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A History of the Jews by JOHNSON PAUL
Category: History
A brilliant and comprehensive one-volume survey covering 4,000 years of Jewish history and the impact of Jewish genius and imagination on the world. "An absorbing, provocative, well-written, often moving book."-- "Christian Science Monitor" "An extraordinary amount of useful information." "--New York Re ...Show more
Art: A New History by Paul Johnson
Category: Warehouse Specials
Paul Johnson turns his attention to the history of art. Art, he believes, was central to human development, more so than writing and language. This history begins with the earliest rock paintings around 30,000 BC and takes us right up to the present day.
Brief Lives by Paul Johnson
Category: Biography
In the course of a long and successful career as a journalist and author, Paul Johnson has known popes, presidents, prime ministers, painters, poets, playwrights, even the foul-mouthed publican Muriel Belcher, who ran the legendary Colony Club. Harking back to the scandalously anecdotal 17th century boo ...Show more
Churchill by Paul Johnson
Category: Biography Memoir
Johnson offers a lively, succinct exploration of one of the most complex and fascinating personalities in history. Winston Churchill's hold on contemporary readers has never slackened, and this exploration of his life casts new light on one of history's most intriguing figures.