Pharaoh : king of ancient Egypt

Let Me Tell You a Story

The spellbinding true story of a little girl's miraculous escape from the Nazis during the Second World War.

Lucifer Rising British Intelligence and the Occult in the Second World War

Summer 1940. In the desperate fight against Nazi Germany, nothing is considered too outlandish, so the British secret services turn to figures from the occult

The Rise of Islamic State : ISIS and the New Sunni Revolution

Out of the failures of Iraq and Afghanistan, the Arab Spring and Syria, a new threat emerges. While Al Qaeda is weakened, new jihadi movements,

Mythology of The Americans Nations

This is a reference guide to the mythology of the native North American, Maya, Aztec, Inca and earlier civilizations and cultures of the Americas. It

Lincoln

This interactive biography of one of America's greatest presidents covers the entire life of Abraham Lincoln and includes a host of family photographs, official portrait...

The War We Never Fought

Again and again British politicians, commentators and celebrities intone that 'The War on Drugs has failed'. They then say that this is an argument for

My Husband and I

When a young Princess Elizabeth met and fell in love with the dashing Naval Lieutenant Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark, it wasn’t without complications.

The D-Day Experience

The 60th anniversary of D-Day will take place on 6 June 2004. Endorsed by the Imperial War Museum, and officially tied in with their D-Day

Hitler's War Beneath the Waves

Crucible of Hell

From award-winning historian Saul David, an action-packed and powerful new narrative of the Battle of Okinawa - one of the greatest battles to take place

Haven't You Heard?

Looks at the role gossip, whispers and tittle-tattle play in all areas of politics - for the MPs and their advisers, the press who cover

EMPIRES OF THE INDUS: THE STORY OF A RIVER

The Indus rises in Tibet, flows west across India, and south through Pakistan. For millennia it has been worshipped as a god and used as

Speak Up!

Speak Up! is a joyful celebration of 45 speeches by children and teenagers who have stood up for causes they passionately believe in and challenged

Blitz Spirit

For today's reader, who is living through our biggest social dislocation since the Second World War and witnessing a crisis of unprecedented proportions, Blitz Spirit

Queens

Over 3,000 years of incredible women who ruled the world!

Fast Forward

Misconceptions have stalked Andy Cole like a hatchet-man defender determined to cut him down to size. Now, in his candid and inspirational autobiography, Cole finally

Words That Changed the World

Discursurile pot incita, inspira, exhorta, acuza, sau ilumina. În timp ce noile forme de comunicare par din ce în ce mai impersonale, discursul oferă o

America and the Imperialism of Ignorance

An analysis of six decades of unchanging American foreign policy, focusing particularly on the Cold War, and then tying that analysis to the experience of

Erdogan Rising: The Battle for the Soul of Turkey

Hannah Lucinda Smith has been living in Turkey as the Times correspondent for nearly a decade, reporting on the ground from the onset of the

The Everyday Life of the Ancient Incas

An expert and authoritative reference to the great civilizations of the ancient Andes and South America, with more than 500 colour photographs, site plans, maps

The Standardization of Demoralization Procedures

9th November 1989, East Berlin, the day the Berlin Wall will fall - Bernd Zeiger, a Stasi agent whose life's work, a manual on the

The Voyages of Captain James Cook

Călătoriile Căpitanului James Cook este acum disponibilă într-o ediție broșată foarte produsă special pentru a coincide cu aniversarea a 250 de ani de la prima

Kim and Jim

Kim Philby's life and career has inspired an entire literary genre: the spy novel of betrayal. He was one of the leaders of the British

The Rise & Fall of Thomas Cromwell

He wielded enormous power while he retained the king's favour, but the failure of Henry's marriage to Anne of Cleves, which Cromwell had arranged, led

I Know a Woman

Behind every great woman... is another great woman. Here, the extraordinary achievements, relationships and secret histories of 84 pioneering women are revealed in insp...

Eliot Ness and the Mad Butcher

Eliot Ness's greatest case had begun. Now, Max Allan Collins and A. Brad Schwartz-the acclaimed writing team behind Scarface and the Untouchable- uncover this lost

The Burning Time

THE BURNING TIME reprezintă o perspectivă vie asupra unei epoci în care ceea ce era ortodoxie într-un an putea fi erezie în celălalt. Primii martiri

Blood and Sand: Suez, Hungary and the Crisis That Shook the World

'This is proper history. It is illuminating to pick up this book with the twenty-first century's crises of Brexit and Iraq in mind.' Jeremy Bowen

Here Comes Trouble

Ellis Dau dreams of the West - of London, New York and Ashford, Kent. But he is growing up in Kyrzbekistan, a secretive nation where

Good State

A. C. Grayling makes the case for a clear, consistent, principled and written constitution, and sets out the reforms necessary - among them addressing the

Commander in Chief

The astonishing story of FDR's year-long battle with Churchill as World War II raged in Africa and Italy. In his masterly Mantle of Command, Nigel

Che

Che este o călătorie fascinantă prin viața lui Ernesto Che Guevara, revoluționarul secolului al XX-lea prin excelență. Fotografiile și documentele sunt însoțite de patru...

