The child of two bohemian parents in the Spanish civil war, Miriam Frank became an exile in Vichy France not long after her birth. From that first eventful escape a long-life in exile started on five continents.
Kenneth Murphy's brother was one of the last US soldiers to be killed during the Vietnam. Travelling through Vietnam, he captures its ancient culture and what remains after French and US imperialism and the onslaught of the 21st century finance, and gradually falls in love with the country where his brother is burried.
This new paperback edition is a compact abridgement of the comprehensive two volumes of journals written by Fridtjof Nansen during his daring crossing of Greenland. At the time, no one had ever succeeded in or even seriously thought about penetrating the icy depths of Greenland or any polar region.
A new book of limericks for adults from the author of the bestselling "A Lion Was Learning to Ski". Also gives an introduction on the history and use of the art form.
The hilarious autobiography of the most glamorous of the Bright Young Things. She describes in the inimitable Mitford way how it came about that Winston Churchill and Adolf Hitler adored her, and Evelyn Waugh and Oswald Mosley fell in love with her.
Written in her inimitable style - archly intelligent, witty and perceptive - Diana Mosley paints a remarkable portrait of her friend that is both extremely life-like and realistic with regards to her flaws.
Authoritative biography of the first elected female leader in Western history, now in paperback. Meir served as Prime Minister of Israel from 1969 to 1974.