2006 (UK)
The Crystal Cave
Merlin is one of the most enigmatic figures in British lore. Was he a god, a man, or was Merlin…
A Tale of Love and Darkness
One potent image conveys the essence of Amos Oz’s life and his relationship with Israel, an image presented by the…
Mediterranean Winter
This book is sub-titled A Journey through History and that describes it exactly. It is an account of Kaplan’s journeys…
Bury The Chains: The British Struggle to Abolish Slavery
In 1787 a small group of men gathered in a London printing shop to discuss how they might be instrumental…
Ordinary Heroes
Stewart Dubinsky’s father never spoke of his experiences during WWII. After his death Stewart sorts through his deceased father’s papers…
King Leopold’s Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror and Heroism in Colonial Africa
In 1897 or 1898, Edmund Dane Morel, a British shipping company agent working in Antwerp, noticed discrepancies in the cargoes…
Dogs of God: Columbus, the Inquisition and the Defeat of the Moors
In 1492, in an effort to free themselves from the yoke of the Vatican, Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain turned…
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