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Iain Pears
Iain Pears (born 1955)

art historian, journalist

  • University of Oxford, University of Oxford

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Arcadia
Arcadia
The Portrait
Arcadia
The dream of Scipio
Stone's fall
An instance of the fingerpost
The immaculate deception
Giotto's hand
The discovery of painting
The Portrait
Death and restoration
The Bernini bust
The last judgement
The Last Judgement (Art History Mystery)
The portrait
The Titian Committee
Giotto's hand
The Bernini Bust (Art History Mystery)
The Dream of Scipio
The Titian Committee (Art History Mystery)
The Raphael affair
The Titian Committee (Jonathan Argyll #2)
El Sueño De Escipion / The Dream of Scipio
Stone's fall : a novel
The Raphael Affair
An Instance of the Fingerpost
LA Cuarta Verdad
An Instance of the Fingerpost
The dream of Scipio
Le Songe de Scipion
Le Jugement dernier
The immaculate deception
Immaculate Deception (A Jonathan Argyll Mystery)
Stone's fall
El Sueño De Escipion (Otros Titulos)
L'Affaire Bernini
Le Comité Tiziano
Le cercle de la croix
The immaculate deception
L'Affaire Raphaël
Giotto's hand
Caravaggios Erben
Scipios Traum
Diana-Taschenbücher, Nr.70, Giottos Handschrift
LA Cuarta Verdad
Dream of Scipio (Signed)
The Raphael Affair
Arcadia
L'énigme San Giovanni
Arcadia: A novel
Le Jugement dernier
Le portrait
Arcadia: A novel
The Bernini bust
The Titian Committee
Der Tod des Sokrates
La chute de John Stone
The Last Judgement
Dream of Scipio
Raphael Affair
Death and restoration
El Retrato (Otros Titulos)
Falso Tiziano, El
Perst ukazui Łushchii
Ruka Dzhotto
X 5 Instance at the Fingerpost Reading Guide
Instance at the Fingerpost
Instance of the Fingerpost
Il Quadro Che Uccide (The Last Judgement)
Il sogno di Scipione
Zagadka Rafaėl︠i︡a
The Portrait
Le cercle de la croix
Fred Vargas
Fred Vargas (born 1957)

archaeologist, historian

  • University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

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Pars vite et reviens tard
Dans les bois éternels
Seeking Whom He May Devour
Debout les morts
The chalk circle man
The Three Evangelists
Wash This Blood Clean from My Hand
Seeking Whom He May Devour (Chief Inspector Adamsberg Investigates)
The three evangelists
Sans feu ni lieu
The Ghost Riders Of Ordebec A Commissaire Adamsberg Mystery
The Ghost Riders Of Ordebec
L'homme aux cercles bleus
The Ghost Riders Of Ordebec
Es geht noch ein Zug von der Gare du Nord
Fred Vargas
Les quatre fleuves
Sous les vents de Neptune
L'armée furieuse
Critique de l'anxiété pure
Los cuatro ríos
Das Orakel von Port- Nicolas
Die schöne Diva von Saint- Jaques
Ceux qui vont mourir te saluent
Fliehe weit und schnell
L'hommme a l'envers
Coule la seine
Mas alla, a la derecha/ More to the Right (Nuevos Tiempos/ New Times)
Un peu plus loin sur la droite
An uncertain place
Have Mercy On Us All
Los Que Van a Morir Te Saludan
Der untröstliche Witwer von Montparnasse
Petit traité de toutes vérités sur l'existence
L'Homme à l'envers
Salut et liberté
Bei Einbruch der Nacht
Schwarze Gedanken. Kriminelle Geschichten
Les Jeux de l'amour et de la mort
Huye Rapido, Vete Lejos
Das Orakel von Port-Nicolas
Die schöne Diva von Saint-Jacques
This Nights Foul Work Translated by San Reynolds
This Nights Foul Work Chief Inspector Adamsberg Mysteries Hardcover
Cuando sale la reclusa
Sulla pietra
An uncertain place
Bajo los vientos de Neptuno
Un Lieu Incertain Nouveau Policier
L’Humanité en Péril
De eeuwige jacht
OS QUE VÃO MORRER TE SAÚDAM -(EURO 9.98)
Dans les bois e ternels
L'armée furieuse
Lhomme Lenvers
Debute les morts
Der verbotene Ort
Sous les vents de Neptune
Temps glaciaires
Un luogo incerto
Quelle chaleur allons-nous connaître ? Quelles solutions pour nous nourrir ?
L’Humanité en Péril
Die dritte Jungfrau
L’Humanité en Péril
Fliehe weit und schnell
Okänd kontinent
Tiempos de hielo
L’Humanité en Péril
Das Zeichen des Widders
L’Humanité en Péril
La humanidad en peligro
L’Humanité en Péril
Vincent Price
Vincent Price (1911-1993)

art collector, art historian, voice actor, autobiographer, character actor, stage actor, film actor, television actor

