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Eyewitness Guide London

Eyewitness Guide London

by Eyewitness Guides

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2011
  • FLEXI-BOUND
  • 448 PAGES

This superb guide to London features color photography, dozens of excellent neighborhood maps and a district-by-district synopsis of the city's attractions. Handsome, convenient and up-to-date, this is the guide to carry. (GBR34, $25.00)

Churchill, The Unexpected Hero

by Paul Addison

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2004
  • HARD COVER
  • 308 PAGES

A biography of Churchill focusing on his personal traits and reputation. (GBR579, $31.50)

Longitude

Longitude

by Dava Sobel | Neil Armstrong

  • HISTORY
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 184 PAGES

An elegant extended essay on the historically vexing problem of determining longitude and the solution developed by master clockmaker John Harrison. It's a captivating story of marine chronometers, Byzantine 18th-century British politics, and the age of sail. With photographs. (HSC01, $14.00)

The Story of England

The Story of England

by Christopher Hibbert

  • HISTORY
  • 1992
  • PAPER
  • 224 PAGES

Beautifully illustrated with color pictures, chronological charts, royal genealogies and maps, this popular history of English politics, economics and culture from the Neolithic age to the 1990s is an excellent traveler's companion. (GBR02, $19.95)

London Map

London Map

by Borch Maps

  • 2009
  • MAP

A colorful and detailed laminated city map with a variety of useful inset maps. (GBR114, $8.95)

 

Atlantic Ocean Map


by

  • MAP
  • OUT OF PRINT

A handsome poster showing the bathymetry of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and the entire Atlantic from Canada and Greenland to Europe, Tierra del Fuego and Africa. A product of National Geographic, it shows underwater features in striking 3-D relief. Shipped separately in a tube. (OCE34, $14.99)

Fodor's New York City's 25 Best

Fodor's New York City's 25 Best


by Fodor's

  • GUIDEBOOK
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 128 PAGES

A shirt-pocket guide to New York City, featuring a detailed, fold-out map centered on Midtown. With suggested itineraries, walks and top 25 sights. (USE36, $11.99)

A Traveller's History of London

A Traveller's History of London


by Richard Tames

  • HISTORY
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 320 PAGES

The story of London, from the Romans to Tony Blair, tailored to the traveler. (GBR232, $14.95)

Churchill As Peacemaker


by James Muller

  • HISTORY
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 361 PAGES

Although most think of Churchill as a war hero, the contributors to this volume, eminent in their field, stress his long career of maintaining peace. (GBR779, $53.00)

London Perceived

London Perceived


by Evelyn Hofer | V. S. Pritchett

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 214 PAGES

A classic, lyrical celebration of the palaces, parks, people and everyday experience of London. Pritchett's eloquent riffs on the character of the city are accompanied by evocative black-and-white photographs by the superb Evelyn Hofer. (GBR310, $19.95)

London, The Biography

London, The Biography


by Peter Ackroyd

  • HISTORY
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 864 PAGES

A big thematic history of London from Celtic settlement to Roman outpost and world power, much focused on the life of the city. A popular biographer and novelist, Ackroyd leavens the centuries with anecdote, personality and great affection. (GBR248, $21.00)

Picture History of British Ocean Liners, 1900 to the Present


by William H. Miller

  • HISTORY
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 134 PAGES

A historical portrait of the great ocean liners of the last century. (OCE83, $19.95)

Queen Mary 2, The Greatest Ocean Liner of Our Time


by John Maxtone-Graham | Harvey Lloyd

  • HISTORY
  • 2004
  • HARD COVER
  • 208 PAGES

The official book of the newest luxury liner in Cunard's fleet. (OCE82, $50.00)

The Lives of the Kings and Queens of England

The Lives of the Kings and Queens of England


by Antonia Fraser

  • HISTORY
  • 2000
  • PAPER
  • 384 PAGES

Lady Fraser gathers eight British historians for this engaging, illustrated history of the monarchy from 1066 to the House of Windsor, chock full of personality, incident and scandal. (GBR160, $34.95)

The River War, An Historical of The Reconquest of the Sudan

The River War, An Historical of The Reconquest of the Sudan


by Winston S. Churchill | Mary Soames | James W. Muller

  • HISTORY
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 416 PAGES

The classic account of the history of the Sudan and its reconquest by Lord Kitchener and an Anglo-Egyptian Army in the 1890s. Churchill served as a lieutenant during the war. (AFR147, $16.95)

