Adrian: 1834 books
by Adrian Stokes
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Adrian Stokes was one of the twentieth century's finest and most discriminating writers on art. Of over twenty works of art criticism, Michelangelo was considered by Lawrence Gowing to be the most complete he ever wrote, presenting an understanding of the great artist that no one subsequently could...
The Long Weekend
Life in the English Country House, 1918-1939
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2016
From an acclaimed social and architectural historian, the tumultuous, scandalous, glitzy, and glamorous history of English country houses and high society during the interwar period
As WWI drew to a close, change reverberated through the halls of England's country homes. As the sun set slowly...
Capitalism in America
A History
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2018
**From the legendary former Fed Chairman and the acclaimed Economist writer and historian, the full, epic story of America's evolution from a small patchwork of threadbare colonies to the most powerful engine of wealth and innovation the world has ever seen.
Shortlisted for the 2018 Financial...
The President's Kitchen Cabinet
The Story of the African Americans Who Have Fed Our First Families, from the Washingtons to the Obamas
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2017
An NAACP Image Award Finalist for Outstanding Literary Work—Non Fiction
James Beard award–winning author Adrian Miller vividly tells the stories of the African Americans who worked in the presidential food service as chefs, personal cooks, butlers, stewards, and servers for every First...
The tortellini experience
Lessons from opening a Bed & Breakfast in Bologna Italy
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2017
Have you ever felt the urge to move to a different country and start a new life? Maybe you have thought about moving to a Mediterranean country and opening your own business like a Bed and Breakfast? The author did exactly that.
The tortellini experience describes how...
by Adrian Gray
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2011
Dark and foggy Victorian streets, the murderous madman, the arsenic-laced evening meal—we all think we know the realities of Victorian crime. Adrian Gray's book thrillingly reflects some of this, ranging over classic murders by knife and poison. But it also covers much more, taking the reader into...
And the Sun Shines Now
How Hillsborough and the Premier League Changed Britain
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2016
SHORTLISTED FOR THE GORDON BURN PRIZE
FEATURED IN THE OBSERVER'S SPORTS WRITERS' BOOKS OF THE YEAR
On 15 April 1989, 96 people were fatally injured on a football terrace at an FA Cup semi-final in Sheffield. The Hillsborough disaster was broadcast live on the BBC; it left millions of...
Masters of Management
How the Business Gurus and Their Ideas Have Changed the World—for Better and for Worse
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2011
“Read it before buying any other business book.”—Rosabeth Moss Kanter
In this newly renamed and completely updated edition ofthe BusinessWeek bestseller The Witch Doctors with a new Forewordfrom John Micklethwait, Adrian Wooldridgedeftly sifts the real wisdom from the dross about management...
The Spy Who Stayed Out in the Cold
The Secret Life of FBI Double Agent Robert Hanssen
Language: English
Release Date: November 18, 2002
Robert Philip Hansen thought he was smarter than the system. For decades, the quirky but respected counterintelligence expert, religious family man, and father of six, sold top secret information to agents of the Soviet Union and Russia. A self-taught computer expert, Hansen often encrypted his stolen...
West End Broadway
The Golden Age of the American Musical in London
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2012
West End Broadway is the first book to deal specifically with the 'Golden Age' of American musicals in London. Here is a history and a re-evaluation not only of the British productions of Broadway's most popular product but of the works themselves, beginning with a brief account of the origins of...
by Adrian Fort
Language: English
Release Date: January 22, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 22, 2013
A new biography of Nancy Astor, American socialite and social crusader who blazed a trail through British society amid two World Wars
In 1919, Nancy Astor became the first female Member of Parliament elected to the House of Commons—she was not what had been expected. Far from a virago who...
The Mersey Sound
Restored 50th Anniversary Edition
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2007
'The Mersey Sound is an attempt to introduce contemporary poetry to the general reader by publishing representative work by each of three modern poets in a single volume, in each case the selection has been made to illustrate the poet's characteristics in style and form'. With this modest brief, The...
by Adrian Vickers
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2013
Since the Bali bombings of 2002 and the rise of political Islam, Indonesia has frequently occupied media headlines. Nevertheless, the history of the fourth largest country on earth remains relatively unknown. Adrian Vickers' book, first published in 2005, traces the history of an island country, comprising...
How to Build a Pool and Hot Tub in your Basement
A How-Did Book
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2013
This is a How-Did book not a How-To book. The difference may seem slight but it is significant. A How-Did book leaves out steps and details which would be important for someone actually following along and attempting to recreate the same work. A How-Did book, on the other hand, takes you on a journey...