368 results for 'Leopold, Aldo'

Belgium and its African Empire: A Neglected Chapter in Colonial History The impact of colonialism on colonized territories has been extensively studied, but the effects of empire on the colonizing...

Jean-Jacques Rousseau Restless Genius by Leopold Damrosch is a masterful biography that explores the extraordinary life of this influential thinker. Despite not publishing anything significant until...

A Nervous State: Violence, Remedies, and Reverie in Colonial Congo by Nancy Rose Hunt explores the complex history of colonial nervousness in King Leopold's Congo Free State. This unique approach to...

The Evolution of Physics by Albert Einstein and Leopold Infeld is a comprehensive account of the development of ideas in physics. First published in 1938, this work provides an accessible overview of...

Lateness: A provocative case for historical ambiguity in architecture. This book proposes a different perspective on form and time in architecture, one that circumvents temporal constraints on style...

Frostlands by John Feffer is a gripping science fiction novel that explores a world on the brink of catastrophe. When a routine attack on the community sparks an unexpected response, 80-year-old...

James Joyce's Ulysses tells the story of a single day in Dublin, 16 June 1904, where the lives of its two main characters, Leopold Bloom and Stephen Dedalus, become intertwined. The novel explores...

Philip Kitcher's Joyce's Ulysses Philosophical Perspectives offers a fresh perspective on James Joyce's masterpiece, exploring the philosophical underpinnings of his work. Renowned scholars...

A historical holiday romance novella from the Fiery Tales series. This scorching retelling of Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Match Girl is set against the backdrop of Christmas Eve, when...

Club X Vampire in the Closet by S P Somtow is an adaptation of Season One from the vella series. This book brings together the dark secrets and mysteries of St Cecilia's boys' school, set in remote...

The Horseman by Tim Pears is a beautiful and hypnotic pastoral novel set in Devon in 1911. In a forgotten valley on the border of Devon and Somerset, the seasons unfold according to the farming...

The House in Paris is a novel by Elizabeth Bowen, set in a well-appointed house in Paris where an eleven-year-old girl named Henrietta spends the day. Her visit coincides with that of Leopold, a...

A group of men from different backgrounds and with varying levels of ideological conviction come together in a remote Irish cottage. Ludwig Wittgenstein, Nikolai Bakhtin, James Connolly, and Leopold...

The Girl in the Green Sweater: A Life in Holocaust's ShadowA harrowing first-person account of survival and friendship during World War II, this memoir tells the story of Krystyna Chiger, one of the...

The dynamic relationship between politics and the arts has shaped Senegalese cultural policy since 1960. This book explores how political reactions to the arts have influenced cultural development,...

Lady Dorothie Mary Evelyn Feilding's remarkable story is one of bravery and resilience. In 1914, she joined the Munro Motor Ambulance Corps, an all-volunteer unit, to drive ambulances on the Western...

The Belgian Military Forces in the Congo Volume 1 provides a comprehensive study of the Force Publique, a paramilitary police force established by King Léopold II to secure the Congo Free State. This...

Gilbert Szlumper and Leo Amery's diaries offer a unique insight into the history of the Southern Railway. Although their records have been available in archives for some time, they remain largely...

Leopold von Ranke's History of the Popes: Their Church and State is a comprehensive account of the papacy from its inception to the sixteenth century. This three-volume work, first published in...

The Moro Morality Play Terrorism as Social Drama by Robin Wagner-Pacifici In 1978, the kidnapping of former Italian prime minister Aldo Moro by the Red Brigades sparked a fifty-five-day captivity...

Largo Desolato: A Play in Seven Scenes by Václav Havel is an absurdist drama that portrays life in a police state. In this play, guilt and innocence are secondary to the desire for conviction...

Senghor's Eucharist explores the intersection of African suffering and Christian theology through the work of Léopold Senghor. Ngong examines how Senghor uses his poetry to challenge Western...

