The Novel of the Century: The Extraordinary Adventure of Les Misérables
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'Never mind those self-help manuals urging that some classic novel may change your life; in this...
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America's Unwritten Constitution: The Precedents and Principles We Live by
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Despite its venerated place atop American law and politics, our written Constitution does not...
Nicholas Ray: The Glorious Failure of an American Director
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"The cinema is Nicholas Ray". (Jean-Luc Godard). The visionary filmmaker Nicholas Ray spent his...
Truman Capote: A Literary Life at the Movies
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Truman Capote once remarked, "My primary thing is that I'm a prose writer. I don't think film is the...
Marshal Vauban and the Defence of Louis XIV's France
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Marshal Vauban was one of the greatest military engineers of all time. His complex, highly...
The Beatles Lyrics: The Unseen Story Behind Their Music
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Many books have appeared over the years about the Beatles lyrics -- about the words of those songs...
The House of Government: A Saga of the Russian Revolution
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On the 100th anniversary of the Russian Revolution, the epic story of an enormous apartment building...
H R GIGER : Limited Collector’s Edition of 1,000 numbered copies,
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Swiss artist HR Giger (1940–2014) is most famous for his creation of the space monster in Ridley...
Joan: The Remarkable Life of Joan Leigh Fermor
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Volumes have been written by and about Patrick Leigh Fermor, but his wife Joan is almost entirely...