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Random House Publishing Group American Ulysses
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Ohio University Press African Leaders of the Twentieth Century
Book SynopsisThis omnibus edition brings together concise and up-to-date biographies of Steve Biko, Emperor Haile Selassie, Patrice Lumumba, and Thomas Sankara. African Leaders of the Twentieth Century will complement courses in history and political science and serve as a useful collection for the general reader.
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Wildy, Simmonds and Hill Publishing Lord Denning
Book SynopsisLord Denning was the most famous English judge of the twentieth century. Arguably, he was the most famous of any century. His judgments were legendary for both their style and substance. The style was instantly recognisable, with his short sentences and unique method of storytelling. The substance was always less about law and more about justice, as Denning looked for the fairest outcome to every case before him. Over time, Denningâs views on justice and his manipulation of precedent became increasingly controversial. As society changed around him, headhered rigidly to the Edwardian morality of his childhood. His report on the Profumo Affair â the most sensational political scandal of post-war Britain â was dismissed by some as an âestablishment whitewashâ. His rulings in trade union disputes earned him many critics, while his dismissal of the appeal of the âBirmingham Sixâ falsely convicted of a terrorist atrocity became notorious when a gross miscarriage of justice was later uncovered. Yet enough goodwill remained for him to be called after his death âthe best-known and best-loved judge in the whole of our historyâ by the Lord Chief Justice, Lord Bingham. For all his controversies, there is no question that Denning led an extraordinary life. Born into a family of modest means in a small Hampshire town in 1899, he went on to gain two firsts from Oxford and a commission in the First World War, before becoming a successful barrister and serving almost 40 years as a senior judge. This book looks at that remarkable life story as well as assessing Denningâs legacy, showing how he continues to influence, inspire and occasionally infuriate.Trade Review"In this excellent book, James Wilson has managed to capture both the man and the judge." From the foreword by Rt Hon Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury "easy to read, full of interesting information and very well produced... a readable, honest and accurate portrait of the man and some of his most interesting and significant judgments." The Law Society Gazette "This is not the first book to have considered Denning's career nor is likely to be the last; but, by making full use of archive material in its treatment of Denning's life outside as well as inside the law ...it is for now the best." The Times Literary Supplement "A review of Lord Denning's life and work from a greater distance and perhaps with more rounded perspective than earlier biographies is certainly welcome... provides not only a detailed, insightful, and accessible account of Lord Denning's life and career; it also includes reliably succinct and yet scholarly accounts of his contributions... one can only agree with Lord Neuberger's assessment in the foreword that 'Wilson has managed to capture both the man and the judge'. New Law JournalTable of ContentsLawyers on Lord Denning Lord Denning on Lord Denning Preface Note on Currency Chapter I: Beginnings – From Whitchurch to Oxford Chapter II: The First World War Chapter III: 1920s – From Oxford to the Bar Chapter IV: 1930s – From First Marriage to the Second World War Chapter V: The Second World War Chapter VI: Judicial Beginnings – Wills, Wives and Wrecks Chapter VII: 1945–47 – Second Marriage, Second Judicial Role Chapter VIII: The Court of Appeal Chapter IX: The House of Lords Chapter X: Master of the Rolls – Appointment and Beginnings Chapter XI: Profumo Chapter XII: Master of the Rolls – Travel and Other Engagements Chapter XIII: Master of the Rolls – Pre-trial Remedies Chapter XIV: Master of the Rolls – Common Law Chapter XV: Master of the Rolls – Family Law Chapter XVI: Master of the Rolls – Employment Law Chapter XVII: Master of the Rolls – Public Law Chapter XVIII: Master of the Rolls – Security of the Realm Chapter XIX: Master of the Rolls – A Belated Author Chapter XX: Master of the Rolls – Resignation Chapter XXI: Later Years Chapter XXII: The End Chapter XXIII: A Final Judgment Appendix I: Denning in the Law Reports Appendix II: Societies and Other Organisations Appendix III: Select Bibliography Acknowledgements Notes Index
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Harriman House Publishing Reminiscences of a Stock Operator
Book SynopsisReminiscences of a Stock Operator is the unforgettable story of the life of Jesse Livermore, one of Wall Street''s greatest ever stock speculators.Loosely fictionalised in 1923 in collaboration with journalist Edwin Lefevre, this is the story of the highs and the lows, the strategies and the street smarts, the epic wins (and sometimes epic losses) that has inspired generations of investors and traders.This edition comes with an exclusive foreword by Tim Price, author of Investing Through the Looking Glass.Harriman Definitive Editions offer the best quality editions of the best financial books of all time. Meticulously proofread, beautifully typeset in new designs, accompanied by forewords by the best modern financial writers, printed and bound in high-quality hardcovers on acid-free paper - they are essential long-term additions to the portfolio of every investor and trader.
£23.99
Quercus Publishing Emperor of the West
Book SynopsisThrough his foreign conquests and internal reforms, Charlemagne is a defining figure of both Western Europe and the Middle Ages. Crowned king of the Franks in 768, he expanded their kingdoms into an empire that incorporated much of western and central Europe, recreating a single Christian imperium in the heartlands of the old Western Roman empire for the first time since the decline and fall of that polity in the late fifth century AD. After his imperial coronation Charlemagne was seen as a rival, in power and majesty, of the Byzantine Emperor in Constantinople. Charlemagne''s empire, and the cultural golden age that is associated with it, encouraged the formation of a common European identity. In this magisterial new study, Hywel Williams explores every facet of the rule and legacy of one of the most remarkable rulers in European history. Emperor of the West is a major contribution to early medieval history, and is essential reading for anyone interested in the wider historyTrade Review'a substantial and worthwhile volume ... a valuable book' Journal of Ecclesiastical History. * Journal of Ecclesiastical History *'A magisterial survey of the great European emperor, of the Latin culture of his court and the political extent of his domains' A.N. Wilson, Observer. * Observer *'This scholarly and meticulously researched biography is a book one really does want to read' Simon Heffer, Sunday Telegraph. * Sunday Telegraph *'Excellent and thought-provoking ... tells the story of an iconic figure for the new Europe' Tom Shippey, Times Literary Supplement. * Times Literary Supplement *Table of ContentsPreface. Maps. Introduction. Gods, Kings and Franks. From Prince to King. The Kingdom at War. Crown Imperial. Aristocratic Power and Carolingian Calculation. Charlemagne and the Institutions of Carolingian Government. The Economic Basis of Civilization. The Carolingian Cultural Renaissance. The Survival and Revival of Empire. Primary Source References. Secondary Source References. Index. List of Illustrations.
