A riveting, comprehensive history of the Arab peoples and tribes that explores the role of language as a cultural touchstone. This kaleidoscopic book covers almost 3,000 years of Arab history and shines a light on the footloose Arab... Zobraziť viac
In this revealing and entertaining guide to how the Romans confronted their own mortality, Peter Jones shows us that all the problems associated with old age and death that so transfix us today were already dealt with by our ancient ancestors two ... Zobraziť viac
A powerful and thought-provoking Civil Rights era memoir from one of America s most celebrated poets. Looking back on her childhood in the 1950s, Newbery Honor winner and National Book Award finalist Marilyn Nelson tells the story of her ... Zobraziť viac
The definitive, character-driven history of CIA covert operations and U.S. government-sponsored assassinations, from the author of the Pulizter Prize finalist The Pentagon's Brain... Zobraziť viac
Whether you are a new or longtime Formula 1 fan, here is your ultimate, unofficial armchair companion to the popular Netflix series Formula 1: Drive to Survive, providing deeper insight into the players, tech, and history that drive the show's plot... 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
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
In God, Reza Aslan sheds new light on mankind's relationship with the divine and challenges our perspective on the history of faith and the birth of religion... Zobraziť viac
Bloomsbury Paperbacks: The sun is setting on the Western world. Slowly but surely, the direction in which the world spins... Zobraziť viac
Just after the iron curtain fell on Eastern Europe John Steinbeck and acclaimed war photographer, Robert Capa ventured into... Zobraziť viac
A spirited and thought-provoking history of the vast changes that transformed Europe during the 1,000-year span of the Middle Ages The millennium between the breakup of the western Roman Empire and the Reformation was a long and ... Zobraziť viac
From a renowned historian comes a groundbreaking narrative of humanity's creation and evolution—a #1 international... Zobraziť viac
In no society on Earth was there such a ferocious attempt to eradicate all trace of religion as in modern China. But now,... Zobraziť viac
The First World War was unique in being fought largely in trenches. Men ate, slept, fought, played, sang, prayed, and died in the trenches. This book brings together a collection of postcards which portray this strange subterranean world in ... Zobraziť viac
An energy revolution is under way with far-reaching consequences for nations, companies, and the way we address climate change... Zobraziť viac
Mary Wollstonecraft, Elizabeth Garrett Anderson, Millicent Fawcett, Emmeline Pankhurst, Constance Markievicz, Nancy... Zobraziť viac
In 2008, when Michael McFaul was asked to leave his perch at Stanford and join an unlikely presidential campaign, he had no... Zobraziť viac
An insider's guide: Become a Knight. Wield a sword. Join a crusade. Make your fortune. The knight is the supreme warrior of the Middle Ages. Fully armored and mounted on a magnificent charger, he seems invincible... Zobraziť viac
From the prize-winning screenwriter of The Theory of Everything, this is a cinematic, behind-the-scenes account of a crucial... 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
