A sweeping and original work of economic history by Michael Lind, one of America's leading intellectuals, Land of Promise…

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`A litany of fresh heroes to make the embattled heart sing' Caitlin Moran `Newman is a brilliant writer' Observer A fresh,…

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\nShortlisted for the Andre Simon Food & Drink Book Award An intoxicating interconnected history of booze and medicine, from…

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A fascinating, lively account of the making of the King James Bible.…

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A Waterstones Travel Book of the Year 2023A funny, warm and timely meditation on identity and belonging, following the…

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Korda's brilliant work of history takes the reader back to the summer of 1940, when fewer than 3,000 young fighter pilots of…

A lively examination of the most legendary (and least understood) rivalry in the annals of rock 'n' roll: "Beatles vs.…

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Medieval history comes alive in Joseph and Frances Gies''s classic bestseller on life in medieval villagesThis new reissue…

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The worst storm in history seem from the wheelhouse of a doomed fishing trawler; a mesmerisingly vivid account of a natural…

In 1922, Howard Carter and his team discovered an Ancient Egyptian tomb that was to become world famous - with the mummified…

Antislavery campaigner, author, diplomat and political statesmen, Frederick Douglass was one of the greatest men of his age.…

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In 1917, during World War I, the battle of Passchendaele was fought on the Western Front in Belgium. Find out why the battle…

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WINNER OF THE POLITICAL BOOK AWARDS POLITICAL HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEAR 2014. Published to coincide with the fiftieth…

In 1942 at the centre point of World War II an extraordinary event took place not on the battlefield but in a municipal…

A new edition of this memoir of the Iraq War and the War on Terror, replacing the film tie-in edition. Features a new cover…

"An important, disturbing, and gripping history" (Kirkus Reviews, starred review), the never-before-told story of the…

Kniha 9780060229351 Harold and the Purple Crayon Crockett Johnson…

A vivid and meticulous assessment of one of the most misunderstood episodes in recent history, this is a look back to the…

"A substantive contribution to the history of ethnic strife and extreme violence" (The Wall Street Journal) and a cautionary…

This lavishly illustrated volume reassesses and celebrates the life and legacy of the West's most legendary figure, George…

Kniha 9780061628672 Lost Peace Robert Dallek…

Triple H and Shawn Michaels are the central figures of the WWE faction, DX, one of the most outrageous in wrestling. This is…

After nearly two decades in Britain, Bill Bryson took the decision to move back to the States for a while, to let his kids…

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\nMiCannes Award Music Book of the Year The first full-length biography of Mal Evans, the Beatles’ beloved roadie,…

From one of our finest historians comes an outstanding exploration of the British monarchy from the retreat of the Romans up…

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London's Strangest Tales takes a walk on London's weirder side with an absorbing collection of curious tales from one of the…

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Harvard’s acclaimed geologist “charts Earth’s history in accessible style” (AP)“A sublime chronicle of our planet."…

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“FASCINATING . . . Dramatic and timely.” —New York Times Book Review, Editors'' ChoiceIn this grand and thrilling narrative,…

This authoritative and compulsively readable biography portrays one of history's greatest figures in all his dimensions--as…

Unger presents this new biography of the brilliant and ruthless statesman Lorenzo de' Medici, whose wielding of power helped…

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I he most authoritative history of piracy, Frank Sherry's rich and colorful account reveals the rise and fall of the real…

This riveting read is the gut-wrenching but ultimately triumphant story of the Marines' most ferocious--yet largely…

On a late September day in 480 B.C., Greek warships faced an invading Persian armada in the narrow Salamis Straits in the…