£12.34
Transworld Publishers Ltd Narrow Dog to Wigan Pier
Book SynopsisAt seventy-five, Terry and Monica Darlington had done everything they could think of doing, including starting a business and becoming athletes and running a literary society.Lately they had become boating adventurers and Terry a bestselling writer. But in their Midlands canal town in November, life was looking dull and short on surprises.Then their famous canal boat was destroyed by fire. Within a few days they had bought a new one and soon headed north in the Phyllis May 2 to Liverpool, Lancaster, the Pennines and Wigan Pier. Terry recorded the journey, and alongside it the story of his life and his marriage and his dog Jim, with his broken ear like a flat cap, and Monica's dog Jess, known with heartbreaking reason as the Flying Catastrophe.Funny, affecting and beautifully told, this is a story that brims with incident and excitement, and is full of the famous and fascinating people the Darlingtons have met - a story of an adventurous life well lived.Trade ReviewBig-hearted, ribald and rambunctious fun * SAGA magazine *Big-hearted, ribald and rambunctious fun * SAGA magazine *Full of humour...I wholeheartedly recommend this gentle tale of two pensioners and their adventures as it's great fun * SOUTH WALES ARGUS *A memorable trip...narrated in Terry's surreal style, with the whimsical humour that has proved so popular * THE GOOD BOOK GUIDE *Terry Darlington's light-hearted travelogue combines some genuinely light-hearted moments with fascinating facts * COMPASS magazine *
£11.69
Crecy Publishing FAITH HOPE AND MALTA GC
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£7.59
Routledge Santi Gucci Fiorentino Artist and Entrepreneur in Early Modern Poland
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£43.69
Pan Macmillan Where There Is Evil
Book SynopsisSandra Brown, OBE was voted Scotswoman of the Year in 2005 for her work with the Moira Anderson Foundation, the charity she founded in memory of her friend, which offers support to children who have been abused and their families. Previously she worked for a childrens charity in Scotland and as a Deputy Headteacher.
£11.19
Headline Publishing Group Dark Squares A cult leader a child prodigy and the chess revolution
Book SynopsisEducated meets The Queen''s Gambit in this extraordinary memoir by International Master and Chess.com co-founder Danny Rensch, who describes his upbringing in an abusive cult - and how chess ended up saving his lifeBorn into the Church of Immortal Consciousness, Danny Rensch spent his childhood navigating the isolated confines of a cult. Despite psychological manipulation, physical abuse, and neglect, he persevered. An international chess master and world-class commentator, Rensch''s remarkable journey led him to being the face of Chess.com, one of the largest online gaming platforms in the world. With unflinching honesty, Rensch recounts his life, starting from the moment he discovered chess in the summer of 1995, all the way up to being at the center of the most explosive cheating scandal in chess history. He chronicles the traumas of being special in a cult that forced separation from his mother. Mentored by an alcoholic, Russian chess master, he found solace alongside suffering in his obsession for an ancient game, and chess became his only escape. Rensch rose through the chess ranks until a medical emergency nearly took him out of the game forever. And it almost did, until Chess.com came along. Deeply heartfelt, keenly reflective, and haunting, Dark Squares is the never-before-told story of Danny Rensch''s resilience, survival, and his enduring love for the game that saved him.
£17.00
Austin Macauley Publishers Enigmas Fragments
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Austin Macauley Publishers Pourkian D Jalal AlAhmad
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£9.17
Austin Macauley Publishers Live Donkey Dead Lion
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Austin Macauley Publishers Family
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Austin Macauley Publishers Character
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Austin Macauley Publishers The Worst Goddamn RecordSetting Team Ever
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St. Martin's Publishing Group The Escapes of David George
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£22.42
St. Martin's Publishing Group Confronting Evil
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£24.00
WW Norton & Co Ghost Dogs
Book SynopsisEssays from the literary master and best-selling author of Townie on a life of challenges, contradictions and fulfillments
£21.84
W. W. Norton & Company McNamara at War
£31.50
WW Norton & Co The Life She Wished to Live
Book SynopsisA comprehensive and engaging biography of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, Pulitzer Prizewinning author of the beloved classic The Yearling.Trade Review"McCutchan is a sensitive observer of Rawlings’s work, and of her deeply unconventional life... It’s a pleasure to meet this cursing, hard-drinking, brilliant, self-destructive, car-wrecking, fun-loving, chain-smoking, alligator-hunting, moonshine-making, food-obsessed woman again on the page... Come to this biography for Rawlings’s outsize personality... Stay for the portrait of a woman whose writing meant everything to her." -- Dwight Garner - New York Times"[McCutchan] has a graceful style enlivened by glints of wry humor... The book re-creates the lush tropicality of north-central Florida in the 1930s and 1940s, before developers began to bulldoze over its natural wonders. And readers get a penetrating look at one driven writer's work process... [A] vivid portrait of a woman who gave her all to do her best work." -- Mary Ann Gwinn - Minneapolis Star Tribune"An engaging, lively biography of an accomplished and complicated woman... All of it adds up to a rich portrait of a woman who loved Florida, and of a Florida that’s now all but vanished." -- Colette Bancroft - Tampa Bay Times"Rawlings cleared her path through life as though armed with a machete; McCutchan, gracefully, records every chop." -- Jonathan Miles - Garden & Gun"Absorbing, affectionate, and long overdue... McCutchan looks closely at Rawlings’ letters, stories, novels and memoirs and mines the ways they reveal Rawlings’ writerly mind... The Life She Wished to Live is the biography that Rawlings has long deserved." -- BookPage"It’s been a quarter of a century since we’ve had a new biography of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, and Ann McCutchan delivers. From Rawlings’s early newspaper days to the triumph of The Yearling, McCutchan shows us a writer of complexity, ambition, and conviction. A deeply researched and satisfying read." -- Martha Ackmann, author of These Fevered Days"An affectionate biography of the beloved author…Work by work, McCutchan carefully details Rawlings’s gradual development as a professional writer who keenly absorbed [Cross Creek, Florida’s] history, culture, and dialects…An all-inclusive and intimate assessment that could help Rawlings attract a new generation of readers." -- Kirkus Reviews"In Ann McCutchan’s welcome biography, we follow Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings’s evolution as a writer, glimpse her friendships with writers as various as Ernest Hemingway, Robert Frost, Margaret Mitchell and Zora Neale Hurston, and witness her vibrant literary life. Most striking is the fascinating account, unearthed from letters, of Rawlings’ personal struggle against what we would now call racist consciousness and her evolution as an ally of early 20th century struggles for social justice." -- Honor Moore, author of Our Revolution"How many contradictions can one life contain? Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings bridged the world of alligator hunting/orange growing/racially segregated early 20th century Florida and the world of legendary writers and elite New York-based editors. Ann McCutchan’s richly researched biography of the Pulitzer prize-winning author vividly portrays the uncompromising, hard-drinking and versatile Rawlings, who was equally at home wading through swamps as she was writing a novel or a cookbook, or conversing with F. Scott Fitzgerald, Zora Neale Hurston and Robert Frost. The complexities of Rawlings’ massive inner insecurities and her outward, outsized personality make for a compelling and thoughtful biography." -- Julie Dobrow, author of After Emily
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Amberley Publishing Alistair Cookes America
Book SynopsisA new edition of Alistair Cooke's classic work, which has sold more than 2 million copies. Full of Cooke's signature erudition, this is an incisive and illuminating history of the United States. Republished to mark the 50th anniversary of the classic BBC series and this title's first publication.Trade Review'If you’ve read Alistair Cooke before, you’ll know how good he was. If you haven’t, you’re in for a treat!' -- The American Magazine , November/ December 2023
£17.09
Austin Macauley Publishers Ltd. Shattered
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£9.12
Austin Macauley Publishers Comrade Sau
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£11.69
Simon & Schuster Ltd Agent Twister
Book SynopsisHe lived a double-life in the sixties.Faked his own death in the seventies.And retained his cover in the eighties. 'A case more important than Profumo' Financial Times 'A riveting read' Literary Review A period thriller with powerful political and espionage themes, Agent Twister is the remarkable story behind one of the greatest scandals of the 1970s, told in full for the first time. If you think you know the true story of John Stonehouse – think again. It’s November 1974 and John Stonehouse MP, once a star in Harold Wilson’s Labour government, is missing in Miami, presumed drowned. His disappearance exposes the most lurid details of his life, including identity fraud, corporate corruption, a love triangle, blackmail, links with the Mafia and a decade-long career as a Soviet spy. The public are gripped by thiTrade Review'A cracking account of the life of a man who managed to combine three kinds of betrayal. Agent Twister is a riveting read. It's a good tale, told well, and as a way to measure the mood swings of the 1970s, the book works as well as any.' -- Frances Cairncross * Literary Review *'In the pantheon of modern British political scandals, John Stonehouse is...arguably far more important than either [Profumo and Thorpe]. The Stonehouse story has sex, betrayal, a faked disappearance, widespread criminal fraud and above all, he is the only known case of a UK minister spying for a communist state. Agent Twister lovingly retells the story. Much of the joy of Agent Twister is the glimpse it affords into a different era.' -- Robert Shrimsley * Financial Times *
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Arcturus Publishing Ltd Ecce Homo
Book SynopsisThis handsome gift edition presents Friedrich Nietzsche''s extraordinary work, Ecce Homo, featuring a luxurious, gold-embossed cover design, gilded page edges and patterned endpapers. Ecce Homo is Nietzsche''s last great work, a fascinating and bizarre text which traces the development of his own philosophy and the thinkers who influenced him along the way. Both shocking and revealing, Ecce Homo is a window into the mind of one of Germany''s most acclaimed philosophers. This pocket-sized gift edition contains the classic and unabridged text, presented with a gold embossed cover design, ivory pages, beautifully designed endpapers and gold gilded page edges. Part of the Arcturus Ornate Classics series, this book makes wonderful gift for any lover of classic fiction. ABOUT THE SERIES: Arcturus Ornate Classics are beautifully bound editions of iconic literary works a
£8.54
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Robert the Bruce
Book SynopsisAn honest depiction of one of the great war leaders and statesmen of the Middle Ages.
£17.00
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Baldur von Schirach
Book SynopsisThis biography reveals Von Schirach's aristocratic family background; three of his four grandparents were from America.
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Pen & Sword Books Ltd Mary Neal and the Suffragettes Who Saved Morris
Book SynopsisAt the beginning of the 20th century Morris dancing had all but died out in much of England. It was militant suffragettes and slum girls who kick-started the revival that returned the forgotten dances of the countryside to towns and villages across the nation. As a result of their commitment to preserve and pass on the dances, the Morris survived as a living tradition that is still performed to this day. And the impetus to do so came from the women's aspiration to change society for the better, the same impetus that drove them to militant action and to prison.The Morris revival and the militant suffrage movement were inextricably linked. The leader of the dance revival, Mary Neal, was a life-long radical campaigner for the rights of women and children. With her friend Emmeline Pethick she ran the Esperance Girls' Club in one of London's most deprived areas. She and Emmeline both sat on the national committee of Mrs Pankhurst's militant Women's Social and Political Union, the most notor
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Pen & Sword Books Ltd Guy Gibson
Book SynopsisA brand new profile of one of the most controversial airmen of WWII. A lively evocation of one of the most dramatic periods of military history. Charts the life of a much decorated, highly praised young pilot, who paid the ultimate price for his heroism.
