Simon Sebag Montefiore: 34 books

Van rebel tot rode tsaar 'Later zullen er voor niemand zaken verborgen blijven,' voorspelde Stalin. Het is Simon Sebag Montefiore inderdaad gelukt om met Stalins Jeugdjaren de meeste geheimen te ontsluieren. Tien jaar onderzoek, in 23 steden en in negen landen, ligt ten grondslag aan dit magistrale...

“This is an essential book for those who wish to understand a city that remains a nexus of world affairs.” —*Booklist *(starred) Jerusalem is the epic history of three thousand years of faith, fanaticism, bloodshed, and coexistence, from King David to the 21st century, from the birth...

"Eine Art ›Der Pate, Teil 1‹: Wahrscheinlich die größte historische Biographie des Jahres" The ObserverRevolutionär, Bankräuber, Dichter, Priesterschüler, Ehemann, Liebhaber, Vater – all dies war der junge Stalin zugleich. Wenig war bisher bekannt über die Jugend und das so außergewöhnliche...

‘Packed with fun, fantasy and the sort of adventure guaranteed to have sticky little fingers hungrily turning the pages’ ***The Mail on Sunday Life is an adventure. Anything in the world is possible – by will and by luck, with a moist carrot, a wet nose and a slice of mad courage!*** Little...

‘Packed with fun, fantasy and the sort of adventure guaranteed to have sticky little fingers hungrily turning the pages’ ***The Mail on Sunday Life is an adventure. Anything in the world is possible – by will and by luck, with a moist carrot, a wet nose and a slice of mad courage!*** Little...

‘Packed with fun, fantasy and the sort of adventure guaranteed to have sticky little fingers hungrily turning the pages’ The Mail on Sunday ‘The Royal Rabbits of London is sweet, funny and beautifully illustrated' The Times The adventure continues for Shylo and his Royal Rabbit friends...

Die Geschichte Jerusalems ist die Geschichte der WeltJerusalem ist die Stadt der Städte, die Hauptstadt zweier Völker, der Schrein dreier Weltreligionen, der Schauplatz des jüngsten Gerichts und der Brennpunkt des Nahost-Konflikts. Jerusalems Geschichte bedeutet 3000 Jahre Glauben, Fanatismus und...

Meesterlijk geschreven roman van de hand van een gelauwerd historicus, voor de lezers van Sebastian Faulks en Hilary Mantel De geschiedenis komt tot leven in het schitterende drieluik Sashenka, Een koude winternacht en nu De rode dageraad De zwarte aarde dampte al, terwijl de zon nog...

Het leven is een avontuur. Alles is mogelijk, met wilskracht en geluk, een sappige wortel, een natte neus en een snufje onbezonnen moed! Shylo was altijd het onderdeurtje van zijn nest, de zwakste en rustigste van de familie. Zijn broers en zussen zetten hem voor schut, omdat hij anders is....

This revelatory account unveils how Stalin became Stalin, examining his shadowy journey from obscurity to power—from master historian Simon Sebag Montefiore.   Based on ten years of research, Young Stalin—companion to the prizewinning Stalin: The Court of the Red Tsar—is a brilliant prehistory...

The Romanovs were the most successful dynasty of modern times, ruling a sixth of the world’s surface for three centuries. How did one family turn a war-ruined principality into the world’s greatest empire? And how did they lose it all?   This is the intimate story of twenty tsars and tsarinas,...

Inspired by a true story, prize-winning historian and acclaimed novelist Simon Sebag Montefiore explores the consequences of forbidden love in this heartbreaking epic of marriage, childhood, danger, and betrayal that unfolds in Stalin's Moscow during the bleak days after World War II. As Moscow...

In this inspiring, horrifying, and accessible collection of short, entertaining, and vivid life stories, Simon Sebag Montefiore—one of our pre-eminent historians and a prizewinning writer—presents the giant characters who have changed the course of world history.   These titans of history—encompassing...

Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH meets Warriors in this “humorous, fast-paced adventure” (Kirkus Reviews) that proves that even the smallest rabbit can be the biggest hero from publishing power couple Santa and Simon Sebag Montefiore. Life is an adventure. Anything in the world is possible—by...