Hitler's Diplomat : Joachim Von Ribbentrop

Weitz, John

Phoenix Giant

The Arab-Israeli conflict in the Middle East has unsettled the world for over half a century. What are the roots of this violence? Is it simply the 'normal' prejudice found through time between neighbouring peoples of different cultural traditions or ethnic origins? Or is hostility toward Israel a unique case of anti-Semitism that goes beyond normal prejudice in ascribing to the Jews a quality of cosmic evil? The thesis of this deep and brilliant history is that, while both kinds of prejudice are involved in the Middle East, the newest prejudice - virulent anti-Semitism - so long a poison in the bloodstreams of Christendom, seems to have entered the body of Islam. To understand how this has happened, a great scholar of the Middle East leads us step by step up through the history of the Semitic peoples and languages.

Semites and Anti-Semites : An Inquiry into Conflict and Prejudice

Politics & Social Sciences

Bernard Lewis

Social Sciences

Of all the despots of our time, Joseph Stalin lasted the longest and wielded the greatest power, and his secrets have been the most jealously guarded—even after his death. In this book, the first to draw from recently released archives, Robert Conquest gives us Stalin as a child and student; as a revolutionary and communist theoretician; as a political animal skilled in amassing power and absolutely ruthless in maintaining it. He presents the landmarks of Stalin’s rule: the class with Lenin; collectivization; the Great Terror; the Nazi-Soviet pact and the Nazi-Soviet war; the anti-Semitic campaign that preceded his death; and the legacy he left behind.  Distilling a lifetime’s study, weaving detail, analysis, and research, Conquest has given us an extraordinarily powerful narrative of this incredible figure.“Thoughtful and thorough and shot through with insight.”—The Washington Post Book World“Definitive . . . a magnificent, even poetic, act of historical retribution.”—The New Leader“Brilliant . . . this book probably is the most cogent and readable account of Stalin’s life yet published.”—The San Diego Union

Stalin: Breaker of Nations (Phoenix Giants)

Conquest, Robert [Signed]

Biographies & Memoirs

Through a window: Thirty years with the chimpanzees of Gombe

Goodall,Jane

In 1870 Mary Leiter was born in the suburbs of Chicago, the daughter of a self-made man. Although she died aged only thirty-six, she became the most famous American woman of her times. As the wife of Lord Curzon, and Vicereine of India when British power was greatest, she occupied with incomparable grace, courage and distinction the most splendid position which any American, man or woman, has ever held in the British Empire.

Mary Curzon

NIGEL NICOLSON

the BBC Third Programme, which first went on air on 29th September 1946, became one of the leading cultural and intellectual forces in Britain. Written with unlimited access to the BBC's archives and letters of such notable figures as Bertrand Russel, Harold Nicholson and Dylan Thomas, and including exerpts from outstanding talks, documentaries and drama, this book charts the history of this very Briish institution.

The Envy of the World : Fifty Years of the Third Programme and Radio Three

HUMPHREY CARPENTER

A fascinating and fresh interpretation of the life of Philippe d'Orleans and a portrait of a brilliant and glomorous time in  history.  Philippe D'Orleans had been a rebel at the court of Versailles, delighting in flouting convention and flaunting his vice. The  focus on his lurid reputation led many historians to overlook his achievements. Libertine he may have been, but he was also a  great Liberal and gallantly pursued a goal of peace and prosperity for all his fellow countrymen while beset by conspiracies,  plots and intrigues. Patron of Watteau and the young Voltaire, Philippe D'Orleans was a modernising patrician whose Regency was  was both glamorous and a fascinating transition period in the history of a nation. This biography sheds a new light on the man and his times.

The Man Who Would Be King : Life of Philippe D'Orleans, Regent of France

Pevitt Algrant, Christine

Fascinating and readable biography by a great populariser of classical civilisation. Directly responsible for momentuos transformwations of the Imperial scene, Constantine will always be famous as the 1st Christian Emperor of Rome, and for refounding ancient Byzantium as Constantinople - events which rank amongst the most significant in history. In art, politics, economics and particularly in religion, the life of Constantine acts as a bridge between past and present. Was he the last notable Roman Emperor, or the first medieval monarch ? Was the Great convert a saunt and hero, or should we regard him as a murderer who killed his wife, his eldest son , and many of his friends to further his own ambitions? These are just some of the issues that are raised in thos stimulating biography.

The Emperor Constantine

Michael, Grant

<p>Violet Bonham Carter, the only daughter of H.H. Asquith, kept a diary from the age of 18. She moved in privileged circles with the great figures of the day and wrote revealingly about what she saw. This book contains a selection of her diaries and letters, covering the years 1914-1945.</p>

Champion redoubtable: The diaries and letters of Violet Bonham Carter, 1914-1945

History

Mark Pottle

Europe

Wives Mistresses & Matriarchs

Louise Williams

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