In this engrossing anthology, the first truly comprehensive study of women's letters, Olga Kenyon explores the tradition of female letter-writing from the twelfth century to the present day. więcej »

The late Syrett, who taught history at Queens College, City U. of New York, provides the first full-length modern biography of Admiral Lord Howe, who fought in Britain's eighteenth century naval wars, from the War of Austrian Succession to the Great Mutiny at Spithead in the French Revolutionary War. więcej »

A very different biography of Hitler, revealing aspects of his life that are either unknown or hardly known, based on original research in primary sources, analysed and narrated in a fresh, insightful style. więcej »

The lives and deaths of the Romanov family are redolent with colour and drama, but the personal life of the beautiful Tsarina Alexandra has remained enigmatic. więcej »

The greatest speeches have changed world history. To compile an anthology of them is therefore to sketch a history of the world. więcej »

Compiled from his own words, this history - making autobiography is Martin Luter King, Jr. - the mild-mannered, inquisitive child and student who rebelled against segregation. więcej »

From Agincourt to Waterloo, from Dunkirk tothe Gulf War, and everywhere in between, one man has served in all these battles. więcej »

Gandhi's non-violent struggles against racism, violence, and colonialism in South Africa and India had brought him to such a level of notoriety, adulation that when asked to write an autobiography midway through his career, he took it as an opportunity to explain himself. więcej »

What would happen if the United States abolished the death penalty and emptied its Death Rows? If killers were released from prison? What would they do with their second chance to live? Would they kill again?

Back From The Dead is the story of 589 former death row inmates who, through a lottery of fate, were given a second chance at life in 1972 when the death penalty was abolished; it returned to the United States four years later. więcej »

Beau Brummell's life is a riveting story of unparalleled fame, fashion and admiration followed by a descent into poverty and madness. więcej »