The only Vatican sanctioned illustrated biography of the beloved pontiff filled with rarely seen photographs and 50 removable document facsimiles....
The most important book of the year, publishing 26 November 2024For 16 years, Angela Merkel was Chancellor of Germany. She led the country through numerous...
'A brave and magnificent book, and a vital intervention: as elegant as it is witty, as erudite as it is wise, and as stylish as...
In the 1930s, the legendary City of Cinema moved from the silent era to the talking picture. It was a decade of pomp and excess...
A magisterial history of the astounding rise - and unimaginable fall - of America's most iconic corporationPerhaps no company reflects American ingenuity, innovation, and industrial...
Published in connection with an exhibition at the prestigious Musee du quai Branly in Paris, this history of Tiki from urban archaeologist Sven Kirsten explores...
An exploration of how the image and idea of the dragon has evolved through historyHow did the dragon get its wings? Everyone in the modern...
This book reflects on the changing role of the judiciary in Central Europe. From among the many problems associated with the position of courts in...
A major new reinterpretation of Christendom, by one of our foremost medieval historiansIn the fourth century AD, a new faith exploded out of Palestine. Overwhelming...
A powerful and fascinating insight into the 100 animals - from the blue whale to the mosquito - that have had the biggest influence on...
A new take on Southeast Asia's complex history, expertly told through art objects and cultural artefacts dating from the Neolithic Age to the present. Southeast...
An illuminating new history of World War II–era Smolensk, a region at the crossroads of the two great dictatorships of the twentieth century. During the...
The first in a ground-breaking two-volume history of Henry III's rule",Professor Carpenter is one of Britain's foremost medievalists...No one knows more about Henry, and a...
An Ostarbeiter was an 'Eastern Worker', rounded up by Nazi Germany from the captured territories in Central and Eastern Europe. By the end of the...
The first biography to trace the remarkable life and career of Boris Iofan, beautifully illustrated with many of Iofan's previously unseen sketchbooks and photographs from...
The inside story, told by the archaeological detectives themselves, of the extraordinary discovery of the world's oldest papyri - revealing how King Khufu's men built...
When the Syrian regime used sarin and other chemical weapons against dissidents in August 2013, an estimated 1729 people were killed including 400 children. President...
A thrilling deep dive into the creation of the revered PlayStation RPG. Comprising over thirty interwoven voices, this beautifully produced book offers unprecedented insight into...
Immerse yourself in the history of ancient Rome - from its origins as a small settlement on the Palatine Hill to its peak as an...
From the acclaimed author of The Pursuit of Glory and Frederick the Great, a riotous biography of the charismatic ruler of 18th-century Poland and Saxony...
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