer around the globe and offering many examples of her work

Shares impressions of Bertolt Brecht, Noel Coward, George Cukor, Greta Garbo, Katharine Hepburn, Arthur Miller, Laurence Olivier, Tom Stoppard, and Orson Welles

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Not since 1945 has a general account of the origins of the British Empire been published, as if the demise of the empire freed us from our imperial past and historians from any obligation to digest...

“The atmosphere is undeniably well crafted … Those who don't mind novels that are more vibes based than plot driven will find Nolan and exciting new voice.” — Publishers Weekly Offering the...