Pegasus Books: 742 books
by Andrea J. Buchanan
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2018
A PEN / E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award Finalist
A real-life neurological mystery and captivating story of reinvention by the New York Times bestselling author of The Daring Book for Girls.
Andrea Buchanan lost her mind while crossing the street one blustery March morning....
by Sarah Scoles
Language: English
Release Date: July 4, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: July 4, 2017
*For anyone who has ever looked up at the night sky and wondered, "Are we alone?" * A brilliant examination of the science behind the search for extraterrestrial intelligence and its pioneer, Jill Tarter, the inspiration for the main character in Carl Sagan's Contact.
Jill Tarter...
by Taylor Downing
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2015
A startling and vivid account of World War I that uncovers how wartime code-breaking, aeronautics, and scientific research that laid the foundation for much of the innovations of the twentieth century.
World War I is often viewed as a war fought by armies of millions living and fighting in...
by Cherry Lewis
Language: English
Release Date: August 8, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: August 8, 2017
A colorful and absorbing portrait of James Parkinson and the turbulent, intellectually vibrant world of Georgian London.
Parkinson’s disease is one of the most common forms of dementia, with 60,000 new cases each year in the United States alone, yet few know anything about the man the disease...
by Andrea Avery
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2017
A rich and vibrant memoir that weaves chronic illness and classical music into a raw and inspiring tale of grace and determination.
Andrea Avery, already a promising and ambitious classical pianist at twelve, was diagnosed with a severe case of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) that threatened not...
The Queen's House
A Social History of Buckingham Palace
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2012
A “lively” tour of the royal residence: Readers “will delight in this well-written chronicle of the House of Windsor.” —Publishers Weekly
In this social history of Buckingham Palace, Edna Healey mines the royal archives to take the reader into its moonlit gardens, up the grand staircase,...
A Journey Through Tudor England
Hampton Court Palace and the Tower of London to Stratford-upon-Avon and Thornbury Castle
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2013
From King Henry VII to Queen Elizabeth I, this detailed English history brings the past to life through the sights and personalities of the Tudor dynasty.
This lively and engaging book will transport the armchair traveler with a taste for the colorful time of Henry VIII and Thomas Moore to...
Her Majesty
Queen Elizabeth II and Her Court
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2012
Perfect for fans of The Crown, this “intimate portrait” of England’s longest-reigning queen takes you behind the scenes of a thoroughly modern monarchy (BBC Entertainment).
History knows no monarch like her. She has traveled farther than all her predecessors combined, lived the longest...
Prince William
The Man Who Will Be King
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2012
An “unputdownable” biography of the future king of England with “intriguing new details” about Kate and Diana by a #1 New York Times–bestselling author (Daily Beast).
His face is recognized the world over, his story is well known. But what is Prince William really like?
As...
by Desmond Seward
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2014
With the recent discovery of Richard III's remains, a newly-revised edition of the celebrated biography of England's most notorious king.
With the victory of Henry Tudor, the usurping dynasty made an effort to besmirch the last Plantagenet’s reputation, and some historians claim that Richard’s...
by Marc Morris
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2015
The first major biography of a truly formidable king, whose reign was one of the most dramatic and important of the entire Middle Ages, leading to war and conquest on an unprecedented scale.
Edward I is familiar to millions as "Longshanks," conqueror of Scotland and nemesis of Sir William Wallace...
by Angela Levin
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2018
An eye-opening, monumental biography of Prince Harry by a veteran journalist on royal affairs who accompanied the prince on his royal duties for a year and was granted privileged access to his home in Kensington Palace.
Once a reckless rebel and now a respected role model, Prince Harry...
Shooting Victoria: Madness, Mayhem, and the Rebirth of the British Monarchy
Madness, Mayhem, and the Rebirth of the British Monarchy
Language: English
Release Date: July 3, 2012
From a hunchbacked dwarf to a paranoid poet-assassin, a history of Victorian England as seen through the numerous assassination attempts on Queen Victoria during her reign
During Queen Victoria’s 64 years on the British throne, no fewer than eight attempts were made on her life. Murphy follows...
The Queen's Agent
Sir Francis Walsingham and the Rise of Espionage in Elizabethan England
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2013
A “superb” portrait of the Tudor-age spymaster that “paints a John le Carré–like world of double-dealing and intrigue” (The Sunday Telegraph).
Elizabeth I came to the throne at a time of insecurity and unrest. Rivals threatened her reign; England was a Protestant island, isolated...