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 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.
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.
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.
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?
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.
An alternative version - the one Tolstoy originally intended, but has been hitherto unpublished - of Russia's most famous novel; with a different ending, fewer digressions and an altered view of Napoleon - it's time to look afresh at one of the world's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.
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.
*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.
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.
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.
Every conflict has its hinges-moments when a different decision, a different agreement, or a different response might have altered the course of history.
From Palos de la Frontera to the Moluccas' spice ports, Columbus and Magellan's expeditions shattered medieval cartography and ignited imperial rivalry.
Von den mystischen Bruderschaften der Antike bis zu den verborgenen Machtzirkeln der Neuzeit - geheime Organisationen haben die Geschichte immer wieder aus dem Hintergrund mitgestaltet.