Throughout the second half of the twentieth century, Pulitzer Prize-winning oral historian Studs Terkel hosted a legendary daily radio programme in Chicago - presenting listeners with his singular take on an eclectic range of music from classical,... Zobraziť viac
India explores the lives of everyday people in extraordinary settings through the camera lens of Steve McCurry, one of the most admired ... Zobraziť viac
A delightfully captivating journey across the medieval world, seen through the eyes of those who travelled across it. From the bustling bazaars of Tabriz, to the mysterious island of Caldihe, where sheep were said to grow on trees, Anthony Bale brings... Zobraziť viac
The conventional narrative of the Second World War is well known: after six years of brutal fighting on land, sea and in the air, the Allied Powers prevailed and the Nazi regime was defeated. But as in so many things, the truth is somewhat different... Zobraziť viac
In the frontier town of Springfield in 1651, peculiar things begin to happen. Precious food spoils, livestock ails and property vanishes. People suffer fits and are plagued by strange visions and dreams... Zobraziť viac
Tim Marshall's global bestseller Prisoners of Geography showed how every nation's choices are limited by mountains, rivers, seas and concrete. Since then, the geography hasn't changed. But the world has... Zobraziť viac
When you see your nation's flag fluttering in the breeze, what do you feel?For thousands of years flags have represented our hopes and dreams. We wave them. Burn them. March under their colours. And still, in the 21st ... Zobraziť viac
There was a huge upsurge of global interest in US politics during the Trump presidency, culminating in the November 2020 election, the victory of the Democrat candidate Joe Biden and the subsequent, horrifying response ... Zobraziť viac
From the Sunday Times bestselling author, a dazzling, globe-spanning history of humankind's greatest invention: the city... Zobraziť viac
Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution... Zobraziť viac
When Tess Durbeyfield is driven by family poverty to claim kinship with the wealthy D'Urbervilles and seek a portion of their family fortune, meeting her 'cousin' Alec proves to be her downfall. A very different man, Angel Clare, seems ... Zobraziť viac
'Afropean. Here was a space where blackness was taking part in shaping European identity ... A continent of Algerian flea markets, Surinamese shamanism, German Reggae and Moorish castles.... Zobraziť viac
Beginning with an unlikely stowaway's account of life on board Noah's Ark, A History of the World in 10 Chapters presents a surprising, subversive, fictional history of earth told from several kaleidoscopic perspectives... Zobraziť viac
Second-hand Time is the latest work from Svetlana Alexievich, winner of the 2015 Nobel Prize in Literature. Here she brings together the voices of dozens of witnesses to the collapse of the USSR in a formidable attempt ... Zobraziť viac
From one of our leading experts on disinformation, the incredible true story of the complex and largely forgotten WWII propagandist Sefton Delmer - and what we can learn from him today. Zobraziť viac
FROM THE TWICE BOOKER-SHORTLISTED AUTHORLonglisted for the Dublin Literary Award, the Joyce Carol Oates Prize, and the New American Voices AwardNamed a Best Book of the Year by the Boston Globe, Economist, and Kirkus Reviews'A major voice' SALMAN... Zobraziť viac
'Gripping history that also informs the present' Sunday Times'Fascinating . . .Wilford writes engagingly with a telling eye for colourful detail' The Spectator'A spectacular achievement . . .I loved it' Dominic Sandbrook How the CIA became an... Zobraziť viac
'Gripping' ED CAESAR ? 'Masterly' GEOFF DYER ? 'Incredible' TIM HARFORD ? 'A universal story that transcends time' NEW YORK TIMES ? 'Superb' DAILY TELEGRAPH ? 'We know what?s going to happen, but feel the suspense nonetheless' THE TIMES** THE NEW YORK... Zobraziť viac
Following his blockbuster biography of Steve Jobs, Walter Isaacson's New York Times bestselling and critically acclaimed The Innovators is a ';riveting, propulsive, and at times deeply moving' (The Atlantic) story of the people ... Zobraziť viac
The Chapters of European Economic History describe key moments in the economic development of the European continent and its offshoots. Starting with antiquity through the Middle Ages, it continues with the economic impact of the Age of Exploration and... Zobraziť viac
