Gathers letters the French composer wrote to friends, relatives, writers, and fellow composers and music critics about his life and music

'A landmark biography' The Times, Books of the Year The long-awaited portrait of a literary master from one of our generation's greatest biographers Anthony Powell: the literary genius who gave us A Dance to the Music of Time, an undisputed ...

The book highlights the difficulties in organizing an international rescue effort with insufficient joint planning and inadequate command and control among the Belgian and American forces, as well as their differing political ideas and ...

In Making Lahore Modern, William J. Glover investigates the traditions that shaped colonial Lahore.

It is a distant cousin of Material World and Hungry Planet in content and style, but represents a blend of rigorous science and photography that these books can claim.

It also contains a chronology, genealogical tables, a glossary, and a substantial bibliography. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about the Ismailis.

For 30 years the author, a French missionary, lived among the Hindus, adopting their dress and customs and studying their social and religious institutions.