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A skyscraper one mile high, a dome covering most of downtown Manhattan, a triumphal arch in the form of an elephant: some of the most ...
Historians love to write about rulers - kings, emperors, presidents - or about vast social forces - migration, industrialisation - but what if they are all missing the point ...
As the clock strikes the end of the war, the time begins to turn towards a new age - the one we call now.
This shift ...
These are the mythical books that were burnt, torn, stolen, or simply disappeared, but which certainly existed. In this elegiac and gripping volume, Giorgio van ...
Man has always been fascinated by Equus caballus, recasting horse power into many forms: a hunk of meat, an industrial and agricultural machine, a luxury ...
Christmas has been all things to all people: a religious festival, a family celebration, a time of eating and drinking. Yet the origins of the ...
SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE
Selected as a Book of the Year 2017 by the Daily Telegraph, Mail on Sunday and Observer
'A glittering ...
'A masterpiece of evocative scientific storytelling.' BRIAN COX
*'The best popular book on broad-sweep history since Guns, Germs and Steel.'
The extraordinary story ...
By Steppe, Desert, and Ocean is nothing less than the story of how humans first started building the globalized world we know today. Set on ...
In a world that has increasingly become tamed by human activity, the true wild holds a growing mysticism. Rugged landscapes with unspoilt scenery invoke romantic ...
A stunning new edition to coincide with the State Library of Victoria's exhibition on the wonderful world of books.
'All earthly existence must ultimately ...
A truly global view of history covering over 350 of the world's most important turning points. Presented in a beautiful slipcase, this is an ...
