A full-blooded, pacy biography of one of the most charismatic writers of the century, whose life and work were to inspire Hemingway, Steinbeck, Kerouac and Mailer.
A startling new book, his most personal to date, from Philip Hoare, co-curator of 'Moby Dick: Big Read and winner of the 2009 Samuel Johnson Prize for 'Leviathan'.
As Brexit reaches its final stretch, find a way to laugh through the pain and or celebrate the end with Ladybird's hilarious and essential guide, The Story of Brexit.
From the international best-selling author of Longitude, Galileo's Daughter is the fascinating story of the relationship between the great Italian scientist Galileo and his daughter, Virginia.
Set during the brutal wars between the Mapuche people and the Spanish conquest of South America in the 16th century, Blades of the South is a historical novel inspired by the legendary figure of Galvarino—the warrior who, after suffering one of the most devastating punishments imaginable, refuses to disappear.
Step into Genesis and discover more than beginnings—you will see the gracious hand of God moving through creation, failure, judgment, mercy, promise, and providence.
Wie Väter die Welt prägten – eine Geschichte von Macht, Männlichkeit und MythosAugustine Sedgewick begibt sich auf eine faszinierende Spurensuche durch die Geschichte der Vaterschaft – von den Anfängen menschlicher Gesellschaften über religiöse und politische Ordnungen bis hin zur Gegenwart.
Zwischen Glanz und Krise – mit Siegfried Kracauer durch die Weimarer RepublikTanzpaläste, Kaufhausfenster, Bestsellerlisten – der vielleicht schärfste Chronist der Goldenen Zwanziger Siegfried Kracauer sah in den Oberflächen der Weimarer Republik die Tiefe der Gesellschaft.
Königin, Ketzerin, KultfigurSie war Königstochter, Philosophin, Theatergründerin, Exilantin – und eine der eigenwilligsten Persönlichkeiten ihrer Epoche.
James Corcoran and the Six-Year War for the Irish Republic In the summer of 1798, the Irish rebellion that had promised to make the island a republic died on Vinegar Hill.
The Ghost Station:"e;A dark night, the distant clatter of a train, and a mysterious old man's warning… your journey begins here, where history and ghostly tales intertwine.
The Bundibugyo Strain is a comprehensive, narrative-driven exploration of one of the most complex and dangerous infectious disease scenarios in modern history: Ebola virus disease and its evolving threat landscape.
La apertura de los archivos a partir de la desaparición de la URSS (1991) animó a los autores de esta obra a abordar una investigación sobre la influencia de la Comintern en el Partido Comunista de España, y cómo el poder soviético actuó en nuestro país.
Mención de honor en el PremioKatherine Singer Kovacs de la MLA, 2022«Patricios en contienda es una visión original del patriciado posindenpendentista, que ha sido eternizado en bustos, galerías de hombres ilustres y panteones.
« Ten Myths about the First World War » is a book that meets an essential need: moving beyond clichés and simplifications that blur our understanding of the Great War.
The 51st State dives straight into Puerto Rico's tug-of-war over becoming America's next State, framing the talk around freedom, fairness, and the rights of everyday people.
A new translation by David Bellos of the last great novel by France s greatest novelist In the turmoil of the French Revolution, the year 1793 represented the peak of bloody revolutionary violence.
Wenige Architekturen sind in Deutschland so mit Bedeutung aufgeladen wie Synagogen – darunter besonders jene, die in den ersten Jahrzehnten nach dem Holocaust errichtet wurden: Jüdische Neubauten dieser Art gelten zumindest in der BRD als Beleg für eine geleistete 'Wiedergutmachung' für die systematische Zerstörung jüdischen Lebens und jüdischer Architektur durch den Nationalsozialismus.
The whole of the region of present day Northeast India (NEI) formed originally by seven states of Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Tripura, Manipur, and Sikkim had been under British colonialism starting from varied times in the first quarter of the nineteenth century till independence in 1947.
How Wars EndSettlements, Stalemates, and the Politics of the ExitDr Naim Tahir Baig,About the BookIn the spring of 2026, the world confronts a constellation of unended wars unlike any since 1945.
In August 2017, violence erupted in Charlottesville, Virginia, during two days of demonstrations by white supremacists, neo-Nazis, and counterprotesters, including members of antifa and Black Lives Matter.
Liam O'Callaghan's revelatory Blood and Thunder shows that the rise of Irish rugby is inextricable from the tensions, debates and divisions of politics, religion and class that have defined modern Irish history.
