20th Century History

In the eighteenth century, Thomas Jefferson and John Quincy Adams greatly admired the Persian Empire, while Iranians regarded America as an ideal their own government might emulate. Beginning there, how...

A compelling novel about the requirement to be perfect, without losing sight of yourself - by the greatest feminist of the twentieth-century, Simone de Beauvoir. Laurence is a woman who...

Can music make the world a better place? Can it really 'belong' to anyone? Can the magic, mystery and incertitude of music - of the human brain meeting or making...

As a spokesman for a country, a continent and the developing world, Thabo Mbeki plays a crucial role in world politics, but to many people he is an enigma. Is...

How the determination of young pilots transformed the Corsair from an aircraft considered too dangerous to fly from carriers into a successful carrier fighter. "Despite everything I felt very lucky...

A brief walk through just about any bike shop or a quick perusal of today's popular auction Web sites reveals that one of the hottest trends among modern bicycle enthusiasts...

At the close of World War II, the Soviet Union controlled all of eastern Germany with the exception of the American, British, and French sectors of Berlin. In June 1948,...

Set on the eve of the financial crash of 2008, Barcelona Dreaming is made up of three stories that are linked by time and place, and also by the moving,...

First published in 1956, What Shall I Wear is revolutionary fashion designer Claire McCardell's collection of fashion wisdom and philosophy and a vivacious guide to looking effortlessly stylishClaire McCardell, the...

'As an exploration of the social fabric of Afghan life, this book takes some beating' Daily Telegraph 'A valuable addition to the canon of literature on Afghanistan ... [Seierstad] manages...

The Short Story of Contemporary Art is a must-read introduction to this exciting and important period, from bestselling author and art historian Susie Hodge. This fascinating pocket guide explains the...

Clear blue skies laced white with vapour trails of fighting aircraft... petrol-filled beer bottles in the garden shed to repel the panzers... streets deserted when the Prime Minister was on...

The book titled Deadly Illusions: Inside the Looking-glass War by the author John Costello. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

Nineteen Weeks is Norman Moss's riveting account of FDR, Churchill, and the extraordinary decisions made in 1940 that set the stage for America's interventionist role in world affairs. The weeks...

It was to be the most ambitious RAF bombing raid since 617 Squadron bounced their revolutionary bombs on the reservoirs of the Ruhr in 1943. The plan was relatively simple-...

The geography of Russia -- vast, unwieldy, exposed -- and her tragic history of foreign invasion have created an overriding sense of military vulnerability amongst her leaders that, after the...

In 1944 the OSS set out to recover more than 500 airmen trapped and sheltered for months by villagers behind enemy lines in Yugoslavia. Classified for over half a century...

This study of illness in heads of government between 1901 and 2007 considers how illness and therapy - both physical and mental - affect the process of government and decision-making,...

An unprecedented look at the front line of the war against terror: the inside story of five American interrogators, thousands of prisoners, and the race for the truth. More than...

The book is based on hundreds of oral histories, conducted in Europe and North America, with survivors who were children in the Holocaust, primary documentation uncovered by the author (including...

Communists vilified her as a raging neurotic. Leftists dismissed her as a confused idealist. Her family pitied her as an exploited lover. Some said she was a traitor, a stooge,...

Recent military interventions gone wrongIt was an exclusive lunch at a high-end Manhattan restaurant on 7 March 2011. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and his A-team were present. It soon became...

From the German stormtroopers of 1918 to the jungles of Vietnam, the role of the infantry soldier has developed and evolved. This book describes the changes in the way that...

The years 1899 through 1941 are remarkable even by Latin America's uniquely turbulent standards. During this time, border disputes and domestic insurrections forcefully shaped the history of this area, as...

The book titled Daniel Barenboim: A Life in Music by the author Daniel Barenboim. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

In 1980, the first part of the Collins History of the World in the 20th Century was published, covering the years 1900-1945. This is a revision of and extensive expansion...

Thousands of people have died at the hands of terrorist groups who rely on state support for their activities. Iran and Libya are well known as sponsors of terrorism, while...

A year-by-year history of people and events telling the story of jazz and the personalities which have formed this music style. Beginning at the turn of the century, the text...

This study offers a personal look at the progenitors of glasnost and perestroika. The book examines the first tremors of change felt during the 1950s thaw and the dissidents and...

John Dizikes tells how opera, steeped in European aristocratic tradition, was transplanted into the democratic cultural enviroment of America. The book includes vignettes of productions, personalities, audiences and theatres throughout...

A gripping period mystery about three women who solve a string of murders in their idyllic Californian neighbourhood. After all, who better to catch a killer than the women who've...

John Sutherland has picked out over 100 biographies from the "Dictionary of National Biography" to create this lively anthology of a selection of the most prominent figures in British 20th-century...

It has been Gorky's great misfortune to be remembered mostly for the wrong things - for his apparent support of the Stalin regime; for his direct involvement in the foundation...

The book titled The Unspeakable Crimes of Dr.Petiot by the author Thomas Maeder. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

'Playful, moving and wholly remarkable' Guardian 'A small miracle' New Statesman 'Mastery of craft, resonance and deep feeling on every page' Telegraph Treacle Walker is a stunning fusion of myth...

Chronicles the author's life in the mid-1960s, when she was struggling to come to terms with existence after the deaths of both her husband Ralph and her son Burgo. Coping...

Taking their name from the downtown street in Montreal where members shared a studio in the early 1920s, The Beaver Hall Group were early adopters of new modernistic approaches to...

The book titled Masks: Created by Celebrities to Help Young People Succeed - Calendar: by the author . This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about...

A biography of Rosa Luxemburg, co-founder of the first Polish Narxist worker's party. A dynamic public figure, she was a powerful revolutionary, and a renowned theorist and speaker. This is...

The book titled Unfinished Journey by the author Yehudi Menuhin. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

The disintegration of Europe's post-Cold War consensus in the face of anti-Semitism, populist nationalism, and territorial aggression Once the world's bastion of liberal, democratic values, Europe is now having to...

'What grammarians say should be has perhaps less influence on what shall be than even the more modest of them realize ...' No book had more influence on twentieth-century attitudes...

Yassou! unlocks the secrets of this flavourful cuisine, with eighty home-cooking Greek recipes that capture the delicious tastes and utilize the superfood ingredients that make the Mediterranean diet one with...

The book titled Adventures on the Freedom Road by the author Bernard-Henry Levy. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

In 1883, the Russian police established the Foreign Agentura in Paris. The bureau's brief: to forewarn Tsardom of terrorist plans and, if possible, to defuse acts of terrorism against high...

The first in a new in-depth nonfiction series examining the devastating terrorist attacks that changed the course of history from #1 New York Times bestselling author Jack Carr and Pulitzer...

The first volume of The Cambridge History of America and the World examines how the United States emerged out of a series of colonial interactions, some involving indigenous empires and...