Assassin, from the Arabic Hashshashin: Eater of the Hashish. For nearly 150 years the secret society of the Assassins used subterfuge, intimidation, and even assassination to control the Middle East, from Syria to Persia. Carried out from a remote castle in northwest of Iran, called the Alamut,
The time is a few decades from now, the place what used to be the United States, now disrupted by internal factionalism as well as a short-lived foreign invasion. Out of this chaotic background Ron Goulart has produced a swift-moving, witty and constantly delightful novel, a story of a future
An account of the lives of six princesses of the House of Stuart who lived through the social and political upheavals of the 17th century. Explores how their lives were interwoven with those of their male counterparts, against a background of war, politics and high intrigue.
Packed to the hilt with facts and essential quotations from the idols and those who knew them, loved them, worked with them, envied them and hated them, the Virgin Modern Icons series is a major celebration of the heroes of twentieth century culture - the good, the great and the idolised.
The biggest, most lavish book production of the 20th century is back! SUMO was a titanic book in every respect: a 480-page tribute to one of the 20th century's most influential, intriguing and controversial photographers, it broke records for weight, dimensions, and resale price. Helmut Newton
While a student at Harvard in the early years of this century, T. S. Eliot immersed himself in the verse of Dante, Donne, and the nineteenth-century French poet Jules Laforgue. His study of the relation of thought and feeling in these poets later led Eliot, as a poet and critic in London, to
Now in a new, hipper, edgier format, Wiccapedia provides a fresh, innovative, and thoroughly up-to-date look at witchcraft-and gives readers a prescription for happiness. Spiritual life coaches and celebrity witches Shawn Robbins and Leanna Greenaway unlock the secrets of the Wicca universe,
In The Isherwood Century, editors James J. Berg and Chris Freeman have gathered twenty-four essays and interviews on Christopher Isherwood's life and work. The volume, the first of its kind on Isherwood, offers a fresh, in-depth view of the author, his literary legacy, and his continuing influence.
Klimt - one of the most outstanding figures in Viennese Modernism - made a major contribution to the culture of our century. The essence of his celebrity lies in his reputation an one of the greatest erotic artistis of his period.
Dareena Sellis is a nobody. The orphaned daughter of a no-name farmer, she toils away as a serving girl at Hallowdale Inn, her only marriage prospects either shipping off to war, or pawing at her skirts with their grubby, gnarled hands. But fate takes a strange turn the day a dragon huntress comes
