Renowned Israeli historian, Ilan Pappe's groundbreaking work on the formation of the State of Israel. 'Along with the late Edward Said, Ilan Pappe is the...
Between the birth of Dante in 1265 and the death of Galileo in 1642 something happened which completely revolutionized Western civilization. Painting, sculpture and architecture...
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From the bestselling author of Nuclear War: A Scenario. Discover the untold story of America's most powerful military science agency. In this first-ever history of...
Forty articles expertly curated by biographer Andrew Robinson provide an unrivalled account of the lives and personalities behind the greatest scientific breakthroughs of all time....
A TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR Shame is being weaponized by governments and corporations to attack the most vulnerable. It's time to fight backShame is...
A ",razor-sharp", introduction to this political and economic ideology makes a galvanizing argument for modern socialism (Naomi Klein) -- and explains how its core tenets...
Two renowned investment advisors and authors of the bestseller The Great Reckoning bring to light both currents of disaster and the potential for...
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It is 1988 and Florida-based FBI agent Joe Navarro divides his time between SWAT assignments, flying air reconnaissance, and working counter-intelligence. A body-language expert with...
From the Wolfson Prize-winning author of God's Architect: Pugin and the Building of Romantic BritainBetween the fall of the Bastille in 1789 and the opening...
'Beautifully written, sumptuously illustrated, constantly fascinating' The TimesOn 26 November 1922 Howard Carter first peered into the newly opened tomb of an ancient Egyptian boy-king....
An authoritative new history of the vampire, two hundred years after it first appeared on the literary scene Published to mark the bicentenary of John...
Successful social movements are always extraordinary, but these advances were something of a miracle. This title recounts long roads that led to these victories, viewing...
*Shortlisted for the Cundill History Prize* What would women do with their lives if they had more time?The riveting, untold story of...
