Charles Higham

"Outstanding....A biography equal to its subject, warm, honest, fascinating."-Newsday

As a best-selling biographer of numerous Hollywood greats - Katharine Hepburn, Bette Davis, Errol Flynn, Howard Hughes, and Cary Grant among them - Ch

The prehistoric site of Khok Phanom Di in central Thailand, occupied c.2000-1500 BC, was particularly rich in material culture. This volume focuses on

A biography which exposes the secret life of Wallis Warfield Simpson, the woman who captured a king, Britain's Edward VIII.

This synthesis of the latest archaeological discoveries in Southeast Asia begins with the early hunter gatherers and concludes with the early states,

Presents the most plausible solution yet to the mystery of who killed William Desmond Taylor. In the process the author paints a portrait of Hollywood

An explosive biography, substantially updated with fascinating new material about the Duke and Duchess of Windsor

Charles Higham presents a readable and often witty account of a golden age in archaeological excavation in Thailand.

Social Groups in Action and Interaction reviews and analyzes the human group as it operates to create both social good and, potentially, social harm.

After running away from the workhouse and pompous beadle Mr Bumble, Oliver Twist finds himself lured into a den of thieves peopled by vivid and memora

‘Lewinsky laat met pure, bruisende creativiteit zien hoe fataal en onverbeterlijk de mens steeds weer zijn innerlijke duivel de vrije loop laat.’ – F

The 1854 text, edited by Sylvère Monod, is accompanied here by explanatory footnotes. Contextual pieces by critics and theorists of Dickens’ time brin

A time machine repairman becomes trapped in a time loop of his own making With only TAMMY - a slightly tearful computer with self-esteem issues - a s

As the interminable case of 'Jarndyce and Jarndyce' grinds its way through the Court of Chancery, it draws together a disparate group of people: Ada a

Now in its sixth edition, The Economics of European Integration is a timely and insightful text on this everchangingand controversial topic. This edit