Friedrich Maximilian Klinger 
Die Geschichte Giafars des Barmeciden [EPUB ebook] 

The brilliant and influential statesman, Itō Hirobumi (1841-1909), and the first prime minister of Japan’s modern state, has been poorly understood. This biography attempts to set the record straight …

In the 1970s Kevin Threlfall built up the chain of Lo-Cost discount stores from a single grocery stall on Cannock market. Having sold out to RCA of America he then went on to build an empire of 1, 21 …

A collection of real-life stories from people who have improved their lives through better literacy.  Foreword by Scott Quinnell Some people take the power of words for granted. But for the thou …

"Abraham Lincoln and the Union" is a masterpiece authored via Nathaniel W. Stephenson, a distinguished author regarded for his awesome capacity to intertwine history and nonfiction, creatin …

Beloved as the family storyteller, Dorothy Winthrop Bradford left behind at her death in 1987 diaries, letters, scrapbooks and memorabilia that date back to the Civil War and provide a picture of a w …

Working with the Nazi-appointed Jewish Council in Amsterdam, Gertrude van Tijn helped many Jews escape. But she faced difficult moral choices. Some called her a heroine; others, a collaborator. Berna …

The second volume of riveting memoirs from Hans Kung, the leading – and controversial – theologian. Hans Küng has been a major influence on post-war Christianity by any reckoning. A peritus for the s …

Despite his critical role in the western Roman Empire during the early fifth century AD, Bonifatius remains a neglected figure in the history of the late Empire. The Last of the Romans presents a new …

SHORTLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD ” Read his book and weep” – The Times ” Incredibly moving and brilliantly understated… lays bare the culture of institutionalised neg …