A Sunday Times, Times Literary Supplement, and The Times Book of the Year‘Robert Darnton is one of the world’s greatest historians, and this is an...
25th Anniversary EditionIncludes a New Preface by Jon Kabat-ZinnOver 3 Million Copies Sold'I couldn't give this book a higher recommendation' BILLY CONNOLLYWritten by the Buddhist...
As in many postcommunist states, politics in Ukraine revolves around the issue of national identity. Ukrainian nationalists see themselves as one of the world's oldest...
'A gripping, behind-the-curtain story of the men and women who rebuilt the world after the carnage of World War II and, in the...
'A landmark in social thought. Henrich may go down as the most influential social scientist of the first half of the twenty-first century' MATTHEW SYEDDo...
An award-winning historian’s examination of impossible events at the dawn of modernity and of their enduring significance &,nbsp, “Historically rich and superbly written.”—David J. Davis,...
'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 fresh look at the ancient general and scholar’s classic History of the Peloponnesian War, from the perspective of modern diplomacy and war. Masterfully...
'Utterly fascinating and illuminating' Sinclair McKay'Fascinating... An astonishing read, with remarkably vivid protagonists' Harald Jähner'Ohler weaves a masterful tapestry of history in this revealing and...
'Phillips O'Brien is one of the keenest observers of modern strategy, and his new book takes a deep historical look at the evolution of warfare...
One of the unspoken assumptions of the Western world is that we are great defenders of human rights, a free press and the benefits of...
This exciting reference book uncovers everything you need to know about weather in an engaging question-and-answer format. Explore the intriguing answers to more than 200...
In the Nazi imagination, the USSR was the most powerful Jewish organization in the world. They called it 'World Enemy No. 1'.The shocking number of...
A timely and provocative account of why the euro has failed and why, as a result, the Union will unravel...
A lively, inviting account of the history of economics, told through events from ancient to modern times and the ideas of great thinkers in the...
An account of all the new and surprising evidence now available for the beginnings of the earliest civilizations that contradict the standard narrative Why did...
The epic of Chicago is the story of the emergence of modern America. Here, witness Chicago's growth from a desolate fur-trading post in the 1830s...
Can anyone really own a culture? This magnificent account argues that the story of global civilisations is one of mixing, sharing, and borrowing. It shows...
Would Hiroshima have been bombed if Japanese contained a phrase meaning 'no comment'? Is it alright for missionaries to replace the Bible's 'white as snow'...
'Thrilling, meticulous and wondrously original' PHILIPPE SANDSA jaw-dropping microhistory of the global economy over the last fifty years told through the many lives of a...
