Stretching from the Volga River to the Caspian Sea, the Great Steppe is a vast region as mysterious today as it was a thousand years ago.
A collection of 50 beautifully illustrated poems for children about the powers contained within fruits and vegetables - did you know vegetables and fruit could give you super powers?!
Comprehensive history of Northern Albania
Where did the custom of duelling originate, and why did it spread so quickly all over Europe and the Americas?
Whatever the time of year there is always inspiration in the garden for the artist and the gardener. Sue Goodchild has combined her love of painting with her love of gardens to produce this book as a tribute to her sister Mag, who was an enthusiastic and talented gardener.
What this book reveals is that even in one house, this wealth fuelled an extraordinary range of political and cultural activity. Maristow House, as Malcolm Cross explains, remains a portal through which to appreciate economic and social change on a much larger canvas.
The poem from which this collection gets its title, 'The Dancer's Son', was inspired by a scene in Tolstoy's War and Peace. As Natasha Rostov was swept along in the folk dance, so... Læs mere