The Promised Land

Erich Maria Remarque

From the detention centre on Ellis Island, Ludwig Somner looks across a small stretch of water to the glittering towers of New York, which whisper seductively of freedom after so many years of wandering through a perlious, suffering Europe. Remarque's final novel, left unfinished at his death, tells of...

The Lego Trains Book

Holger Matthes

Whether you're a diehard LEGO trains fan or you've been a model railroader since the days of Lionel Trains, you're going to love this complete, illustrated guide to the world of LEGO train building.Sure, the LEGO company has an official line of train models, but official sets can be somewhat limiting - ...

Black Spartacus: The Epic Life of Toussaint Louverture

Sudhir Hazareesingh

Shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize"Black Spartacus is a tour de force: by far the most complete, authoritative and persuasive biography of Toussaint that we are likely to have for a long time . . . An extraordinarily gripping read." --David A. Bell,The GuardianA new interpretation of the life of ...