Vintage Books

Journeys Through Modern Conflict The reporter and the photojournalist witness up close what no one else should see. Only those who have been there can comprehend.The Secret Life of War is an awesome read, the best enquiry into killing and suffering I've encountered. A plea for resolution, a document of brutal honesty, the bare truth: in it beats...

"Enemy Of Rome": The great Carthaginian general, Hannibal, has never forgotten the defeat and humiliation of his father by Rome. Now he plans his revenge and the destruction of the old enemy. "Soldier Of Carthage": While Hannibal prepares for war, the young son of one of his most trusted military commanders goes on an innocent adventure with his...

Presents a Victorian mystery about the extreme and curious things men do to get what they want. This novel, ranging from the lochsides of Scotland to the slums of Clerkenwell, and from the gentlemen's clubs of St James's to the Yukon wilds, is all about the urge to possess, and an investigation of some of the secret chambers of the human heart....

Wizards have always been powerful iconic figures. Baker focuses on various individuals - real and mythical - and their lives, powers and impact on history. He also offers wider insights into the practical uses of magic - such as spells and talismans - and the origins of secret magical societies....

Alan Bullock's Hitler and Stalin is his crowning achievement, the magnum opus of one of today's most admired historians--the distinguished Oxford scholar and author of the now classic Hitler: A Study in Tyranny. This new work is a full-scale dual biography, remarkable for the richness and clarity of its narrative, for its historical astuteness, and...

Set in the 1930s, this novel tells the story of 17-year-old Richard Samuels, whose theatrical dreams are answered when Orson Welles, founder of the Mercury Theater, offers him a small role in his Broadway debut of "Julius Caesar."...