Simon Sebag Montefiore Audio Books

A celebration of the great speeches of world history and cultural life. A Vintage original.

A magisterial world history unlike any other that tells the story of humanity through the one thing we all have in common: families From the author of The Romanovs

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Romanovs-and one of our pre-eminent historians and a prizewinning writer-an outstanding selection of great letters from ancient times to the 21st century, touching on power, love, art, sex, faith, and war.

In this inspiring, horrifying, and accessible collection of short, entertaining, and vivid life stories, Simon Sebag Montefiore - one of our preeminent historians and a prizewinning writer - presents the giant characters who have changed the course of world history.

Fifty years after his death, Stalin remains a figure of powerful and dark fascination.

A widely acclaimed biography from thebestselling author of The Romanovs: "One of the great love stories of history" (The Economist) between Catherine the Great and the wildly flamboyant and talented Prince Potemkin.