  • Courtauld Institute of Art, Yale University

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18 Best Stories
A Treasury of Great Recipes
I Like What I Know
Vincent Price, His Movies, His Plays, His Life
Public opinion
Monsters
Treasury of American Art
Tales of witches, ghosts and goblins
Monsters
The Vincent Price treasury of American art
La Opinion Publica / Public Opinion
Tales of Terror Audio
Cooking Price-wise
The book of Joe
The Saint
The Ghouls
A Treasury of Great Recipes
Vincent Price, actor and art collector
Tales of Witches, Ghosts and Goblins
The Price of Fear
Tales of Witches, Ghosts and Goblins (1393/Cassette)
Three hundred years of great American poetry, from Anne Bradstreet through Stephen Crane
Vincent Price collects drawings
How to Host a Murder
Valerio Massimo Manfredi
Valerio Massimo Manfredi (born 1943)

anthropologist, archaeologist, television presenter, journalist, historian

  • Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, University of Bologna

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The Tower
Alexander
Tyrant
The Last Legion
Alexander
Spartan
Spartan
Empire of Dragons
The Last Legion
ALEXANDER
Odysseus The Oath
L'ultima legione
El congreso frente a Mario Conde
Odysseus The Oath
The Talisman of Troy
Le Isole Fortunate
Alexander
Talisman of Troy, The
The Oracle
The Ides Of March
Lo scudo di Talos
Aléxandros
Alexander
Akropolis
Il romanzo di Alessandro
L' impero dei draghi
Il Tiranno
Akropolis
Heroes
The Lost Army
TALISMAN OF TROY: TRANS. BY CHRISTINE FEDDERSENMANFREDI
Alexander (Understanding Chemical Reactivity)
L' armata perduta
El Tirano / The Tyrant
La torre de la soledad/ The Tower of Solitud
Chimaira
Alexandros I
Chimaira
La Ultima Legion
Tyran
L' ultima legione
Alexandros III
L' ultima legione
Die Jagd nach dem Wüstengrab. Roman
Alexandros II
Alexander. Der makedonische Prinz
Teotoburgo
Palladion
Paladion
Aléxandros I
L' isola dei morte
Alexandros III
Brivido nero
La última legión
Alexandros I
Alexandre le Grand, tome 3
Alexander: The Ends of the Earth
Las arenas de Amón
Akropolis
Alexandros - El Confin del Mundo
Mare greco
Die letzte Legion. Roman
The Ancient Curse
Talos De Esparta
Alexandros
Alexandros. El Hijo Del Sueño
Alexandros 1 - El Hijo del Sueño - NVA. Edicion XL
Il Tiranno
Le Pharaon oublié
Alexander, König von Asien
El caballero invisible
El Imperio de Los Dragones
Zeus e altri racconti
Idi di marzo
Alexandre Le Grand
Alexandros III
Alexandros II
La Torre de La Soledad
Alexander
El Imperio De Los Dragones (Novela His)
Aléxandros
Alexander Audio Box Set
Palladion
La torre della solitudine
Le paludi di Hesperia
El Imperio De Los Dragones/ the Imperialism of the Dragons
L'armata perduta
Pharaoh
La torre de la soledad
La Ultima Legion
El Imperio De Los Dragones/the Dragons Imperial
Alexandros II
The lost army
La Dernière légion
Marcello
El Oraculo
Alexander. Der Herrscher der Welt
ALEXANDER X 3 BOXED SET (SPL SALES)
El caballero invisible
Alexandros III
Alexandros Le Sabbie Di Amon
I cento cavalieri
El Tirano / The Tyrant (Novela His)
Il faraone delle sabbie
Otel Bruni
Zeus e altri racconti
Grande Historia de Alexandre - Romanzo di Alessand (Em Portugues do Brasil)
Oraculo, El
Poslednij legion
Talisman de Troya, El
Quimaira
Aleksandr Makedonskiĭ
Talos De Esparta/Thallus of Sparta
Odiseo
Alexandre le Grand, tome 1
I aspida tis spartis
Turm der Einsamkeit
I Greci d'Occidente
Posledniĭ legion
Coffret 3 vols alexandre le grand
I Greci d'occidente
Imperio / Empire
La strada dei diecimila
Alexander
Lo scudo di Talos
Ostatni legion
De eed van Odysseus
Los idus de Marzo
L' oracolo
Het laatste legioen
L'oracolo (Omnibus)
C. J. Sansom
C. J. Sansom (1952-2024)

