Farewell to

In this intense, far-reaching, and poignant book?a book that sums up the work of a lifetime?the acclaimed art historian T. J. Clark rewrites the history of modern art. With the fall of the Berlin Wall, he explains, the…

Why are some parts of the world so rich and others so poor? Why did the Industrial Revolution--and the unprecedented economic growth that came with it--occur in eighteenth-century England, and not at some other time, or…

Putting the record straight about the last years of Rudolf Hess's life

The third and final book in the bestselling CALL THE MIDWIFE series, the basis of the major BBC TV series.

Working with thousands of previously unreleased documents and drawing on more than one thousand interviews, with many witnesses speaking out for the first time, Joan Mellen revisits the investigation of New Orleans…

With Western cultures becoming more pluralistic, the question of "truth" in politics has become a game of interpretations. Today, we face the demise of the very idea of truth as an objective description of facts, though…

In this comprehensive guide, Lewis and Roos reveal how A Farewell to Arms represents a complex alchemy of Hemingway?s personal experience as a Red Cross ambulance driver in 1918, his extensive historical research…

Most of us who live in the North and the West consume far too much - too much meat, too much fat, too much sugar, too much salt. We are more likely to put on too much weight than to go hungry. We live in a society that…

Miss Read must face the future in another delightful slice of village life...

Leon Sciaky describes his childhood before the First World War in a prosperous, loving Jewish family in the cosmopolitan city of Salonica. Under the Ottoman Empire, the city's diverse communities - Jews, Muslim Turks,…

A rich, sweeping novel of love and war from the author of TANAMERA.

In 1918 Ernest Hemingway went to war, to the 'war to end all wars'. A love story of immense drama and uncompromising passion, A Farewell to Arms offers a unique and unflinching view of the world and people, by the winner…

WITH A FOREWORD BY PATRICK HEMINGWAY AND AN INTRODUCTION BY SEAN HEMINGWAYIn 1918 Ernest Hemingway went to war. But A Farewell to Arms is not only a novel of war, it is also a love story of immense drama and…

One of Hemingway's finest novels, A FAREWELL TO ARMS was published in 1929 when the author was at the height of his power, It draws on his own experiences serving with the Italins in World War One when he was severely…

The final instalment of The Tales of Fenest. Detective Cora Gorderheim must make a terrible choice: her sister's life, or the future of the Union.

If you loved BBC4's Hemingway, rediscover Ernest's Hemingway's powerful autobiographical story of war. In 1918, Ernest Hemingway went to war. He volunteered for ambulance service in Italy, was wounded and twice…

Why would an individual be willing to strap a bomb to himself and walk into a crowded market place, blowing himself up at the same time as he kills and maims the people around him? This book sheds a light on the cultural…

If you think you are living in an era of post-truth, you likely are. Farewell to Democracy? shows us what happens when we speak truth to power. It details the strength of mass protest. It pulls back the veil on…

What drives a person to take his or her own life? Why would an individual be willing to strap a bomb to himself and walk into a crowded marketplace, blowing himself up at the same time as he kills and maims the people…

In 1918, Ernest Hemingway went to war. He volunteered for ambulance service in Italy, was wounded and twice decorated. Hemingway's description of war is unforgettable. He recreates the fear, the comradeship, the courage…

Why are some parts of the world so rich and others so poor? Why did the Industrial Revolution occur in eighteenth-century England, and not at some other time, or in some other place? This title tackles these profound…

America is a country shaped by immigration. It is estimated that as many as 4.5 million Irish arrived in America during the 1800s and early 1900s. Between 1820 and 1860, the Irish constituted over one third of all…

An immensely powerful novel of love and war based on Ernest Hemingway's own wartime experience.

The final book in the Burracombe series. Come and say goodbye to old friends in the Devonshire village that's a home from home.

The son of one of the greatest writers of our time-Nobel Prize winner and internationally best-selling icon Gabriel Garcia Marquez-remembers his beloved father and mother in this tender memoir about love and loss. 'It…

The son of one of the greatest writers of our time-Nobel Prize winner and internationally best-selling icon Gabriel Garcia Marquez-remembers his beloved father and mother in this tender memoir about love and…

Farewell to Modernism: On Human Devolution in the Twenty-First Century critiques received Modernist ideas, including Modernist Utopianism.

500 pcs on high quality board Weight: 490g Size: 39cm x 39cm