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Pen & Sword Books Ltd Death March Escape
Book SynopsisHersch effectively uses his father's unusual story to convey the horrors of the Holocaust. A valuable addition to Holocaust literature. - Publishers WeeklyHersch's amazing tale is told for the first time by his son Jack who has retraced his footsteps for his new book. - The Daily MailIn a warm and emotionally engaging story, Jack digs deeply into both his father's life and his own, revisiting - and reflecting on - his father's time at the hands of the Nazis during the last year of the Second World War, when more than mere survival was at stake - the fate of humanity itself hung in the balance. - GoodReadsIn June 1944, the Nazis locked eighteen-year-old Dave Hersch into a railroad boxcar and shipped him from his hometown of Dej, Hungary, to Mauthausen Concentration Camp, the harshest, cruelest camp in the Reich. After ten months in the granite mines of Mauthausen's nearby sub-camp, Gusen, he weighed less than 80lbs, nothing but skin and bones. Somehow surviving the relentless horrors
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Orion Publishing Co Decca
Book SynopsisThe captivating letters by the most idiosyncratic, witty and irrepressible of the notorious Mitford sisters.Here''s what readers are saying:''It is both laugh-out-loud funny and enthralling'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐''A wonderful record of a remarkable woman'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐''A total page turner ... kept me enthralled'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Decca''s letters reveal a remarkable life - from her childhood as the daughter of a British peer to her scandalous elopement to the Spanish Civil War with her cousin, to her life in the USA, where she married a radical lawyer. The Mitford girls included Diana (who married the British fascist leader Oswald Mosley), Unity (who was close to Adolf Hitler) and Debo (who became the Duchess of Devonshire). Decca shocked them all when she joined the American Communist Party. Her letters are the stories of a centur
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Orion Publishing Co The Serpent Queen
Book SynopsisNOW THE TV SERIES ''THE SERPENT QUEEN'', STARRING SAMANTHA MORTONThe bestselling revisionist biography of one of the great women of the 16th centuryOrphaned in infancy, Catherine de Medici was the sole legitimate heiress to the Medici family fortune. Married at fourteen to the future Henri II of France, she was constantly humiliated by his influential mistress Diane de Poitiers. When her husband died as a result of a duelling accident in Paris, Catherine was made queen regent during the short reign of her eldest son (married to Mary Queen of Scots and like many of her children he died young). When her second son became king she was the power behind the throne. She nursed dynastic ambitions, but was continually drawn into political and religious intrigues between Catholics and Protestants that plagued France for much of the later part of her life. It had always been said that she was implicated in the notorious Saint Bartholomew''s Day MassacreTrade ReviewLeonie Frieda does this remarkable woman full justice. Refusing to play judge, she reveals her to us through the best of means, which is narrative. The skill with which Frieda finds her way through the maze of this confusing period is exemplary. You read on eagerly. An enthralling book -- Allan Massie * Literary Review *This masterful and compelling biography delivers a beautifully written portrait of a ruthless, subtle and fearless woman fighting for survival and power in a world of gangsterish brutality, routine assassination and religious mania. I quickly found I could not stop reading. This is narrative history at its best, both scholarly and as captivating as a thriller. Leonie Frieda has brought a largely forgotten heroine-villainess and a whole sumptuously vicious era back to life again. She is equally at home in the royal court as she is in the blood-reeking gutters of Paris: this is The Godfather meets Elizabeth -- Simon Sebag Montefiore * Mail on Sunday *A stunning biography, which brings to life a heroic woman and the tumultuous, cruel and gaudy times in which she lived -- Paul JohnsonAs Leonie Frieda shows in this absorbing biography, Catherine was a well-intentioned woman who resorted to extreme measures only under pressure. With its engaging style and deft handling of complex events, this accomplished account of Catherine's career is an engrossing tale, compellingly narrated -- Anne Somerset * The Spectator *Gorgeous detail and remarkable anecdotes....There is no mistaking the abiding pleasure of this smart and stylish book -- Carol Herman * Washington Times *As Leonie Frieda relates in this well-researched and immensely readable first biography, from her turbulent home in Florence Catherine found herself presiding over perhaps the nastiest period in all French history. Frieda is much to be praised for painting a wonderfully rich canvas -- Sir Alistair Horne * The Times *Leonie Frieda has produced an absorbing, entertaining study of a time when the luxury and depravity of princes went hand-in-hand with power-plotting, assassination and bloody vengeance -- Peter Lewis * Daily Mail *Frieda's confidence in her mission permeates the book, raising what is in any case a fascinating narrative to the level of cogent and powerful argument . . . This intelligent and well-researched biography is a worthy testament to Catherine's formidable strength. Catherine de Medici reveals Frieda, a first-time biographer, to be a writer of tremendous skill and talent -- Dr Amanda Foreman * Observer *Leonie Frieda has handled the history of this complex period with skill. Without skimping on the drama and debauchery of the court of the Valois, she has defended, but not whitewashed, Catherine and produced a fascinating picture of a remarkable woman -- Sarah Bradford * Evening Standard *Frieda's enjoyable and skilfully written biography ... conveys, vividly at times, the outsize style of Renaissance rule: the Loire châteaux, the feasts and balls and masques, the exotic costumes, the elaborate needlework, the pioneering attempts at ballet and opera, the bizarre collection of stuffed objects that ranged from stuffed crocodiles to priceless manuscripts. Catherine's supreme command of the political display is adroitly brought out -- Prof. Blair Worden * Sunday Telegraph *This is a masterly biography and a fascinating one -- John Jolliffe * Independent *In Frieda's scholarly tome, Catherine de Medici is painted not in the dark hues of her critics but using a more colourful palate. Through a prodigious amount of research, that was assisted by the author's versatility in five European languages, all the colour and splendour of Catherine's court is recreated -- Stephen McGinty * Scotsman *In this splendid, detailed and gripping biography, Frieda does Catherine ample justice -- Munro Price * BBC History Magazine *Leonie Frieda has produced a formidable book. Meticulously researched and extremely well-written, this surely will be the definitive biography of Catherine de Medici for many years to come * Medieval History Magazine *Leonie Frieda is clearly already a very professional writer, but this is her first major