Samuel Johnson
In 1773, the great Samuel Johnson-then 63-and his young friend and future biographer, James Boswell, traveled together around the coast of Scotland, each writing his own account of the 83-day journey. Published in one volume, the very different ... [... more]
Random House |
Robert Folkenflik
Robert Folkenflik is a professor of English at the University of California at Irvine. His books include Samuel Johnson, Biographer; The Culture of Autobiography: Constructions of Self-Representation; and The English Hero: 1660-1800. He lives in ... [... more]
Random House |
Richard Fortey
Richard Fortey is a senior paleontologist at the Natural History Museum in London. Life was short-listed for the Rhône-Poulenc Prize in 1998, Trilobite! was short-listed for the Samuel Johnson Prize in 2001, and The Hidden Landscape was awarded ... [... more]
Random House |
Michael Burleigh
Michael Burleigh is the author of The Third Reich, winner of the Samuel Johnson Prize. He has taught history at Oxford, Stanford, Rutgers, and Washington and Lee universities. Burleigh is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and a frequent ... [... more]
Harper Collins |
London 2008 Wall Calendar
 The writer Samuel Johnson said it best: When man is tired of London, he is tired of life. Capital of the United Kingdom, this world-class city is both a setting for the regal old world and the modern metropolis. Abundant in history, culture, and mo [... more]
Calendar Club CA |
London 2009 Wall Calendar
London Wall Calendar: The writer Samuel Johnson said it best: “When man is tired of London, he is tired of life.” Capital of the United Kingdom, this world-class city is both a setting for the regal old world and the modern metropolis. Abunda [... more]
Calendar Club CA |
