Since the times of Ivan the Terrible, generations of Russian leaders have turned the Kremlin into a fortress within a fortress, stocking its labyrinthine underground with secret vaults, elegant chambers, and priceless...
Florence, 1291. In a disused church on the ouskirts of the city the disfigured corpse of a master mosaic artist sits at the foot of his latest - unfinished - creation. Young, ambitious Dante Alighieri, Prior of the...
Following the runaway bestsellers This is New York and This is Paris, Universe is pleased to reissue another title from M. Sasek`s beloved and nostalgic children`s travel series. Like the other Sasek classics, This is...
Like the other Sasek classics, this is a facsimile edition of the original book. The brilliant, vibrant illustrations have been meticulously preserved, remaining true to his vision more than 40 years later. Facts have...
First published in 1961, This Is Venice presents indelible impressions of romantic, watery Venice, where under a brilliant blue sky Sasek the gondolier navigates the winding canals to visit such famous and glorious...
Following the runaway bestsellers This is New York and This is Paris, Universe is pleased to reissue another title from M. Sasek`s beloved and nostalgic children`s travel series. Like the other Sasek classics, This is...
Like the other Sasek classics, these are facsimile editions of his original books. The vibrant illustrations have been preserved, remaining true to his vision, and where applicable facts have been updated, appearing...
Following on the runaway success of This is New York, Universe is thrilled to reissue two more titles from `s beloved children`s travel series: This is London and "This is Paris". Like This is New York and This is San...
Originally published in the 1960s, this title in Sasek`s beloved travel series for children is reproduced in this facsimile edition, which offers a colorful, spirited, and unique tour of Ireland via the deft...
Like the other Sasek classics, these are facsimile editions of his original books. The brilliant, vibrant illustrations have been meticulously preserved, remaining true to his vision more than forty years later and,...
Through Language Glass: Why World Looks Different in Other Languages
Generalisations about language and culture are at best amusing and meaningless, but is there anything sensible left to be said about the relation between language, culture and thought? Does language reflect the...
First meet young Lockhart Flawse from Flawse Hall on Flawse Fell. Then hear his story of gassing, whipping, blowing up, killing and stuffing - in fact, the everyday tale of a wild child of nature plunged into the...
Koom Valley? That was where the trolls ambushed the dwarfs, or the dwarfs ambushed the trolls. It was far away. It was a long time ago. But if he doesn`t solve the murder of just one dwarf, Commander Sam Vimes of...
Koom Valley? That was where the trolls ambushed the dwarfs, or the dwarfs ambushed the trolls. It was far away. It was a long time ago. But if he doesn`t solve the murder of just one dwarf, Commander Sam Vimes of...
When Phillida Dylan delivers vegetables to one of her regular clients, she is horrified to discover that her ex-husband, Lucas, has become their chef. When she learns he is to become the latest celebrity chef and that...
When Stuart Font decides to throw a house-warming party in his new flat, he invites all the people in his building. After some deliberation, he even includes the unpleasant caretaker and his wife. There are a few...
