Isaiah Berlin witnessed the excesses of the Russian Revolution as a child, and in becoming one of the key liberal intellects…

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Most of us think of sales as a struggle to make people do something they don't really want to do. But that cut-throat…

Deep in the American South, 'land of the hunted and the haunted,' three young slaves have broken free. But they have their…

• Rok vydání 1930

Begins with an account of the coronation of Emperor Ras Tafari - Haile Selassie I, King of Kings - an event covered by…

'A thrilling celebration of lighthouses' i newspaperAn enthralling history of Britain's rock lighthouses, and the people who…

Contains three stories from Sallust: "Catiline's War" - tells of the conspiracy in 63 bc; "The Jugurthine War" - describes…

Intends to exemplify the variety of Italian writing of the twentieth century. This volume includes discussions of the words…

Is the universe - and our place in it - the result of random chance, or is there an ultimate meaning to existence? Where did…

Imagine you could eavesdrop on a dinner party with three of the most fascinating historical figures of all time. In this…

This title examines the beginning of the Christian movement during the first centuries AD, and the explosive force of its…

The sixth of nine volumes in the major Penguin History of Britain series, A Monarchy Transformed narrates the tempestuous…

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Focuses on the beliefs which surged around the world in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and which have a renewed…

Wie funktioniert man die Bürotoilette zu einem geeigneten Platz für den Mittagsschlaf um? Und muss man sich schuldig fühlen,…

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Henry Avery was the seventeenth century's most notorious pirate. The press published wildly popular - and wildly inaccurate…

"In vivid detail... examines the little-known history of two extraordinary dynasties."--The Boston Globe"Not just a…

Recorded in sacred Sanskrit texts, including "The Rig Veda" and "The Mahabharata", "Hindu Myths" are thought to date back as…

• Rok vydání 1939

24 August 1939: The fate of the world is hanging in the balance. Hitler has ambitions to invade Poland and hopes Stalin will…

Presenting a scathing attack on the French revolution's attitudes to existing institutions, property and religion, this work…

A scintillating collection of essays that encapsulates the great Italian writer's approach to writing, reading, and…

Tells the story of darkest episode in Trojan War. At its centre is Achilles, greatest warrior-champion of Greeks, and his…

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Ben is a young manager who has been charged with persuading 500 employees to agree to a merger. Facing an impossible battle,…

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• Rok vydání 2004

Presenting the desperate conflict of the First World War through the eyes of an ordinary German soldier, Ernst Jünger's…

A selection of writings including a description of a meeting between two legends, Fidel Castro and Muhammad Ali; a…

Features the awkward, lonely, curious teenager Timothy Gedge as he wanders around the bland seaside town of Dynmouth.…

A biography of the historical figure of Jesus. The book studies the relationship between Judaism and Christianity,…

• Rok vydání 1998

Contains both the short text, which is mainly an account of the 'showings' themselves and Julian's initial interpretation of…

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Hay fever. Peanut allergies. Eczema. Billions of people worldwide have some form of allergy; millions have one severe enough…

Tells the story of the terrifying cholera epidemic that engulfed London in 1854, and the two unlikely heroes - anesthetist…

The first five books of Livy's history of Rome record the city's foundations through the Republic to Rome's recovery after…

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• Rok vydání 2001

Hildegard, the "Sybil of the Rhine," was a Benedictine nun and one of the most prolific and original women writers of the…

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Ordinary Men has been admired all over the world and is now published in the UK for the first time. It takes as its basis…

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The groundbreaking history of the class system that upended our comforting myths about America as the land of equal…

Depicts a male homosexual relationship, in which a rich older man buys the love of a young man who is stunningly handsome…

From the 13th century, these seven stories feature both the pastoral society of Iceland and the royal courts of Norway and…

As recently seen on ABC's Nightline, channeler Paul Selig presents the second work in his acclaimed Mastery Trilogy. The…