History - General
What is heritage? When was it invented? What is its place in the world today? What is its place tomorrow? Heritage is all around us: millions belong to its organisations, tens of thousands volun..
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We all know what was written in the history books. There are some stories we've heard a hundred times-but often our understanding of these events and people is narrow. Have you ever wondered about the..
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When the R101 first took to the skies, she was the largest aircraft ever to fly. What followed was a tragic finale to a tale of human folly on a grand scale. 'I loved every page of this book.'..
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Did you know that the history of the beard is connected to the Crimean War; that the history ofpaperclips is all about the Stasi; and that the history of bubbles is all about the FrenchRevolution? And..
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History in the House pulls back the curtains on Christ Church, Oxford and reveals its great and lasting historical significance. This is an exciting new historiographical study from the much-accla..
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A concise and detailed chronological survey of world events from early human ancestors to the present day Discover the world's most significant events through a detailed, dynamic, book-long timel..
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From prehistoric times to the 21st century, the compelling story of world history may both surprise and inspire This lavishly illustrated visual encyclopedia tells the story of our world in depth..
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From the multi-million copy bestselling author Demon Copperhead: a true story of female-led resilience during the Great Arizona Mine Strike of 1983 - now available for the first time in the UK.It was ..
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THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER. Sapiens showed us where we came from. Homo Deus shows us where we're going. War is obsolete. You are more likely to commit suicide than be killed in conflict. Famine is di..
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'Tells the story of early 20th century communism through the eyes of those who lived it and felt and believed in it - while also living their entirely normal, rackety, emotional lives' HALLIE RUBENHOL..
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A Guardian, Financial Times, New Statesman, The Rest is Politics and Waterstones Highlight for 2024 'Quinn has done a lot more than reinvent the wheel. What we have here is a truly encyclopaedic and..
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THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER A Guardian, Daily Telegraph, New Statesman and Daily Express Book of the Year 'Hugely, highly and happily recommended' Stephen Fry 'You should read Humankind. You..
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Iconoclasm: Rejecting the past is a warning bell, an alarm, alerting readers to the threat against the tolerance and openness of democratic society. Iconoclasm, the breaking of images, is part of..
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Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the universe. Albert Einstein The history books are full of heroes and villains... but what about all the idiots?..
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The former head of the Pentagon program responsible for the investigation of UFOs - now known as Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) - reveals long-hidden truths with profound implications for not ..
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Trawling through a vast family archive and arcane sources in half a dozen languages, Adam Zamoyski has revealed the dramatic life of his great-great-great grandmother, an uneducated, vulnerable girl c..
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A unique take on women's history from the bestselling author of British Summer Time Begins 'Witty, clever and warm-hearted' The Times 'Maxtone Graham [has a] unique blend of high..
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'A work of singular importance . . . balanced, original, human, accessible, and riveting' - Philippe Sands, author of East-West Street. From the prizewinning author of the acclaimed The Blood Tel..
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'A delightful compendium of the kind of facts you immediately want to share with anyone you encounter' New York Times 'An ebullient, irrepressible spirit invests this book. It is erudite and spri..
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How has the idea of liberty developed and evolved over the centuries? What does freedom mean for us today and what do we need to do in order to preserve the freedoms for which generations of men and w..
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Take a tour of the past and uncover stories of the women whose lives and achievements have shaped our modern world. In Life Lessons from Historical Women, Eleanor Morton celebrates the ordinary women ..
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Despite its many crises, especially in Western Europe, there are 1.3 billion Catholics in the world today. The Church remains a powerful but controversial institution. In Losing a Kingdom, Gainin..
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A fascinating tour of cities that have been lost to history, from the Neolithic period up to the late Roman Empire, that offers a fresh new perspective on the roots of urban life. The ruins of a..
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The Bermuda Triangle. Amelia Earhart. The Mary Celeste. D.B. Cooper. The lost colony of Roanoke. The Lindbergh baby. With puzzling disappearances that bewilder investigators to this day and infamous c..
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Migrants cuts through the toxic debates to tell the rich and collective stories of humankind's urge to move< 'Fascinating... Miller's perspective may be just what we need' Daily Telegraph ..
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A deadly secret lurks within our kitchens, medicine cabinets and gardens... Digitalis purpurea. The common foxglove. Vision blurs as blood pressure drops precipitously. The heartbeat slows unt..
