Chosen by The Times as a 'Book to Look Out For' in 2025'Put this at the head of your reading lists immediately' -...
'Wolf Hall for the Ottoman Empire . . .History at its most gripping' Daily Telegraph on The Lion HouseA ground-breaking, present-tense reconstruction of the life...
‘Combines brilliant storytelling with rich and deeply researched evidence . . . essential reading for anyone seeking a global history that reexamines the past on...
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In December 1935, Zdenek Koubek, one of the most famous sprinters in European women's sports, declared he was now living as a man. Around the...
The Reinvention of Humanity tells the story of a small circle of renegade scientist-explorers who changed something profound: what it means to be normal. ...
THE TIMES HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEARONE OF THE ECONOMIST'S BEST BOOKS OF THE YEARFrom the master storyteller and internationally bestselling author - the story...
'Grippingly original' Tom Holland'Fascinating' Matthew Kneale'Thrilling... every page sizzles' Alice LoxtonDressed in armour and clutching a bloody sword, the Roman gladiator is the most iconic...
A spellbinding look at the history of the world through the stories of twelve carpetsBeautiful, sensuous, and enigmatic, great carpets follow power. Emperors, shahs, sultans...
Why do the revolving doors of power always leave us disappointed? In Why Politics Fails, award-winning Oxford professor Ben Ansell shows that it's not the...
For most of human history, the seas and oceans have been the main means of long-distance trade and communication between peoples - for the spread...
Vliv a význam náboženství a křesťanské tradice ve specifické kulturně-geografické konstrukci střední Evropy se stal významným impulsem pro tvorbu národních (sebe)obrazů. Tato...
Tour the Roman Empire at its height with Marcus Sidonius Falx and his amanuensis, Dr Jerry Toner. Travelling east, Falx explores the great cultural centre...
This landmark global study makes us rethink what happened when the Cold War ended and our present era was born.The world changed dramatically as the...
TRUST + ENERGY + MINDFULNESS + CALM + WISDOMIt can all feel a bit too much. We find ourselves occupied, morning to night, with reacting,...
A riveting, comprehensive history of the Arab peoples and tribes that explores the role of language as a cultural touchstone This kaleidoscopic book covers almost...
Did you know: women are 59% more likely than men to receive an incorrect diagnosis when experiencing heart attack.Or: women are more susceptible to pain...
'Nick Bryant is brilliant. He has a way of showing you what you ve been missing from the whole story whilst never leaving you feeling...
'Reid brilliantly depicts the disastrous failure of our intervention in the ",Russian", civil war. The atmosphere, the characters, the absurdity are all there'...
The Gaza Strip is one of the most widely-reported on regions in the worldyet misinformation about its history and its people abound. In this vital...
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