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James I (Penguin Monarchs): The Phoenix King by Thomas Cogswell
Empire Book Store | Authentic Books in Cheap PricesMSRP: ₱699.00₱420.00James's reign marked one of the very rare major breaks in England's monarchy. Already James VI of Scotland and a highly experienced ruler who had established his authority over the Scottish Kirk, he marched south on Elizabeth I's death to become James I... -
Richard I (Penguin Monarchs): The Crusader King by Thomas Asbridge
Empire Book Store | Authentic Books in Cheap PricesMSRP: ₱599.00₱421.00Richard I's reign is both controversial and seemingly contradictory. One of England's most famous medieval monarchs and a potent symbol of national identity, he barely spent six months on English soil during a ten-year reign and spoke French as his first... -
Elizabeth I (Penguin Monarchs): A Study in Insecurity by Helen Castor
Empire Book Store | Authentic Books in Cheap PricesMSRP: ₱699.00₱429.00Part of the Penguin Monarchs series: short, fresh, expert accounts of England's rulers in a collectible format In the popular imagination, as in her portraits, Elizabeth I is the image of monarchical power. The Virgin Queen ruled over a Golden Age: the... -
Henry III (Penguin Monarchs): A Simple and God-Fearing King by Stephen Church
Empire Book Store | Authentic Books in Cheap PricesMSRP: ₱499.00₱299.00Henry III was a medieval king whose long reign continues to have a profound impact on us today. He was on the throne for 56 years and during this time England was transformed from being the private play-thing of a French speaking dynasty into a medieval... -
George I (Penguin Monarchs): The Lucky King by Tim Blanning
Empire Book Store | Authentic Books in Cheap PricesMSRP: ₱499.00₱299.00George I was not the most charismatic of the Hanoverian monarchs to have reigned in England but he was probably the most important. He was certainly the luckiest.Born the youngest son of a landless German duke, he was taken by repeated strokes of good... -
Henry VIII (Penguin Monarchs): The Quest for Fame by John Guy
Empire Book Store | Authentic Books in Cheap PricesMSRP: ₱499.00₱309.00The acclaimed Penguin Monarchs series: short, fresh, expert accounts of England's rulers - now in paperbackHenry VIII's reign transformed the physical and spiritual landscape of England. Magnificent, tyrannical, a strong ruler, a 'pillager of the... -
Richard II (Penguin Monarchs): A Brittle Glory by Laura Ashe
Empire Book Store | Authentic Books in Cheap PricesMSRP: ₱599.00₱328.00The acclaimed Penguin Monarchs series: short, fresh, expert accounts of England's rulers - now in paperback Richard II (1377-99) came to the throne as a child, following the long, domineering, martial reign of his grandfather Edward III. He suffered... -
Elizabeth II (Penguin Monarchs): The Steadfast by Douglas Hurd
Empire Book Store | Authentic Books in Cheap PricesMSRP: ₱499.00₱299.00(Available after 3-20 days)In September 2015 Queen Elizabeth II becomes Britain's longest-reigning monarch. During her long lifetime Britain and the world have changed beyond recognition, yet throughout she has stood steadfast as a lasting emblem of... -
Edward VII (Penguin Monarchs): The Cosmopolitan King by Richard Davenport-Hines
Empire Book Store | Authentic Books in Cheap PricesMSRP: ₱499.00₱328.00The acclaimed Penguin Monarchs series: short, fresh, expert accounts of England's rulers - now in paperbackLike his mother Queen Victoria, Edward VII defined an era. Both reflected the personalities of their central figures: hers grand, imperial and... -
William II (Penguin Monarchs): The Red King by John Gillingham
Empire Book Store | Authentic Books in Cheap PricesMSRP: ₱599.00₱379.00'To provide splendid settings for their displays of majesty, kings had great halls built, and none more so than Rufus'William II, or William Rufus, son and successor to William the Conqueror, is most famous for his death: killed by an arrow while out... -
William IV (Penguin Monarchs): A King at Sea by Roger Knight
Empire Book Store | Authentic Books in Cheap PricesMSRP: ₱499.00₱299.00'He had brought nothing but trouble to the navy: how would he fare as King?'Known as the 'Sailor King', William IV was sent to join the navy by his father to discipline him, but instead became notorious for his calamitous years of service, his debts and... -
Edward II (Penguin Monarchs): The Terrors of Kingship by Christopher Given-Wilson
Empire Book Store | Authentic Books in Cheap PricesMSRP: ₱699.00₱430.00'He seems to have laboured under an almost child-like misapprehension about the size of his world. Had greatness not been thrust upon him, he might have lived a life of great harmlessness'The reign of Edward II was a succession of disasters. Inept in... -
Henry VI (Penguin Monarchs) by James Ross
Empire Book Store | Authentic Books in Cheap PricesMSRP: ₱499.00₱299.00'No other medieval king had such demonstrably serious mental health issues; no other king was so notoriously susceptible to those around him; no other king was so clearly uninterested in the business of government'Henry VI, son of the all-conquering... -
Charles II (Penguin Monarchs): The Star King by Clare Jackson
Empire Book Store | Authentic Books in Cheap PricesMSRP: ₱499.00₱299.00The acclaimed Penguin Monarchs series: short, fresh, expert accounts of England's rulers - now in paperbackCharles II has always been one of the most instantly recognisable British kings - both in his physical appearance, disseminated through endless... -
Daughter of the Moon Goddess: A Novel by Sue Lynn Tan
Empire Book Store | Authentic Books in Cheap PricesMSRP: ₱1,099.00₱949.00This captivating fantasy seamlessly weaves ancient Chinese mythology into a sweeping adventure of immortals and magic. Inspired by the legend of the Chinese moon goddess, Chang’e, this debut is the first in a romantic duology. With its lush... -
The Dreamers by Gilbert Adair
Empire Book Store | Authentic Books in Cheap PricesMSRP: ₱599.00₱499.00(Available after 3-20 days)Paris in the spring of 1968. The city is beginning to emerge from hibernation and an obscure spirit of social and political renewal is in the air. Yet Theo, his twin sister Isabelle and Matthew, an American student they have... -
A Mysterious Affair of Style: A Sequel by Gilbert Adair
Empire Book Store | Authentic Books in Cheap PricesMSRP: ₱699.00₱549.00London 1946. An actress is murdered, not just on camera but in full view of a crowded film set. Only six people had an opportunity to administer the poison yet not one of them had a conceivable motive. As Evadne Mount, bestselling crime novelist,... -
Speaking Out: Lectures and Speeches, 1937-1958 by Albert Camus
Empire Book Store | Authentic Books in Cheap PricesMSRP: ₱799.00₱599.00The Nobel Prize winner's most influential and enduring lectures and speeches, newly translated by Quintin Hoare, in what is the first English language publication of this collection.Albert Camus (1913-1960) is unsurpassed among writers for a body of work... -
Committed Writings - Penguin Modern Classics by Albert Camus
Empire Book Store | Authentic Books in Cheap PricesMSRP: ₱699.00₱579.00'To create today means to create dangerously'This new collection contains some of Camus' most brilliant political writing as he reflects on moral responsibility and the role of the artist in the world. Letters to a German Friend, written and published... -
Personal Writings - Penguin Modern Classics by Albert Camus
Empire Book Store | Authentic Books in Cheap PricesMSRP: ₱799.00₱599.00'It was the discovery of the essays celebrating his childhood and youth that altered my perception of Camus, from a thinker to a writer whose intellectual lucidity was a product of the wealth - the sensual immediacy and clarity - that had been heaped on...