Greek and Roman patrons, robber-baron philanthropists, welfare socialists, celebrity activists…: motives and results are explored through historical analysis and numerous interviews.
Philanthropy: From Aristotle to Zuckerberg
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A panoramic account by the distinguished Harvard historian of five generations of a French provincial family originally from Angouleme, crammed with stories and archival research. ER has a d... read more
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Subtitled 'Three Hundred Years of Extraordinary Groves, Burrowings, Mountains and Menageries', this is an illustrated study of the rare, the wonderful, the bizarre and the delightfully batty... read more
English Garden Eccentrics
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First non-fiction collection by the author of Lullaby and Adèle. A confrontation with the strictures placed on women in LS’s Moroccan homeland.
Sex and Lies
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The author's German grandparents were 'Mitlaufer' - those who went with the flow in the Third Reich. They just wanted to forget, to bury it all under the wreckage... In this fascinating book... read more