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The Russian Album
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Winner of the Royal Society of Literature Award In The Russian Album , Michael Ignatieff chronicles five generations of his Russian family, beginning in 1815. Drawing on family diaries, on...
The Medium is Murder
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The book titled The Medium is Murder by the author Molly McKitterick. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.
The Piano Man
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The book titled The Piano Man by the author Noreen Gilpatrick. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.
Liberalism against Itself: Cold War Intellectuals and the Making of
The Cold War roots of liberalism's present crisis "[A] daring new book."-Becca Rothfeld, Washington Post "A fascinating and combative intellectual history."-Gideon Rachman, Financial Times By the middle of the twentieth...
Henry III: Reform, Rebellion, Civil War, Settlement, 1258-1272
"There are few historians working today who know so much and write so well. Taken together, the two volumes of Henry III . . . set a gold standard for...
The Mysterious Case of the Victorian Female Detective
A revelatory history of the women who brought Victorian criminals to account-and how they became a cultural sensation From Wilkie Collins to the adventures of Sherlock Holmes, the traditional image...
Victory at Sea: Naval Power and the Transformation of the Global Order
A sweeping, lavishly illustrated one-volume history of the rise of American naval power during World War II "When he is at his best, as he often is in these pages,...
Life: A Journey through Science and Politics
A renowned scientist and environmental advocate looks back on a life that has straddled the worlds of science and politics "Compelling. . . . [Ehrlich's] memoir includes remarkable stories of...
Adventurers: The Improbable Rise of the East India Company: 1550-1650
"Overflowing with surprises."-William Dalrymple, The Spectator "Essential reading."-Dan Jones, Times (UK) "Fascinating and authoritative."-Jerry Brotton The unlikely beginnings of the East India Company-from Tudor origins and rivalry with the superior...
Madrid: A New Biography
The miraculous story of Madrid-how a village became a great world city For centuries Madrid was an insignificant settlement on the central Iberian plateau. Under its Muslim rulers the town...
Crusader Criminals: The Knights Who Went Rogue in the Holy Land
A vivid new history of the criminal underworld in the medieval Holy Land The religious wars of the crusades are renowned for their military engagements. But the period was witness...
The Fall of Egypt and the Rise of Rome: A History of the Ptolemies
A compelling history of the Ptolemies, the decline of Egypt, and the rising power of the Roman Empire The Ptolemaic era, Egypt's last and one of its longest dynasties, was...
Goering's Man in Paris: The Story of a Nazi Art Plunderer and His
A charged biography of a notorious Nazi art plunderer and his career in the postwar art world "[Petropoulos] brings Lohse into sharper focus, as a personality and axis point from...
Cleopatra: Her History, Her Myth
A feminist reinterpretation of the myths surrounding Cleopatra casts new light on the Egyptian queen and her legacy "A lucid and persuasive reinterpretation. Readers won't see Cleopatra the same way...
An Economist Goes to the Game: How to Throw Away $580 Million and
An engaging look at the ways economic thinking can help us understand how sports work both on and off the field "Mr. Oyer writes clearly and ranges across all sorts...
The Globalization Myth: Why Regions Matter
A case for why regionalization, not globalization, has been the biggest economic trend of the past forty years The conventional wisdom about globalization is wrong. Over the past forty years...
Nelson's Pathfinders: A Forgotten Story in the Triumph of British Sea
The remarkable story of how a handful of intrepid scientific navigators underpinned British naval dominance in the conflict with Napoleon During the Napoleonic Wars, more than twice as many British...
Two Houses, Two Kingdoms: A History of France and England, 1100-1300
An exhilarating, accessible chronicle of the ruling families of France and England, showing how two dynasties formed one extraordinary story The twelfth and thirteenth centuries were a time of personal...
The Great Reversal: Britain, China and the 400-Year Contest for Power
A vivid history of the relationship between Britain and China, from 1600 to the present The relationship between Britain and China has shaped the modern world. Chinese art, philosophy and...
The Devotional Qur'an: Beloved Surahs and Verses
A beautifully curated and translated collection of the Qur'anic surahs and verses that are most cherished and memorized by Muslims the world over Muslim devotional practices vary greatly over time...
The Week: A History of the Unnatural Rhythms That Made Us Who We Are
An investigation into the evolution of the seven-day week and how our attachment to its rhythms influences how we live "[Henkin] scours American literature, diaries, periodicals, menus and other ephemera...
Adventurer: The Life and Times of Giacomo Casanova
A fast-paced narrative about the world-famous libertine Giacomo Casanova, from celebrated biographer Leo Damrosch "Fully succeeds in communicating that 'vivid presentness,' that 'joyful eagerness' for life, which is what keeps...
The Contest for the Indian Ocean: And the Making of a New World Order
A major new examination of the Indian Ocean, revealing how the region has become a hotly contested geopolitical flashpoint Throughout history, the Indian Ocean has been an essential space for...
Barnave: The Revolutionary who Lost his Head for Marie Antoinette
A major new biography of Antoine Barnave-the politician and writer who advocated for a constitutional monarchy in revolutionary France Antoine Barnave was one of the most influential statesmen in the...