work of history. It is a most excellent book that should be read by everybody who believes that education for its own sake has value, and that history in particular has cautionary tales to offer. Leonie Frieda, happily for us, manifests an Actonian sense of humour in her writing. The author paints a brilliant picture of the French court and of her subject's private life * Catholic Herald *A well-written and colourful journey through 16th century France, entertaining to read as well as frequently illuminating * Country Life *Frieda succeeds in making her subject interesting and coherent, and shows her operating in a political context that left no room for squeamishness or scruple * Sunday Times *Frieda's richly detailed account . . . paints a most fascinating picture of French court life. The political complexities are kept mercifully clear, the main lines of rivalry sharp, the characters vivid -- Ann Wroe * Daily Telegraph *Dramatic and fascinating - a real page-turner. Thoroughly recommended * Military Illustrated *A triumph . . . she succeeds where some historical biographers fail: she takes an interesting story and makes it live with her writing where the bland prose of others would kill our interest stone dead * Birmingham Post *Sympathetic and gloriously detailed * New Statesman *Interesting and well-written . . . enlightens the reader about a turbulent and fascinating period which still arouses debate and disagreement * The Tablet *An assured and genuinely gripping tale of a woman - 'the Black Queen' - who ruthlessly conspired in 16th-century France and battled against more adversities in a day than most of us have had in a lifetime * ES Magazine *A biography of scrupulous detail * Irish Times *A rich and insightful piece of biographical and historical writing, which not only brings to life the famed Machiavellian queen but also the dramatic events and colourful courtiers (and courtesans) who shaped French history during her reign . . . must-read * Richard Foreman, Waterstones Leadenhall Market *[Catherine de Medici] has often been portrayed as the devil incarnate, but this gripping biography argues that she was actually a skilful politician who brokered peace in France during turbulent times. A real historical treat * Sainsbury’s Magazine *Frieda is passionate about her subject, and her prose is lyrical and exacting. Like a polished stone, it reveals the character depths beneath mere historical detail as she brings to brilliant life one of the most fascinating women of the 16th century. What raises this biography into a tour de force is Frieda's ability to reframe completely our views about Catherine de Medici. This book is a remarkable achievement for Frieda, who has given us a marvellously compelling glimpse into a life led passionately * Toronto Globe and Mail *
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Hodder & Stoughton 1945 The Reckoning
Book Synopsis'This is a book that crosses the globe from Britain to Germany and from India to Indonesia...it is ambitious, deeply thought-provoking and, as with all the very best history, compellingly told' -James Holland
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Hodder & Stoughton The Power of Ideas
Book SynopsisA compelling selection of Jonathan Sacks' writing and speeches with a foreword by HRH The Prince of WalesTrade ReviewBritain's most authentically prophetic voice * The Daily Telegraph *One of the most interesting thinkers, writers and speakers * The Spectator *Sacks has things to say that speak more directly to our present condition than anything in recent liberal thinking * New Statesman *One of the world's great voices for moral, spiritual, and historical awareness and for global peace * The John Templeton Foundation *One of the great moral thinkers of our time * Robert D. Putnam, author of Bowling Alone *
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Little, Brown Book Group Who Thought This Was a Good Idea
Book Synopsis''Always fascinating and very funny, Alyssa''s book is full of juicy stories from one of the world''s most glamorous jobs'' Mindy KalingIf your funny older sister were the former deputy chief of staff to President Barack Obama, her behind-the-scenes political memoir would look something like this . . .Alyssa Mastromonaco worked for Barack Obama for almost a decade, and long before his run for president. From the then-senator''s early days in Congress to his years in the Oval Office, she made Hope and Change happen through blood, sweat, tears and lots of briefing binders.But for every historic occasion - meeting the queen at Buckingham Palace, bursting in on secret climate talks, or nailing a campaign speech in a hailstorm - there were dozens of less-than-perfect moments when it was up to Alyssa to save the day. Like the time she learned the hard way that there aren''t nearly enough bathrooms at the Vatican.Full of hilarious, never-beforeTrade ReviewA funny read and packed with advice on how we too might become the right-hand woman of the leader of the free world * The Times *Always fascinating and very funny, Alyssa's book is full of juicy stories from one of the world's most glamorous jobs -- Mindy KalingA combination memoir and compendium of very good suggestions about how to get ahead - very far ahead - at an early age * Washington Post *Mastromonaco's book is genuinely important . . . A fascinating insight into the corridors of power. It also proves that young, Veep-watching, cat-loving, wine-drinking, foul-mouthed women can make it to the very top * The Pool *This relatable memoir is packed with juicy on-the-road stories and crisis management advice, and presents a strong case for embracing a sense of humor in the face of humbling setbacks * Esquire *Who Thought This Was a Good Idea? is everything we've come to know and love about Alyssa over the decade we worked with her: brilliant, funny, grounded, and inspiring. Anyone who's interested in politics - especially young people - should read this book -- Dan Pfeiffer and Jon Favreau, former communications director and speechwriter for President Barack Obama
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC The Queen of Whale Cay
Book Synopsis_______________''A biography that sparkles with enthusiastic research and empathetic writing'' - Sunday Times''A small jewel of a biography'' - The New Yorker''A fascinating, hilarious and deliciously subversive book'' - Literary Review_______________THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERBorn in 1900 to a promiscuous American oil heiress and a British army captain, Marion Barbara Carstairs realised very early on that she was not like most little girls. Liberated by war work in WWI, Marion reinvented herself as Joe, and quickly went on to establish herself as a leading light of the fashionable lesbian demi-monde. She dressed in men''s clothes, smoked cigars and cheroots, tattooed her arms, and became Britain''s most celebrated female speed-boat racer - the ''fastest woman on water''. Yet Joe tired of the limelight in 1934, and retired to the Bahamian Island of Whale Cay. There she fashioned her own self-sufficient kingdom, whTrade ReviewShe was crazy and brave and her story is jaw-droppingly amazing ... Great stuff * Val Hennessy, Daily Mail *A wonderful account of a truly extraordinary life * Mail on Sunday *A biography that sparkles with enthusiastic research and empathetic writing * Sunday Times *A small jewel of a biography * The New Yorker *A fascinating, hilarious and deliciously subversive book * Literary Review *
