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Henry James said, 'Paris is the greatest temple ever built to material joys and the lust of the eyes'. Renowned as the City of Light, Paris is cele...

Mount Fuji has been a source of inspiration and awe since ancient times, and artists have been reproducing its likeness since at least the 14th cen...

The United States of America will use all our resources to conquer this enemy. We will rally the world. We will be patient. Well be focused, and we...

Rich and delicate, ethereal and muscular, the art of William Blake is as fascinating as the philosophies threading through his poetry and prophetic...

Best-kept Secrets of Hawaii presents this stunning American state, which sits in splendid isolation in the middle of the Pacific, well over 3,000 k...

This beautiful book, packed with stunning photographs, will take you on a pictorial journey through Alaskas most magnificent landscapes. From the a...

Companion title to The Astounding Illustrated History of Science Fiction this new book reflects the same roots in Gothic literature but follows a c...

From a NATO nuclear attack on the Soviet Union to a Warsaw Pact land assault on Western Europe; from building an electric fence between North and S...

From monarchy to the worlds first socialist state, from Communism to Capitalism, from mass poverty to Europes new super rich, Russia has seen immen...

A broken piano, a dilapidated staircase, a chair half standing on two bent legs surrounded by layers of history peeling from the wallpaper of an ...

The mythology and folklore of England is as old as the land itself, rich in symbolism and full of tales of quests and heroic daring-do, ghosts and ...

Over the centuries, the elegance of Asian art has been a source of fascination and inspiration for artists and art lovers worldwide. This beautiful...

North, South, East and West, Scotland is a land of contrasts, with towering mountain ranges, rolling hills, sandy white beaches, rushing rivers, wi...

Prior to the invention of the printing press, all books had to be written by hand. Manuscripts are the beautiful manifestation of this craft, and t...

A rusting anti-aircraft fort in the North Sea. A German submarine base in France. A Flak tower in a Viennese park more than 70 years after the end...

Ranging from the Egyptians to the late Roman Empire, Ancient Peoples In Their Own Words celebrates the excitement and importance of historical prim...

Paul Nash, the British landscape and Surrealist painter, lived through both the First and Second World Wars. His depictions of these human catastro...

A breathtaking land of wildly varied landscapes, Ireland is shown here in all its beauty. From well-loved spots to seldom-seen vistas, this great l...

Scotland's landscape is wildly diverse, ranging from towering mountains reflected in mirror-like lochs to ancient castles and bustling city streets...

Temples have been places of worship, a focus for spirituality and a place for communities to gather since the earliest days of human civilisation. ...

Symbols are all around us some mysterious, some timeless, some arcane and some prosaic. But what are their origins? What does the infinity symbol ...

Artist, soldier, politician, madman? We know the headlines, we know about the atrocities, but what do we really know of the man at the heart of it ...

Gustav Klimt is renowned as a quintessential artist of the art nouveau movement, but he was one of a number of Viennese artists who strove to break...

Part of a new series of beautiful gift art books, The World's Great Masterpieces of Art highlights the most popular art from the beginning of the t...

Rich and delicate, ethereal and muscular, the art of William Blake is as fascinating as the philosophies threading through his poetry and prophetic...

At its peak in January 1945, 10,000 people worked at Bletchley Park, reading 4000 messages a day, decrypting German and Japanese communications and...

Is it possible to 'send' thoughts into someone else's brain? Can random number generators predict future events? Why does a placebo work like a dru...

Every great church makes a statement, and it is seldom simply theological. An offering of thanks to a beloved minister, a monument to a powerful ru...

Built to last, built to impress, built with style and grandeur it is all the more remarkable when the most ostentatious of buildings fall into dis...

The Essential Guide to Scottish History. Scotland has more history than you can shake a spurtle at, or a shinty stick, or a sporran one of the man...