The Dark Path: The Structure of War and the Rise of the West
From an esteemed military historian, a sweeping history of the revolutions in war-fighting that have shaped the modern world Heraclitus wrote that "war is the father of all," and it...
Love and Marriage in the Age of Jane Austen
What happened when Jane Austen's heroines and heroes were finally wed? Marriage is at the centre of Jane Austen's novels. The pursuit of husbands and wives, advantageous matches, and, of...
London: A History of 300 Years in 25 Buildings
A lively new history of London told through twenty-five buildings, from iconic Georgian townhouses to the Shard A walk along any London street takes you past a wealth of seemingly...
Women and the Reformations: A Global History
A compelling, authoritative history of how women shaped the Reformations and transformed religious life across the globe The Reformations, both Protestant and Catholic, have long been told as stories of...
The Voice Catchers: How Marketers Listen In to Exploit Your Feelings,
Your voice provides biometric data. How are marketers using it to manipulate you? "[Dr. Turow ] is encouraging policymakers and the public to do something I wish we did more...
The Stories Old Towns Tell: A Journey through Cities at the Heart of
A fascinating journey through Europe's old towns, exploring why we treasure them-but also what they hide about a continent's fraught history Historic quarters in cities and towns across the middle...
The Story of Tutankhamun: An Intimate Life of the Boy who Became King
A lively new biography of Tutankhamun-published for the hundredth anniversary of his tomb's modern discovery The discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb in 1922 sparked imaginations across the globe. While Howard Carter...
The Great Transformation: China's Road from Revolution to Reform
The first thorough account of a formative and little understood chapter in Chinese history "Almost every page contains an eye-opening detail. . . . The Great Transformation evokes the multiple...
A Short History of War
An engaging, accessible introduction to war, from ancient times to the present and into the future "Forty short chapters . . . describe war from the ancient world to the...
Music of Exile: The Untold Story of the Composers who Fled Hitler
What happens to a composer when persecution and exile means their true music no longer has an audience? In the 1930s, composers and musicians began to flee Hitler's Germany to...
Stalin as Warlord
The Second World War was the defining moment in the history of the Soviet Union. With Stalin at the helm, it emerged victorious at a huge economic and human cost....
Templars: The Knights Who Made Britain
A gripping account of the Knights Templar, challenging received wisdom to show how these devout medieval knights played a profound role in making modern Britain The Knights Templar have an...
What Really Went Wrong: The West and the Failure of Democracy in the
An ambitious revisionist history of the modern Middle East What Really Went Wrong offers a fresh and incisive assessment of American foreign policy's impact on the history and politics of...
Amongst the Ruins: Why Civilizations Collapse and Communities
Amongst the Ruins explores the loss of ancient civilisations, the collapse of ruling elites and the disappearance of more recent communities and their local traditions. Some of these are now...
Traders in Men: Merchants and the Transformation of the Transatlantic
A sweeping new history that reveals how British, African, and American merchants developed the transatlantic slave trade "This is a landmark study given its clear status as easily the best...
Why Surrealism Matters
An elegant consideration of the Surrealist movement as a global phenomenon and why it continues to resonate Why does Surrealism continue to fascinate us a century after Andre Breton's Manifesto...
How Asia Found Herself: A Story of Intercultural Understanding
A pioneering history of cross-cultural knowledge that exposes enduring fractures in unity across the world's largest continent The nineteenth century saw European empires build vast transport networks to maximize their...
Ramesses the Great: Egypt's King of Kings
The life, dramatic reign, and enduring legacy of the pharaoh Ramesses the Great, with lessons for the present, from internationally acclaimed Egyptologist Toby Wilkinson Ramesses II ruled the Nile Valley...
Phocion: Good Citizen in a Divided Democracy
Thomas R. Martin recounts the unmatched political and military career of Phocion of Athens, and his tragic downfall "Elegant and enlightening."-Dominic Green, Wall Street Journal Phocion (402-318 BCE) won Athens's...
Vergil: The Poet's Life
A biography of Vergil, Rome's greatest poet, by the acclaimed translator of the Aeneid The Aeneid stands as a towering work of Classical Roman literature and a gripping dramatization of...
Distilled: A Natural History of Spirits
An imaginative natural history survey of the wide world of spirits, from whiskey and gin to grappa and moonshine In this follow-up book to A Natural History of Wine and...
Peace at Last: A Portrait of Armistice Day, 11 November 1918
What happened on the last day of the Great War? Each year since we have marked the end of the war with tributes and remembrance, solemnity and respect. But as...
The Unity of Science: Exploring Our Universe, from the Big Bang to the
A journey guided by science that explores the universe, the earth, and the story of life For Irwin Shapiro, good science starts with good questions. This book provides a broad...
Ayn Rand: Writing a Gospel of Success
A deeply researched biography of the prominent and divisive writer Ayn Rand, whose pro-capitalist novels and nonfiction have influenced three generations of Americans "Excellent and succinct."-Jim Kelly, Air Mail Biographer...