A Sea of Glass Searching for the Blaschkas' Fragile Legacy in an Ocean at Risk by C. Drew Harvell. Dusty glass octopuses and other marine creatures, crafted with intricate detail over 150 years ago,...

Casino Chiseler by Leopold Borstinski is a gripping historical thriller that delves into the Jewish mob's involvement in the birth of modern Las Vegas. In this fourth installment of the Alex Cohen...

The YouTuber's Handbook (Second Edition) by Oliver Leopold is a comprehensive guide to navigating the YouTube platform. With over 30 independent topics, this handbook provides new resources and...

Cardinal Leopold Amodeo receives a mysterious radio message from an unknown source in Northern Europe, inviting him to a secret meeting. With time running out as a web of evil spreads across the...

Vivid portraits of prominent twentieth-century intellectuals offer a nuanced exploration of their lives and ideas. Edward Shils brings together essays that showcase his own expertise as a scholar,...

For aspiring YouTubers, this comprehensive guide provides essential advice and steps to help you succeed in the world of online video creation. Written by Oliver Leopold, it covers all the key...

The Immediate Spaces 16-19 book offers a unique glimpse into a two-year program that explores and shapes spatial practices. Directed by Swiss architect Leopold Banchini, this global approach brings...

The SADF and Cuito Cuanavale: A Tactical and Strategic Analysis by Leopold Scholtz. The final battles of the Border War, fought in 1987-1988, took place in the Angolan town of Cuito Cuanavale. The...

The Alex Cohen Series Books 1-3 by Leopold Borstinski is a gripping trilogy that spans three decades of one man's rise and fall in the world of organised crime. Against the backdrop of early...

Ulysses by James Joyce is a seminal work of modernist literature that explores the human experience through the eyes of its protagonist. First published in parts between 1918 and 1920, it was later...

It was a season that brought together some of football's greatest stars at British grounds. Players like Best, Keegan, Charlton and Moore were joined by international legends such as Pele, Cruyff,...

Published in 2020, Ulysses is a modernist masterpiece that chronicles the everyday life of Leopold Bloom in Dublin on June 16th, 1904. Drawing parallels with Homer's Odyssey, Joyce's novel explores...

The Democratic Republic of Congo's complex history is brought to life in this comprehensive graphic history. Author and illustrator Edmund Trueman explores the country's fractious story, from...

A bolt of cosmic lightning struck Earth 300 years ago, scattering humanity across the stars. Since then, most habitable planets have fallen under the rule of an authoritarian regime known as the...

Identify and appreciate the diverse tree species native to New York State with this comprehensive guide. Donald J. Leopold's detailed descriptions cover key identification characteristics, including...

A Light for Others and Other Jewish Tales from Galicia brings to life the vibrant stories of Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, a lesser-known author with a remarkable talent for capturing the essence of...

The War of the Spanish Succession: A 13-Year Conflict that Shaped Europe's Destiny Fought at the beginning of the 18th century, this war was the last major conflict engaged in by French King Louis...

Nannerl Mozart was a talented musician in her own right, overshadowed by her brother Wolfgang's fame. As a child, she performed alongside him before European royalty, but behind the glamour lay...

To Rise in Darkness offers a new perspective on a pivotal moment in modern Central American history. In January 1932, thousands of rural laborers rose up against electoral fraud and repression,...

Love Hurts by Tara Conrad is a poignant exploration of love, loss, and resilience. When Anthony's life is turned upside down, he finds himself struggling to survive beneath a mask of strength...

The Secret of World History: Selected Writings on the Art and Science of History by Leopold Von Ranke is a collection of essays and addresses that bring to light the key principles of historical...

A Dance of Assassins presents a pivotal moment in Congolese history, where two men clashed over control along Lake Tanganyika's southwestern shores in the 1880s. Lusinga, involved in the east African...

The Debate on the Crusades, 1099-2010 by Christopher Tyerman This book-length study explores how successive generations have understood and reinterpreted the medieval wars of religion, from the First...

