In this ';first-rate work of historical research and storytelling' (Kirkus Reviews, starred review), four sites of American history are revealed as places where truth was written over by oppressive fictionwith profound repercussions for politics past and present.
To celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Tube, the Penguin Underground Lines brings together 12 books by writers ranging from John O'Farrell to John Lanchester, Lucy Wadham to the Kids' CompanyName: Penguin Underground LinesDate of Birth: will be born 7th March 2013Vital statistics: Twelve books, one for each Underground line, to celebrate the Tube's 150th anniversary Idea for series: Penguin asked twelve people to tell their tale of the city in 15,000 words (or in one case, no words at all), each inspired by a different tube line.
A fascinating recreation of the world of one of England's most charismatic monarchs, from award-winning author and historian Richard BarberThe destruction of the French army at Cr cy in 1346 and the subsequent siege and capture of Calais marked a new era in European history.
Following Never Again and Having It So Good, the third part of Peter Hennessy's celebrated Post-War Trilogy'By far the best study of early Sixties Britain .
This is the story of how paper, a simple Chinese invention, has wrapped itself around our world, with history's most momentous ideas etched upon its surface.
Dominic Sandbrook's magnificent account of the late 1970s in Britain - the book behind the major BB2 series The SeventiesIn this gloriously colourful book, Dominic Sandbrook recreates the extraordinary period of the late 1970s in all its chaos and contradiction, revealing it as a decisive point in our recent history.
THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLERThe untold true stories of the generations of Irish women who saw their American dream become a nightmare a masterpiece of social history and true crime for readers of Hallie Rubenhold s The Five.
The Great Explosion by Brian Dillon: a masterful account of a terrible disaster in a remarkable placeIn April 1916, shortly before the commencement of the Battle of the Somme, a fire started in a vast munitions works located in the Kentish marshes.
The groundbreaking two-term President of Ireland tells the stories of her lifeWhen a young Mary McAleese told a priest that she planned to become a lawyer, the priest dismissed the idea: she knew no one in the law, and she was female.
SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOLFSON HISTORY PRIZE A major new history of Britain that transforms our understanding of this country's past'I've waited so long so read a comprehensively researched book about Black history on this island.
***In THE COCKTAIL CABINET flavour expert Zoe Burgess demystifies cocktails, explaining and exploring the structures, flavour profiles and techniques used.
LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD'With intelligence and care (as well as with a trove of sometimes heartbreaking and sometimes heart-opening true stories) Heather McGhee shows us what racism has cost all of us' - Elizabeth GilbertPicked for the Financial Times Summer Books by Gillian Tett What would make a society drain its public swimming baths and fill them with concrete rather than opening them to everyone?
WINNER OF THE LONDON HELLENIC PRIZESHORTLISTED FOR THE ANGLO-HELLENIC RUNICMAN AWARD A SUNDAY TIMES AND SPECTATOR BOOK OF THE YEAR'Essential and hugely enjoyable' Katy Hessel'A triumph .
'Inspiring' GUARDIAN'Heartbreaking' INDEPENDENT'I loved it' ADAM KAY'Beautiful' MATT HAIG'Luminous' NICCI GERRARD'Essential reading' MADELEINE BUNTING'A celebration' CHRISTIE WATSON-----A Best Book for Summer in The Times, Guardian and The iIndependent Book of the Month-----Caring is an issue that affects us all - as bestselling novelist Kate Mosse knows all too well.
Two hundred years after Parliament passed the Abolition of the Slave Trade Act, over 27 million people worldwide languish in slavery, forced to work, under threat of violence, for no pay.
Creatively and intellectually there is no other species that has ever come close to equalling humanity s achievements, but nor is any other species as suicidally prone to internecine conflict.
