A radical revisionand worker's-eye viewof everything we thought we knew about the ancient Roman economyThe story of ancient Rome is predominantly one of great men with great fortunes.
'A superb book' - Observer'Gripping, vivid and compelling' - The Critic'Humane, absorbing and meticulous' - New Statesman'An extraordinary book' James O'Brien, TLSThree Weeks in July is the extraordinary and definitive account of the events of the 7/7 London bombings, publishing on the 20th anniversary of the event.
Die Novelle der Arztlichen Approbationsordnung von 2002 sah fur das Medizinstudium die curriculare Etablierung der Medizinethik zusammen mit der Medizingeschichte und der Medizintheorie in einem Querschnittsfach vor.
Wenige Themenbereiche der deutschen Geschichte haben in den letzten Jahrzehnten eine so starke Konjunktur erlebt und sind so kontrovers diskutiert worden wie Deutschlands Einbindung in die Geschichte von Kolonialismus und Imperialismus.
An erudite and entertaining history of Moscow, a city whose rich past offers crucial insight into contemporary global politics'Monumental' SUNDAY TIMES'Brilliant' TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT'A marvellous book' HELEN RAPPAPORT, author of The Rebel Romanov Every page pulses with individual stories and historical insights' MARK GALEOTTI, author of A Short History of RussiaMoscow stands at the centre of a nation comprising eleven percent of the globe s landmass, eleven time zones and nearly one hundred and fifty million people, some thirteen million of whom live in the capital.
The Man Who Saved Mengele's Twins: Leadership, Survival, and Moral Courage Inside Auschwitz Concentration Camp is a riveting account of extraordinary bravery in the darkest chapters of human history.
For more than half a century, historians, theologians, and moral philosophers have wrestled with one of the most consequential questions of the twentieth century: What was the true role of Pope Pius XII during the Holocaust?
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERThe remarkable story of the real 'Dad's Army' in wartime Britain, from the bestselling historian of The Secret Life of Bletchley Park'Impeccably researched and deliciously entertaining, Dad's Army shines a bright searchlight on to an organization dismissed for far too long as humorously incompetent' Giles Milton, author of The Stalin AffairWith the threat of invasion from Hitler's forces looming large in 1940, British men of all ages and backgrounds assembled under the banner of the Home Guard.
Based on the exceptional and fascinating eyewitness account of a seventeenth-century Spanish padre, Dave Horner's Shipwreck is the absorbing and true story of two immense galleons that were lost (along with hundreds of passengers and millions of pesos in treasure) to disasters at sea.
* Waitrose Weekend's 2024 Festive Books to Gift *AS SEEN ON CHANNEL 4 S SUNDAY BRUNCHOpen the bottle on this comprehensive tasting course to discover the variety, complex history, and distinct flavours that rum has to offer.
Drugs, cartels, mafia, addiction, the FBI, and coercion - this is the untold story behind the tragic decline of football's most gifted and controversial legend.
A richly entertaining history of the ways in which, for 3,000 years, the church has tied itself in knots over sex (and love and marriage) fabulous ObserverThe Bible observes that God made humanity for a while a little lower than the angels .
Witness our incredible human story unfold - from the very first people in Africa to the collapse of Communism and beyond - exquisitely charted map by map.
Discover the roots of modern-day plant medicine, herbal remedies, holistic rituals, natural recipes, and more that were created by African American herbal healers throughout history.
'Irresistibly fascinating' MARIE CLAIRE GREECE'Essential' VICTORIA HISLOP'Brilliantly conceived' PAUL CARTLEDGEAn enormous bestseller in Greece, this is a bold, witty retelling of the story of Ancient Greece by a rising star in archaeologyTwo strangers meet in a trapped elevator.
Lilla Eckford, interned in a Japanese civilian camp in China during the second world war after an extraordinary early life,passed her time by compiling a book about the joys of food.
Based on the exceptional and fascinating eyewitness account of a seventeenth-century Spanish padre, Dave Horner's Shipwreck is the absorbing and true story of two immense galleons that were lost (along with hundreds of passengers and millions of pesos in treasure) to disasters at sea.
In dieser Studie untersucht Astrid Mignon Kirchhof das Verhaltnis von Mensch und Natur im Sozialismus - spezifisch in der DDR - anhand naturethischer Konzepte uber 'gute' Lebensfuhrung.
