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Describes the background of Menander's plays, and provides notes along with new translations of more than fifteen of his…

A Beginner's Guide to Reality is an introduction to philosophy for people who don't read philosophy. Jim Baggott's sources…

This title is winner of the Barbara Jelavich Book Prize. "Sean McMeekin has written a classic of First World War…

Offers a portrait of modern Scotland as seen through the eyes of natives and immigrants, journalists and politicians,…

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In the wake of Pakistan's development of nuclear weapons, unpoliceable border areas, shelter of the Afghan Taliban and Bin…

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Bread, cash, dosh, dough, loot. Call if what you like, it matters now more than ever. In The Ascent of Money, Niall Ferguson…

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'It is hard to imagine a finer account, both of the sweep of Italy's wars, and of the characters caught up in them' Caroline…

Kniha 9780141190297 Baby Doll and Other Plays Tennessee Williams…

This comprehensive examination into the frightening history of serial homicide documents the psychological, investigative,…

From irate hummingbirds to judgmental parrots, this handy and lavishly illustrated volume depicts the most disturbed birds…

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Translated by Norman Solomon. A selection of the most illuminating commentary, parables, proverbs and anecdotes, with an…

Two cousins grow up in the 1860s on a lonely farm in the thirsty mountain veld. Em is fat, sweet and contented, a born…

The new colour bible: a gorgeously illustrated exploration of colour and the modern gaze, from an award-winning designer'One…

A eulogy to Italy as the temperate land of perpetual spring, and a celebration of the values of rustic piety, The Georgics…

Tamerlane, the Ottomans, the Mughals, the Manchus, the British, the Soviets, the Japanese and the Nazis - All built empires…

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Kelly Williams Brown had two Very Bad years. In just a short time period, her marriage collapsed, she broke three bones (in…

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Throughout history, maps have been fundamental in shaping our view of the world, and our place in it. But far from being…

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On 1 July, 1916, a continuous line of British soldiers climbed out from the trenches of the Somme into No Man's Land and…

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A brilliantly arresting historical work, John Lewis Gaddis's The Cold War takes us as never before to the time when the…

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The BBC’s lavish adaptation of ‘Pride and Prejudice’, starring Colin Firth, was eighteen months in the making and continues…

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Allen Carr will help you break addiction for ever in this fully updated edition of The Only Way to Stop Smoking Permanently.…

The definitive history of the Great Financial Crisis, from the acclaimed author of The Deluge and The Wages of Destruction.…

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"The Penguin Book of Card Games" is the authoritative up-to-date compendium, describing an abundance of games to be played…

Ever since its first publication in 1992, the New York Times bestselling The End of History and the Last Man has provoked…

This book covers Britain in the early eighteenth century. It provides an introduction that is both informative and…

A book explaining the history of economics; including the powerful and vested interests which moulded the theories to their…

The extraordinary history of Ancient Egyptian civilization - from its earliest origins to the creation of its greatest…

By mid-5th century BC, Athens was governed by democratic rule and power turned upon the ability of the citizen to command…

The definitive guide to using the power of colour to improve your happiness, wellbeing and confidence. What if I told you…

From bestselling author Stephen Pinker, "The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature" shatters the myths surrounding…

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Charts the French Revolution from its beginnings at an impromptu meeting on an indoor tennis court at Versailles in 1789,…

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Reveals the richness and diversity of England's culinary heritage.…

'Tiepolo: the last breath of happiness in Europe'The eighteenth-century Venetian painter Giambattista Tiepolo spent his life…

The definitive collection of folk music - one of the great English popular art forms. One of the great English popular art…

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From bestselling author David Nasaw, a sweeping new history of the one million refugees left behind in Germany after WWIIIn…

Author Padraig O'Malley is the subject of the new acclaimed documentary The Peacemaker."Impressive . . . O'Malley] has done…

Jamie Oliver's no 1 bestseller, Jamie's Kitchen This is the ultimate guide for people who love great food and want to cook.…

An engrossing, epic history of the US Army in the Pacific War, from the acclaimed author of The Dead and Those About to Die…

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Discover how the ancient wisdom of the Stoics provides the essential tools you need to navigate the modern world. Elite…