Set against the background of turn-of-the-century Paris and the collapse of the Belle Epoque in World War I, this book offers a complete portrait of the famous courtesan Mata Hari who launched strip tease dancing, and attempts to answer the riddles surrounding her life story.

At the end of "See It My Way" Peter White had been appointed the BBC's Disability Affairs Correspondent. In "Do You Know Where You Are?" he recounts his adventures at home and abroad as a professional broadcaster who just happens to be blind.

Military hero and national leader Petain's life (1856-1951) embraces a fascinating and dramatic period of French history, and helped define it.

Patrick Garland observes the many changes in the traditional way of life in one of the most ravishing Mediterranean islands, and a Corsican village which at times can disappear into the clouds...

Broadcaster and activist June Sarpong OBE lays bare an honest and intimate account of a life spent at the forefront of the fight for inclusivity.

Everyone from the Phoenicians to the Carthaginians and Aragonese invaded Sardinia