Warrior Queens, The Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth in World War II


by Daniel Allen Butler

  • HISTORY
  • 2002
  • HARD COVER
  • 224 PAGES

A look at the military service of two of the most famous luxury liners. (OCE84, $26.95)

English Architecture, A Concise History

English Architecture, A Concise History


by David Watkin

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1985
  • PAPER

A straightforward, illustrated history of English architecture from Anglo-Saxon times to the present. (GBR228, $14.95)

Chasing Churchill, The Travels of Winston Churchill

Chasing Churchill, The Travels of Winston Churchill


by Celia Sandys

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2004
  • PAPER
  • 288 PAGES

The granddaughter of the great leader recounts Churchill's exploits as a young army officer as well as his diplomatic travels before, during, and after World War II. (GBR711, $15.00)

Churchill, A Biography


by Roy Jenkins

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2001
  • PAPER
  • 1002 PAGES

An elegant, vivid portrait of Churchill and especially his life in politics. (GBR356, $25.00)

In Search of Churchill, A Historian's Journey

In Search of Churchill, A Historian's Journey


by Martin Gilbert

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 338 PAGES

Winston Churchill's official biographer recounts the monumental and fascinating task of writing the eight volume account his life. (GBR584, $19.95)

In Search of London


by H.V. Morton

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 448 PAGES

An enduring portrait of the city and especially of its history, originally published a half-century ago. As in all of his travel books, Morton charmingly mixes a deep appreciation of the art, culture and, especially, the history of a place with his own keen observations. (GBR269, $18.50)

Marlborough, His Life and Times, Volume I


by Winston S. Churchill

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 1050 PAGES

Part one in the definitive biography of the great English military commander John Churchill, the Duke of Marlborough. (GBR581, $45.00)

Marlborough, His Life and Times, Volume II


by Winston S. Churchill

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 1080 PAGES

Part two in the definitive biography of the great English military commander John Churchill, the Duke of Marlborough. (GBR582, $35.00)

My Early Life, 1874-1904

My Early Life, 1874-1904


by Winston S. Churchill | William Manchester

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 400 PAGES

Churchill's memoir of his first 30 years, written with considerable hindsight in 1930. His childhood, education, experiences as a war correspondent and early dabblings in politics are all addressed. (GBR580, $20.00)

Seamanship, A Voyage along the Wild Coasts of the British Isles

Seamanship, A Voyage along the Wild Coasts of the British Isles


by Adam Nicolson

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 192 PAGES

Nicolson offers an engrossing account of a coastal voyage from Cornwall, along the western coast of Ireland, out to the Faeroes and to Orkney in this brief hymn to the sea. (GBR561, $13.95)

The Discoverers

The Discoverers


by Daniel Boorstin

  • EXPLORATION
  • 1985
  • PAPER
  • 745 PAGES

This wide-ranging and readable account of exploration by Daniel Boorstin includes a chapter on some of the great sea voyages, including Magellan's voyage to Tierra del Fuego and Cook's extraordinary journey into the Southern Ocean. (EXP01, $18.95)

Winston Spencer Churchill, The Last Lion: Alone, 1932-1940


by William Manchester

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1989
  • PAPER
  • 684 PAGES

This second volume in the fascinating three-part biography of Winston Churchill illuminates the character of one of the largest figures of our time. War clouds had once again gathered, and the storm of World War II was beginning. (GBR78, $23.00)

Winston Spencer Churchill, The Last Lion: Visions of Glory, 1874-1932


by William Manchester

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1983
  • PAPER
  • 973 PAGES

This impressive volume, which covers the first 58 years of the monumental figure who guided England from the pinnacle of world empire through the catastrophe of World War II, ends in 1932. (GBR18, $25.00)

The Reverse of the Medal

The Reverse of the Medal


by Patrick O'Brian

  • LITERATURE
  • 1992
  • PAPER
  • 287 PAGES

In book 11 of the Aubrey and Maturin series, Captain Jack and his surgeon/naturalist sidekick Stephen Maturin head from Barbados through the Caribbean across the Atlantic to the Azores and their old stomping grounds in London (where 2/3 of the novel is set). (ATL04, $14.95)

Smithsonian Handbook: Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises

Smithsonian Handbook: Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises


by Mark Carwardine

  • FIELD GUIDE
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 256 PAGES

In the trademark, graphic Eyewitness style, this sturdy guidebook colorfully describes the world's cetaceans with numerous illustrations, range maps, fluke drawings and a few paragraphs on each species. (FG02, $20.00)

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