Overview :The First Duke of Marlborough (1650-1722) was a soldier of such genius that a lavish palace, Blenheim, was built to honor his triumphs. Succ... Read More
Overview :In 1527 England was in the throes of violent political upheaval as Henry VIII severed all links with Rome. His daughter, Queen Mary, was eve... Read More
Overview :The Mitfords had style and presence and were mercilessly gifted. Above all, they were funny--hilariously and mercilessly so. In this wise, e... Read More
Overview :The Riviera Set reveals the story of the group of people who lived, partied, bed-hopped and politicked at the Ch teau de l'Horizon near Cann... Read More
Overview :Their marriage was both improbable and inevitable. Isabel Arundell was a schoolgirl, the scion of England's most distinguished Catholic fami... Read More
Overview :Born in England and raised in Kenya, Beryl Markham was a notorious beauty. She trained race horses and had scandalous affairs, but she is mo... Read More
Overview :'Patrizia Pallaro's second volume of essays on Authentic Movement, eight years after her first, is a tour de force. It is indeed "an extraor... Read More
Overview :The Riviera Set reveals the story of the group of people who lived, partied, bed-hopped and politicked at the Ch teau de l'Horizon near Cann... Read More
Overview :When Amelia Earhart mysteriously disappeared in 1937 during her attempted flight around the world, she was already known as America's most f... Read More