historian, jurist, solicitor

  • University of Birmingham

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Winter in Madrid
Lamentation
Dissolution
Revelation
Sovereign
Dark fire
Heartstone
Winter in Madrid
Dark fire
Sovereign (Matthew Shardlake 3)
Revelation
Revelation (Matthew Shardlake)
Tombland
Dominion
Heartstone
Winter in Madrid
Invierno en Madrid
Tombland
The British Labour Movement and Southern Africa 1918-1955
Soberano
Heartstone
Heartstone
Dominion
El Gallo Negro (Novela Historica)
Invierno en Madrid
Revelación
Günah
Dissolução
Dissolution
Winter in Madrid
Der Anwalt des Königs
Dark Fire 12-copy signed prepack
Revelação
Revelation
Sang royal
Un hiver à Madrid
Shardlake : Dissolution
Winter in Madrid
Sovereign
Gallo Negro. Dios Sabe Quién Es el Cupable / Dissolution
Fuego Oscuro/black Fire
Eric Linklater
Eric Linklater (1899-1974)

historian, journalist, autobiographer, politician

  • University of Aberdeen, University of California, Berkeley

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The wind on the moon
The voyage of the Challenger
Orkney and Shetland
Private Angelo
The survival of Scotland
The Prince in the heather
Juan in America
The Black Watch
Fanfare for a tin hat
Ripeness is all
The men of Ness
The pirates in the deep green sea
Ben Jonson and King James
White-maa's saga
The art of adventure
A year of space
Mr. Byculla
The Lion & the Unicorn
The faithful ally
World War, Second, 1939-45: A Short Military History
Magnus Merriman
The royal house
The raft and Socrates asks why
The sailor's holiday
The Wind on the Moon
Position at noon
The Sultan and the lady
Mary, queen of Scots
The man on my back
The corpse on Clapham, Common
Laxdale Hall
Sealskin Trousers
The Royal House of Scotland
Crisis in heaven
Magnus Merriman (Canongate Classics, No 35)
The Dark of Summer (Canongate Classics, 91) (Canongate Classics, 91)
The merry muse
Magnus Merriman
Our men in Korea
The devil's in the news
A sociable plover
Notes for a Scottish Pantheon
The Highland division
God likes them plain
Breakspear in Gascony
The cornerstones
The music of the north
Dark of Summer
Appointment in Zahrain
The great ship and Rabelais replies
Lion and the Unicorn
The northern garrisons
Two comedies
The goose girl and other stories
The royal house of Scotland
Husband of Delilah
Judas
My fathers and I.
The cornerstones
Orkney and Shetland
Kabloona
Robert the Bruce
A spell for old bones
The Wind on the Moon
The thistle and the pen
A man over forty
The prince in the heather
The Mortimer touch
Position at noon, a novel
The defence of Calais
Private Angelo (Echoes of War)
Poet's pub
Private Angelo
A dragon laughed
The secret larder or, How a salmon lives and why it dies
The House of Gair
El Viaje del Challenger 1872-1876
Husband of Delilah
A year of space
My fathers and I
Private Angelo
Juan in America;
Fanfare for a Tin Hat. A Third Essay in Autobiography
The impregnable women
La défense de Calais
Private Angelo
Juan in America
The Impregnable Women
Ripeness is All
Impregnable Women
A year of space, a chapter in autobiography
White Maa's Saga
A Man Over Forty
Goose Girl and Other Stories
Juan in China
Roll of honour
Edinburgh
Private Angelo. The Orlney edition
The survival of Scotland;
The Faithful Ally
Ripeness is all
Ripeness is all.
The great ship and Rabelais replies;
Pirates in the Deep Green Sea
Merry Muse, The
Poet's pub / by Eric Linklater
The lion & the unicorn, or, What England has meant to Scotland
Terrible Freedom
The sailor's holiday
The lion & the Unicorn
The Conquest of England From Viking incursion to Norman invasion
The Voyage of the Challenger
Mr Byculla
The Pirates in the Deep Green Sea
Orkney and Shetland
The raft and Socrates asks why
A sociable plover and other stories and conceits
The art of adventure
Two Comedies
A Year of Space
Sealskin trousers and other stories
Wind on the Moon
Mary, Queen of Scots (Twentieth Century Classics)
