Michael Gray

Roger Osborne

Offers more than 150 maps illustrating everything from Elvis' tour circuit to the layout of Sun Studios, with photographs and trivia on the music industry, Elvis' musical roots, his Hollywood career, and more

A Journey Through Elvis Presley's America

The Elvis Atlas

A New History of the Western World

Civilization

Stephen Jay Gould

Donald Harvey Tarling

A Visual Exploration of the Earth's Physical Past

The Historical Atlas of the Earth

Gripping detective story, fascinating social history, and intense human drama, The Deprat Affair recreates the hothouse atmosphere of colonial Indo-China in the early 20th century. Among its bitter rivalries, its nepotism, and favors, how are we to disentangle the scientific, the moral, and the legal truths of the affair? En route to a golden future as one of France’s greatest geologists, Jacques Deprat is suddenly accused of fraud and plunged into a desperate fight to save his reputation. Thrown out of the science to which he has given everything, he reinvents himself, changes his name, and begins not one, but two fascinating lives--each as extraordinary and colorful as the one left behind. Innocent or guilty, Jacques Deprat is an astonishing figure, whose capacity to overcome international disgrace and the dissolution of his dreams makes an amazing and captivating story.

Ambition, Revenge and Deceit in French Indo-China

The Deprat Affair

Tells the stories of the different democracies that have come into existence during the past two and half millennia. From Athens to Rhaetia, Jamestown to Delhi, and Putney to Pretoria, this book shows how democratic systems are always a reflection of culture and history of their birthplaces, and come about through seizing fleeting opportunities.

A New History of Democracy

Of the People, by the People

Ever since the attacks of 11th September, western leaders have described a world engaged in 'a fight for civilization'. But what do we mean by civilization? We believe in a western tradition of openness and freedom that has produced a good life for many millions of people and a culture of enormous depth and creative power. But the history of our civilisation is also filled with unspeakable brutality - for every Leonardo there is a Mussolini, for every Beethoven symphony a concentration camp, for every Chrysler building a My Lai massacre. How can we come to the defence of a civilisation whose benefits seem so questionable? In this ambitious and important book Roger Osborne shows that we can only truly understand our civilization by re-examining and confronting our past, with all its glories and catastrophes. Sweeping in its scope and comprehensive in its coverage, Civilzation tells the story of the western world from its origins to the present. At such a dangerous time in the world's history, this brilliant book is required reading.

Roger Osborne

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