Empire: How Spain Became a World Power, 1492-1763, Paperback - Henry Kamen

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A leading historian explores the myths that define Spain's view of its own past This book, the latest contribution by eminent historian Henry Kamen...

This epic history compares the empires built by Spain and Britain in the Americas, from Columbus's arrival in the New World to the end of Spanish c...

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A new edition of a seminal work-one that explores crucial changes within Europe from the fifteenth to the eighteenth century

The extraordinary story of a slave-girl who rose from concubine to become the Ottoman Empire's only queen.

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Publisher: Penguin Books LtdAuthor(s): Martyn RadyNumber of pages: 416Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 129 x 196 x 28Cover type: Paperback / softb...

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The untold story of the crises and compromises that united a continent

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An exquisite, lovingly crafted meditation on plants, trees, and our place in the natural world, in the tradition of Robin Wall Kimmerer's Braiding ...

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A riveting and richly detailed chronicle of what was, by 1614, the largest act of ethnic cleansing in European history.

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Reducere. Our Story - A book for donor conceived children under seven years old explaining about their origins. This is one of a series of books and this boo...

Reducere. Our Story - A book for donor conceived children under seven years old explaining about their origins. This is one of a series of books and this boo...

Shakespeare was a man of his time, constantly engaging with his audience's deepest desires and fears. In this book, by reconnecting with this histo...

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DescriptionByzantium lasted a thousand years, ruled to the end by self-styled 'emperors of the Romans'. It underwent kaleidoscopic territorial and ...

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Inspiring memoir by entrepreneur Judy Piatkus, who launched her startup at a time when mothers were not expected to be businesswomen and grew it in...

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Reducere. What if our neighbors were our friends? When Lynda MacGibbon moved from a small city in eastern Canada to a high-rise apartment in Toronto, she dec...

Publisher: Olympia PublishersAuthor(s): Suebrenia CalhounNumber of pages: 43Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 234 x 156 x 7Cover type: Paperback / ...

Kant famously argues that our experience of the empirical world is shaped by our cognitive faculties. But an important part of this story is yet to...

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National Jewish Book AwardHebrew culture experienced a renewal in medieval Spain that produced what is arguably the most powerful body of Jewish po...

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