Thomas Maier 
When Lions Roar [EPUB ebook] 

Since publication in 1973 James I has established itself as one of the most popular short accounts of James I »s reign. The First Edition was described by John Morrill as `a far better, shrewder, mor …

We cherish things, Japan has always known, precisely because they cannot last; it »s their frailty that adds sweetness to their beauty. Returning to his home in Japan after his father-in-law »s sudde …

An entertaining, revealing and beautifully illustrated walking guide to London »s horrific history, Bloody London features walks that take in everything from Jack the Ripper »s haunts, to the  »Route …

A New Statesman Book of the Year for 2017 His father conceived of the Brooklyn Bridge, but it was Washington Roebling who built this iconic feat of human engineering after his father »s tragic death. …

Memoir of renowned actress Siân Phillips by Hywel Gwynfryn. Siân Phillips is one of Wales »s most iconic actresses ever. As she celebrates her 90th birthday, this volume records her interesting and e …

As he was carried off on a stretcher at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Welsh swimmer David Davies was celebrating his success. His exhausting performance in the first ever 10 km open water race earned …

Louisa Catherine Adams was daughter-in-law and wife of presidents, assisted diplomat J. Q. Adams at three European capitals, and served as a D.C. hostess for three decades. Yet she is barely remember …

Immigrant, inventor, botanist, writer and pioneering conservationist, Muir is one of the great Scots of the nineteenth century. From his humble origins in Dunbar, John Muir has risen to the status of …