Charles Baudelaire 
Hashish, Wine, Opium 

You”re no idiot, of couse. You know many people have turned to Buddhism as an alternative to organized religion, but you”re mistaken if you believe that all Buddhists live a monklike existence. Don …

Five months, one week and three days of hell. The German offensive to capture Stalingrad began in August 1942, using Friedrich Paulus’s 6th Army and elements of the 4th Panzer Army. The attack was …

30 January 1972, the day that became known as Bloody Sunday, is remembered as one of the darkest and bloodiest events of The Troubles in Northern Ireland. Thirteen people were killed when members of …

Two months after his eleventh birthday, on 9 July 1944, the gates of Bergen-Belsen concentration camp closed behind Ladislaus Löb. Five months later, with the Second World War still raging, he crosse …

‘His book is a joy to read, full of homespun wisdom and hilarious asides’ Independent ____________________ Where do comedians come from? Why is it that one person is a funny bloke down the pub while …

”Monk”s energetic enterprise is remarkable for the interweaving of the philosophical and the emotional aspects of Wittgenstein”s life” Sunday Times ”Ray Monk”s reconnection of Wittgenstein”s p …

”One of the best books ever written about sailing” Time 27, 000 miles, three and a half to five months alone at sea, chilling casualty rates, the unrelenting strain of handling 60-foot boats day an …

An extraordinary account of life behind the locked doors of a secure psychiatric ward from a nurse who worked there for seven years. Dennis O”Donnell started work as an orderly in the Intensive Psyc …

”David Oluwale”s story has a raw power…and Kester Aspden makes it relevant for the reader of today” Mishal Husain An award-winning microhistory that examines the death of David Oluwale and insti …

Liza Campbell was the last child to be born at Cawdor Castle, as featured in Macbeth. Her father Hugh, the 25th Thane of Cawdor, inherited good looks, wealth, an ancient title, three stately homes an …