"Titanic Lives: Migrants and Millionaires, Conmen and Crew" von Richard Davenport-Hines ist ein ausführliches und fesselndes Buch, das die Geschichten der Menschen an Bord der Titanic beleuchtet. Es konzentriert sich nicht nur auf den...

"Ettie: The Intimate Life and Dauntless Spirit of Lady Desborough" von Richard Davenport-Hines ist eine faszinierende Biografie über Ettie Desborough, eine zentrale Figur der britischen Gesellschaft im späten 19. und frühen 20....

Titanic Lives: Migrants and Millionaires, Conmen and Crew

Traitors von Davenport-Hines, Richard

The cases of the Cambridge Spies and their pro-Soviet operations are investigated with attention to recently released papers and neglected documents. Similar to the work of Ben Macintyre and Miranda Carter.

An original, thematic biography of economist John Maynard Keynes, who remains a highly influential figure 70 years after his death. Loves a different aspects of his life, as a connoisseur, an intellectual, a public official, and a...

Spanning five centuries and several continents in a sweeping portrait of addiction, The Pursuit of Oblivion traces the history of the use and abuse of narcotics, revealing their subtle transformation from untested medicines to sources of...