Throughout the twentieth century, Berlin stood at the centre of a convulsing world. This history is often viewed as separate acts: the suffering of the First World War, the cosmopolitan city of science... Zobraziť viac
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The history of the world's most successful military alliance, from the wrecked Europe of 1945 to Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine... Zobraziť viac
In 1948, a war broke out that would result in Israeli independence and the erasure of Arab Palestine. Over twenty months, thousands of Jews and Arabs came from all over the world to join those already on the ground to fight... Zobraziť viac
The Sassoons were one of the great business dynasties of the nineteenth century, as eminent as traders as the Rothschilds were bankers. This book reveals the secrets behind the family's phenomenal success... Zobraziť viac
Barbie is a strong, independent doll. But is she a feminist icon? It’s complicated... Zobraziť viac
A true masterpiece of narrative history and the definitive story of the revolution that ignited the end of colonialism worldwide... Zobraziť viac
A way of life that once encompassed most of humanity is vanishing in one of the greatest transformations of our time: the eclipse of the rural world by the urban... Zobraziť viac
This book describes and analyses many interesting events in the political development of Europe from the Ancient world to the present day and offers opportunities for a comparative approach, which lays emphasis not only on the historical, economic and... Zobraziť viac
These are just a few of the startling findings you will learn from reading Philippa Gregory’s Normal Women. In this ambitious and ground-breaking book, she tells the story of our nation over 900 years... Zobraziť viac
A look at 100 inspiring novels that have left a significant mark on the world of literature and popular culture... Zobraziť viac
We have long been suspicious of corporations recklessly pursuing profit and amassing wealth and power... Zobraziť viac
A history of wars through the ages and across the world, and the irrational calculations that so often lie behind them. Benjamin Franklin once said, "There never was a good war or a bad peace." But what determines whether war or peace is chosen?... Zobraziť viac
In the short span of four years, America and China have entered a trade war, a tech war, and a new Cold War. This conflict between the world’s two most powerful nations wouldn’t have happened were it not for an unnecessary clash of false narratives... Zobraziť viac
Winston Churchill followed his own star. He yearned to be ‘great’, to gain historical immortality. And he did so through deeds and words: his actions as a soldier and politician, gilded by his writings as a journalist and historian... Zobraziť viac
A fascinating miscellany of the stories behind our weights and measures... Zobraziť viac
Whether as an epic battleground or a cradle of civilizations, Europe has left an enduring imprint on the history of the world for over two millennia. From megalithic civilizations through ancient times, the Renaissance, the Industrial Revolution... Zobraziť viac
A vast amount of what is believed to be known about the ancient world is primarily based upon a very small amount of evidence from which broad, sweeping conclusions, or better yet, guestimations, are made... Zobraziť viac
#1 New York Times Bestseller The Founding Fathers tried to protect us from the threat they knew, the tyranny that overcame ancient democracy. Today, our political order faces new threats, not unlike the totalitarianism of the twentieth century... Zobraziť viac
The concept of normal is so familiar that it can be hard to imagine contemporary life without it. Yet the term entered... Zobraziť viac
