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Ypres, centre of First World War remembrance, was once home to a thriving British community that played a heroic role in the WWII.

"With more than 3 million copies sold, the #1 New York Times bestseller is now available in a special gift edition.

COPING WITH ILLNESS. While speaking at a memorial event for her father, Siri Hustvedt suffered a violent seizure from the neck down.

Dirk Pitt must descend to the bottom of the Hudson River to recover a copy of the secret North American Treaty signed in 1914, but Great Britain is racing to find and destroy the same document.

On November 15, 1959, in the small town of Holcomb, Kansas, four members of the Clutter family were savagely murdered by blasts from a shotgun held a few inches from their faces.

"Americans have had an enduring yet ambivalent obsession with the West as both a place and a state of mind. Michael L.

This story of a 1933 kidnapping gone terribly wrong recreates the lawlessness of the era, and discusses how this case-followed breathlessly by the media and a fascinated public-became the first hig

Summary: The creation of the Oxford English Dictionary began in 1857, took seventy years to complete, drew from tens of thousands of brilliant minds, and organized the sprawling language into 414

Brings together the late young author's essays, poems, artwork, and e-mail correspondence with former President Jimmy Carter to share his message of hope for universal peace.

A collection of short stories including: Burning faith; The assassin; The lead bird; The crossword puzzle murders; Real characters; The hen party; Priscilla's new word; Project

The thrilling story of the great warrior, Jandamarra, who turned from police assistant to resistance fighter, leading his people against the white forces invading their land.

Grandma, Nanna, Granny, Gran, Baba, Yia Yia, Nonna, Nainai, Laol . A book about, by and for grandmothers, also by and for the people who love them.

Written over a period of years by the leader of the Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts, William Bradford, Of Plymouth Plantation is the single most complete authority for the story of the Pilgrims an

It was not until she was in her forties that seafaring became a big part of Fran's life, this coming about through an unaccountable strong attraction to "tall ships".

A gripping murder mystery set in Henley-on-Thames - 1912, Henley-on-Thames. Twenty-four-year old Marianne Lefevre is pleased to be taken on as a governess in the affluent Matlowe household.