by Juliet Nicolson (2009)
A social history of the first two years in Britain following World War I covers topics ranging from the development of skin grafting procedures by surgeon Harold Gillies and the passage of the women's vote to the state funeral of the Unknown Soldier.
Peter Robb
A travelogue through modern-day Brazil captures both the exuberant life force of the country and its people, as well as the violence and death that poses a continuing threat, offering reminiscences of the food, music, climate, history, art, character, and other key aspects of the nation.
Isabel Allende
A Chilean woman searches for her lover in the goldfields of 1840s California. Arriving as a stowaway, Eliza finances her search with various jobs, including playing the piano in a brothel
Alfred Lansing
Bound for Antarctica, where polar explorer Ernest Shackleton planned to cross on foot the last uncharted continent, the Endurance set sail from England, in August 1914. The ship became locked inside an island of ice, and was later crushed. This tale of survival by Shackleton and all 27 of his men for over a year on the ice-bound Antarctice seas defined heroism.
Rob Bowden
Presents the natural environment and resources, people and culture, and business and economy of the United Kingdom, focusing on development and change in recent years.