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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

More Noble Than War

By turns tragic and hopeful, the history of Israel and Palestine through the lens of the world's most popular sport. Football has never been shy

Coromandel

Coromandel. A name which has been long applied by Europeans to the Northern Tamil Country, or (more comprehensively) to the eastern coast of the Peninsula

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.

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...

The 15:17 To Paris

he 15:17 to Paris is an amazing true story of friendship and bravery, of near terrorist attack averted by three young men who found the

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

Whatever It Took

Published to mark the 75th anniversary of VE Day, an unforgettable never-before-told first-person account of World War II: the true story of an American paratrooper

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.

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

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

The Darksome Bounds of a Failing World

When the ship of dreams sank, so did the Edwardian era. In this original and meticulously-researched narrative history, Gareth Russell considers the real story of

They Take Our Jobs!

Revised and expanded edition of the groundbreaking book which demystifies twenty-one of the most widespread myths and beliefs about immigrants and immigrations. Aviva...

Inventory

A lyrical memoir and family history told through four generations of fathers and sons in Northern Ireland A smuggler and a deserter, Darran Anderson’s grandfather

A History of the Rod

This famous book was first published in 1865, at the apogée of the Victorian era. Its full title—‘A History of the Rod in All Countries,

An Appeal to the World

În An Appeal to the World, Sfinția Sa cel de-al 14-lea Dalai Lama al Tibetului propune o cale spre pace pentru timpurile noastre, susținând ideea

1963: That Was the Year That Was

A compendium of the year's milestone stories and watershed events in popular culture and politics. This year alone saw The Beatles' first No 1, Martin

MAFIA BROTHERHOODS

MAFIA BROTHERHOODS (previously published as BLOOD BROTHERHOODS) is the enthralling new history of Italian organised crime by the author of the international bestseller C...

The History of the World in Bite-Sized Chunks

Istoria este un subiect bogat, variat și fascinant, astfel încât este rar să găsești totul într-o carte ... până acum. The History of the World

COMANDANTE: HUGO CHAVE'S VENEZUELA

The inside story of Hugo Chavez’s rule and complex legacy Few leaders in our time have been as divisive and enigmatic as the late Hugo

Look with Your Eyes and Tell the World

'North Korea faded to black in the early 1990s. With the collapse of the Soviet Union, her creakily inefficient economy collapsed. Power stations rusted into

Abraham Lincoln: The Making of America #3

The third installment of the Making of America series, Abraham Lincoln, tells of one of our most beloved presidents. Born in a cabin deep in

I Was a Spy!

I Was a Spy! is McKenna’s vivid narrative of these breath-taking adventures as she, aided by a gallant band of loyal locals, goes undercover to

How Australia Became British: Empire and the China Trade

Australia's tale of discovery, colonization and eventual settlement by the British is fraught with conflict. Wilson's discovery of the Eastern Passage, in 1759, was the

The Bitter Peace: Conflict in China 1928-37

After the civil conflict in China since the fall of the Imperial system in 1911, the victory of the Nationalists in 1928 should have heralded

Viking London

In this short history, bestselling historian Thomas Williams recounts the profound impact Viking raiders from the North had on London. Delving into London's darkest age,...

Imagining Postcommunism

Although the 1956 Hungarian uprising failed to liberate the country from Soviet domination, it became a symbol of freedom for people throughout Eastern Europe and

Partner to power

A former congressional staffer and Capitol Hill veteran recounts the colorful history of presidential advisers, showing how influential these unelected appointees have ...

How to Start a Revolution

HOW TO START A REVOLUTION is an examination of fourth wave feminism and political youth culture. It is also a much-needed reminder that government by

Women at the Siege, Peking 1900

On 20 June 1900, Baron von Ketteler, the German Minister, was assassinated in a Peking street. By 4pm the first shots were fired into the

The League of Wives

Featured in Stylist's guide to 2019's best non-fiction books The true story of the fierce band of women who battled Washington - and Hanoi -

Indians and Europe: An Interdisciplinary Collection of Essays

North American Indians have fired the imaginations of Europeans for the past five hundred years. The Native populations of North America have served a variety

The Paratrooper Training Pocket Manual 1939-45

The Paratrooper Training Manual 1939-45 provides an unusually detailed insight into what it took to make a military paratrooper and how he was then utilized

Ghosts of Langley

During his first visit to Langley, the CIA’s Virginia headquarters, President Donald Trump told those gathered, “I am so behind you . . . there’s

Egypt: Contested Revolution by Philip Marfleet

Many obituary notices have been written for Egypt’s attempted revolution. But for Philip Marfleet, the revolution is an ongoing process best understood by considering th...

