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France's Prime Minister and signatory to the Munich Agreement in 1938, Edouard Daladier, was arrested and imprisoned by the Vichy Regime for the duration of World War II. As a...

"People know me as the author of The Story of Art who have never heard of me as a scholar. But many of my colleagues have never read the book....

The man who changed the course of modern France In 1981, Francois Mitterrand became France's first popularly elected socialist president. By the time he completed his mandate, he had led...

An exploration of the history and legacy of Italian fascism as reflected by the body of Benito Mussolini discusses how the dictator's brutal execution, the graphic display of his corpse,...

Two hundred years after his birth, Alexander Pushkin still issues a dynamic, liberating challenge to Russia's cultural identity. His story has promised national coherence and meant artistic integrity in its...

The book titled Stalin's Prosecutor by the author Vaksberg. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

In 1954, Kingsley Amis grabbed the attention of the literary world as one of the Angry Young Men with his first novel Lucky Jim. He maintained a public image of...

The book titled Scattered among the Peoples: The Jewish Diaspora in Ten Portraits by the author Allan Levine. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about...

Dom Rizzi robbed a bank, stashed the money and did the time. His family couldn't be more proud. He always was the smart one. Dom happens to be the cousin...

The death of a French intelligence agent on an Air France flight to Amman, Jordan, is the trigger for Tommy Carmellini's latest adventure.Within the European Union, the national espionage agencies...

Their discovery doesn't remain a secret for long. A US Air Force UFO investigation team arrives just minutes before a team sent by an Australian billionaire who wants to steal...

'Ocean Shores to Desert Dunes' is an award-winning book that takes the reader on a journey through the landscapes of New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory, describing the...

The book titled Silken Web: Natural History of Australian Spiders by the author Bert Simon-Brunet. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

With the imminent television adaptation of the Gormenghast trilogy and the reissuing of his books, interest in Mervyn Peake''s work has never been higher. This biography is the result of...

The book titled Tamara: Memoirs of St.Petersburg, Paris, Oxford and Byzantium by the author T.Talbot Rice. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

Robert Byron is best remembered now for The Road to Oxiana. Less well-known is that, like many of his generation, notably Nancy Mitford, Evelyn Waugh and Diana Cooper, he was...

The latest Campus Clancy thriller featuring the returning series character Jack Ryan Jr.

'Filled with insights, the very latest research and plenty of surprises: a superlative catalogue of one the most ambitious and spectacular exhibitions ever staged at the British Museum.' - Peter...

'A richly illustrated book that provides a fascinating insight into collaborative and social artistic production in early modern Japan' - Andon , the Journal of the society for Japanese Art...

Wagner was one of the few major composers who studied philosophy seriously. Bryan Magee places the composer's artistic development in the context of the philosophy of his age, and gives...

The vastness of China and the antquity of its culture have both fascinated and troubled the West since their earliest contacts. This text explores Western attitudes as they developed over...

The British links with St Petersburg date back to the very year of its foundation and have continued almost unbroken to the present day. Anthony Cross narrates the story of...

Chris and Carolyn Caldicott run the famous World Food Cafe in London's Covent Garden, where they serve vegetarian food from recipes collected on their travels. This sequel to the acclaimed...

Based on the author's specialised knowledge of the many aspects of Soviet politics, including local government, the Communist Party and the Soviet intelligentsia. This detatched perspective presents a new and...

The book titled Social History of Rome by the author Geza Alfoldy. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

The book titled New World and Pacific Civilisations: Culture of America, Asia and the by the author Weldon Owen. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information...

The book titled An Idea of Europe by the author Richard Hoggart. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

Celebrating the artistry of bird photography from around the globe, the Bird Photographer of the Year is the leading international bird photography competition, and this gorgeous, large-format book showcases the...

One of the most prominent features of our world is that there is so much bullshit. Yet we have no clear understanding of what bullshit is, how it's different from...

How an enigmatic masterpiece of the French Revolution became a talisman of the revolutionary spirit in our own time. Jacques-Louis David's The Death of Marat depicts the painter's friend and...

A user's guide to navigating the intricate, often contradictory relationship between artificial intelligence and human intelligence. Artificial intelligence will shape our future in unforeseen ways, and it is easy to...

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Shia Revival A gripping account that overturns simplistic portrayals of Iran as a theocratic pariah state, revealing how its strategic moves...

New, practical approaches to confronting today's most daunting global issues. Fighting climate change, saving democracy, and eradicating poverty are urgent global challenges, yet the world's leaders continue to pursue outdated...

From one of today's leading experts on ancient DNA, a sweeping genetic history that unravels the mystery of where horses were first domesticated. Ludovic Orlando garnered world acclaim for helping...

A stunningly illustrated celebration of the world's best bird photography. The Bird Photographer of the Year is a competition that celebrates the artistry of bird photography from around the world,...

Two leading economists reveal why today's personal finance markets are rigged against us and offer practical steps to fix them. We interact with the financial system every day, whether taking...

In 1907, eight years before she published her first novel, a twenty-five-year-old Virginia Woolf drafted three interconnected comic stories chronicling the adventures of a giantess named Violet a teasing tribute...

A one-of-a-kind illustrated guide to clouds, cloud formations, and the artists who painted them. The mystery of clouds has captivated scientists and artists alike. This unique book shows you how...

A marvelously illustrated introductory guide to frogs and their natural history. Frogs are among the most diverse and adaptable animals on the planet, with a rich evolutionary history and a...

From the bestselling coauthor of Wittgenstein's Poker , a fascinating account of Peter Singer's controversial 'drowning child' thought experiment and how it changed the way people think about charitable giving...

A marvelously illustrated look at everything we now know about the fearsome king of the dinosaurs. Tyrannosaurus rex is the world's favorite dinosaur, adored by the public and the subject...

The mental labor that keeps families afloat and why women do most of it. Mothers and fathers use their time differently, with women spending roughly twice as many hours on...

The hidden history of a nation sleepwalking its way into evil Charlotte Beradt began having unsettling dreams after Adolf Hitler took power in 1933. She envisioned herself being shot at,...

From the beginning of time, human societies have found themselves confronted by enemies too numerous or ferocious to defeat solely by force of arms. In these dramatic moments, wise leaders...

An acclaimed photographic guide to these marvelous and enigmatic birds-now in a new, updated edition Penguins are perhaps the most beloved birds. On land, their behavior appears so humorous and...

**Longlisted for the Financial Times and Schroders Business Book of the Year Award** How 1,000 years of global history show why technological and economic progress is often followed by stagnation...