343 títulos para "Thistle Publishing"

The Burglar Caught By A Skeleton

Clay, Jeremy

'If you like black humour you will like Clay's eclectic compilation.' The Times 'It's a fun account of the more lurid side of Victorian life that, if you'll forgive me for mentioning Christmas this early, would make a good stocking filler.' Liverpool Echo A summer's afternoon, 1889. In a hotel in...

Kings over the Water

Aronson, Theo

Of all royal lost causes, none has a stronger fascination than that of the Stuart Pretenders to the British throne. For well over a century, four successive Stuart kings laid claim to the crown. The first was James II, deposed in 1688 by his daughter, Mary, and her husband, William of Orange; then c...

Metternich

Seward, Desmond

'Few characterisations are as refreshing and positive as Seward's... The book relies heavily on Metternich's personal and state papers and contains superb sections on his rather tragic daily life.' Library Journal 'This book helps us to see Metternich's achievement and his personality.' Washington...

Man of Arms

Allfrey, Anthony

Sinister, mysterious, credited with vast influence and great wealth... who was this man who evoked such fierce passions that he was branded the 'Merchant of Death', a man who had risen from obscure origins in Asia Minor to control a worldwide empire? His trade was arms, anything that fired, floated,...

Lestrade and the Dead Man's Hand

Trow, M J

The London Underground railway in 1895 is described as 'dark and deadly and halfway to Hell'. Only too true, for as the last train rattles into Liverpool Street, the one remaining passenger does not get off. How could she, when her eyes stare sightless and her heart has stopped? There is another c...

Atlantis and the Silver City

Daughtrey, Peter

The works of Plato are the only source of detailed information that exists for the lost world of Atlantis. It was more than 2,000 years ago that Plato laid down a number of cryptic clues concerning the location of Atlantis, and since then countless experts have tried to crack this code. Some claim A...

The Model's Guide

Woods, Rachel

Professional modelling is one of the world's most competitive, challenging and changeable industries, and it can be a daunting business for any new or aspiring model to face without guidance. The Model's Guide is a fully comprehensive handbook, written by a professional model with more than ten year...

POW

Gilbert, Adrian

'Gilbert is to be congratulated; with verve and scholarship he has illuminated a murky area of the Second World War.... Excellent.' - Ian Thomson, The Daily Telegraph 'A big subject given a comprehensive and worthwhile examination.' - Peter Lewis, The Daily Mail (Critics' Choice) 'Touching but of...

The Trollope Companion

Mullen, Richard / Munson, James

'A treat for Trollopians - all you want to know in 550 pages.' Sunday Telegraph 'All of Trollope's books get substantial entries in his excellent new companion to his works. But it is far more than a mere reference book. There are also delightful entries - more like short essays - on numerous gene...

The Agnostic's Tale

Rae, John

A thoughtful investigation into the nature of religious faith, including interviews with Professor Richard Dawkins, Sir Andrew Huxley and Martin Rees. "Next month, it will be seven years since the death of John Rae: prize-winning novelist, newspaper columnist, public intellectual, regular on Questi...

Five Days that Shocked the World

Best, Nicholas

In the five momentous days from April 28 to May 2 1945, the world witnessed the death of two Fascist dictators and the fall of Berlin. The execution of Benito Mussolini, the suicide of Adolf Hitler, and the fall of the German capital signalled the end of the four-year war in the European Theater. In...

Jack Was Here

Bardsley, Christopher

Hugh Fitzgerald is losing control. In the aftermath of a traumatic end to his military career, his life has disintegrated. Hugh is approaching the end of his tether when a desperate plea for help arrives from a most unexpected quarter. Nineteen-year-old Jack Kerr, halfway through a coming-of-ag...