Product Description: In this compact guide, the erudite and highly readable Francis Russell describes fifty-two places in Jordan, following an itinerary that allows the independent sightseer to see as many major monuments in their proper contexts as is practical in a limited time...read more

Product Description: By offering 52 plaes that shouldn't be missed on a trip to Italy, this book gives travellers a thread to follow, one that will lead them to places the author likes best, from the thousands of possibilities in Venice to the small hill town that boasts of a single masterpiece.

Product Description: The fame of Giovanni Antonio Canal, known as Canaletto, rests mainly on his vivid paintings of Venice, his native city. Only rarely was he tempted to travel, but the popularity of his works with British tourists and patrons led him to England in 1746, and his visit became a productive, nine-year stay...read more

Back in print, this classic account of the police strike that plunged Boston into a period of chaos while bringing the governor of the state, Calvin Coolidge, to national prominance, recalls a terrifying moment in American history when mobs ruled the streets of a major American city. Reprint.

Product Description: The extraordinary saga of a family that for over two hundred years has been at the center of political and intellectual power in america. To imagine the United States without John and Abigail Adams and their descendants would be impossible...read more

Product Description: A Collector's Edition in the Time-Life World War II Book Series. Contents: a bodyguard for truth; eavesdropping on the enemy; low tricks for highs stakes; the wizards war; grand elusions. Picture essays: the urgent need for secrecy; Germanys master spy; agents in the field; a pioneer in cryptology; communicating in the field; an American covert force; an arsenal for agents; vengeance from Hitler; a gallery of wonder weapons...read more

Product Description: This book, the catalogue of an exhibition held at the National Gallery, London, from July 1991, is the first full consideration in English of the work of Guercino, one of the greatest Italian artists of the 17th century. It focuses on 31 works by Guercino in British collections, all illustrated in colour...read more

Startling new evidence is revealed that proves once and for all Nicolo Sacco's guilt and Bartolomeo Vanzetti's innocence in the famous 1920 murder case that resulted in the conviction and execution of both men

This life story of the great 15th-century German artist is generously illustrated with reproductions of his work

Product Description: A dissenting opinion essays on the meaning of the works of James Joyce, Franz Kafka and Gertrude Stein.THIS TITLE IS CITED AND RECOMMENDED BY: Books for College Libraries.