 Trade In this Item for up to £2.75
Get an extra £5 when you trade in books worth £10 or more until June 30, 2012. Trade in Lawrence of Arabia: The Life, The Legend for an Amazon.co.uk gift card of up to £2.75, which you can then spend on millions of items across the site. Trade-in values may vary (terms apply). Find more products eligible for trade-in.
|
Frequently Bought Together
Product details
|
More About the Author
Product Description
Review
`To read this book is uncannily like looking at a series of stills from the film. A magnificent collection of paintings and photographs'
--The Daily Express
'Book of the Week'
--Spartacus Educational Online
--The Daily Express
'Book of the Week'
--Spartacus Educational Online
Product Description
A captivating visual biography of the first modern celebrity, told through his own photographs, desert paintings, drawings and ephemera, all supported by quotations from his own mesmerizing first-hand account of his experiences. Published to accompany a major exhibition at Londons Imperial War Museum opening in October 2005, this lavishly illustrated book takes us inside the mind of a man of extraordinary energy, ability and charisma.
Tags Customers Associate with This Product(What's this?)Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
|
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
So much has been written about "Lawrence of Arabia" that it is hard to know what is fact and what is fiction. This book attempts to cut through much of the hyperbole and place the man and his deeds in context. In addition, it contains many photographs that although may have been published previously, have not been widely seen.
If the book has a failing it is more accentuated towards a photographic record than a written one. This may due to the fact that the author has previously published a biography of T. E. Lawrence and felt that going over the same facts in detail was not warranted. However, it does place a lot more emphasis on what happened to Lawrence after Arabia and is well worth getting just for that.
In all it is a worthy addition to the library of anyone interested in knowing more about T. E. Lawrence than just the outline of his deeds in the desert with the Arab Revolt.
If the book has a failing it is more accentuated towards a photographic record than a written one. This may due to the fact that the author has previously published a biography of T. E. Lawrence and felt that going over the same facts in detail was not warranted. However, it does place a lot more emphasis on what happened to Lawrence after Arabia and is well worth getting just for that.
In all it is a worthy addition to the library of anyone interested in knowing more about T. E. Lawrence than just the outline of his deeds in the desert with the Arab Revolt.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
If you missed the exhibition, this book is a MUST!!
One of the best pictorial sketches yet of this truly GREAT hero, celebrity & ambassador of our country of our [all] time.
Truly it's going to be collectors' piece.
One of the best pictorial sketches yet of this truly GREAT hero, celebrity & ambassador of our country of our [all] time.
Truly it's going to be collectors' piece.
13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
A classy book, full of excellent images from Lawrences life, and eminently readable as all Malcolm Brown's books are. There may be more than 90 biographies about Lawrence; but this one is a must have for your collection, as Malcolm reviews the facts clearly, succinctly and with an objective rather than a biased eye.
Would you like to see more reviews about this item?
Were these reviews helpful?
Let us know
Most Recent Customer Reviews
T.E Lawrence-The life/ The legend
A worthy addition to any library,it's true the book is heavy on photo's but there great photo's!As for written content you don't need to be a history scholar to get a good idear of... Read more
Published 12 months ago by Mr. Charles De Greeff
photo album
I read the account of Lawrence's war in 20 minutes. This book is a collection of pictures. There is so little detail in the text it is incredible. Read more
Published on 1 Mar 2009 by Roy Davidson
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
Listmania!
Look for similar items by category
- Books > Biography > Historical > 1901 Onwards
- Books > Biography > Historical > Britain > 1901 Onwards
- Books > Biography > Historical > Britain > Military
- Books > Biography > Historical > Countries & Regions > Europe
- Books > Biography > Historical > Countries & Regions > Middle East
- Books > Biography > Political > Britain
- Books > Biography > Political > Countries & Regions > Middle East
- Books > History > Britain & Ireland
- Books > History > Countries & Regions > Asia > Middle East > Arabian Peninsula > Saudi Arabia
- Books > Poetry, Drama & Criticism > History & Criticism > Literary Studies > 20th Century
Look for similar items by subject
Feedback
- Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
- I am the Author, and I want to comment on my book.
- I am the Publisher, and I want to comment on this book.
|