*; Explores the different groups--from research labs to the military--who were seeking how best to utilize LSD and other promising psychedelics like mescaline *; Reintroduces forgotten scientists like Robert Hyde and Rosalind Heywood *; Looks at the CIA's notorious top-secret mind-control program MKUltra *; Reveals how intellectuals, philosophers, artists, and mystics of the 1950s used LSD to bring ancient rites into the modern ageExploring the initial stages of psychedelic study in Europe and America, Thomas Hatsis offers a full history of the psychedelic-fueled revolution in healing and consciousness expansion that blossomed in the 1950s--the first ';golden age' of psychedelic research.
*; Explores the five periods of runic revival: the Renaissance, the Enlightenment, the Romantic period, the early 20th century, and the late 20th century *; Examines the use of runes by the foremost magicians and scholars of each era, including mystic and scholar Johannes Bureus, who developed his own integrated system of runology known as Adalruna *; Reveals how the Nazi misguided use of the runes showed a lack of comprehension of what was being discovered by scientific rune scholars of the day In this exploration of the history of the runes from 1500 CE to the present day, Stephen Edred Flowers examines the five periods of runic revival: the Renaissance, the Enlightenment, the Romantic period, the early 20th century, and the late 20th century.
Having grown from 390 athletes from fourteen countries to nine thousand athletes from seventy-eight countries, the Maccabiah Games (or the Jewish Olympics, as it has come to be known) continue to gain popularity.
A rare look into the history, theory, and craft of the black mages and sorcerers of Russia *; Examines practical rituals and spells, the demonic pantheon, places of power, offerings and sacrifices, Hell Icons, and instructions for cemetery magic *; Provides insight into the fundamental ideology of black magic practitioners, from the universal laws of magic to the principles of morality *; Details how the Russian practice of black magic preserved ancient pagan traditions and evolved as the antithesis of Christianity Born in the Soviet Union and descended from a matrilineal line of witches, Natasha Helvin offers a rare look into the secret practices of Russian black magic, passed down from teacher to disciple for generations both orally and through their grimoires bound in black.
A comprehensive look at the long tradition of psychedelic magic and religion in Western Civilization *; Explores the use of psychedelics and entheogens from Neolithic times through Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and the Renaissance to the Victorian era and beyond *; Reveals how psychedelics were integrated into pagan and Christian magical practices and demonstrates how one might employ a psychedelic agent for divination, sex magic, alchemy, communication with gods, and more *; Examines the role of entheogens in the Mysteries of Eleusis in Greece, the worship of Isis in Egypt, the Dionysian mysteries, and the magical practices of the Thessalian witches as well as Jewish, Roman, and Gnostic traditions Unbeknownst--or unacknowledged--by many, there is a long tradition of psychedelic magic and religion in Western civilization.
A controversial examination of the influence and presence of the Norse god Odin in contemporary history and culture *; Documents Odin's role in the rise of Nazi Germany, the 1960s counterculture revolution, nationalist and ecological political movements, and the occult revival *; Examines the spiritual influence of Odin in relation to Jesus Christ *; Profiles key individuals instrumental in the rise of the modern pagan renaissance Exploring the influence of the Norse god Odin in the modern world, Richard Rudgley reveals Odin's central role in the pagan revival and how this has fueled a wide range of cultural movements and phenomena, including Nazi Germany, the 1960s counterculture revolution, the Lord of the Rings, the ecology movement, and the occult underground.
The history of black Freemasonry from Boston and Philadelphia in the late 1700s through the Civil War to the Civil Rights Movement *; Examines the letters of Prince Hall, legendary founder of the first black lodge*; Reveals how many of the most influential jazz musicians of the 20th century were also Masons, including Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, and Nat King Cole*; Explores the origins of the Civil Rights Movement within black Freemasonry and the roles played by Booker T.
Identifies the patterns of our planet's design within the natural landscape *; Explains the geometry inherent in the mountains and coasts on all continents *; Reveals how ancient monuments were built to reflect and enhance the Earth's design, often connecting sites around the world *; Includes detailed maps that show the simple geometrical relationships among the world's mountains, coastlines, islands, and ancient monuments From continent to continent across the globe, Mark Vidler and Catherine Young reveal that order is everywhere on Earth.
