General and world history

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An essential history of a taste that shaped the world.

A modern interpretation of the classic erotic text.

In this remarkable and candid memoir the former Archbishop of Canterbury recalls his life and his spiritual quest; this is the first time in history that an Archbishop of Canterbury has written his autobiography.

A frank and honest memoir by Britain's former ambassador to Kabul which provides a unique, high-level insight into Western policy in Afghanistan.

Subtitle: Faith, Doubt and Everyday Life.

A vivid description of one of the most ambitious scientific projects undertaken in the 19th century, and the men who undertook the measurement of the Himalayas and the mapping of the Indian subcontinent: William Lambton and George Everest.

Winston Churchill rages against time and his own mortality, in conflict with friend and foe alike, in this tumultuous political drama of his last ten years of public life.

Due to the level of detail, maps are best viewed on a tablet.

Two hundred years ago, India was seen as a place with little history and less culture.

The true story of Gerard Mercator, the greatest map-maker of all time, who was condemned to death as a heretic.

The history of Renaissance France is rich and varied.

A powerful biography of Spain's great king, Juan Carlos, by the pre-eminent writer on 20th-century Spanish history.

OVER 13M COPIES SOLD - THE INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING PHENOMENON - NUMBER 8 ON SUNDAY TIMES BEST OF THE BESTSELLER LISTFew books have had such an impact as Wild Swans: a popular bestseller which has sold more than 13 million copies and a critically acclaimed history of China; a tragic tale of nightmarish cruelty and an uplifting story of bravery and survival.

LIVES THAT NEVER GROW OLDA radical new series - edited by Richard Holmes - that recovers the great classical tradition of English biography.

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A timely and vivid look at Scotland's long and difficult road to nationhood, re-exploring some cherished myths and unearthing a wealth of fascinating new detail.

A rousing and full-blooded account of the Spanish Civil War and the rise to prominence of General Franco.

Celebratory, witty and incredibly insightful, Harry Bingham explores the eccentricities and customs of the British nation in a bid to answer a question which has everyone debating - Who are we?

In this inspiring and original book, former editor of The Times, Sir Peter Stothard, re-traces the journey taken by Spartacus and his army of rebels.

Winner of the Slightly Foxed Best First Biography Prize 2014A rich historical biography of 'those wild Wyndhams' - three cultured aristocratic sisters born into great privilege in late Victorian Britain.

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The story of Britain's colourful maritime past seen through the changing fortunes of the Cornish port of Falmouth.

An alternative version - the one Tolstoy originally intended, but has been hitherto unpublished - of Russia's most famous novel; with a different ending, fewer digressions and an altered view of Napoleon - it's time to look afresh at one of the world's favourite books.

An authoritative and entertaining account of the earliest ambassadors, who were at once diplomats, explorers and chroniclers of exotic civilisations.

From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of 'March' and 'People of the Book'.

What are the 50 key events you need to understand to grasp British history?

Afghanistan, Summer 2006.

One of the government's former behavioural scientists reveals how you can do what you want, whilst everybody tries to influence you into doing what they want.

From rebels to writers, athletes to astronauts, join Kate Fox takes on an entertaining and eye-opening journey through the lives of these extraordinary women whose lives and achievements have too long been hidden.

'A magnum opus, an accessible and genuinely global history .

*Shortlisted for the Pol Roger Duff Cooper Prize*A Times and Sunday Times Book of the YearA Wall Street Journal Book of the YearA Spectator Book of the YearA Times Literary Supplement Book of the YearA New Yorker Book of the Year?

Dieses Buch untersucht, wie sich Verschworungstheorien im Laufe der Geschichte entwickelt und gewandelt haben - von mittelalterlichen Feindbildern uber geheimpolitische Intrigen bis hin zu digitalen Mythen des 21.

The familiar beep at the grocery store checkout is so ubiquitous that it has become entirely invisible to us.

For years, the name Jeffrey Epstein was shielded by layers of institutional silence-legal arrangements that defied convention, prosecutorial decisions that raised more questions than they answered, and a network of powerful individuals whose connections remained largely unexamined in mainstream discourse.

Im Jahr 1929 entdeckte ein Theologe im Topkapi-Palast in Istanbul ein zerrissenes Stuck Pergament aus Gazellenhaut.

Every generation produces its own version of the end.

Dieses Buch untersucht die historischen Ursprunge und Entwicklungen sogenannter "e;Groer Reset"e;-Konzepte - von fruheren Wahrungs- und Systemreformen bis zu heutigen Debatten uber eine Neuausrichtung globaler Okonomien.

The twentieth century produced more documented cases of mass atrocity than any preceding era-yet each one unfolded against a backdrop of prior warnings, international inaction, and institutional mechanisms that failed at the critical moment.

Dieses Werk dokumentiert die erschutternde Kontinuitat massenhafter Gewalt im 20.

Seit dem Ende des Zweiten Weltkriegs ist Geld nicht nur ein wirtschaftliches, sondern auch ein politisches Instrument globaler Macht.

Machtmissbrauch selten das Werk einzelner.

Every conflict has its hinges-moments when a different decision, a different agreement, or a different response might have altered the course of history.

Was jahrelang als Gerucht galt, lag oft langst in Archiven.

In der modernen Welt ubertrifft die Macht groer Unternehmen oft die von Staaten.

For centuries, the most intense, vibrant red color in the world could not be synthesized in a laboratory or extracted from a plant.

From Palos de la Frontera to the Moluccas' spice ports, Columbus and Magellan's expeditions shattered medieval cartography and ignited imperial rivalry.

Seit den Anfangen des modernen Bankwesens hat die Kontrolle uber Geldstrome oft mehr bewirkt als militarische oder politische Macht.

Von den mystischen Bruderschaften der Antike bis zu den verborgenen Machtzirkeln der Neuzeit - geheime Organisationen haben die Geschichte immer wieder aus dem Hintergrund mitgestaltet.

Between 2020 and 2026, the world experienced one of the most rapid economic and social transformations in modern history.