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Shortest Way Home

With soaring prose that celebrates a resurgent American Midwest, Shortest Way Home narrates the heroic transformation of a 'dying city' ( Newsweek ) into noth...

Retreat

O privire asupra evacuării forțelor britanice și aliate din Dunkerque și alte porturi în timpul prăbușirii Franței în urma invaziei germane din mai 1940. A

Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy Of The Mass Media

O evaluare puternică a modului în care mass-media din SUA nu reușesc să ofere tipul de informații de care avem nevoie pentru a înțelege lumea.

American Reckoning: The Vietnam War

How did the Vietnam War change the way we think of ourselves as a people and a nation? In American Reckoning, Christian G. Appy—author of

Martin Luther: Catholic Dissident

'The 31st of October 2017 marks the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther pinning his 95 'Theses' - or reform proposals - to the door of

Princes of Wales : Royal Heirs in Waiting

For over 700 years, the title 'Prince of Wales' has been awarded to royal heirs waiting to accede to the throne of England. They did

Storm from the East

Genghis Khan left an empire more than twice the size of Alexander's: his successors went on to conquer and govern an area stretching from Korea

America, Inc : The Promise and Power of American Capitalism

'America, Inc.: Promisiunea și Puterea Capitalismului American - O Istorie de 400 de Ani' oferă o explorare cuprinzătoare a evoluției capitalismului american pe parcursu...

Globalizing Resistance

'Globalizarea rezistenței' explorează fenomenul mișcărilor de rezistență în contextul globalizării. Autorul François Polet investighează diversele forme de rezistență ca...

Ask a Historian

'Brilliantly funny' SHAPARAK KHORSANDI 'Immensely enjoyable' BBC HISTORY MAGAZINE 'Every page contains delights' LINDSEY FITZHARRIS Why is Italy called Italy? How old is...

Inglorious Empire: What The British Did To India, Shashi Tharoor

The Sunday Times Top 10 bestseller on India s experience of British colonialism, by the internationally-acclaimed author and diplomat Shashi Tharoor Tharoor s impassion...

SEAL Target Geronimo

On May 2, 2011, at 1:03 a.m. in Pakistan, a satellite uplink was sent from the town of Abbottabad crackling into the situation room of

The Mammoth Book of New CSI

This title features detailed accounts of over 30 contemporary cases, or older cases reopened as a result of advances in forensic science. The cases covered

London Map of Days

The brainchild of Canadian-born, London-based artist, Mychael Barratt, London Map of Days is a miscellany of facts and fictions arranged around the events and characters...

War Animals: The Unsung Heroes of World War II

Meet the forgotten members of the Greatest Generation: the war animals who guarded American coasts against submarine attack, dug out Londoners trapped in bomb wreckage,

Wings on My Sleeve

Eric Brown went to Germany in 1939 on an exchange course, and his first experience of the war came when the Gestapo arrested him, not

Unleashing Demons: The Inside Story of Brexit

As David Cameron's director of Politics and communications, Craig Oliver was in the room at every key moment during the EU referendum - the biggest

THE ART OF WAR SUN TZU

For more than 2,000 years, Sun Tzu's The Art of War has provided leaders with essential advice on battlefield tactics, managing troops and terrain, and

Brief History: The Dynasties of China

By focusing on the key colourful characters of the eight major dynasties, Bamber Gascoigne brings to life 3500 years of Chinese civilisation. His unique bird's-eye

The Briefing

As a key player during the election campaign and transition, and Donald Trump's press secretary for the first seven months in the White House, Sean

John Henry Newman

'In another world it is otherwise, but here below to live is to change, and to be perfect is to have changed often.', From An

Plugging Into Your Past

A contributing editor to Family Tree Magazine shows readers how to navigate digitized records, CD-ROMs, and other electronic sources in the search for family information,...

Confidence Men

The hidden history of Wall Street and the White House comes down to a single, powerful, quintessentially American concept: confidence. Both centers of power, tapping

Everything in Moderation

'I've never met Danny Finkelstein but I think I'm in love with him. His book is such good company - sane, intelligent and witty. He

Shooting Victoria

The extraordinary stories of the eight men who attempted to assassinate Queen Victoria combine to create a compellingly original portrait of the entire Victorian era.

Showers Brothers Furniture Company

Când familia Showers a sosit în Bloomington, Indiana, calea ferată venise de curând în oraș și o universitate modestă se lupta să supraviețuiască. După ce

Action Likely in Pacific

A story of espionage that could have changed the course of history and saved thousands of American and British lives - and millions of Asian

The Price of Freedom

By hiding the fugitives in the trunk of a diplomat's car, Volker G. Heinz helps more than sixty East German citizens flee to the West.

Witnessing Waterloo

Midnight, Sunday, June 18, 1815. Britain holds its breath. Since Napoleon’s escape from Elba in February, Europe has been jolted from eleven months of peace

Where in the world is Osama bin Laden?

