A unique, personal reflection on Edinburgh by one Scotland's best-known journalists
Alan Taylor Ordre des livres (chronologique)
Alan Shaw Taylor est un historien spécialisé dans l'histoire de l'Amérique ancienne. Son travail se concentre sur l'Amérique coloniale, la Révolution américaine et la République naissante des États-Unis. Taylor examine ces périodes charnières de l'histoire américaine, en soulignant leur complexité et la diversité des perspectives. Sa profonde compréhension de la formation des États-Unis offre aux lecteurs un regard neuf sur des moments cruciaux du développement américain.







Edinburgh: The Autobiography
- 368pages
- 13 heures de lecture
The book offers a vibrant exploration of Edinburgh's history, capturing the city's essence through the perspectives of both notable figures and everyday citizens. It highlights the contributions of ordinary people who, while not historically prominent, have played a vital role in shaping the rich and diverse narrative of the city. This eclectic collection of testimonies creates a multifaceted portrait of Edinburgh, celebrating its unique cultural tapestry.
American Civil Wars
- 560pages
- 20 heures de lecture
A Pulitzer Prize winner's masterful history of the American Civil War and its reverberations across the continent
ALAN RICKMAN was a world-class actor, as well as a tireless political activist, an avid traveller and a devoted confidant and friend - and now, through his never-before-seen diaries, Rickman invites readers backstage and into his life
Healthcare Technology in Context
Lessons for Telehealth in the Age of COVID-19
- 320pages
- 12 heures de lecture
Focusing on the interplay between technology and healthcare, this book explores how telehealth services influence medical practices and how human agency shapes these technologies in return. Drawing from extensive field research conducted in Australia and Brazil, it uncovers insightful conclusions about the collective power of individuals to impact societal structures and healthcare delivery.
Dorset's Black Gold
- 96pages
- 4 heures de lecture
The fascinating story of Dorset's oil industry. This is an essential book for those interested in Dorset's industrial history.
American Republics
- 544pages
- 20 heures de lecture
From a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian, the powerful story of a precarious United States as it expands across a contested continent
The Imagination of Experiences
- 114pages
- 4 heures de lecture
Aimed at lay, student, and academic readers alike, this book concerns the imagination, and specifically imagination in music. It opens with a discussion of the invalidity of the idea of the creative genius and the connected view that ideas originate just in the individual mind.
Lost Folkestone
- 96pages
- 4 heures de lecture
Fully illustrated description of Folkestone's well known, and lesser known, places that have been lost over the years.
Thomas Jefferson's Education
- 448pages
- 16 heures de lecture
From the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian, a brilliant, absorbing study of Jefferson and his campaign to save Virginia through education. číst celé
