Best Selling Books by ANTONY MASON

Describes the history of Versailles, from the days of leaders such as Louis XIV, Napoleon Bonaparte, and Charles de Gaulle to its status today as a landmark of world history.

Discusses the life, works, and lasting influence of the Dutch artist.

Two hundred years after the battle, the area around Waterloo is a lovely landscape of rolling farmland containing dozens of key sites, memorials and monuments to discover. But the Waterloo region offers far more than just a battlefield. A wealth of sights beckons the curious tourist, including the historic town of Nivelles with its towering Collegiate Church of Saint Gertrude, the exhilarating Walibi theme park at Wavre and the profoundly tranquil ruins of the Abbaye de Villers. Bradt''s Waterloo & Beyond, written by Belgium expert Antony Mason, gives practical advice from the best hotel and restaurant choices to festivals and events throughout the year. This unique tourist guidebook provides everything you''ll need to get the very most from your visit.

Traces the life of the artist from his apprenticeship in Tuscany to his final years.

This comprehensive full-color reference book introduces Biblical times by comparing the lives of well-to-do Egyptians with those of poor Israelites. Detailed illustrations and fact-filled text will engage readers while presenting true-to-life tales of this fascinating period.

An atlas depicting exploration through the ages, from the wanderings of prehistoric peoples to modern space missions.

The time trekkers go back in time to the world of the Stone Age. Follow them as they watch a mammoth hunt, learn how to make fire, ad come face to face with the terrifying saber toothed tiger. Will they survive? Will Jools discover rock music? And will anyone ever recongnize Lucy''s cave drawings?

Explores the French painter''s life and development as an artist, his involvement with Fauvism, and his continued experimentation with art.

Which king''s guards massacred a group of his supporters by mistake? Who had an oversized tongue and had to slobber when they ate food? Who was so large when they died that they had to be buried in a square coffin? Who survived seven assassination attempts? As you can tell from the bizarre questions above, it wasn''t all thrones and sceptres for British kings and queens. Some of them were completely batty, and others were downright vicious. On the other hand, some monarchs were an icon to the people and represented the power and importance of Britain and England. ''Kings & Queens, A Very Peculiar History'' explores some of the most marvellous monarchs to have ruled Britain and ekes out their bizarre habits and idiosyncracies, featuring quirky stories and fascinating facts and lists.

DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Top 10 Brussels, Bruges, Antwerp, and Ghent will lead you straight to the very best this region has to offer. Whether you''re looking for the things not to miss at the Top 10 sights, vibrant festivals and lively nightlife, or want to find the best spot in Brussels for superb Belgium beer, this fully updated guide is the perfect companion. The guide is divided by area with restaurant reviews for each, as well as recommendations for hotels, bars, and places to shop. Rely on dozens of Top 10 lists--from the Top 10 purveyors of fine chocolate to the Top 10 Art Nouveau landmarks to the Top 10 restaurants, outdoor activities, shops, and hotels in the region. There''s even a list of the Top 10 things to avoid. You''ll find the insider knowledge you need to explore every corner of this region with DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Top 10 Brussels, Bruges, Antwerp, and Ghent. Now available in ePub format.

Introduces young readers to major art eras and the artists who contributed to their development

Examines the customs, day-to-day life, and exploits of the Vikings.

Introduces young readers to major art eras and the artists who contributed to their development

Introduces young readers to major art eras and the artists who contributed to their development

In ancient North and South America extraordinary civilizations rose, flourished, and fell. The Mayan pyramids and the ruins of Machu Picchu in Peru and Teotihuacan in Mexico remain a testament to these cultures. Ancient Civilizations of the Americas tells this remarkable story-beginning when humans first ventured from Asia to Alaska more than 13,000 years ago and ending with the Indian Wars of the nineteenth century. The book traces the migration of people across North and South America, and investigates the impressive artistic and architectural achievements that followed. Civilizations emerged with well-established religions and economies, proven agricultural methods and trade routes, and craftsmen capable of producing gold, silver, and pottery artifacts of sublime beauty. By 500 BC sophisticated societies had developed as far south as Peru and by AD 500 these cultures, including the Maya of modern Mexico and Guatemala, had reached an age of maturity. The late fourteenth century saw the rise of the great imperial powers of the Aztecs in Mexico and the Inca in the Andes -- both highly organized societies with efficient bureaucracies, capable of casting the net of imperial rule over huge swathes of territory. In the end, however, the civilizations of the Americas faced a challenge different from any they had met before: the arrival of European colonists, starting with the Spanish conquistadors in the sixteenth century. Much was swept away in the often brutal encounters that followed. Yet much also survived -- ancient crafts and customs and the remains of engineering and architectural marvels, all speaking unforgettably of these cultures'' astonishing skills and organization.