Stephen Jones Libri

Exploring the rich history of African royalty, this book highlights the lives and legacies of influential kings and queens across the continent. It delves into their significant contributions to culture, politics, and society, showcasing the diverse traditions and leadership styles that shaped various regions. The narrative emphasizes the enduring impact of these rulers on contemporary Africa, providing readers with a deeper understanding of the continent's heritage and the powerful figures who have influenced its trajectory.

This book delves into the evolution of hats at Christian Dior, showcasing designs from the New Look to contemporary creations. It features insightful texts, expert contributions, and a rich collection of drawings and photographs, including works by renowned photographers and exclusive images by Sølve Sundsbø.

Celebrating the contributions of over 450 notable figures in horror, science fiction, and fantasy, this volume offers heartfelt tributes to icons from various media. Highlights include Hollywood legends, Bond actors, and unique creators who left a lasting impact on popular culture. With engaging anecdotes and numerous photographs, it serves as both a reference and a tribute to those who passed in 2020, capturing their diverse legacies and the fascinating ways they influenced the genres.

Jones' examination of more than two decades of Georgian political struggle for independence and democracy is a chronicle and analysis of the hopes and disappointments of Georgia's aspiring democracy builders.

'Behind the Lions' sees four esteemed rugby writers from each of the Home Nations delve to the heart of what it means to be a Lion, interviewing a vast array of former tourists to uncover the passion, pride and exhilaration experienced when wearing the famous red jersey.

A lavish collection featuring epic fantasy heroes by Robert E. Howard, a true master of the genre.

After moving into her new home, Coraline discovers a mysterious locked door. Behind it, she finds a strange duplicate world with eerie versions of her parents, the Other Mother and Other Father, who have black button eyes and won't allow her to return to reality.

Rife with arresting and poignant images, fleeting and daring in presentation, weighty and provocative in their messages, these stories demonstrate the power of one of the most compelling writers in Native North America today.

An English adaptation of Lleuad yn Olau, published as a splendid hardback volume to celebrate the centenary of the birth of T. Llew Jones.

This is a complete history of the England rugby union team - told by the players themselves. Based on a combination of painstaking research into the early years of the England team through exclusive interviews with a vast array of Test match stars from before the Second World War to the present day, world-renowned rugby writers Stephen Jones and Nick Cain delve to the very heart of the English international rugby union experience, painting a unique and utterly compelling picture of the game in the only words that can truly do so: the players' own. This is the definitive story of English Test match rugby - a story etched in blood, sweat and tears; a story of great joy and heart-breaking sorrow; a story of sacrifice, agony, endeavour and triumph.Behind the Rose lifts the lid on what it is to play for England - the trials and tribulations behind the scenes, the glory, the drama and the honour on the field, and the heart-warming tales of friendship and humour off it.Absorbing and illuminating, this is a must-have for all supporters who have ever dreamed of walking the hallowed corridors of Twickenham as a Test match player, preparing themselves for battle in the changing rooms and then marching out to that field of dreams with the deafening roar of the crowd in their ears and the red rose emblazoned on their chest.