Presents an account of the Jacobite rebellion of 1715, that might have killed the Act of Union in its infancy. Drawing...

Shows the range and quality of carpets woven in Persia from about 1850 to 1980. This work features carpets that are...

Имперская Россия

Discworld goes to war, with armies of sardines, warriors, fishermen, squid and at least one very camp follower. As two...

Follows a man's thoughts and dreams during a single night. It is also a book that participates in the re-reading of...

'Reliable, interesting, stimulating, readable.' - A.V. Knowles, Journal of Russian Studies 'A good introduction to the...

An epic account of the greatest military encounter in human history. In this narrative, Overy describes the astounding...

Чуковский. Дневники 1901-1969

A historian, about to complete a book on Isaac Newton, rents a cottage in Ireland. His intention is to put the...

The tomb of Tutankhamun, with its treasures, has exerted a hold over the popular imagination ever since its discovery...

A virus hunter at the Epidemic Intelligence Service has discovered that a long-dormant virus encoded in human DNA is...

Explores Old Kingdom art and antiquities.

Distinguished historians’ essays on the twenty-five generals who took Stalin from the Volga to Berlin by Erikson,...

Provides a detailed account of Russian constructivism.

An alternative World War II takes an unexpected turn when a race of lizard-like space aliens sweep down to conquer...