2005 (US)

Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare

By Stephen Greenblatt - Published 2005 (US)Published 2014 (UK)

Genres:

Nonfiction

There have always been significant and considerable gaps and uncertainties in the historical record of the life of William Shakespeare. These have prompted ...Read Review

Summer Crossing

By Truman Capote - Published 2005 (US)Published 2006 (UK)

Genres:

Literary

Set in post-WWII New York, Summer Crossing tells the story of young socialite Grady McNeil. While her parents set sail for France to ...Read Review

1610: A Sundial in a Grave

By Mary Gentle - Published 2004 (UK)Published 2005 (US)

Genres:

Adventure

“It’s about sex, cruelty, and forgiveness.” Thus does Mary Gentle commence her marvelously inventive novel of espionage, assassination, and precognitive mayhem in ...Read Review

The Blighted Cliffs

By Edwin Thomas - Published 2004 (UK)Published 2005 (US)

Genres:

AdventureNautical

Poor Lieutenant Jerrold! For one who prefers a life of self-indulgence over danger, he does receive more than his share of hard knocks: ...Read Review

Knife Edge (The Royal Marines Saga #5)

By Douglas Reeman - Published 2005 (US)Published 2006 (UK)

Genres:

Military

Towards the end of the 20th century Lieutenant Ross Blackwood contemplates the bleak future of the Royal Marines as they are compelled to ...Read Review

Ordinary Heroes

By Scott Turow - Published 2005 (US)Published 2006 (UK)

Genres:

Military

Stewart Dubinsky’s father never spoke of his experiences during WWII. After his death Stewart sorts through his deceased father’s papers and ...Read Review

Bury The Chains: The British Struggle to Abolish Slavery

By Adam Hochschild - Published 2005 (US)Published 2006 (UK)

Genres:

Nonfiction

In 1787 a small group of men gathered in a London printing shop to discuss how they might be instrumental in abolishing slavery. Using ...Read Review

Mediterranean Winter

By Robert D. Kaplan - Published 2005 (US)Published 2006 (UK)

Genres:

Nonfiction

This book is sub-titled A Journey through History and that describes it exactly. It is an account of Kaplan’s journeys as a ...Read Review

A Tale of Love and Darkness

By Amos Oz - Published 2005 (US)Published 2006 (UK)

Genres:

Nonfiction

One potent image conveys the essence of Amos Oz’s life and his relationship with Israel, an image presented by the writer Tchernikhowsky: “…...Read Review

Dogs of God: Columbus, the Inquisition and the Defeat of the Moors

By James Reston - Published 2005 (US)Published 2006 (UK)

Genres:

Nonfiction

In 1492, in an effort to free themselves from the yoke of the Vatican, Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain turned to the Dominican priest ...Read Review