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Socrates in Love
Book SynopsisAn innovative and insightful exploration of the passionate early life of Socrates and the influences that led him to become the first and greatest of philosophersSocrates: the philosopher whose questioning gave birth to the ideas of Western thought, and whose execution marked the end of the Athenian Golden Age. Yet despite his pre-eminence among the great thinkers of history, little of his life story is known. What we know tends to begin in his middle age and end with his trial and death. Our conception of Socrates has relied upon Plato and Xenophon men who met him when he was in his fifties and a well-known figure in war-torn Athens. There is mystery at the heart of Socrates' story: what turned the young Socrates into a philosopher? What drove him to pursue with such persistence, at the cost of social acceptance and ultimately of his life, a whole new way of thinking about the meaning of existence? In this revisionist biography, Armand D'Angour draws on neglected sources to eTrade ReviewSympathetic and irreverent … A demythologised Socrates is revealed, not so much debunked as rendered newly human … All this is done in prose of easy elegance and authority … Socrates is one of the very few philosophers whose thoughts on love are worth reading * Daily Telegraph *In this brilliant study, Armand D’Angour refocuses the works of Socrates the Philosopher by looking afresh at the life of Socrates the Man. In doing so, he provides new insights not just into Socrates but into ancient Greek thinking as a whole -- Peter Frankopan, author of 'The Silk Roads'Write the name Aspasia on your hearts! History, as told by men, has often erased the role of women. Our new champion Armand D’Angour has pieced together the evidence – that a woman of great intellectual powers helped lay the foundations of Western philosophy. This is a delicious and exhilarating piece of serious scholarship -- Helena KennedyD’Angour sets about his task with admirable imagination, even a touch of literary flair ... Highly readable -- Patrick Kidd * The Times *A terrific read * Literary Review *A fascinating and revelatory book. A penetrating combination of tremendous scholarship, imagination and sympathetic understanding -- William BoydA learned, agile and slickly written book … [D’Angour] offers an erudite guide to the intellectual culture of the time … [I] couldn’t help admiring his grasp of the material and his ability to communicate it compactly -- Tim Whitmarsh * Guardian *Who was Socrates? D’Angour guesses that the majority of people who know something about him will answer that Socrates was ‘a thinker, wise man, or philosopher of ancient Greece.’ If your answer was along these lines, then you need to pick up this book … Not only clearly well-researched, but it is also enjoyable to read * All About History *A book that succeeds brilliantly in achieving something that I had always assumed was impossible: providing a historically grounded portrait of the man Socrates may actually have been. Not merely eye-opening, it is thrilling and moving -- Tom HollandArmand D’Angour’s new readings of Plato’s dialogues bring a new Athenian world to life … Plausible and beautifully written -- Josephine QuinnWho was Socrates? Surprising insights abound in Armand D’Angour’s new, even radical, biography of the brilliantly eccentric, earthy, and brave provocateur-philosopher. Socrates in Love is deeply thoughtful and delightfully written -- Adrienne Mayor, author of 'Gods and Robots: Myths, Machines, and Ancient Dreams of Technology'The most nourishing book I have read this year * praise for The Greeks and the New, Spectator: Book of the Year Selection *A fantastic, engaging book … Not to be missed * praise for The Greeks and the New, Bryn Mawr Classical Review *The book is well-written and fun to read—it has itself some of the gleam and glamour of the new, and I expect that its readers will give it kleos * praise for The Greeks and the New, Classical Journal Online *Engaging and aptly original study * praise for The Greeks and the New, Times Literary Supplement *A learned, agile and slickly written book … D’Angour offers an erudite guide to the intellectual culture of the time … I couldn’t help admiring his grasp of the material and his ability to communicate it compactly -- Tim Whitmarsh * Guardian *
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Into the Arms of Strangers
Book Synopsis___________________BASED ON THE ACADEMY AWARD WINNING FEATURE DOCUMENTARY___________________''Wonderfully moving ... a noble story, beautifully told'' - Daily MailWith a preface by Lord Richard Attenborough, this is a moving collection of accounts from some of the 10,000 children rescued from the Nazi Regime and brought to the UK by the Kindertransport scheme - and an important contribution to our national conversation about how we treat refugees.In November 1938, international public opinion was shocked by the news of Kristallnacht - the anti-Jewish pogrom that led to the burning of synagogues and the first mass arrests of Jewish men. Twelve days later, the British government implemented the Kindertransport plan, which allowed many children to leave the horrors of the Nazi regime and find temporary refuge within British families and hostels. By the time war was declared in September 1939, this brave undeTrade ReviewWonderfully moving ... a noble story, beautifully told * Daily Mail *
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Union Square & Co. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
Book SynopsisDiscover Frederick Douglass's memoir and treatise on slavery with this exquisite edition from Union Square & Co.'s Signature Gilded Editions series! The stunning Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave special edition features sprayed edges, color end pages, a built-in ribbon bookmark, and embossed foil cover. The beautiful design and attention to detail set this special edition book apart, whether you're reading for the first time or building a library of your favorite classic literature books. Frederick Douglass (born Frederick Bailey) doesn't know the year of his birth. Separated from his mother in infancy, he sees her only a few times, always at night, before her death. His fellow slaves agree that his father is a white man. At the age of seven or eight, Frederick is sent from the Maryland plantation of his birth to Baltimore. His kindly new mistress starts teaching him to read, until her furious husband forbids it. Frederick realizes then that reading is
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Union Square & Co. Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
Book SynopsisWritten by Harriet Ann Jacobs, using the pen name 'Linda Brent,' Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl is an in-depth chronological account of Jacobs's life as a slave, and the decisions and choices she made to gain freedom for herself and her children. It addresses the struggles and sexual abuse that young women slaves faced on the plantations, and how these struggles were harsher than what men suffered as slaves.