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Pre-order Mythos Illustrated. No one loves and quarrels, desires and deceives as boldly or brilliantly as Greek gods and goddesses. In Stephen Fry's vivid retelling, we gaze in wonder as wi..
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Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things. Newspaper is about more than news printed on paper. It brings us inside our best and wor..
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The story of how information networks have made, and unmade, our world from the #1 Sunday Times bestselling author of Sapiens. For the last 100,000 years, humans have accumulated enormous power. ..
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From renowned historian and #1 Sunday Times bestselling author Yuval Noah Harari comes the story of how information networks have made, and unmade, our world From renowned historian and #1 Sunda..
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Debunks the pervasive and self-congratulatory myth that our country is proudly founded by and for immigrants, and urges readers to embrace a more complex and honest history of the United States W..
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Ocean is an ambitious history of the pre-Columbian Atlantic Ocean, a story that begins with the formation of the mid-Atlantic ridge some 200 million years ago and ends with the Castilian conquest of t..
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An immensely impressive, authoritative history of the Irish diaspora 'A richly detailed, scholarly and challenging history' Sunday Times 'Impressive, provocative and perception-t..
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Berkeley, 1972: a hotbed of creativity where painters, filmmakers, musicians, and writers inspire a young poet. Second-wave feminism, inspired by Gloria Steinem, Bella Abzug, and Betty Friedan is..
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A beautiful gift book of the 100 scents that changed the world 'Wonderful . . . Charming and illuminating. I loved it' INDIA KNIGHT 'A really enjoyable, fun book' CLAUDIA WINKLEMAN 'Beautiful..
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-- As featured in The Bookseller Buyer's Guide Seasonal Highlights A spectacular, vivid, groundbreaking work of history which takes us into the minds and lives of medieval women. What was li..
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A beautifully illustrated history of the Renaissance told through the lives of its most important and influential patrons. 'Exceptionally sumptuous... Brings to life the vices and virtues of the fe..
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Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine has reshaped history. In the decades after the collapse of Soviet communism, the West convinced itself that liberal democracy would henceforth be the dominant, ult..
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Che Guevara's definitive account of the Cuban revolutionary war, in an updated edition with a new foreword and photos. There is no better account of the Cuban revolutionary war than this little b..
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'Alice Hunt brilliantly reanimates this most extraordinary decade. It is a gripping tale of political and cultural crisis but also one of joy and hopeful innovation, told with eloquence and passion.' ..
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A true masterpiece of narrative history and the definitive story of the revolution that ignited the end of colonialism worldwide A story of staggering scope and drama, Revolusi is the masterful a..
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This book reinterprets the history of nineteenth and twentieth-century revolutions by composing a constellation of "dialectical images": Marx's "locomotives of history," Alexandra Kollontai's sexually..
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An exhilarating reappraisal of one of the most dramatic years in European history There can be few more exciting or frightening moments in European history than the spring of 1848. As if by magic..
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'Salt is the fascinating, indispensable history of an indispensable ingredient. It's a must-have book for any serious cook or foodie' Anthony Bourdain Homer called it a divine substance. Plato de..
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The second volume of the graphic adaptation of Yuval Noah Harari's global phenomenon and smash Sunday Times #1 bestseller, with gorgeous full-colour illustrations and a beautiful package - the perfect..
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The third volume of the graphic adaptation of Yuval Noah Harari's global phenomenon and smash Sunday Times number-one bestseller tackles the question of the driving force of humanity's fate- is it emp..
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This is The Sunday Times Bestseller. Planet Earth is 4.5 billion years old. In just a fraction of that time, one species among countless others has conquered it. Us. We are the most advanced and most ..
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A BEAUTIFUL NEW HARDBACK ANNIVERSARY EDITION OF THE MULTI-MILLION COPY SENSATION WITH A NEW AFTERWORD FOR YUVAL NOAH HARARI A beautiful new hardback anniversary edition of the multi-million copy ..
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In 1742, when the legendary dome atop St. Peter's Basilica-designed by Michelangelo-cracks and threatens to collapse, Pope Benedict XIV summons three mathematicians whose groundbreaking ideas spark a ..
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In November 1915, Sir Ernest Shackleton watched horrified as the grinding floes of the Weddell Sea squeezed the life from his ship, Endurance, before letting her slip silently down to her last resting..
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