Bloomsbury

Yes, they make rather an odd couple-but, truly, Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) and Fiske Kimball (1888-1955) are the Johnson and Boswell of the story of American architecture. If not for Dr. Fiske Kimball, we might never have known that Thomas Jefferson was an architect. Though he was hailed as a brilliant statesman, Jefferson was all but unknown as...

In 1536, the murder of the princes in the Tower is still within living memory . . . Brother Thomas of Croyland Abbey has an urgent mission - to find a new king and perhaps save the great abbeys of England from the destruction threatened by Henry VIII. The vital question he has to answer-who are the surviving Plantagenets? The search for a member of...

An Author's GuideAuthors will benefit hugely from this practical book by seeing howeffective they can be at helping to promote their own books. AlisonBaverstock encourages authors to work with publishers but also explainshow to ’go it alone’ for authors who plan to self publish. The bookcovers: how marketing works; what opportunities...

Voltaire Almighty provides a lively look at the life and thought of one of the major forces behind European Enlightenment. A rebel from start to finish (1694-1778), Voltaire was an ailing and unwanted bastard child who refused to die; and when he did consent to expire some eighty-four years later, he secured a Christian burial despite a...

When the festive season arrives at Larklight, so does some unsettling news. A sinister-looking cloud is fast approaching the outskirts of the Known Universe. The closest planet, Georgium Sidus, has but two human inhabitants: the missionary Rev Cruet and his daughter Charity: most recent communication: 'Great danger - imperative that-’. And so,...

Law and OrderNow in its 145th edition Whitaker’s Almanack is the definitive reference guide containing a comprehensive overview of every aspect of UK infrastructure and an excellent introduction to world politics.Available only as ebooks, Whitaker’s Shorts are selected themed sections from Whitaker’s Almanack 2013: portable and...