The Sultan and the lady : a story of His Highness Zafrullah bin Ismail bin Said, Sultan of Namua, Lord of the Island Sea who retained also his grandfather's title of honour
Position at Noon
Roll of Honour.
Northern Garrisons
Merry Muse
Roll Of Honour
Ben Jonson and King James;
A man over forty
The Great Ship & Rabelais Replies .
Juan in China by Eric Linklater (1937-12-05)
The stories of Eric Linklater
THE PRINCE IN THE HEATHER, THE STORY OF BONNIE PRINCE CHARLIE\'S ESCAPE
Private Angelo
A dragon laughed
THE MAN ON MY BACK. An Autobiography.
A Year of Space. A Chapter of Autobiography.
Robert the Bruce
The ultimate Viking
Juan in China
Husband of Delilah
The stories of Eric Linklater
Goose Girl and Other Stories
A terrible freedom
The conquest of England
The Merry Muse
Man over Forty
Juan i Amerika
Ben Jonson and King James
Magnus Merriman
The lion & the unicorn, or, What England has meant to Scotland (The Voice of Scotland)
A Sociable Plover & Other Stories and Concieits
The Royal House
The crusader's key,
The campaign in Italy
A Sociable Plover
The cornerstones
Poet's Pub. Penguin Fiction No 3
Defence of Calais
Ben Jonson and King James
Juan in China
The Faithful Ally
Poet's pub
The faithful ally
Faithful Ally, The
Scotland
The dark of summer
Wind on the Moon Linklater E
Mary, Queen of Scots
Juan in China
The Dark of Summer
The revolution
Juan in Amerika
Karina with love
The Highland division
The Thistle and the Pen
The northern garrisons, (The army at war)
A terrible freedom
The crusader's key
A Year of Space - A Chapter in Autobiography
A Year In Space
Poobie
Breakspear in Gascony
Highland Division
POET\'S PUB
The Impregnable Woman
The great ship and Rabelais replies: new conversations
The royal house of Scotland
Raft / Socrates Asks Why
The Faithful Ally
Crisis in heaven, an Elysian comedy
The House of Gair
The Prince in the Heather
The pirates in the deep green sea;a story for children
Lion and the Unicorn
Edinburgh (Cities of enchantment)
Gullers Sweden
The Prince in the heather
'THE RAFT AND SOCRATES ASKS WHY : TWO CONVERSATIONS, THE CORNER STONES, CRISIS IN HEAVEN, THE GREAT SHIP AND RABELAIS REPLIES
Dark of Summer
The art of adventure
The Sultan and the lady : A story of His Highness Zafrullah bin Ismail bin Said, Sultan of Namua, Lord of the Island Sea who retained also his ... of honour
MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS.
The Prince in the heather
Soldat Angelo
Spell for Old Bones
Laxdale Hall;
Poet's pub
The impregnable women
The raft, and Socrates asks why
The thistle and the pen
The royal House
White maa's saga
Sealskin trousers
Husband of Delilah
The northern garrisons
The men of Ness
Juan in America
Ruaḥ noshevet ʻal ha-yareaḥ
The devil's in the news
Juan in China. --
Private Angelo
The thistle and the pen
Laxdale Hall, a novel
The ultimate Viking
Orkeney and Shetland
Bernard Capes
Bernard Capes (1854-1918)

journalist, historian

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Mystery of the Skeleton Key
Our Lady of Darkness
Adventures of the Comte de la Muette during the reign of terror
Historical vignettes
At a Winter's Fire
Amaranthus, a book of little songs
Eddy on the Floor
Bag and baggage
Wulf
TheBlack Reaper
The fabulists
Why did he do it?
Where England sets her feet
Dancing Shadows
The mill of silence
The lake of wine
Bembo
Why Did He Do It?
The green parrot
Twists and Turns
At a Winter's Fire
Black Reaper
Story of Fifine
Rogue's Tragedy
A jay of Italy
CHILLING, HORROR MYSTERIES by B.E.J. Capes
Secret in the Hill
From door to door
MYSTERY & DETECTIVE STORIES by B.E.J. Capes
A Notable Interlude
Martin Scorsese
Martin Scorsese (born 1942)

film director, film actor, film producer, film editor, voice actor, television director, director, actor, film historian, television producer

  • New York University Tisch School of the Arts

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