Independent Africa explores the complex relationships between African nations and their international counterparts during the first two decades of independence. This book examines the joint projects...

The Duke's Dilemma Leopold Dautry, the notorious Duke of Villiers, is faced with an impossible choice. With few suitable options, he betroths himself to Eleanor, the beautiful and intelligent...

Princess Alice was a princess of great beauty and elegance, known for her vivacity and popularity within the Royal Family. Born into the family of Queen Victoria's youngest son, Prince Leopold, Duke...

Congo: The Epic History of a People is a gripping and deeply moving account of one of the world's most devastated countries. David van Reybrouck's rich and epic history traces the fate of the...

The Club Johnson, Boswell, and the Friends who Shaped an Age by Leo Damrosch and Leopold Damrosch. In 1763, a group of influential thinkers and writers gathered at a London tavern to discuss...

The Lost Queen: The Life and Tragedy of the Prince Regent's Daughter by Anne Stott Princess Charlotte of Wales was born into a life of royal turmoil, her parents' troubled marriage already in...

Starting your own microbrewery, distillery, or cidery requires careful planning and execution. This step-by-step guide provides valuable insights into the craft brew industry, drawing from real...

Published in 2013 to coincide with the Global Bloomsday Gathering, this Dublin Illustrated Edition of James Joyce's Ulysses is a meticulously recreated version of the 1922 text. The edition has been...

Queen Victoria's Gene Haemophilia and the Royal Family by D. M. Potts and William Taylor Windle Potts is a fascinating exploration of the medical mystery that affected one of Britain's most iconic...

Venus in Fur A Play by David Ives explores the blurred lines between reality and performance. When Thomas, a young playwright, auditions actresses for his adaptation of Leopold von Sacher-Masoch's...

Edna Phillips was just 23 when she became the Philadelphia Orchestra's first female principal harpist. Plucked from her studies at the Curtis Institute of Music, she was named principal harpist by...

William Blake: A Life of Vision and Imagination This richly illustrated biography offers a comprehensive portrait of William Blake's life and work, exploring his creative output and its enduring...

Venus in Fur is a dark comedy that explores desire, fantasy and the art of acting. Enigmatic actress Vanda Jordan appears for an audition with director Thomas Novachek, determined to land the leading...

A postcard from Leo Schmidt has arrived, and Henni's life is about to change forever. She's been searching for answers about Leopold Schmidt, a boy who left Australia years ago, but this new Leo is...

The Masochist by Katja Perat is a historical novel that tells the story of Nadezhda Moser, a young woman who finds herself at the centre of a tumultuous time in history. In 1874, Leopold von...

The Toreador Clan Novel is the first book in a thirteen-volume series that explores the war between the Camarilla leadership and the growing power of the Sabbat on the east coast of the United States...

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's teenage years were marked by a journey to Italy, a country that would profoundly shape his music and art. At thirteen, he was already a child prodigy, but his father Leopold...

Louis-Léopold Boilly's innovative paintings captured the essence of turbulent 19th-century France. This volume brings together two dozen previously unpublished works by the artist, showcasing his...

Published in 1922, James Joyce's "Ulysses" is a seminal work of Modernist literature that explores the human experience through experimental prose and stream-of-consciousness narrative. The novel...

The Secret Pigeon Service Operation Columba: A Story of Wartime Espionage In 1941 and 1944, a secret British operation known as 'Columba' dropped over 16,000 homing pigeons across Europe to bring...

The Burden of Proof: African Testimony in the Movement for Congo Reform This book examines the complex relationship between colonialism and humanitarianism, shedding light on the crucial role African...

The South African Defence Forces in the Border War 1966-1989 by Leopold Scholtz offers a comprehensive analysis of the SADF's role in the conflict in Namibia and Angola. This study investigates the...

A Scandalous Kind of Duke by Mia Vincy is a heart-warming and steamy historical romance that tells the story of two people who believe they can never be together, but find it impossible to part...