From the Sunday Times bestselling author of A History of the Bible, this is the story of how the Bible has been translated, and why...
'China's first iconic modern intellectual. His lucid and prolific writings, touching on all major concerns in his own time and anticipating many in the future,...
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Focusing on fifty diverse women artists, from Lavinia Fontana and Artemisia Gentileschi through Judy Chicago, Ana Mendieta and the Guerrilla Girls to Barbara Kruger, Cindy...
'Clear, cool, plainly written and devastating' Lucy Hughes-Hallett, Times Literary SupplementA major history of the rise and fall of Italian fascism: a dark tale of...
This publication has several modest goals: We shall describe how we conceptualised religious memory for the purposes of qualitative and quantitative survey...
Známý český historik a popularizátor historie vybral a poutavě napsal patnáct nejzajímavějších příběhů z české historie od nejstarších dob po současnost. Kniha určená zahraničním turistům...
Peaking in the 1960s, Pop Art began as a revolt against mainstream approaches to art and culture and evolved into a wholesale interrogation of modern...
Rise and Fall opens with the Akkadian Empire, which ruled over a vast expanse of the region of ancient Mesopotamia, then turns to the immense...
This concise yet thorough critical biography throws new light on the work of German novelist, short-story writer, essayist, and social critic Thomas Mann. It also...
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A rich and engaging guide to psychology, the science devoted to understanding human nature Psychology is the science devoted to understanding human nature. Its practitioners...
A lively and engaging introduction to the progress of science over the ages Science is key to understanding the infinite distances of space, the tiniest...
A character-filled history that brings the American saga to life &,nbsp,&,nbsp, The United States is one of the most powerful countries in the world. This...
The internationally bestselling guide to the extraordinary human story, for the curious of all ages &,nbsp, The world has existed for over 4 billion years,...
There’s no such thing as a former KGB man. Agents of Influence reveals the secret history of an intelligence agency gone out of control,...
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An unforgettable 3,000-year-old journey - from Mesopotamian clay tablets trying to predict the future, to Tudor book-hunters and Nazi bonfires, and on into the dangers...
'My dear, she's on fire!' DAMIAN BARR'A snappy guide to an all-conquering aesthetic' Financial Times'The following things have seemed impossibly camp to me at one...
