Classics is the study of the culture of the ancient Greeks and Romans, and takes in all aspects of their life and learning. Crompton looks back at these civilization, and shows how many aspects of our own daily lives have been directly influenced by theirs. He shows that a basic…
Explores the last five years of Princess Diana's life as she tried to develop a new identity for herself and examines the rumors that have arisen about her romantic life, her relations with the royal family, and her death.
Explores the last five years of Princess Diana's life as she tried to develop a new identity for herself and examines the rumors that have arisen about her romantic life, her relations with the royal family, and her death.
This is an illuminating memoir of the world's most celebrated graffiti artist, offering an insight into his life and work through the experiences that he and the author Robert Clarke shared together during Banksy's formative years. Clarke takes us through his first encounters wi…
"This is an illuminating memoir of the world's most celebrated graffiti artist, offering an insight into his life and work through the experiences that he and the author Robert Clarke shared together during Banksy's formative years. Clarke takes us through his first encounters w…
This is an illuminating memoir of the world's most celebrated graffiti artist, offering an insight into his life and work through the experiences that he and the author Robert Clarke shared together during Banksy's formative years. Clarke takes us through his first encounters wi…
We've always measured the world around us, from how big things are, to how fast they go, how much they're worth and practically everything in between. But who decided how we do it, and why? The Long and the Short of It takes us back in time to discover the origins and evolution …
We've always measured the world around us, from how big things are, to how fast they go, how much they're worth and practically everything in between. But who decided how we do it, and why? The Long and the Short of It takes us back in time to discover the origins and evolution …
After falling for one historical misconception too many, the time is now right to launch a spirited fightback. The moment has come to set the record straight, once and for all. Leading the way in this modern crusade comes Napoleon Wasn't Short and St Patrick Wasn't Irish, a ligh…
Matt Feroze had a rather unusual dream: to become a cheesemonger in the highly competitive French cheese industry. To accomplish this, however, he would have give up a good job in England and say goodbye to his friends and family, moving to a country in which he struggled with t…