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A Brief Guide to Agatha Christie by Nigel Cawthorne
Category: Crime and Thrillers | Series: A Brief Guide to
Agatha Christie's 80 novels and short-story collections have sold over 2 billion copies in more than 45 languages, more than any other author. When Christie finally killed off her Belgian detective, Hercule Poirot, the year before she herself died, that 'detestable, bombastic, tiresome, ego-centric litt ...Show more
A Brief Guide to J. R. R. Tolkien: A Comprehensive Introduction to the Author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings by Nigel Cawthorne
Category: Sci-Fi & Fantasy Fiction | Series: Brief Histories Ser.
This title offers a very readable overview of Tolkien and his work, incorporating a brief biography, an examination of the books and a look at the process of filming his work, including "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings saga". It explores how Tolkien's background as a medievalist and linguist info ...Show more
A Brief Guide to James Bond by Nigel Cawthorne
Category: Film
The world's fascination with Bond is unstoppable. James Bond is the greatest British fictional hero of the post-war era. He also has a huge following in the US - and around the world - as a legendary Cold War warrior, and now as a daredevil able to take on the villains of the post-Cold War world. The Bo ...Show more
A Brief Guide to Jeeves and Wooster by Nigel Cawthorne
Category: Fiction | Series: Brief Histories
This title is a comprehensive guide to P. G. Wodehouse's two best-loved comic characters, Bertram Wilbeforce Wooster and his valet ('Reggie') Jeeves, Bertie's friends and relatives and their world of sunshine, country houses and champagne. Although the stories may seem quintessentially English, they wer ...Show more
A Brief History of Robin Hood by Nigel Cawthorne
Category: Herron Books
Who was Robin Hood? Throughout history the figures of the hooded man of Sherwood forest and his band of outlaws have transfixed readers and viewers; but where does the myth come from? The story appeared out of the legend of the Green man but found its location during the reign of Richard II, who was awa ...Show more
A Brief History of Sherlock Holmes by Nigel Cawthorne
Category: Biography | Series: Brief Histories
Created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in 1887, Sherlock Holmes appears in four novels and fifty-six short stories. Although Holmes was not the first literary detective, he continues to have a perennial allure as the ultimate sleuth. This title introduces the general reader to Holmes and his creator Arthur C ...Show more
A Short History of World War II: The Greatest Conflict in Human History by Nigel Cawthorne
Category: Herron Books
Fully illustrated, this book contains a blow-by-blow account of the greatest battles ever fought, bringing you all the drama from six extraordinary years of conflict. Focuses on the Battle of Britain, the Blitz, Pearl Harbor, Hitler and the SS, Operation Barbarossa, the Holocaust, Stalingrad, the Battle ...Show more
All the Presidents' Women - A Sex History of the White House by Nigel Cawthorne
Category: BIOGRAPHY
A complete history of the sex lives of all the men who became President of the United states. Here are their biographies told through their relationships, perceived and real. There was a president who behaved like Harvey Weinstein; there was the exhibitionist president; two presidents who regarded the W ...Show more
Amazing Guitar Facts and Trivia by Nigel Cawthorne
Category: Music
Amazing Guitar Facts And Trivia For guitar fans everywhere, this book is packed with exciting facts, anecdotes, quotes, lists, historical and just plain bizarre stuff, lavishly illustrated and edited to keep you turning the pages right through to the end!
Amorous Antics of Old England by Nigel Cawthorne
Category: History
The history of sex in Britain has been largely glossed over by 'proper' historians: Nigel Cawthorne has burrowed deep into the archives to reveal exactly what our ancestors got up to in bed (and out of it). There are chapters on the ancient arts of seduction, adultery, brothels, 'the English vice', cont ...Show more
Assassinations That Changed The World by Nigel Cawthorne
Category: History
We live in an age of asymmetric warfare. Huge armies no longer face each other on the battlefield. Instead heads of major powers and lone assassins (or martyrs) target each other to pursue their agendas. President Donald Trump felt it necessary to use drones to blow away the Iranian Revolutionary Guard' ...Show more