Savage Continent: Europe in the Aftermath of World War II

Product Description: In the summer of 1943, British and American bombers launched an attack on the German city of Hamburg that was unlike anything the world had ever seen. For ten days they pounded the city with over 9, 000 tons of bombs, with the intention of erasing it entirely from the map...read more

Draws on previously unseen official documents and eyewitness testimonies to document the bombing of Hamburg by U.S. and British forces during World War II, an event that cost 45,000 lives, set hurricane-force fires that lasted for a month, and rendered one million people homeless. 35,000 first printing.

Clashing over their different opinions about the joys and hardships of chocolate, a confectionary businessman and a TV documentary journalist find themselves locked within the close quarters of a chocolate factory, where they are forced to confront the reasons behind their adversarial relationship. By the author of Tunnel Vision. Reader's Guide available. Reprint. 25,000 first printing.

On the eve of his wedding, Andy makes a druken bet with his friend Rolf that he can travel aboard the Tube to every Underground Station within twenty-four hours, picking up his passport, credit card, keys, and honeymoon reservations along the way, before he can join his frustrated fiancTe Rachel aboard the Eurostar. Original.