Cultural Region/Western Europe
-
The Song at the Scaffold
$12.95 Add to cart“The point of departure for my creation was not primarily the destiny of the sixteen Carmelites of Compi?ne but the figure of the young Blanche. . . . Born in the profound horror of a time darkened by
- Author: Von Le Fort, Gertrud
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 104
- Publish Date: October 07 2011
- ISBN10: 1586175254
- Language: English
-
Tender Is the Night
$30.00 Add to cartF. Scott Fitzgerald wrote in a friend’s copy of Tender Is the Night, “If you liked The Great Gatsby, for God’s sake read this. Gatsby was a tour de force but this is a confession of faith.” Set in t… [more below]
- Series: Scribner Classics
- Author: Fitzgerald, F. Scott
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: June 10 1996
- ISBN10: 0684830507
- Language: English
-
Scapegoat
$29.95 Add to cart“Someone jolted my elbow as I drank and said, ‘Je vous demande pardon, ‘ and as I moved to give him space he turned and stared at me and I at him, and I realized, with a strange sense of shock and fea
- Author: Maurier, Daphne Du
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: February 14 2000
- ISBN10: 081221725X
- Language: English
-
Einstein: The Fantastic Journey of a Mouse Through Space and Time
$22.00 Add to cartTime is relative! Award-winning illustrator Torben Kuhlmann’s brilliant new book bends time and imagination.
Bank Street 2022 Best Children’s Books of the Year list
September/October Indie Next Kids P- Series: Mouse Adventures
- Author: Kuhlmann, Torben
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: September 07 2021
- ISBN10: 0735844445
- Language: English
-
Imperial Reckoning: The Untold Story of Britain’s Gulag in Kenya
$32.99 Add to cartA major work of history that for the first time reveals the violence and terror at the heart of Britain’s civilizing mission in Kenya
As part of the Allied forces, thousands of Kenyans fought alongsid- Author: Elkins, Caroline
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 496
- Publish Date: December 27 2005
- ISBN10: 0805080015
- Language: English
-
Moon Grand European Journeys: 40 Unforgettable Trips by Road, Rail, Sea & More
$27.99 Add to cartGet inspired and get ready for adventure with the ultimate guide to Europe’s best trips! Moon Grand European Journeys: 40 Unforgettable Trips by Road, Rail, Sea & More features:
- Strategic lists and it
- Series: Travel Guide
- Author: Peters, Lucas
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 744
- Publish Date: February 20 2024
- ISBN10: 1640497544
- Language: English
-
Lonely Planet Best Road Trips Italy
$24.99 Read moreDiscover the freedom of the open road with Lonely Planet’s Italy’s Best Road Trips. This trusted travel companion features 40 amazing drives, from 3-day escapes to 3-week adventures. Feel inspired by
- Series: Road Trips Guide
- Author: Garwood, Duncan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 248
- Publish Date: December 05 2023
- ISBN10: 178868463X
- Language: English
-
Tower of Basel: The Shadowy History of the Secret Bank That Runs the World
$21.99 Add to cartTower of Basel is the first investigative history of the world’s most secretive global financial institution. Based on extensive archival research in Switzerland, Britain, and the United States, and i… [more below]
- Author: LeBor, Adam
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 360
- Publish Date: June 03 2014
- ISBN10: 1610393813
- Language: English
-
Rembrandt
$23.33 Add to cartRembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669) never left his homeland of the Netherlands but in his massive body of painting, drawing, and etching, he changed the course of Western art. His prolific oeuvre encompass
- Series: Basic Art
- Author: Bockemühl, Michael
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: July 29 2016
- ISBN10: 3836532131
- Language: English
-
A Time of Gifts: On Foot to Constantinople: From the Hook of Holland to the Middle Danube
$17.95 Add to cartThis beloved account about an intrepid young Englishman on the first leg of his walk from London to Constantinople is simply one of the best works of travel literature ever written.
