Daedalus Books
A Brief History of the Hundred Years War: The English in France, 1337-1453
76%
For over a hundred years England repeatedly invaded France on the pretext that her kings had a…
The Three Stigmata Of Palmer Eldritch
99%
On Mars, the harsh climate could make any colonist turn to drugs to escape a dead-end existence —…
Love and Folly: Selected Fables and Tales of La Fontaine
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Universally admired for his fables and contes (tales), Jean de La Fontaine (1621-1695) epitomised…
Burn After Reading: The Espionage History of World War II
66%
Fought under the cover of elaborate deceptions and ruthless lies, the deadly intelligence…
Coming Soon!!!
76%
In this novelistic romp that is by turns hilarious and brilliant, John Barth spoofs his own place…
Man and Wife
77%
Harry Silver is a TV producer in London whose work life is going much better than his home life.…
Jupiter Myth: Marcus Didius Falco Mystery
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There's no place like home. Unfortunately Marcus Didius Falco is a thousand miles north, stuck in…
Monstrous Regiment
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War has broken out again on Terry Pratchett's Discworld and, to no one's surprise, it is started by…
Manet/Velazquez
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In 1804, at the dawn of the French Empire, there were no more than a handful of Spanish paintings…
Father Fox's Christmas Rhymes
76%
Sisters Clyde and Wendy Watson bring back Father Fox for the first time since «Father Fox's…
The Pedant in the Kitchen
65%
This work is an elegant account of Julian Barnes' search for gastronomic precision. It is a quest…
Three-Corned Hat
76%
Rooted in the medieval ballad tradition and recounted to the author by a Spanish goatherd, The…
The Technique of Leaded Glass
79%
Illustrated survey with expert on Tiffany glass as its guide. Topics include traditional and…
Art Nouveau Designers at the Paris Salons: 1895-1914
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The catalogues of the Paris Salons at the turn of the 19th to the 20th century provide a unique…
Nostromo
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In the imaginary South American republic of Costaguana, Charles Gould's San Tomé silver mine…
Shopaholic Takes Manhattan
69%
With her shopping excesses (somewhat) in check and her career as a TV financial guru thriving, in…
Governing Pleasures: Pornography and Social Change in England, 1815-1914
77%
This work is a historical account of the production, distribution, and consumption of pornography…
Estate Gardens of California
75%
Detailed with loving accuracy in the photography of Melba Levick and in the lucid prose of Karen…
Gainsborough at Gainsborough's House
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Perhaps the greatest of all English artists, Thomas Gainsborough (1727–1788) was born in the small…
Dietrich: A Biography
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Hollywood icon, German dissident, lover, war heroine, distant mother, and eventual recluse. These…