First published in 1998, this title is an autobiography of Edward Heath, Prime Minister from 1970 to 1974. It covers the career of one of Britain's longest-serving parliamentarians and offers portraits of his colleagues and contemporaries at home and abroad.

Product Description: The Course of My Life is not only the autobiography of one of the most distinguished figures of modern times, but a revealing panoply of twentieth-century political, international and social history. Born in 1916, Edward Heath became a Conservative Member of Parliament in 1950, following a glittering Oxford and military career, and was at the heart of political life for a long time - as Chief Whip (notably during the Suez Crisis), Minister of Labour, Lord Privy Seal at the Foreign Office, Leader of the Conservative Party from 1965-75, and Prime Minister from 1970 to 1974...read more

Product Description: A record of its author’s extensive travels through the country, from the Silk Road to Tibet, the Huangshan Mountains to Guizhou province, China The Beautiful has been designed as a feast for the eyes. It follows not the usual photo-travel progression from one region to another, but a series of colour, geometrical and tone themes in which vibrant red might be viewed against glowing crimson, or cool countryside tones repeated on a facing page...read more

Product Description: A superb collection of Robert Taylor's maritime paintings, accompanied by commentary on each one by the artist, makes this volume a must for lovers of both ships and fine art alike Robert Taylor enjoys a level of popularity rare among living painters...read more

Product Description: Widely regarded as the world's leading aviation artist, Robert Taylor is renowned for the sweeping panoramic scale of his air combat paintings and his remarkable artistic precision and clarity. These magnificent volumes feature full color reproductions of his most popular works, together with detailed discussion on the methods and techniques behind each piece by the artist, revealing how he develops the painting from its initial concept to completion on the canvas...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: "Music" is a record of a lifetimes passion for a subject with which, Sir Edward Heath has been involved since he was nine years old. He recalls his own musical experiences, from his days as a chorister in his parish church to his work as a conductor of international renown - a career that began when he conducted the London Symphony Orchestra playing Elgar's "Cockaigne" overture at its gala concert at the Royal Festival Hall in 1971...read more

Product Description: Book by Heath, Edward

Product Description: Book by Heath, Edward

Product Description: The effort to achieve greater European unity has absorbed the interests and energies of a number of Europeans and Americans since the end of World War II. Edward Heath, who led Britain's earliest attempt to join the European Economic Community, first made this comprehensive statement of the philosophy and purpose behind the movement for European unity in a series of lectures he gave at Harvard University in March 1967...read more