Spurlock is a jittery father-to-be with a simple question: If Osama bin Laden is behind 9/11 and all the ensuing worldwide chaos, then why can't

Austerity Britain: A world to build

David Kynaston's 'Austerity Britain 1945-51', the first book in his series 'Tales of a New Jerusalem', was a major 'Sunday Times' bestseller in 2007. Here

The Federalist Papers

The Federalist Papers is a collection of political essays, three United States Founding Fathers intelligently and forcefully advocate the ratification of what became thi...

Murders, Plots and Mysteries

Crime flows through history like a muddied tide, flecked with the red blood of murder.

A Brief Fantasy History of a Himalayan

Personal reminiscences of an esteemed Tibetan Buddhist master, ranging from touching memoir to humorous storytelling, from sharp cultural commentary to deeply felt...

The Reckoning

From best-selling author of Fighter Boys, a gripping true detective story into a shooting that had momentous consequences for the modern world. What happened when

WATERLOO: THE BATTLE THAT BROUGHT DOWN NAPOLEON

A masterly and concise reinterpretation of one of the seminal events in modern history, by one of the world's foremost military historians. The battle on

Theresa May

Only the second woman to hold office at 10 Downing Street, Theresa May inherits the most difficult political mandate of recent times: to negotiate Britain’s

Understanding Thomas Jefferson

Recent biographies of Thomas Jefferson have stressed the sphinxlike puzzles of his character—famous champion of freedom yet lifelong slaveholder, foe of miscegenation ye...

West Like Lightning

'A GROUNDBREAKING WORK,' hails True West: The #1 New York Times bestselling coauthor of American Sniper brings the Pony Express to life in this rich

The Great War In Portraits

In viewing the Great War through the portraits of those involved, Paul Moorhouse looks at the bitter-sweet nature of a conflict in which valour and

Game Change : Obama and the Clintons, McCain and Palin, and the Race of a Lifetime

Povestea captivantă din interiorul alegerilor prezidențiale din 2008, scrisă de doi dintre cei mai buni reporteri politici din țară. 'Este una dintre cele mai bune

The Accidental Capitalist

In the last three decades China has experienced the largest population movement in human history. Millions have left behind homes to find work and new

Unmanned

Drones have become the controversial new weapon of choice for the US military abroad. Unmanned details the causes and deadly consequences of this terrifying new

The Sugar King of Havana

'Fascinating...A richly detailed portrait.' -Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times Known in his day as the King of Sugar, Julio Lobo was the wealthiest man

Spy in Moscow Station

Moscow in the late 1970s: one by one, CIA assets are disappearing. The perils of American arrogance, mixed withbureaucratic infighting, had left the country unspeakably

Waterloo General

At the Battle of Waterloo Sir William Ponsonby, a man who the Duke of Wellington stated had rendered very brilliant and important services and was

A CENTURY OF CHANGE

These outstanding books bring to life the people, places and events of the past in these islands, from the earliest settlers to the present day.

The grail chronicles

The Grail Chronicles

Kitchener

The words 'Britons Wants You' and 'Your Country Needs You' are echoes from the First World War - a time very different from today but

Modern Women

Modern Women este o celebrare a unora dintre femeile influente și impresionante care au schimbat lumea prin viața, prin munca și prin acțiunile lor. De

The Dignity of Chartism

Throughout her essays, Thompson strikes a delicate balance between on-the-ground accounts of local uprisings, snappy portraits of high-profile Chartist figures as well a...

A Brief History of Slavery

În 'A Brief History of Slavery' istoricul Jeremy Black explorează sclavia de la originile sale și până la manifestările sale contemporane, sub forma traficului de

A Strange Eventful History

Susținerea privatizării de către Tony Blair înainte de alegerile generale din 1997 a stins în cele din urmă viața socialismului ca forță politică semnificativă în

ZERO SIX BRAVO

bestsellerul nr. 1 din Sunday Times. Aceasta este povestea adevărată și nespusă a celei mai disperate bătălii purtate de forțele speciale britanice și aliate prinse

My Friend the Mercenary

He wanted a war. And, for his sins, he got one. James Brabazon was an ambitious young war reporter when he entered the chaos of

A Brief History of Mutiny by Richard Woodman

The notorious uprising on the Bounty has been elevated to iconic status by Hollywood, yet Richard Woodman describes it here as a mere 'pup' among

Peace and War: Britain In 1914

1914 dawned with Britain at peace, albeit troubled by faultlines within and threats without: Ireland trembled on the brink of civil war suffragette agitation was

Zero Night

A remarkable story told in full for the first time: a rip-roaring adventure story of WWII derring-do, all the more thrilling for being true. Oflag

Speaking With the Spirits of the Old Southwest

DISCOVER THE CHILLING TRUE STORIES OF THE SPIRITS WHO HAUNT THE OTHERWORLDLY LANDSCAPE OF THE AMERICAN SOUTHWEST Out in the Arizona desert, among the crumbling

The History of The Channel Tunnel

The Channel Tunnel, has been one of histories most protracted and at times acrimonious, construction projects. From the paranoia of the late 18th and early