Yesterday morning, I was in a rare prayerful mood and I began by playing the worship songs of American singer ... Banks do not dispense cash and even electronic transfer mechanisms are poor. Banks now ...
Art historian James Stourton worked his way up from humble beginnings as a porter to become the head of Sotheby's UK. His new book takes a look at a period when some of the greatest dealing was done.
A rare medal from Captain Cook's second voyage of discovery has sold for £6,500. The medal, which was expected to sell for £2,000, sold for more than three times its estimate and will now form part of ...
The staff of The New York Times Book Review choose the year’s top fiction and nonfiction. By The New York Times Books Staff Here are the year’s notable fiction, poetry and nonfiction ...
Fans and collectors sought to connect with the hard-boiled detective writer’s vision of Los Angeles in a recent auction of his personal items, including never-before-published writings.
The books titled “A Collection of the Works of William Penn” are a gift of the Reading Central Library of Reading, Berkshire, England. The set is a comprehensive compilation of the writings of ...