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The Handover: How We Gave Control of Our Lives to Corporations, States
'The Singularity' is what Silicon Valley calls the idea that, eventually, we will be overrun by machines that are able to take decisions and act for themselves. What no one...
The Handover: How We Gave Control of Our Lives to Corporations, States and AIs
Author: David Runciman Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 336 'The Singularity' is what Silicon Valley calls the idea that, eventually, we will be overrun by machines that are able to...
A History of the Crusades II: The Kingdom of Jerusalem and the
Runciman's great Crusades trilogy reissued in Penguin Modern Classics 'The whole tale is one of faith and folly, courage and greed, hope and delusion' The triumph of the First Crusade...
The Fall Of Constantinople 1453
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodOn the 29th of May 1453, the ancient walls of Constantinople finally gave way to the Ottoman cannons of Sultan Mehmed II, extinguishing the...
The History of Ideas: Equality, Justice and Revolution
'A splendid book: economical, invigorating and surprising' The Times'He has that gift, both as a podcaster and as a writer, to illuminate abstruse and abstract ideas with human charm' ObserverIn...
The History of Ideas: Equality, Justice and Revolution
In this bold new follow-up to Confronting Leviathan, David Runciman unmasks modern politics and reveals the great men and women of ideas behind it. What can Samuel Butler's ideas teach...
The History of Ideas: Equality, Justice and Revolution
* THE TIMES BEST IDEAS BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2024 * 'A splendid book: economical, invigorating and surprising' - The Times 'He has that gift, both as a podcaster and...
The History of Ideas: Equality, Justice and Revolution
* THE TIMES BEST IDEAS BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2024 * 'A splendid book: economical, invigorating and surprising' - The Times 'He has that gift, both as a podcaster and...
Confronting Leviathan: A History of Ideas
'Bracingly intelligent ... a wonderful read' - Guardian 'Incredibly timely ... presented [with] wonderful elegance and clarity' - Irish Times Based on the History Of Ideas podcast series by Talking...
The History of Ideas: Equality, Justice and Revolution
'A splendid book: economical, invigorating and surprising' The Times'He has that gift, both as a podcaster and as a writer, to illuminate abstruse and abstract ideas with human charm' ObserverIn...
How Democracy Ends
'Scintillating ... thought-provoking ... one of the very best of the great crop of recent books on the subject.' - ObserverDemocracy has died hundreds of times, all over the world....
Rediscovery Of Greece: Travellers And Painters Of The Romantic Era
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Edition: First Edition ThusCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodCondition remarks: Book is in original shrink-wrapping. An unread, clean copy. At the dawn of the nineteenth century, a wave of adventurous...
Glyndebourne: Building a Vision
The Glyndebourne Opera Festival is one of the highlights of the musical year. Since its single-handed creation in the 1930s by John Christie, a determined music lover with the means...
Richard Wagner: Composer Of Operas
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Edition: First EditionCondition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Boards - stained. Binding - shaky. Clean...
New Rome: The Roman Empire in the East, AD 395 - 700 - Longlisted for the Anglo-Hellenic Runciman Award
Author: Paul Stephenson Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 464 'Fascinating ... illuminating ... Stephenson examines ordinary life, painting a vivid and intriguing picture.' - The Times Long before Rome fell...
The Hermes Adventure
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodA pulse-quickening tale of daring and discovery, The Hermes Adventure by Rex Morgan thrusts its protagonist into a world of high stakes, intrigue, and...