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War Stories: Gripping Tales of Courage, Cunning and Compassion
Hardback,
21/09/2017,
£25.00
£22.50
A uniquely intimate account of ordinary men and women who rose to the challenge of war with acts of great heroism and humanity
Masters of the Word:How media shaped History
Paperback,
02/01/2014,
£14.99
£13.49
From the author of A Splendid Exchange comes a remarkable history of media - from the alphabet to the internet - that examines how it has shaped human society over millennia.
Black Atlantic: Modernity and Double Consciousness
Paperback,
01/01/1993,
£17.99
£16.19
An account of the location of black intellectuals in the modern world following the end of racial slavery. The lives and writings of key African Americans such as Martin Delany, W.E.B. Dubois, Frederick Douglas and Richard Wright are examined in the light of their experiences in Europe and Africa.
History of Architecture in 100 Buildings
Hardback,
08/10/2015,
£25.00
£22.50
Featuring over 200 photographs, this stunning book by renowned television historian Dan Cruickshank tells the history of architecture through the stories of 100 iconic buildings
Scandinavians: In Search of the Soul of the North
Paperback,
10/08/2017,
£8.99
£8.09
A journey of discovery through two millennia of Scandinavia's history, culture and society.
Turkey: A Short History
Paperback,
10/08/2017,
£8.99
£8.09
From the bestselling historian Norman Stone, whose work has been described by Andrew Roberts as `stunning ... no one else quite writes history like he does'.
Lost City of the Monkey God
Paperback,
07/09/2017,
£8.99
£8.09
A five-hundred-year-old legend. An ancient curse. A medical mystery. A journey into the unknown heart of the world's densest jungle and a stunning archaeological discovery.
Civilisation
Paperback,
15/08/2005,
£9.99
£8.99
The classic international bestseller -- a marvellously exciting and stimulating look at the emergence and development of Western civilisation
Out of China: How the Chinese Ended the Era of Western Domination
Paperback,
29/03/2018,
£12.99
£11.69
Beeronomics: How Beer Explains the World
Hardback,
07/09/2017,
£16.99
£15.29
Beer has played a pivotal role in history, from the transition to an agarian lifestyle in ancient Mesopotamia to bankrolling Britain's imperialist conquests. Beeronomics tells the story of beer through economics, the innovations it brought, and how its strategic taxation and regulation helped shape the world.
Spectral Arctic: A History of Dreams and Ghosts in Polar Exploration
Paperback,
01/05/2018,
£22.99
£20.69
Secret Twenties: British Intelligence, the Russians and the Jazz Age
Hardback,
07/09/2017,
£20.00
£18.00
A thrilling true story of espionage and counterespionage between the Soviets and the British during London's Roaring Twenties
God: A Human History
Hardback,
07/11/2017,
£18.99
£17.09
In God, Reza Aslan sheds new light on mankind's relationship with the divine and challenges our perspective on faith and the birth of religion.
Africa: A Modern History
Hardback,
05/10/2017,
£40.00
£36.00
A revised and updated edition of this magisterial and sweeping history of modern Africa.
Unsinkable Aircraft Carrier
Paperback,
14/12/2015,
£13.00
£11.70
In The Unsinkable Aircraft Carrier, Duncan Campbell has penetrated the veil of secrecy around this concentration of armed forces on our shores, and shows how wartime US military power in Britain now matches the height of the Cold War, thirty years ago. This is an authorised re-issue of the 1986 version of this book.
Istanbul: A Tale of Three Cities
Paperback,
28/12/2017,
£12.99
£10.00
The SUNDAY TIMES-bestselling biography of one of the world's greatest cities - Byzantium, Constantinople, Istanbul
Oxford Dictionary of the Classical World
Paperback,
08/03/2007,
£12.99
£11.69
Essential for students and teachers of classics and classical civilization and for anyone interested in discovering more about the foundations of Western culture, this guide offers over 2,500 A-Z entries on the most significant aspects of the classical world, giving a fascinating insight into the attitudes of the ancient Greeks and Romans.
Antiques Roadshow: 40 Years of Great Finds
Hardback,
19/10/2017,
£20.00
£18.00
A collection of the timeless, the priceless and the unforgettable, this beautiful compendium accompanies the beloved BBC One TV series.
Civilisations: First Contact / The Cult of Progress
Hardback,
05/04/2018,
£15.00
£13.50
"Published in conjunction with the BBC's Civilisations series"--Title page verso.
Fracture: Life and Culture in the West, 1918-1938
Paperback,
07/09/2017,
£11.99
£10.79
A sweeping and vibrant history of Europe and America during the inter-war years, by the acclaimed author of The Vertigo Years.
An English Christmas
Hardback,
14/11/2017,
£14.99
£13.49
A Christmas anthology from legendary historian and Christmas Cracker compiler, John Julius Norwich.
Arabs: A 3,000-Year History of Peoples, Tribes and Empires
Hardback,
12/03/2019,
£25.00
£22.50
A riveting, comprehensive history of the Arab peoples and tribes that explores the role of language as a cultural touchstone
Rise of Yeast: How the sugar fungus shaped civilisation
Hardback,
08/03/2018,
£18.99
£17.09
Yeast is humankind's favourite microbe, our partner in brewing, baking, and winemaking. Nicholas P. Money tells the story of this 10,000-year-long marriage, looking at how yeast served as a major factor in the development of civilization, celebrating its importance, and considering its future roles in molecular biology and genetic engineering.
Oil, Power, and War : A Dark History
Hardback,
06/11/2018,
£25.00
£22.50
Translation of: Or noir: la grande histoire du p etrole.
Hitler's Piano Player: The Rise and Fall of Ernst Hanfstaengl
Paperback,
23/02/2006,
£8.99
£8.09
Ernst Hanfstaengl was court jester, pianist, and foreign press chief for Hitler, he even claimed to have devised the chant of Sieg Heil, but when the two men fell out he fled to Britain. This book recounts his remarkable life, through declassified documents, interviews with his family members, and writing by himself.
Exterminate All The Brutes
Paperback,
04/10/2018,
£10.00
£9.00
Taking his title from Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness, Sven Lindqvist traces Europe's dark history in Africa in the form of a travel diary and a historical examination of European imperialism and racism over the past two centuries.
Political History of the World: Three Thousand Years of War and Peace
Hardback,
25/10/2018,
£25.00
£22.50
Square and the Tower: Networks, Hierarchies and the Struggle for Global Power
Paperback,
30/05/2018,
£10.99
£9.89
Golden Thread: How Fabric Changed History
Hardback,
04/10/2018,
£20.00
£18.00
A new history of ingenuity from the author of The Secret Lives of Colour.
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