Traces the story of three generations of Indian queens who defied centuries of tradition to follow their beliefs and ambitions, from the maharani Chimnabai's effective campaign for women's rights, to her daughter Indira's elopement after her scandalous rejection of an arranged marriage, to her grand[...]

One hundred years ago, Selma Lagerlof became the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. She assured her place in Swedish letters with this sweeping historical epic, her first and best-loved novel, and the basis for the 1924 silent film of the same name that launched Greta Garbo to stardom[...]

This volume presents the first full-scale treatment of the only instance in history where African blacks, seized by slave dealers, won their freedom and returned home. Jones describes how, in 1839, Joseph Cinque led a revolt on the Spanish slave ship, the Amistad, in the Caribbean. The seizure of [...]

Drawing on period diaries, company and expedition reports, and newspaper accounts, an in-depth history of the Oregon Trail follows the route used by fur traders, missionaries, mountain men, voyageurs, farmers, gold hunters, journalists, entrepreneurs, artists, and others who made their way west, off[...]

The three novels which make up The Forsyte Saga chronicle the ebbing social power of the commerical upper-middle class Forsyte family between 1886 and 1920. Soames Forsyte is the brilliantly portrayed central figure, a Victorian who outlives the age, and whose baffled passion for his beautiful but u[...]

In Lee M. Hollander's faithful translation, all of the unknown twelfth-century author's narrative genius and flair for dramatic situation and pungent characterisation is preserved. Hollander was professor emeritus of Germanic languages at the University of Texas at Austin and an authority in Nordic [...]

The definitive book about The Smiths, one of the most beloved, respected, and storied indie rock bands in music history.
They were, their fans believe, the best band in the world. Hailing from Manchester, England, The Smiths--Morrissey, Johnny Marr, Andy Rourke, and Mike Joyce--were critical and[...]

Fans of the #1 New York Times bestselling Twilight Saga will treasure this definitive official guide!

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Immerse yourself in the world of the spectacular "The Twilight Saga "film series. Written and designed in collaboration with the entire cast and crew who brought all four of Stephenie Meyer's celebrated novels to the silver screen, this official treasure trove delivers an enchanting experience, tran[...]

Fans of the #1 "New York Times" bestselling Twilight Saga will treasure this definitive official guide -- now a deluxe paperback edition with French flaps
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"Girl--this, this is war."After being reborn and becoming a magicwielding soldier in the Imperial Army, Tanya Degurechaff bemoans her fate ofbeing placed at the very edge of the front lines instead of a comfy place in therear. Swearing revenge on Being X, she plunges head-first into battle, dragging[...]