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1. Rick Steves' London
by Rick Steves, Gene Openshaw
With detailed information on the British Museum, Westminster Abbey, St. Paul's, and the Tower of London, Steves also shows travelers how to find the ... More
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2. Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey: The Lost Legacy of Highclere Castle
by Fiona Carnarvon
Full-color photographs included throughout. "Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey" tells the story behind Highclere Castle, the real-life ... More
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3. The World of Downton Abbey
by Jessica Fellowes
The official companion to series 1 and 2. Downton Abbey portrays a world of elegance and decadence, a world of duty and obedience and a world of ... More
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4. Citizens of London: The Americans Who Stood with Britain in Its Darkest, Finest Hour
by Lynne Olson
The acclaimed author of "Troublesome Young Men" reveals the behind-the-scenes story of how the United States forged its wartime alliance with Britain ... More
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5. The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic--And How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World
by Steven Johnson
Bestselling author Johnson illuminates the intertwined histories of the spread of cholera in 19th-century London, the rise of cities, and the nature ... More
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6. Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty
by Andrew Bolton
Alexander McQueen (1969-2010) was one of the most influential, imaginative and inspirational designers at the turn of the millennium. His fashions ... More
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7. Fundamentals of Financial Management
by Eugene F Brigham
Prepared by Eugene F. Brigham and Joel F. Houston The Study Guide lists the key learning objectives for each chapter, outlines the key sections, ... More
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8. The Return of a King: The Battle for Afghanistan, 1839-42
by William Dalrymple
From William Dalrymple--award-winning historian, journalist and travel writer--a masterly retelling of what was perhaps the West's greatest imperial ... More
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9. Amazing Grace: William Wilberforce and the Heroic Campaign to End Slavery
by Eric Metaxas
Now available in paperback, this short, popular biography of England's heroic abolitionist commemorates the 200th anniversary of the defeat of ... More
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10. Slavery by Another Name: The Re-Enslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War to World War II
by Douglas A Blackmon
A Pulitzer Prize-winning history of the mistreatment of black Americans. In this 'precise and eloquent work' - as described in its Pulitzer Prize ... More
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11. That Woman: The Life of Wallis Simpson, Duchess of Windsor
by Anne Sebba
One of Britain's most distinguished biographers turns her focus on one of the most vilified woman of the last century. Historian Anne Sebba has ... More
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12. Last Lion, The: Volume 1: Winston Churchill Visions of Glory 1874 - 1932
by William Manchester
In "The Last Lion," the first volume of Manchester's two-volume biography, the Winston Spencer Churchill story is one of high adventure, bitter ... More
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13. West with the Night
by Beryl Markham
WEST WITH THE NIGHT appeared on 13 bestseller lists on first publication in 1942. It tells the spellbinding story of Beryl Markham -- aviator, ... More
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14. Seven Pillars of Wisdom
by T. E. Lawrence
T.E. Lawrence tells the story of his role in the Arab revolt against the Turks - a minor, diversionary theatre of war for the British immersed in ... More
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15. Foundation: The History of England from Its Earliest Beginnings to the Tudors
by Peter Ackroyd
A massive bestseller in England, this title by one of Britain's most popular and esteemed historians tells the epic story of the birth of the country ... More
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16. Seven Pillars of Wisdom: A Triumph
by T. E. Lawrence
Although 'continually and bitterly ashamed' that the Arabs had risen in revolt against the Turks as a result of fraudulent British promises of self ... More
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17. Operation Mincemeat: How a Dead Man and a Bizarre Plan Fooled the Nazis and Assured an Allied Victory
by Ben Macintyre
In 1943, from a windowless basement office in London, two brilliant intelligence officers conceived a plan that was both simple and complicated- ... More
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18. Into the Silence: The Great War, Mallory, and the Conquest of Everest
by Wade Davis
If the quest for Mount Everest began as a grand imperial gesture, as redemption for an empire of explorers that had lost the race to the Poles, it ... More
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19. The Wars of the Roses
by B Alison Weir, Alison Weir
"Weir does a masterful job of leading the layman through the entwined family trees of England's powerful families and the many usurpers to the throne ... More
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20. Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire
by Amanda Foreman
Sex, intrigue and adultery in the world of high politics and huge wealth in late eighteenth-century England. Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire was ... More
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21. Agent Zigzag: A True Story of Nazi Espionage, Love, and Betrayal
by Ben Macintyre
Eddie Chapman was a charming criminal, a con man, and a philanderer. He was also one of the most remarkable double agents Britain has ever produced. ... More
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22. To marry an English Lord
by Gail MacColl, Carol MCD Wallace
"An inspiration for the popular television series 'Downton Abbey'"--Cover.
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23. A History of the English-Speaking Peoples
by Sir Winston Churchill
The definitive, one-volume abridgment by Christopher Lee.
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24. Castles of Steel: Britain, Germany and the Winning of the Great War at Sea
by Robert K Massie
In August 1914, the two greatest navies in the world confronted each other across the North Sea. At first there were skirmishes, then battles off the ... More
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25. The Most Powerful Idea in the World: A Story of Steam, Industry, and Invention
by William Rosen
'The most important invention of the Industrial Revolution was invention itself.' Those words are at the heart of this remarkable book. The Most ... More
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