A new account of the Barbarians, from Stone Age to the Roman empire.

A fascinating look at the Anglo-Saxons' obsession with monsters.

An engrossing study of the Anglo-Saxon obsession with fantastic, grotesque monsters.

An investigation of the life and world of Bede, 'the father of English history'.

The action-packed life of the polymath and 'First American', Benjamin Franklin.

A new critical biography of the influential modernist playwright, writer, poet and activist, Bertolt Brecht.

This new biography, which includes a preface by Tom Conley, covers many aspects of Blaise Pascal's life and work that are seldom found side by side: his religious motivations and his belief in miracles, his scientific passions, his practical savvy and the aphorisms of the Pensees, so influential worldwide.

Bollywood's India Bollywood's India looks at the ways in which Bollywood has imagined and portrayed the unity and diversity of India--what it believes and what it feels; life at home and in public.