The witness to her friend's murder begins to question what she saw, or what it meant... and realises that if she helped put an innocent stranger behind bars, then the killer is one of her fr... read more
The last decade's archaeological research in the grounds of Hanwell have revealed, inter alia, the ruins of the 'House of Diversion' referred to by Robert Plot in 1678, where "a ball is toss... read more
Out of the mouths of actors, directors, writers, set designers, producers... from the end of silent films and the dawn of Talkies to the present. A hefty tome that presents itself as a compe... read more
A reprint of one of BW's earliest picture books, from 1971: Varenka lives in a forest and cannot bear to leave its animals and birds when war threatens. Soon she is sheltering several people... read more
Gothic architecture, with its flying buttresses, pointed arches, tracery and large windows, is synonymous with the golden age of cathedral-building in Europe. The author (who shares her name... read more
A very good edition of these beautiful stories, bound in orangey-yellow cloth, with Robinson's illustrations and cover design from the 1913 edition. For all ages from 8.
The thoughtful work of the well-known American photographer who is fascinated with cabinets of curiosity and the idea of the Wunderkammer: a retrospective presentation of her idiosyncratic a... read more
ELW's father travelled to the Antarctic in 1958. Here, she enters into a dialogue with place and person, intercutting fragments of science, photography and historical document.
The novelist, historian and biographer morphs with supreme elegance into a memoirist, borne along by his gifts of intelligence, wit, culture and scrutiny.
An ingenious and stimulating global account of symbols, their history and continuing power in modern life. Divided into sections on power, faith, uncertainty and hope.
The author of Europe's Tragedy, the definitive book on the Thirty Years War, has written a powerful narrative of five centuries of political, military, technological and economic change in G... read more
Once upon a time there were many stories, but slowly these are being eaten up by a story suffering from over-importance. Illustrated with ogham, cuneiform, hieroglyphs etc by this gifted art... read more
The Jena set: Caroline Schlegel's salon in the 1790s, in that small German university town, included Novalis, Schiller, Hegel, Goethe and Humboldt. They radically changed our ideas as the Fr... read more
Britain viewed through a cathode ray tube, from the 1950s to the 1980s. For television heads everywhere, this is a brilliantly conceived combination of nostalgia and social history.
The cleverness of crickets, crows, cockatoos: a fascinating study of the relationship between genes and behaviour. (The book is published in the US as some eagle-eyed readers will perceive).