As the art world gears up for the 100th anniversary of Whistler's death, "a sparkling narrative that gives us a very intimate account of the artist's life. "-Hilton Kramer, New York Times Book Review. He was the most notorious and misunderstood American artist of his time, and also the most influent[...]
It was truly a white Christmas in the Ardennes Forest in 1944, but that was cold comfort to the Allied soldiers trying to stop the Nazis from retaking Belgium in one of the most decisive battles of World War II. While a German loudspeaker taunted, ?How would you like to die for Christmas the Allied [...]
The moving and inspiring story of one of history's most powerful yet forgotten Christmas stories: the spontaneous 1914 Christmas truce.[...]
Julnatten 1914. Första världskriget har pågått i några månader och redan skördat tiotusentals offer. Då börjar ett tyskt kompani plötsligt att sjunga Stilla natt. Snart lyser julgranar med tända ljus upp nattmörkret. Obeväpnade soldater byter julklappar med varandra, begraver sina döda[...]
Dickens' epic literary Masterpiece
From the agony of Charles Dickens' disenchantment with the Victorian middle class comes a novel of spellbinding mystery and a profound examination of moral values--this is the story of the orphan Pip's trials and tribulations among London's high society circle[...]