A Girl's Guide to Joining the Resistance: A Feminist Handbook on Fighting for Good

So—the presidential election of 2016 happened. You cried, you ranted, you marched. But how do you stay engaged for the long term? How do you

Be Your Own Politician

Countless articles decry our apathy, our lack of motivation, our disinterest in political affairs. Yet the recent Scottish referendum showed the essential falsehood at t...

Mad Men & Bad Men

What happened when a rag-tag band of scruffs and smart-arses invaded Westminster, sprinkling creative fairy dust over earnest politicians? How much did snappy slogans a...

Short History of Robin Hood

Robin Hood is England's greatest folk hero. Everyone knows the story of the outlaw who robbed from the rich and gave to the poor. Nick

An Inconvenient Genocide: Who Now Remembers the Armenians?

On 24th April 2015 people around the world commemorated the centenary of the death of over one million Armenians. In their eyes, and in those

Soldier's Story

The son of a Hull butcher, Neville 'Timber' Wood volunteered in 1939, at the age of eighteen, to join the British Army's Tyne-Tees 50th Northumbrian

COBUILD Key Words for IELTS: Book 3 Advanced (Collins Cobuild)

The Collins COBUILD Key Words for IELTS series is a brand-new range of three graded books which contain the essential vocabulary students need to succeed

Kings of the Grail : Tracing the Historic Journey of the Holy Grail from Jerusalem to Spain by Margarita Torres Sevilla

Having been kept in Jerusalem until the eleventh century, the chalice was given to the Muslim prince of Dénia by the caliph of the Fatimid

Steampunk Soldiers: The American Frontier

Even as the discovery and exploitation of hephaestium helped bring the Civil War to its close in 1869, the arms race it engendered resulted in

Soft Power

There's a new Great Game afoot, and it involves soft power. As national movements resurface across the world, unsettling the international balance, the old-fashioned 's...

Real England

Part personal journey, part manifesto, Real England offers a snapshot of a country at a precarious moment in its history, while there is still time

Resolution

Granby predeceased his father, the 3rd Duke of Rutland, and never inherited his title, but left two sons whose contrasting fortunes and tragically short lives

Zeppelins Over the Midlands: The Air Raids of 31st January 1916

On 31st January 1916 nine Zeppelin airships of the Imperial German Navy bombed the Midlands, opening a strategic bombing campaign designed to cripple British war

From Tablet to Tablet

Books, as we see them now, took years to evolve. From clay tablets and cave walls to hand-written manuscripts and printed paper - the journey

Post Wall

The Post-Wall world, Spohr argues, was brought about in significant measure through the determined diplomacy of a small cohort of international leaders. They engaged in

Fracture: Life and Culture in the West, 1918-1938

În Fracture, renumitul istoric Philipp Blom susține că după Primul Război Mondial, cetățenii Occidentului și-au îndreptat energiile spre interior, lansându-se în aventur...

Saving Freedom

The year was 1947. The Soviet Union had moved from being America’s uneasy ally in the Second World War to its most feared enemy. With

Flashpoint Trieste : The First Battle of the Cold War

IN THE DYING DAYS OF WORLD WAR II OLD ALLIES BECOME NEW ENEMIES Flashpoint Trieste is the story of one year in one city as

Year of Dangerous Days

In the tradition of The Wire, the harrowing story of the cinematic transformation of Miami, one of America’s most bustling cities—rife with a drug epidemic,

The Death of Truth

How did truth become an endangered species? This decline began decades ago, and in The Death of Truth, former New York Times critic Michiko Kakutani

A Savage Order : How the World's Deadliest Countries Can Forge a Path to Security

The most violent places in the world today are not at war. More people have died in Mexico in recent years than in Iraq and

Prisoners of History

Uses monuments from around the world to show how different countries have attempted to sculpt their history in the wake of the Second World War,

On Palestine

On Palestine este continuarea aclamatei cărți 'Gaza In Crisis' a lui Noam Chomsky și Ilan Pappe despre o regiune suferindă. Operațiunea Protective Edge, cel mai

GLORY & B*LLOCKS; BROWN

Was the technologically sophisticated longbow responsible for the landmark victory at Agincourt, or was it simply that the English are better in mud? When did