The 20th Century in Bite-sized Chunks by Nicola Chalton and Meredith MacArdle
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Category: History
A rich, complex and absorbing subject, it’s hard to find the history of the twentieth century in one accessible book... until now. From two world wars, to astonishing scientific progress and social upheaval, the twentieth century saw unprecedented change. In this concise history of a century like no oth ...Show more
The History of the Atzec & Inca: Two Illustrated Reference Books: Discover the History, Myths and Cultures of the Ancient Peoples of Central and South by PHILLIPS, CHARLES
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Category: History
Victoria & Abdul: The True Story of the Queen's Closest Confidant by Shrabani Basu
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Category: History | Series: History Press Ser.
The tall, handsome Abdul Karim was just twenty-four years old when he arrived in England from Agra to wait at tables during Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee. An assistant clerk at Agra Central Jail, he suddenly found himself a personal attendant to the Empress of India herself. Within a year, he was esta ...Show more
Sextant: A Voyage Guided by the Stars and the Men Who Mapped the World's Oceans by David Barrie
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Category: History
In the tradition of Dava Sobel's 'Longitude' comes sailing expert David Barrie's compelling and dramatic tale of invention and discovery - an eloquent elegy to one of the most important navigational instruments ever created, and the daring mariners who used it to explore, conquer, and map the world. Th ...Show more
Gunpowder and Geometry: The Life of Charles Hutton, Pit Boy, Mathematician and Scientific Rebel by Benjamin Wardhaugh
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August, 1755. Newcastle, on the north bank of the Tyne. In the fields, men and women are getting the harvest in. Sunlight, or rain. Scudding clouds and backbreaking labour. Three hundred feet underground, young Charles Hutton is at the coalface. Cramped, dust-choked, wielding a five-pound pick by candle ...Show more
Of Gods and Men: 100 Stories from Ancient Greece and Rome by Daisy Dunn
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Category: History
Daisy Dunn offers a deeply researched collection of stories reflecting the eclectic richness and depth of the classical literary canon. Striking a balance between the 'classic classic' (such as Dryden's translation of the Aeneid) and the less familiar or expected, Of Gods and Men ranges from the epic po ...Show more
Heroes by Stephen Fry
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Category: History
Mortals and Monsters Quests and Adventures Few mere mortals have ever embarked on such bold and heart-stirring adventures, overcome myriad monstrous perils, or outwitted scheming vengeful gods, quite as stylishly and triumphantly as Greek heroes. Join Jason aboard the Argo as he quests for the Golden Fl ...Show more
Crusaders: An Epic History of the Wars for the Holy Lands (HB) by Dan Jones
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Category: History
Dan Jones, best-selling chronicler of the Middle Ages, turns his attention to the history of the Crusades - the sequence of religious wars fought between the late eleventh century and late medieval periods, in which armies from European Christian states attempted to wrest the Holy Land from Islamic rule ...Show more
Small is Beautiful by Ernst Friedrich Schumacher
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Category: History
Small is Beautiful is E. F. Schumacher's stimulating and controversial study of world economies. This remarkable book is as relevant today and its themes as pertinent and thought-provoking as when it was first published thirty years ago.Small is Beautiful looks at the economic structure of the Western w ...Show more
Progress and Parasites by Douglas Carswell
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Category: History
Politics has never been more unpredictable. Radical populists and insurgents have turned politics-as-usual on its head. Progress and Parasites explores how we got here, where we are heading and what we can do about it. Douglas Carswell argues that these insurgencies are a reaction against the emergence ...Show more
Resolution: Two Brothers, a Nation in Crisis, a World at War by David Rutland; Emma Ellis
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Category: History
John Manners, Marquess of Granby, famously led a cavalry charge during the Seven Years War, losing both hat and wig. A commander of skill and courage, he was cherished by his men and lauded by the British public as an authentic military hero. Granby predeceased his father, the 3rd Duke of Rutland, and ...Show more
White Mountain by Robert Twigger
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Category: History
Home to mythical kingdoms, wars and expeditions, and strange and magical beasts, the Himalayas have always loomed tall in our imagination. Overrun at different times by Buddhism, Taoism, shamanism, Islam and Christianity, they are a grand central station of the world's religions. They are also a plant h ...Show more