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Eduardo Galeano Shows us how to remember and how to live. This book is shaped like a calendar. Each day brings with it a story: a journey, feast or tragedy that really... | Andrew Marr From the earliest civilizations to the twenty-first century: Andrew Marr's compelling global journey through human history |
Artur Beifuss; Francesco Trivini... A unique handbook of the logos of contemporary terrorist organizations worldwide, from al-Qaeda to the Real IRA, with a foreword by renowned graphic designer Steven Heller, and a chronology of... | Ruth Goodman We know what life was like for Victoria and Albert. But what was it like for a commoner like you or me? How did it feel to cook with coal... Delivery: To home, business or free to our stores. Click for more info. | £20.00 | £15.20 | 24% |  Pre-order. Despatched on publication 27/06/2013 |   Add to Basket | Click & Collect:Order now to collect from 11am today. In stock items only. Click for more info. | £20.00 | £17.00 | 15% |  Currently out of stock in all stores. | Stores - out of stock | New & Used:Our marketplace sellers will deliver to your chosen address. Click for more info. | | | | Currently unavailable | Currently unavailable |
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Bernhard Rieger Bernhard Rieger reveals how a car commissioned by Hitler and designed by Ferdinand Porsche became a global commodity on a par with Coca-Cola. The Beetle's success hinged on its uncanny... | Neil MacGregor Encompassing a sweep of human history, this title begins with one of the earliest surviving objects made by human hands, a chopping tool from the Olduvai gorge in Africa, and... |
Niall Ferguson Reveals the 'killer applications' that did it: competition - How Europe's small, piratical states built modern capitalism; science - How innovation gave the West the military edge; property rights -... | Jerry Brotton Throughout history, maps have been fundamental in shaping our view of the world, and our place in it. This title tells the story of our world through maps. It examines... |
Andrew Marr From the earliest civilizations to the twenty-first century: a global journey through human history, published alongside a landmark BBC One television series. | Brian Fagan Tells the story of 5,000 years of human endeavours of water. |
Jared Diamond Explores how tribal peoples approach essential human problems, from childrearing to old age to conflict resolution to health. In this book, the author reveals how tribal societies offer a window... | David Abulafia For over three thousand years, the Mediterranean Sea has been one of the great centres of world civilisation. This title provides history of the Mediterranean from the erection of the... |
Jonathon Bate; Dora Thornton Presents a fresh view of the early modern world through the eyes of Shakespeare, his players and audiences. This book illustrates the Catholic counterculture that is revealed through the failed... | Cassell; R. G. Grant; R. G. Grant 1001 Battles That Changed the Course of History is the essential guide to the most intense, dramatic, important, and extraordinary conflicts that have occurred over the last five millennia. |
Ian Morris Why does the West rule? This title answers this provocative question, drawing on 15,000 years of history and archaeology, and the methods of social science. | Francis Fukuyama If we are to understand the politics that we now take for granted, we need to understand its origins. This book examines the paths that different societies have taken to... |