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\nA TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR What is the nature of things? Must I think my own way through the world? What is justice? How can…

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The most authoritative and highly regarded single-volume history of India - from ancient time to the modern day. Five…

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A history of Riot Grrrl, a group of extraordinary young women coming of age angrily, collectively, and publicly. It tells…

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Art of Impossible, A Peak Performance Primer od výrobce HarperCollins Publishers Inc.…

At the age of only 36, Sir Mark Sykes was signatory to the Sykes-Picot agreement, one of the most reviled treaties of modern…

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You’re falling through time so all I can do is fall with you. The numbness had set in long before I sat at your bedside. But…

Now is the time for a new women’s history—for the famous, infamous, and unsung women to get their due—from the Enlightenment…

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From influential British historian A.J.P. Taylor, a reprint of his influential text The Origins of the Second World War.…

The definitive history of the first 30 years of heavy metal, with over 100 interviews with members of Black Sabbath,…

A remarkable and popular history of the English Civil War, which has already sold over 2,000 copies in hardback. Diane…

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This stunning narrative explores the historic craftsmanship behind the building of a violin and shows how a simple piece of…

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

\nThe story of the Stuart dynasty is a breathless soap opera played out in just a hundred years in an array of buildings…

Originally published in 1934, "Border Town" tells the story of Cuicui, a young country girl who is coming of age during a…

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

The definitive account of Whitney Houston's astonishing life, ground-breaking career and tragic death - complete with…

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\nWINNER OF THE BRITISH ACADEMY BOOK PRIZE FOR GLOBAL CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING SHORTLISTED FOR THE PEN-HESSEL TILTMAN PRIZE…

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.…

A Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association bestseller"A fascinating look" (Esquire) inside the world of smokejumpers, the…

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Contains the essential facts about the discovery, settlement, growth and development of the American nation and its…

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

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A magisterial history of the origins, reality, and legend of the knight Born out of the chaos of the early Middle Ages, the…

A new edition of Adam Zamoyski's definitive biography of Chopin, first published in 1979 and unavailable in English for many…

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

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

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

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Complete account of the Nixon era, from his 1968 election to his spectacular demise in 1974. Kniha 9780743243032 Nixonland |…

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

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\nThe Sunday Times Bestseller A new assessment of the West’s colonial record In the wake of the dissolution of the Soviet…

From one of the best writers on science, a remarkable portrait of Isaac Newton. The man who changed our understanding of the…

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Saltire First Scottish Book of the Year 2012Fans of Outlander must read this Saltire Society Literary Awards Scottish First…

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It’s time we get back to common sense.It’s time to cancel the cancel culture.It’s time to Wake Up. If, like me, you’re sick…

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An entertaining, impassioned polemic on the retreat of reason in the late 20th century. An intellectual call to arms,…

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From bestselling historians Frances and Joseph Gies, authors of the classic "Medieval Life" series, comes this compelling,…

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In this riveting popular history, W. Craig Reed pulls back the curtain on the most secret aspects of America's Cold War with…

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An important, controversial account of the history of the Jewish people that is both scholarly and compulsively readable.…

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The Soviet war in Afghanistan was a grueling debacle that has striking lessons for the 21st century. This title examines the…

Offering a naval history of the entire Pacific Theater in World War II through the lens of its most famous ship, this is the…

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

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A poignant, evocative, and wonderfully gossipy account of the two sisters who represented style and class above all…

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

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A Times History Book of the Year 2022 A TLS Book of the Year 2022 'Exhilarating and whip-smart' THE SUNDAY TIMES From…

`We are a trading community, a commercial people. Murder is doubtless a very shocking offence, nevertheless as what is done…

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

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

An engaging and informative first-hand account of the last `grain race' of maritime history, from respected travel writer…