John Haywood presents a grand sweep of global history in an immediately accessible format via concise, insightful and engaging text summaries alongside timelines, maps and...
One of the Daily Telegraph's Best Books of 2017, A Guardian `Readers' Choice' Best Book of 2017, Without the benefit of hindsight, how do you...
First published in 1999, Uncommon Grounds tells the story of coffee from its discovery on a hill in ancient Abyssinia to the advent of Starbucks...
A timely and incisive examination of contemporary urban unrest that explains why riots will continue until citizens are equally treated and politically included. In the...
'Not only a riveting tale of Black women's leadership of slave revolts but an equally dramatic story of the engaged scholarship that enabled its discovery'...
A unique re-interpretation of the most devastating conflict the world has ever seen, using the tools offered by the latest information technology and graphic design....
An essential primer on capitalism, politics and how the world works, based on the hugely popular undergraduate lecture series 'What is Politics?'Is there an alternative...
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERSHORTLISTED FOR THE GILDER LEHRMAN PRIZE FOR MILITARY HISTORY'A masterpiece. It puts all previous single-volume works of the conflict in the...
The ideal of freedom is at the heart of our political and economic system. It is foundational to our sense of justice, our way of...
Few men have the extraordinary ability to get absolutely nothing done like Homer Simpson, the true American Idle. Now you too can develop a flair...
General Erich Ludendorff was one of the most important military individuals of the last century, yet today, is one of the least known. One of...
In 1889, the first Official Secrets Act was passed, creating offences of 'disclosure of information' and 'breach of official trust'. It limited and monitored what...
It is summer, the hay and silage have not yet been made on John Connell's farm, so he has time to indulge his other great...
The Year of the Geek is a fascinating look into geek culture. Each day will tell a different story from the sci-fi universe, from famous...
The first definitive account of the rise and fall of the Secret Service, from the Kennedy assassination to the alarming mismanagement of the Obama and...
The principles of the French Revolution remain the only possible basis for a just society -- even if, after more than two hundred years, they...
Drawing on years of research with activists around the world, sociologist Naomi Braine describes the strategies, politics, and tactics of direct action feminists bringing abortion...
'Brilliant, eccentric, moving and wholly wonderful ... All of the Marvels is magnificently marvellous. Wolk's work will invite many more alliterative superlatives.It deserves them all'JUNOT...
In Armageddon, one of Britain's most highly regarded historians tells the epic story of the bloody last eight months of the war in Europe. 'Hastings...
A beautifully presented directory of occult history and artefacts and an essential guide for anyone interested in the occult. Explore the mysterious and fascinating world...
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