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Simon & Schuster Ltd Boris
Book Synopsis THE MAKING OF A PRIME MINISTER 'My biography of the year' Michael Crick 'The scariest thing I've read since Silence of the Lambs' Ken Livingstone A brilliant and definitive biography of Boris Johnson, the politician who risked his career to lead the Brexit campaign, won the referendum, and finally became the new prime minister. In Andrew Gimson's acclaimed biography of the most colourful British politician of modern times, we are given a comprehensive portrait of the man. Despite tabloid controversies which led to him being dismissed from Michael Howard's shadow cabinet, Boris bounced back to win two terms as London mayor. It was a remarkable tribute to his huge personal popularity, and he was at the heart of things when London showcased itself during the 2012 Olympics. This updated edition of the book is a comprehensive insight into the dramatic political events of 2016. ATrade Review'My biography of the year' -- Michael Crick'The scariest thing I've read since Silence of the Lambs' -- Ken Livingstone'Boris is a mational treasure, and Gimson has done him proud' * Sunday Times *'It is all rubbish from start to finish - but well-written rubbish' -- Boris Johnson'Excellent' -- Sebastian Payne'A scintillating eulogy' * Daily Telegraph *'A beautifully written biography ... In Gimson, [Boris] has found a generous biographer who has interviewed Johnson's friends and colleagues in journalism and Parliament. The author admits to being a friend but pulls no punches.' -- Michael White * Guardian *'The trick for politicians is to alchemise their abilities into charisma, as Andrew Gimson shows in his rollicking Boris' * Observer *'Richly entertaining' -- John Rentoul * Independent *'Boris, Andrew Gimson's stylish biography of the nation's buffoon, simply shimmers with good will to all men. The result is an effervescent delight' -- Zenga Longmore * Spectator *'Brilliant' -- Simon Carr * Independent *
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Simon & Schuster Ltd Hells Half Acre
Book SynopsisA suspense filled tale of murder on the American frontier—shedding new light on a family of serial killers in Kansas, whose horrifying crimes gripped the attention of a nation still reeling from war.'A carefully researched and horribly compelling examination of unimaginable evil intruding upon everyday life' The ObserverIn 1873 the people of Labette County, Kansas made a grisly discovery. Buried by a trailside cabin beneath an orchard of young apple trees were the remains of countless bodies. Below the cabin itself was a cellar stained with blood. The Benders, the family of four who once resided on the property were nowhere to be found. The discovery sent the local community and national newspapers into a frenzy that continued for decades, sparking an epic manhunt for the Benders. The idea that a family of seemingly respectable homesteaders—one among the thousands relocating farther west in se
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Simon & Schuster Ltd The Plot to Save South Africa
Book Synopsis‘Superbly reported, compelling . . . wonderfully captures the spirit of that time’ Financial Times'Gripping and important' Observer __________________________________________________________________________ Nine days that set the course of a nation... Johannesburg, Easter weekend, 1993. Nelson Mandela has been free for three years and is in slow-moving power-sharing talks with President FW de Klerk when a white supremacist shoots Mandela’s popular young heir apparent, Chris Hani, in the hope of igniting an all-out civil war. Will he succeed in plunging South Africa into chaos, safeguarding apartheid for perhaps years to come? Or can Mandela and de Klerk overcome their differences and mutual suspicion and calm their followers, plotting a way forward? In The Plot to Save South Africa, acclaimed South African journalist Justice Malala recounts the rivetin
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John Murray Press Queen Bees
Book Synopsis''ENORMOUS FUN'' GUARDIAN''SO ENTERTAINING'' THE TIMES''GOSSIPY, LIGHT AND FUN'' TLSQueen Bees looks at the lives of six remarkable women who made careers out of being society hostesses, including Lady Astor, who went on to become the first female MP, and Mrs Greville, who cultivated relationships with Edward VII, as well as Lady Londonderry, Lady Cunard, Laura Corrigan and Lady Colefax. Written with wit, verve and heart, Queen Bees is the story of a form of societal revolution, and the extraordinary women who helped it happen.In the aftermath of the First World War, the previously strict hierarchies of the British class system were weakened. For a number of ambitious, spirited women, this was the chance they needed to slip through the cracks and take their place at the top of society as the great hostesses of the time. In an age when the place of women was uncertain, becoming a hostess wasTrade ReviewSo entertaining - and there's lots of insider fun to be had... Excels at anecdotes and punchlines... The strength of Queen Bees is its wealth of detail and its author's nose for a human story... This book dances in and out of its subject to the sound of plate-smashing, cut-glass gossip, ukeleles, Beecham's orchestras, jazz bands, Nazi anthems and bombs. "I've been to a marvellous party," wrote Noël Coward. Thanks to Queen Bees, we can feel as though we were there too. * The Times *The book, like their parties, is often "enormous fun" * Guardian *Delightful... Crammed with fascinating anecdotes * Independent *If guest lists and gossip columns, invitations and address books, seating plans and social mountaineering tick your box, this is the book for you. * The Times *Rich in anecdote... a fascinating account... Group biography is a difficult trick to pull off, but Evans is deft with her interweaving of narrative and history... * The Sunday Times *This is a whirl of a book, gossipy, light and fun * Times Literary Supplement *Evans's pacy account of these intrepid social lion-hunters sparkles with famous names * Mail on Sunday *Gloriously gossipy... A snapshot of a bygone age from Gosford Park-style big country house parties to dancing until dawn in Park Lane mansions long demolished. * Red Magazine *The individual characters of these unusual women are well delineated and all played significant roles in their time... An entertaining "spectacle of celebrity, talent, and burning ambition". * Sunday Express *An irresistible and witty account * Woman & Home *A compelling portrait of six inspiring women * The Lady *Wonderfully readable * Country Life *An exciting read, Evans has painted a compelling portrait of six inspiring women. * The Mitford Society *Evans makes a good case for her hostesses' importance as purveyors of soft power: the artistic, cultural and political reach of their address books, she argues had a profound impact on modern British society. All were marvellously quotable, as spiteful as they were ambitious, mistresses of the apparently throwaway remark designed to draw blood, but their success was due as much to their status and fortunes as to their brilliance. One of the pleasures of books like these is that you close them with a feeling of overwhelming gratitude for your own mundane life * Literary Review *
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Pen & Sword Books Ltd Gunboat Command
Book SynopsisLt Cdr Robert Hichens became a legendary MGB commander and the most highly decorated RNVR officer in the Second World War. His biography provides thrilling first hand accounts of close naval action in the North Sea and English Channel.
