A "brilliant and sobering" (Paul Kennedy, Wall Street Journal) look at the history and human costs of pandemic outbreaks. The World Economic Forum #1 book to read for context on the coronavirus outbreak... Zobraziť viac
Part of the new Ladybird Expert series, Blitzkrieg is an accessible, insightful and authoritative account of the fall of... Zobraziť viac
The Book of Tea describes all aspects of the Japanese tea ceremony and explains how its rituals blend seamlessly with traditional Japanese life... Zobraziť viac
Selected as a Book of the Year in the TLS and Spectator. In 1979 Richard Bassett set out on a series of adventures and encounters in central Europe which allowed him to savour the last embers of the cosmopolitan old... Zobraziť viac
The history of coffee and how it has reshaped the world and ourselves. Once drunk only as part of an obscure Ottoman custom, coffee is now an indispensable part of daily life for billions of people around the world... Zobraziť viac
The profound emotion felt around the world upon seeing images of Notre-Dame in flames opens up a series of questions: Why was everyone so deeply moved? Why does Notre-Dame so clearly crystallise what our civilisation is about? ... Zobraziť viac
Edgar Feuchtwanger came from a prominent German-Jewish family—the only son of a respected editor and the nephew of a... Zobraziť viac
From the best-selling author of The Circle - the gripping true story of a young Yemeni American man, raised in San... Zobraziť viac
In this innovative work of history, Edward Wilson-Lee tells the extraordinary story of Hernando Colón, a singular visionary of the printing press-age who also happened to be Christopher Columbus's illegitimate son... Zobraziť viac
The first 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 gift for the curious beings in your life... Zobraziť viac
You know about MI5. You know about MI6. Now uncover the story behind Britain's most secretive intelligence agency in the first-ever authorised history of GCHQ... Zobraziť viac
A thrilling Cold War story about a KGB double agent, by one of Britain's greatest historians - now with a new afterword. On a warm July evening in 1985, a middle-aged man stood on the pavement of a busy avenue in the heart of Moscow, holding ... Zobraziť viac
How amateur programmers in 1980s Czechoslovakia discovered games as a medium, using them not only for entertainment but also as a means of self-expression. Aside from the exceptional history of Tetris, very little is known about gaming culture behind... Zobraziť viac
Principles of Archaeology provides the building blocks for students to learn how archaeologists think. Retaining its focus... Zobraziť viac
'Kissinger's absorbing book tackles head-on some of the toughest questions of our time ...Its pages sparkle with insight' Simon Schama in the NEW YORKER Spanning more than three centuries, from Cardinal Richelieu to the fragility of the 'New World Order', Zobraziť viac
A visionary life and times of Joseph Conrad, and of our global world, from one of the best historians writing today. Migration, terrorism, the tensions between global capitalism and nationalism, the promise and peril of a technological and ... Zobraziť viac
Praha je centrem univerzitní vzdělanosti už bezmála sedm století. Psal se 7. duben roku 1348, kdy český král a budoucí římský císař Karel IV. založil ve svém sídelním městě první vysoké učení na sever od Alp a na východ od... Zobraziť viac
Book lovers rejoice! In this love letter to all things bookish, Jane Mount brings literary people, places, and things to life through her signature and vibrant illustrations... Zobraziť viac
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER; New from the No.1 Sunday Times bestselling author of Prisoners of Geography; Which side of the fence are you on?; Every story has two sides, and so does every wall. We're in a new era of tribalism and the barricades are going Zobraziť viac
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 destructive animals ever to have lived. What makes us brilliant? What makes us deadly? ... Zobraziť viac