At the age of eig- Series: New York Review Books Classics
- Author: Leigh Fermor, Patrick
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 344
- Publish Date: October 03 2005
- ISBN10: 1590171659
- Language: English
-
The Adversary: A True Story of Monstrous Deception
$20.00 Add to cartThe Adversary–now a major motion picture starring Daniel Auteuil (Sade, Girl on the Bridge, Jean de Florette) directed by Nicole Garcia (Place Vendome).
Acclaimed master of psychological suspense, Emm- Author: Carrere, Emmanuel
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 202
- Publish Date: January 01 2002
- ISBN10: 0312420609
- Language: English
-
Celtic Folklore Cooking
$22.99 Add to cartA treasury of delectable recipes, Celtic Folklore Cooking by Joanne Asala will help you select foods to serve at your celebrations of the Sabbats and Esbats: the festivals and ritual times for Witche
- Author: Asala, Joanne
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: September 08 2002
- ISBN10: 1567180442
- Language: English
-
Lonely Planet’s Guide to Train Travel in Europe
$25.00 Add to cartLooking for a sustainable and stress-free way to explore Europe? Hop on board the continent’s railway network with this ultimate guide to train travel. Whether you want to take it slow on the scenic r
- Series: Lonely Planet
- Author: Lonely Planet
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 262
- Publish Date: February 22 2022
- ISBN10: 183869496X
- Language: English
-
Amsterdam
$17.00 Add to cartBOOKER PRIZE WINNER – NATIONAL BESTSELLER – A sharp contemporary morality tale, cleverly disguised as a comic novel, Amsterdam is “a dark tour de force, perfectly fashioned” (The New York Times) from … [more below]
- Author: McEwan, Ian
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: November 02 1999
- ISBN10: 0385494246
- Language: English
-
Resistance: The Underground War Against Hitler, 1939-1945
$45.00 Add to cart“To resist, therefore. But how, when and where? There were no laws, no guidelines, no precedents to show the way . . .” –Dutch resister Herman Friedhoff
In every country that fell to the Third Reich d
- Author: Kochanski, Halik
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 960
- Publish Date: May 24 2022
- ISBN10: 1324091657
- Language: English
-
The Battle for Spain: The Spanish Civil War 1936-1939
$25.00 Add to cartA fresh and acclaimed account of the Spanish Civil War by the bestselling author of Stalingrad and The Battle of Arnhem
To mark the 70th anniversary of the Spanish Civil War’s outbreak, Antony Beevor- Author: Beevor, Antony
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 592
- Publish Date: June 01 2006
- ISBN10: 014303765X
- Language: English
-
Lonely Planet Best Road Trips Europe
$27.99 Read moreDiscover the freedom of the open road with Lonely Planet’s Europe’s Best Road Trips. This trusted travel companion features 41 amazing drives, from 2-day escapes to 2-week adventures. Traverse the ru
- Series: Travel Guide
- Author: Garwood, Duncan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: February 20 2024
- ISBN10: 183869739X
- Language: English
-
Murder in the Marais
$9.99 Read moreMeet Aim e Leduc, the smart, stylish Parisian private investigator, in her bestselling first investigation
Aim e Leduc has always sworn she would stick to tech investigation–no criminal cases for her- Series: Aim? Leduc Investigation #1
- Author: Black, Cara
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: April 26 2016
- ISBN10: 1616957301
- Language: English
-
Families Directly Descended from All the Royal Families in Europe (495 to 1932) & Mayflower Descendants. Bound with Supplement
$39.00 Add to cartThis genealogy is a study in the old world as well as the new. Extensive references have been given, countless books have been consulted, nearly all procured from New England Historical and Genealogic… [more below]
- Author: Rixford, Elizabeth M.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 212
- Publish Date: February 17 2011
- ISBN10: 1596411163
- Language: English
-
The Embarrassment of Riches: An Interpretation of Dutch Culture in the Golden Age
$29.00 Add to cartSchama explores the mysterious contradictions of the Dutch nation that invented itself from the ground up, attained an unprecedented level of affluence, and lived in constant dread of being corrupted … [more below]
- Author: Schama, Simon
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 720
- Publish Date: December 08 1997
- ISBN10: 0679781242
- Language: English
