Historical Dynamics: Why States Rise and Fall, Paperback - Peter Turchin

Many historical processes are dynamic. Populations grow and decline. Empires expand and collapse. Religions spread and wither. Natural scientists h...

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John Gotti: Gangster, killer, celebrity. From the tough streets of Queens to the heights of the American Mafia, John Gotti thought he was invincibl...

If a billionaire falls out of the sky and dies who gives a damn?!Publisher: DC ComicsAuthor(s): Darick RobertsonNumber of pages: 352Publication dat...

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Reducere. DescriptionThe title reflects many nights that I had to slow down and evaluate things. I was affected by the flood of 2016 in Louisiana. When a lif...

Publisher: University of Washington PressAuthor(s): Thomas FleischmanIllustration(s): 19 b&w illus., 1 mapNumber of pages: 296Collection: Weyerhaeu...

Reducere. Society for Military History Distinguished Book Award Popular impressions of the imperial Japanese army still promote images of suicidal banzai cha...

Reducere. What Freakonomics does for understanding the economy, The J Curve does for better understanding how nations behave. Bremmer's tour of the nations o...

Reducere. If you want to discover the captivating history of the Punic Wars, then keep reading...The Punic Wars between 264 BCE and 146 BCE were a series of ...

Reducere. No figure in American public life has had such great expectations thrust upon him and fallen short of them so quickly. But Ted Kennedy, the gregari...

Reducere. The "engrossing" (Wall Street Journal) story of the biggest con in wine history In 2002, Rudy Kurniawan, an unknown twentysomething, burst into the...

A leading academic exposes the historical and cultural contexts which allow political strongmen to thrive.Publisher: Profile Books LtdAuthor(s): Ru...

The untold story of how welfare and development programs in the United States and Latin America produced the instruments of their own destruction I...

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Divided in 1961, reunited in 1989, Berlin has morphed over the last twenty-five years into Europe's most vibrant melting-pot of artists, immigrants...

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'An extraordinary book...Doggett emerges triumphant. Grab a copy - By Any Means Necessary.' (5 stars)-MojoPublisher: Canongate Books LtdAuthor(s): ...

Istoria viitorului. Elite, contraelite si calea spre dezintegrare politica - Peter Turchin

Wonderful previously unpublished images documenting the years before and after the Great Central Line was cut.Illustrations: 140 Illustrations, uns...

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Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Peter TurchinWE ARE ON THE WRONG TRACK Seventy percent of Americans (and counting) think so. The real wage of a US worker t...

Exorbitant Privilege: The Rise and Fall of the Dollar - Barry Eichengreen

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What would you part with to avoid eternal damnation?

DANDYISM. The Rise and Fall of a Concept - Petru Stefan Ionescu

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Reducere. In this definitive and revealing history, Henry Mintzberg, the iconoclastic former president of the Strategic Management Society, unmasks the press...

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Reducere. A dazzling new history of the world through ten major empires.

The most comprehensive and authoritative history of communism. 'To understand one of the central stories of the 20th century - read Brown's book' }...

Little Voice (LV) lives alone with her mother Mari, whose sole purpose in life is to find a man. When Mari's latest catch hears LV's impersonations...

The Maximalist considers Tony O'Reilly's life and influence, exploring the events and personalities behind his decline from a position of enormous ...

"On the day of the Great Fall he left nothing, nothing at all behind." The latest work by Peter Handke, one of our greatest living writers, chronic...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Tammy "Sunny" SytchWorld famous wrestling diva Tammy Lynn "Sunny" Sytch has written a tell-all autobiography that follows h...

Ten-year-old Persimmony Smudge lives a boring life on the Island in the Middle of Everything, but she longs for adventure. And she soon gets it whe...

Reducere. Theda Bars's remarkable life as told by Eve Golden's heartfelt account is short of discovering a means of traveling through time and as close as we...

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The Irish experience of Christianity has never been simple or uncomplicated. Here, Crawford Gribben describes the ancient emergence, long dominance...

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Reducere. New York Times bestselling author and journalist Anderson Cooper teams with New York Times bestselling historian and novelist Katherine Howe to chr...

Publisher: Mortons Media GroupAuthor(s): Nick PiggottNumber of pages: 264Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 217 x 304 x 23Cover type: HardbackRedesc...

A dazzling new history of the world through ten major empires.