Walking the Great North Line

Robert Twigger, poet and travel author, was in search of a new way up England when he stumbled across the Great North Line. From Christchurch

A Magnificent Obsession

As she did in her critically acclaimed 'The Last Days of the Romanovs,' Helen Rappaport brings a compelling documentary feel to the story of this

The Natal Campaign

O examinare convingătoare a campaniei din Natal în timpul războiului boer. A compelling examination of the campaign in Natal during the Boer War.

RAF: The Birth of the World's First Air Force

The birth of the Royal Air Force during World War I marked a pivotal moment in modern military and political history. With Europe’s western front

Romanifesto

Indeed, we would not think of 'politics' as it is without our Classical ancestors. The word comes directly from the ancient Greek word polis, which

Living the Cold War

'Living the Cold War' de Christopher Mallaby și Peter Hennessy este o examinare cuprinzătoare a perioadei Războiului Rece prin prisma experiențelor și poveștilor pers...

Deception

Primul volum care relatează povestea completă a planului lui Adolf Eichmann de a înșela ultimii evrei din Europa. The first book to tell the complete

In Search of a Better Life

În Search of a Better Life se contestă istoriile tradiționale ale migrației britanice și irlandeze, poveștile opresiunii și exilului care formează o parte esențială a

The Grifter's Club

Donald Trump's opulent Palm Beach club Mar-a-Lago has thrummed with scandal since the earliest days of his presidency. Long known for its famous and wealthy

The Rebel of Rangoon

Set in the trenches of a nonviolent pro-democracy opposition in a dark and hermetically sealed country on the verge of massive transformation, The Rebel of

Beyond courage

Recounts the efforts of Jews who organized others and sabotaged the Nazis during the Holocaust, including Georges Loinger who smuggled children from occupied France into

Pirates of Barbary

Studying the origins of these men, their culture and practices - from pirate etiquette to intimidation tactics - Adrian Tinniswood expertly recreates the twilight wo...

Beacon of Change

As the 2012 Olympics sets about re-making a whole swathe of east London, Barry Turner’s book marks the 60th anniversary of the Festival of Britain,

All Behind You, Winston

On 14 May 1940, the Evening Standard published a cartoon with the caption 'All Behind You, Winston'. It showed Churchill, the freshly installed prime minister,

Rendezvous with Oblivion

From the acclaimed author of Listen, Liberaland What's the Matter with Kansas, a scathing collection of interlocking essays perfect for this political moment. With his

Only Plane in the Sky

'Although many years have passed since 9/11, this book, told with such immediacy, brings so vividly back to mind the shock of that day, and

Aerofilms

The Aerofilms company recorded one of the most tumultuous periods of British history. This gloriously illustrated book draws on thousands of aerial photographs to present...

Kick in the Belly

„Kick in the Belly” de Stella Abasa Dadzie este un roman puternic și care provoacă gândirea, care explorează teme de identitate, familie și moștenire culturală

Voices of the Flemish Waffen SS

What motivated men to fight for an enemy that had invaded their own country? These are last voices of the Flemish Waffen-SS there are very

Tiny Histories: Trivial events and trifling decisions that changed British history

Tiny Histories este o inițiere plăcută, distractivă și informativă asupra coincidențelor aparent nesemnificative, a deciziilor și a momentelor minuscule care au declanșa...

Debunking Women's History

What you didn't know about famous and infamous women in history. History is not something that counts to men's credit alone, though they have often

BOMBING HITLER

Georg Elser was just an ordinary working-class citizen living in Munich, Germany. Then one day he took it upon himself, without telling his family or

Yorkshire

Yorkshire, it has been said, is 'a continent unto itself', a region where mountain, plain, coast, downs, fen and heath lie close. By weaving history,

Where Poppies Blow

The natural history of the Western Front during the First World War by the author of MEADOWLAND, winner of the 2015 Wainwright Prize Where Poppies

How Britain Kept Calm And Carried On Reallife Stories From The Home Front

The British are well known for their unique sense of humour - for the ability to see the funny side even in the most dire

Problem from Hell

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Non-fiction 2003 A shattering history of the last hundred years of genocidal war that itemises in authoritative, persuasive manner

Circling the Square

From the acclaimed New Yorker writer, here is a compelling chronicle of the Egyptian Revolution, from Mubarak's downfall to Morsi's, told through the stories of

Red-Color News Soldier

The Chinese Cultural Revolution (1966-1976) remains one of the most catastrophic and complicated political movements of the twentieth century. Almost no visual documenta...