In 1421, a large fleet set sail from China. It returned to a country in political chaos, the records of its journey destroyed. Lost for years was the knowledge that the Chinese had reac... More Info »
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Menzies contends that a large Chinese fleet, official ambassadors of the Emperor, arrived in Tuscany in 1434 where they met with Pope Eugenius IV. A mass of information was given by the... More Info »
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In response to the interest of O'Brian's many fans, here is the tantalizingly incomplete manuscript of the final Aubrey-Maturin novel that the author was writing when he died, meant to... More Info »
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In the century since its founding, Harvard Business School has become the single most influential institution in global business. Twenty percent of the CEOs of Fortune 500 companies are... More Info »
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A true-life thriller about the journey of one of the world’s most precious manuscripts-the 10th century annotated Hebrew Bible known as the Aleppo Codex-from its hiding place in an anci... More Info »
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In eighteenth-century England, the murder of Sir Edward Crick sends a torrent of gossip breezing through Oxfordshire; although, aside from his sister, Lady Lydia Farrell, few mourn the... More Info »
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Bestselling author William Boyd’s most entertaining, sly, and compelling novel evokes the tumult, events, and iconic faces of our time as it tells the story of Logan Mountstuart—writer,... More Info »
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This dazzling journey through the philosophy and psychology of architecture explores the indelible connection between our identities and our locations. Alain de Botton argues that our e... More Info »
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Rome: In the small Baroque church of Santa Giuliana, a magnificent Caravaggio altarpiece disappears without a trace in the middle of the night. Paris: In the basement vault of the Malev... More Info »
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This incandescent novel chronicles both an internal journey and a physical trek into the heart of Africa, a place caught between the dangerously alluring modern world and its own tenaci... More Info »
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William Trevor is truly a Chekhov for our age, and a new collection of stories from him is always a cause for celebration. These twelve stories include: The waiter who divulges hi... More Info »
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Legendary police officer Vidocq has used his mastery of disguise and surveillance to capture some of the most notorious and elusive criminals of the Parisian underworld. Now, he may pro... More Info »
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