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A rich, discovery-filled history that tells how a forgotten empire transformed the ancient world.
In the late 8th and early 7th centuries BCE, Scythian warriors ...
Twenty thousand years ago, women were making and wearing clothing created from spun fibers. In Women's Work, archaeologist-linguist Elizabeth Wayland Barber "weaves the strands ...
A sweeping, lavishly illustrated one-volume history of the rise of American naval power during World War II
"When he is at his best, as he ...
An outstanding and moving essay on the Palestinian struggle, Edward Said and the power of narrative
FROM THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION-SHORTLISTED AND RSL ...
THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
'Meticulously sourced, merciless and revelatory. It is a closely observed study of power, and how it is gained, used and ...
The thrilling history of one of Europe's most dramatic conflicts, that would shape the great wars to come
Less than a month after it ...
More than twenty years after teaching English to China's first boom generation at a small college in Sichuan Province, Peter Hessler returned to teach ...
In this stirring memoir, a preeminent politician and diplomat traces the transformation of the Republic of Singapore from a poor colony into an Asian powerhouse ...
The first in-depth account of the economic reform program of Myanmar's ill-fated Aung San Suu Kyi government, by one of her key advisors.
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Who was Rome's greatest general, statesman, and nation-builder: Caesar or Pompey?
Few people have had as many words written about them down through the ...
The dramatic history of Europe's shape-shifting centre, from the author of The Habsburgs
Central Europe is not just a space on a map but ...
'Irresistibly fascinating' MARIE CLAIRE GREECE
'Essential' VICTORIA HISLOP
'Brilliantly conceived' PAUL CARTLEDGE
An enormous bestseller in Greece, this is a bold, witty retelling of the ...
A spine-chilling illustrated history
Discover the spine-chilling history of ghosts and the supernatural across the world in this stunningly illustrated guide.
A History of Ghosts ...
Can Israelis and Palestinians end their long conflict? The shocking violence of current events undermines hope, as does the long history of peace deals sabotaged ...
What is the earliest temple complex on Earth? Who built it? Is it really 7000 years older than Stonehenge and the Pyramids How did such ...
