The Book of Phobias and Manias. A History of the World in 99 Obsessions, Export, Paperback - Kate Summerscale

A thrilling compendium of our deepest fears and obsessions by the bestselling author of The Suspicions of Mr Whicher.Publisher: Profile Books LtdAu...

Reducere. SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2020 BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE 'A page-turner with the authority of history' PHILIPPA GREGORY 'As gripping as a novel. An engaging,...

Reducere. Journey through the history of the world, one day at a time!If you ever wondered what happened on your birthday 100 years ago, or on Christmas in t...

A stunningly illustrated book of extraordinary city maps, telling the story of human civilisation throughout history. From the walled city of ancie...

Reducere. In June of 1860 three-year-old Saville Kent was found at the bottom of an outdoor privy with his throat slit. The crime horrified all England and l...

A code-cracking mission to decipher the hidden truths and histories of our greatest invention - the art of writing.Publisher: Pan MacmillanAuthor(s...

The phenomenally creative musician and filmmaker David Byrne presents new artwork that explores daily life in surprising ways, with unique reflecti...

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

Reducere. TRAGEDY AND HOPE shows the years 1895-1950 as a period of transition from the world dominated by Europe in the nineteenth century to the world of t...

A culinary exploration of Rome, which expands to take in global civilization.Publisher: Reaktion BooksAuthor(s): Andreas ViestadNumber of pages: 24...

Reducere. Shortlisted for the 2020 Baillie Gifford Prize * New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice"Prepare not to see much broad daylight, literal or meta...

Publisher: University of California PressAuthor(s): Joshua SavalaIllustration(s): 12 b-w figures, 5 tablesNumber of pages: 248Publication date: 202...

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

Publisher: Farrar, Straus and GirouxAuthor(s): Silvia FerraraTranslator: Todd PortnowitzNumber of pages: 304Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 216 x...

A charming collection of 100 humorous limericks that take us back to before the beginning of time to present day.Publisher: Pavilion BooksAuthor(s)...

Reducere. This vintage book presents a comprehensive history of footwear, exploring the fashions of the Egyptians, Hebrews, Persians, Greeks, and Romans; as ...

An Everyman's Library hardcover omnibus edition of two of the Booker Prize-winning author's earliest and most admired novels, neither of which has ...

Reducere. To survey the history of the Catholic Church is, in the words of Eamon Duffy, to be left with "a sense of the intractable complexity of the histori...

The extraordinary stroy of 'Joe' Carstairs, the fastest woman on waterThe Sunday Times bestseller

Reducere. This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base f...

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Kate SummerscaleNumber of pages: 368Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 129 x 198 x 27Cover type: Pape...

A Victorian whodunnit, as a man is murdered in his elegant house in Wiltshire. Even worse, it soon becomes clear that the killer is still in the ho...

Reducere. This is a detailed history of one of the most important and dramatic episodes in modern science, recounted from the novel vantage point of the dawn...

A treasure trove of human creativity from around the world. History of the World in 1000 Objects takes a fresh look at world history, viewing cultu...

In this follow-up to }A History Of Britain In 21 Women{, journalist and broadcaster Jenni Murray celebrates great women from around the world, incl...

The Sicilian Vespers: A History of the Mediterranean World in the Later Thirteenth Century - Steven Runciman

Reducere. Crackpot, originally released in 1986, is John Waters' brilliantly entertaining litany of odd and fascinationg people, places and things. From Balt...

When Manias, Panics, and Crashes was published (1978), the world was entering a new period of global economic turbulence. Economists based their an...

Never has natural history been so fun Scientific accuracy and humor combine to tell the entire history of Earth in a comic book format. A paleontol...

DescriptionAn illustrated collection of stories about dogs that knew how to sit, stay, and witness history Most dog lovers know Fido and Laika, but...

A lavishly illustrated and compelling insight into the 100 animals that have had the greatest impact on humanity.Illustrations: Full Colour Throughout

Tracing the activities of a single extended family - the Hibberts - this book explores how slavery impacted on the social, cultural, economic and p...

DescriptionIn this critically acclaimed book, Christian Marek masterfully provides the first comprehensive history of Asia Minor from prehistory to...

A powerful, inspiring and courageous memoir of cancer and conflict, from the author of THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES. Now a critically acclaimed play. 'A m...

Reducere. Winner of the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for HistoryEncounters at the Heart of the World concerns the Mandan Indians, iconic Plains people whose teeming, ...

Discover the power of the book through fifty of the most influential texts ever written from around the world and throughout time. Books that truly...

A new perspective on the grand sweep of our planets story, from the prehistoric era to the early twenty-first century.

Reducere. Wounds and disease were as devastating on the battlefields of the ancient world as they are today. In an age of bloody combat, how did physicians a...