Agatha Christie`s ingenious mystery thriller, reissued with a striking new cover designed to appeal to the latest generation of Agatha Christie fans & book lovers. Lucy Angkatell invited Hercule Poirot to lunch. To tease the great detective, her guests stage a mock murder beside the swimming pool. Unfortunately, the victim plays the scene for real. As his blood drips into the water, John Christow gasps one final word: ` Henrietta`. In the confusion, a gun sinks to the bottom of the pool. Poirot`s enquiries reveal a complex web of romantic attachments. It seems everyone in the drama is a suspect
- & each a victim of love.
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There is no more haunting, compelling period in Britain`s history than the later middle ages. The extraordinary kings
- Edward
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The fifteenth century saw the crown of England change hands seven times as the great families of England fought to the death for power, majesty & the right to rule. The Hollow Crown completes Dan Jones` epic history of medieval Engl&, & describes how the Plantagenets tore themselves apart to be finally replaced by the Tudors. Some of the greatest heroes & villains in British history were thrown together in these turbulent times: Henry V, whose victory at Agincourt & prudent rule at home marked the high point of the medieval monarchy; Edward IV, who was handed his crown by the scheming soldier Warwick the Kingmaker, before their alliance collapsed into a fight to the death; & the last Plantagenet, Richard III, who stole the throne & murdered his own nephews, the Princes in the Tower. Finally, the Tudors arrived
- but even their rule was only made certain in the 1520s, when Henry VIII ruthlessly hunted down his family`s last remaining enemies. In the midst this tumult, chivalry was reborn, the printing press arrived & the Renaissance began to flourish. With vivid descriptions of the battle of Towton, where 28, 000 men died in a single morning, & the Battle of Bosworth Field, at which Richard III was hacked down, this is the real story behind Shakespeare`s famous history plays.
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Detective Nick Belsey needs help. Something happened last night
- something with the boss`s wife
- & Belsey needs to get out

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Fire your imagination with these fun storytelling cards. Reviving the Victorian craze for ‘myrioramas’, the 20 picture cards can be placed in any order to create seamless scenes. Almost infinite combinations of cards provide endless storyscaping possibilities. Traverse an enchanted landscape as you build a perpetual panorama inhabited by fire-breathing dragons, magical unicorns & sinister shadow figures. With many games to play & millions of stories to tell, each turn of the card is a new adventure. Where will the story take you? There are over two quintillion storyscaping possibilities, & you can build a seamless panoramas stretching up to 170cm! ...

” In an iconoclastic & controversial study, Norman G. Finkelstein moves from an interrogation of the place the Holocaust has come to occupy in American culture to a disturbing examination of recent Holocaust compensation agreements. It was not until the Arab-Israeli War of 1967, when Israel`s evident strength brought it into line with US foreign policy, that memory of the Holocaust began to acquire the exceptional prominence it enjoys today. Leaders of America`s Jewish community were delighted that Israel was now deemed a major strategic asset &, Finkelstein contends, exploited the Holocaust to enhance this newfound status. Their subsequent interpretations of the tragedy are often at variance with actual historical events & are employed to deflect any criticism of Israel & its supporters. Recalling Holocaust fraudsters such as Jerzy Kosinski & Binjamin Wilkomirski, as well as the demagogic constructions of writers like Daniel Goldhagen, Finkelstein contends that the main danger posed to the memory of Nazism`s victims comes not from the distortions of Holocaust deniers but from prominent, self-proclaimed guardians of Holocaust memory. Drawing on a wealth of untapped sources, he exposes the double shakedown of European countries as well as legitimate Jewish claimants, & concludes that the Holocaust industry has become an outright extortion racket. Thoroughly researched & closely argued, The Holocaust Industry is all the more disturbing & powerful because the issues it deals with are so rarely discussed. In a devastating postscript to this best-selling book, Norman G. Finkelstein documents the Holocaust industry`s scandalous cover-up of the blackmail of Swiss banks, & in a new appendix demolishes an influential apologia for the Holocaust industry.” ...

The Holocaust
- the murder of Approx. six million Jews by Nazi Germany & its collaborators in World War Two
- is the gravest

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The prize-winning bestselling historian delivers the first authoritative general account for thirty years This book will answer two fundamental questions about the Holocaust. How, & why, did it happen? Laurence Rees`s answer, based on the latest academic research & twenty-five years of exploring the subject, reveals three themes. First, it was not just about the Jews
- the Nazis would have murdered many more non-Jews
- & it was not just about Germans. Second, there was no single ”decision” to start the Holocaust
- there was a series of escalations, most often when the Nazi leadership interacted with their fanatical grassroots supporters. Third, it took longer than we might think for the world to recognize the importance of what happened
- only in the mid-1970s did the word ” Holocaust” enter the popular consciousness. Through a chronological narrative, featuring the latest historical research & compelling eyewitness testimony, this is the story of the worst crime in history.



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In 1838, painter David Roberts set off on a yearlong journey that resulted in an unprecedented documentation of the Holy L&. The extraordinary wonders he saw on his trip & the lifestyle in this exotic land during the mid-19th century are brought to life in this handsome volume through vibrant colour plates, each of which is accompanied by a lively description that places each locale depicted in its historic context. From the Sinai Desert to the Dead Sea, from Petra to Gaza to Jerusalem, Roberts documented every step of his travels with the meticulous sketches that, upon his return to Engl&, he transformed into the lithographs that earned him worldwide acclaim. He captured on paper such sites of worship as the Rock of Moses, such architectural wonders as the Damascus Gate, & vistas of the major cities & landscapes along the way. Roberts' depictions of pilgrimages, excavations, & then-undeveloped cities that are now major world hubs present us with a unique opportunity to savour the romantic atmosphere of the 19th century & the true virtuosity of David Roberts.A journalist since 1990, Fabio Bourbon has written numerous books for White Star, including Egypt
- Yesterday & Today & The Lost Cities of Mayas.
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THE SUNDAY TIMES & ECONOMIST BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2016 `A definitive study of the amorphous state that lasted a thousand years.. . The Holy Roman Empire deserves to be hailed as a magnum opus` Tom Holl&, Daily Telegraph ` Engrossing.. .staggering.. .a book that is relevant to our own times` The Times ` Masterly.. . If, like most people, you know little more about the Holy Roman Empire other than Voltaire`s bon mot
- ”neither holy, nor Roman, nor an empire”
- then this is the book for you` Daniel Johnson, Sunday Times `A history that helps us understand Europe`s problems today.. .interesting & provocative, makes the complex understandable` Christopher Kissane, Guardian A great, sprawling, ancient & unique entity, the Holy Roman Empire, from its founding by Charlemagne to its destruction by Napoleon a millennium later, formed the heart of Europe. It was a great engine for inventions & ideas, it was the origin of many modern European states, from Germany to the Czech Republic, its relations with Italy, France & Poland dictated the course of countless wars
- indeed European history as a whole makes no sense without it. In this strikingly ambitious book, Peter H. Wilson explains how the Empire worked. It is not a chronological history, but an attempt to convey to readers why it was so important & how it changed over its existence. The result is a tour de force
- a book that raises countless questions about the nature of political & military power, about diplomacy & the nature of European civilization & about the legacy of the Empire, which has continued to haunt its offspring, from Imperial & Nazi Germany to the European Union.



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