History books

Racial identity and literary form in the modernist anthology The Image and the Fire examines the coterie anthology—a...  Read More >>

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Fresh, fast and funny: bestselling author and presenter, Stuart Maconie, tells the Beatles story like never before…...  Read More >>

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A groundbreaking new perspective on catastrophes throughout human history, with vital lessons for our future  Read More >>

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A panoramic history of the roots of China and Mongolia’s historic rivalry… and why it matters now.  Read More >>

A ""valuable, well-researched and nuanced history"" (Booklist) of the groundbreaking law that transformed education,...  Read More >>

Since its first publication in 1932,Sunset Songhas been regarded as one of the most important novels ever written...  Read More >>

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This is a brilliant, eclectic and colourful celebration of the...  Read More >>

Où se trouvent les plus anciennes peintures au monde, réalisées par des humains ? Depuis quand est-il obligatoire...  Read More >>

The essential contemporary guide to China's tech ambitions, global expansion, and the shifting strategies powering...  Read More >>

The history of Britain told through the stories of twenty-five notable buildings, from the Iron Age fortification...  Read More >>

The newest instalment of the bestselling Great Escapes series written by internationally bestselling author Damien...  Read More >>

The dark history of a poisonous sisterhood  Read More >>

A lively history of women's sex, desire and pleasure in the classical world  Read More >>

Russian expert Mark Galeotti provides an in-depth look at the siege that pitted Ivan the Terrible and Russia's first...  Read More >>

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The brutal months of fighting that finally brought an end to the...  Read More >>

What if Thomas Paine could weigh in on today’s headlines? Thomas Paine Returns with Common Sense shows how the wisdom...  Read More >>

A penetrating examination of the consequences of the Second World War which draws uncomfortable parallels with the...  Read More >>

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