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*Shortlisted for the Cundill History Prize* What would women do with their lives if they had more time?The riveting, untold…

This rich and enjoyable book by the acclaimed author of Japan Story explores the many ways in which Asia has influenced…

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*A NEW YORKER, ESQUIRE, HISTORY TODAY AND THE CONVERSATION BOOK OF THE YEAR*'The best case I've read for putting an upper…

When the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima in August 1945, killing 100,000 men, women and children, a new era in…

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As a botanist, Robin Wall Kimmerer has been trained to ask questions of nature with the tools of science. As a member of the…

This anthology reflects the diversity of voices it contains: the poems are arranged thematically and the themes reflect the…

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An explosive new vision of geopolitics from two trail-blazing political scientists Deep beneath our feet, vast and…

'Often, at the hour of day when the savannah grass is streaked with silver, and pale gold rims the silhouettes of the hills,…

Combines mythology, legend and human drama. This book focuses on the heroic deeds of Sigurd the dragon slayer who acquires…

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To miss reading this book would be a deprivation Los Angeles Times Sheds remarkable light on the literature, culture and…

Life in Britain during the First World War was far stranger than many of us realize. The author tells the story of the war…

In 1839, encouraged by his friend Balzac, Custine set out to explore Russia. His impressions turned into what is perhaps the…

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Plutarch's vivid and engaging portraits of the Spartans and their customs are a major source of our knowledge about the rise…

The third battle of Ypres, culminating in a desperate struggle for the ridge and little village of Passchendaele, was one of…

Situated in an area roughly corresponding to Iraq, Mesopotamia is one of the great, ancient civilizations. Yet, over 7,000…

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**The abridged memoirs of Anthony Powell, with a new introduction from Louisa Young**Anthony Powell earned a reputation as a…

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One of the greatest essayists of the Graeco-Roman world, Plutarch (c. AD 46 -120) used an encyclopedic knowledge of the…

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• Rok vydání 2009

An accessible new translation of this treatise on military tactics, which has been a central work of Chinese literature for…

A catalogue of mass slaughter, torture and slavery, which showed that the evangelizing vision of Columbus had descended…

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THE THOUGHT BOOK OF THE YEAR, THE TIMESA GUARDIAN BOOK OF THE YEAR'Game of Thrones-style intra-elite conflict meets big…

Gerald of Wales was among the most dynamic and fascinating churchmen of the twelfth century. A member of one of the leading…

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The first short narrative history of the continent, from the author of the bestselling A Short History of England Europe is…

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The ravaged continent of Genabackis has given birth to a terrifying new empire: the Pannion Domin. Like a fanatical tide of…

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Drawing on myth, folklore and history, the stories of the "Mabinogion" passed from generations of storytellers before they…

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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…

'There was magic about. Saladin himself was troubled by terrible dreams'Steven Runciman's unrivalled history of the Crusades…

In Gods and Kings Dana Thomas, author of Deluxe, tells the story of how John Galliano and Alexander McQueen changed the face…

Moving from ancient Miletus to medieval Baghdad to Oxford, and from the Museum of Alexandria to the Royal Society of London,…

Am 16 April 1945 beginnt die Rote Armee den Kampf um Berlin. Anhand von zum Teil neuen Materialien aus den Archiven der…

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The renowned and bestselling author of "Stalingrad" turns his attention to Ardennes, Hitler's 'last gamble' offensive on the…

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Mathematics shapes almost everything we do. But despite its reputation as the study of fundamental truths, the stories we…

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A Telegraph Book of the Year A remarkable, unprecedented account of the role of magic in cultures both ancient and modern --…

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Investigates into the 'tectonic plates' of global history and state relations. This book explains the attitudes that states…

Tacitus' "Annals of Imperial Rome" recount the major historical events from the years shortly before the death of Augustus…

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This extraordinary re-creation of the life of a medieval Italian merchant, Francesco di Marco Datini, is one of the greatest…

This title presents an enthralling account of day-to-day life in a medieval French village. Using records gathered by the…

A wave of internal conquest, settlement and economic growth in Europe during High Middle Ages transformed it from a world of…

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From Alexandria to York, this unique illustrated guide shows us the great centres of classical civilization afresh. The…

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The early 1980s in Britain were a time of hope, and of dread: of Cold War tension and imminent conflict, when crowds in the…

Presents a critique of the ancien regime, with its venality, oppression and inequality, yet acknowledges the reforms…

Taking us from the French Revolution to the Cold War and the Falklands, celebrated historian Andrew Roberts presents us with…