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Orion Publishing Co Lenin the Dictator
Book Synopsis''A fresh, powerful portrait of Lenin'' Anne Applebaum, author of Red Famine''Richly readable ... An enthralling but appalling story'' Francis Wheen, author of Karl MarxThe cold, one-dimensional figure of Lenin the political fanatic is only a partial truth. Drawing on extensive material that has only recently become available, Sebestyen''s gripping biography casts an intriguing new light on the character behind the politics.In reality, Lenin was a man who loved nature as much as he loved making revolution, and his closest relationships were with women. He built a state based on terror. But he was a highly emotional man given to furious rages and deep passions. While never ignoring the politics, Sebestyen examines Lenin''s inner life, his relationship with his wife and his long love affair with Inessa Armand, the most romantic and beguiling of Bolsheviks. These two women were as significant as the men - Stalin or Trotsky - who created tTrade ReviewAn excellent, original and compelling portrait of Lenin as man and leader -- Simon Sebag Montefiore, author of STALIN: THE COURT OF THE RED TSARRichly readable ... enthralling but appalling -- Francis Wheen * MAIL ON SUNDAY *Victor Sebestyen brings the man's complexities to life in Lenin the Dictator, balancing personality with politics in succinct and readable prose ... Sebestyen describes particularly keenly how this ruthless, domineering, often vicious man depended on three women to sustain him -- David Reynolds * NEW STATESMAN *The attention to detail is flawless -- Alex Larman * THE OBSERVER *The story of the Bolshevik revolution is fascinating in several ways, and Sebestyen does a good job of telling it ... entertaining -- Tibor Fischer * STANDPOINT *Can first-rate history read like a thriller? With Lenin the Dictator the journalist Victor Sebestyen has pulled off this rarest of feats. How did he do it? Start with a Russian version of House of Cards and behold Vladimir Ilyich Lenin pre-empt Frank Underwood's cynicism and murderous ambition by 100 years. Add meticulous research by digging into Soviet archives, including those locked away until recently. Plow through 9.5 million words of Lenin's Collected Works. Finally, apply a scriptwriter's knack for drama and suspense that needs no ludicrous cliffhangers to enthrall history buffs and professionals alike -- Josef Joffe * NEW YORK TIMES *In this new biography, Victor Sebestyen gives a vivid and rounded picture of Lenin the man ... Sebestyen brings to the task a gift for narrative and for describing his rich cast of characters -- Margaret MacMillan * THE OLDIE *Victor Sebestyen does an impressive job of telling Lenin's life story ... it is a highly readable overview -- Evan Mawdsley * BBC HISTORY MAGAZINE *In his engagingly written biography the author ... captures all the drama of Lenin's leadership againsta background of imperial collapse, the ravages of war and the building of a dictatorship ... the Bolshevik leader emerges from these pages as a man unencumbered by critical self-awareness, by doubts or by any moral conflict over the extraordinary costs inflicted on others by the pursuit of his revolutionary goals -- Daniel Beer * GUARDIAN *An enthralling portrait of one of the key figures of the 20th century * MAIL ON SUNDAY Summer Books *A fresh and powerful portrait of Lenin, and at just the right time. As Bolshevik ideas and tactics return to world politics, Victor Sebestyen focuses our attention on the man who invented them -- Anne Applebaum, author of RED FAMINE: STALIN'S WAR ON UKRAINEPage-turning and enlightening -- Victoria HislopAn excellent new biography -- Saul David * EVENING STANDARD *In this insightful biography, Sebestyen examines the brilliant but ruthless personality whom journalists glorified and shows why the dictatorial government that Lenin imposed on his country made a nationwide cult of personality inevitable ... Readers see a great historical tragedy play out, however, as Russia's dying Red Tsar leaves his most bloody-minded lieutenant in prime position to take over the brutal police state he has forged. A compelling portrait of an epoch-making figure -- Bryce Christensen * BOOKLIST starred review *An accessible, fair and marvellously written biography that reinforces what we have learned in the past three decades ... For anyone interested in an introduction to the world's greatest revolutionary that draws on the latest research, Mr Sebestyen's Lenin would be the place to start -- Douglas Smith * WALL STREET JOURNAL *
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Orion Publishing Co The Husband Hunters
Book SynopsisTowards the end of the nineteenth century and for the first few years of the twentieth, a strange invasion took place in Britain. The citadel of power, privilege and breeding in which the titled, land-owning governing class had barricaded itself for so long was breached. The incomers were a group of young women who, fifty years earlier, would have been looked on as the alien denizens of another world - the New World, to be precise. From 1874 - the year that Jennie Jerome, the first known ''Dollar Princess'', married Randolph Churchill - to 1905, dozens of young American heiresses married into the British peerage, bringing with them all the fabulous wealth, glamour and sophistication of the Gilded Age.Anne de Courcy sets the stories of these young women and their families in the context of their times. Based on extensive first-hand research, drawing on diaries, memoirs and letters, this richly entertaining group biography reveals what they thought of their new lives in EnglanTrade ReviewAn acidly funny account of the unholy alliance between eye-wateringly rich and socially ambitious American women and a clutch of impoverished British peers ... the extravagant ostentation that de Courcy serves up in her delectably gossip-filled book is of the sort that modern-day oligarchs still revere. Think fin-de-siecle trashy... Lively, shrewd and fresh as a gilded rose, de Courcy's book is her best yet. I can't wait to read it again -- Miranda Seymour * THE DAILY TELEGRAPH *This is a sparkling and richly entertaining account of an intriguing and unusual culture clash -- Kathryn Hughes * THE MAIL ON SUNDAY *(A) hugely entertaining chronicle of cash for coronets -- Nicholas Shakespeare * THE SPECTATOR *Anne de Courcy has written the definitive account of the real-life buccaneers ... de Courcy argues with conviction that it wasn't simply about money. Englishmen found the dollar princesses irresistible and were drawn to their vitality, social ease and lack of stuffiness ... De Courcy is excellent on the cultural clashes between the Americans and British -- Paula Byrne * THE TIMES *To both serious social historians and Downtonish aristo-fanciers it will be pure catnip. The book is well written and full of detail -- Libby Purves * TLS *De Courcy is a spirited writer who has thoroughly researched her subject -- Vanessa Berridge * SUNDAY EXPRESS *This is an entertaining read even if your ancestors were not aristocratic, providing insights into the upper classes on both sides of the Atlantic. * WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE magazine *Delectably gossip-filled history * THE SUNDAY TELEGRAPH *Anne de Courcy has a sharp instinct for absurdity and there is much of that in this entertaining book -- Anne Sebba * LITERARY REVIEW *De Courcy's books are diverting and full of fascinating anecdotes and shrewd commentary. This one is no exception. Describing the fortunes of young American heiresses pushed into courtship and marriage with impoverished English aristocrats, she reminds the reader that social climbing and snobbery are abiding features in human nature * CATHOLIC HERALD *Cleverly researched, sparkling with diamonds and wickedly funny -- Jane Ridley * THE SPECTATOR 'Books of the Year' *From the rackety to the respectable, from the miserable failures to the triumphant successes, each story is told with the same wit and dexterity that make the author one of the most readable social historians writing today -- Martin Williams * COUNTRY LIFE *Witty and well researched, Anne de Courcy brings to colorful, dramatic life these dollar princesses whose vast fortunes propelled them to glittering trans-Atlantic marriages that captivated international society -- Daisy GoodwinMeticulously researched and sparklingly witty history -- Jane Shilling * DAILY MAIL *
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