Quick view 1923: The Forgotten Crisis in the Year of Hitler's Coup by Mark Jones Now: €21.25 MSRP: Was: The astonishing year when German democracy faced crisis and near destruction.1923 was one of the most remarkable years of modern European history. In January, France and Belgium militarily occupied Germany's economic heartland, th… Add to Cart The item has been added
Quick view Being Human by Lewis Dartnell Now: €18.75 MSRP: Was: Being Human is history made flesh. It will change the way you see the world.We are a wonder of evolution. Powerful yet dextrous, instinctive yet thoughtful, we are expert communicators and innovators.Our exceptional abilities… Add to Cart The item has been added
Quick view The Madman's Library: The Greatest Curiosities of Literature by Edward Brooke-Hitching Now: €31.25 MSRP: Was: 'Anybody who loves the printed word will be bowled over by this amusing, erudite, beautiful book about books. It is in every way a triumph. One of the loveliest books to have been published for many, many years' Alexander McCall S… Add to Cart The item has been added
Quick view Palestine: A Four Thousand Year History by Nur Masalha Now: €13.75 MSRP: Was: This rich and magisterial work traces Palestine's millennia-old heritage, uncovering cultures and societies of astounding depth and complexity that stretch back to the very beginnings of recorded history. Starting with the earlies… Add to Cart The item has been added
Quick view Europe: The First 100 Million Years by Tim Flannery Now: €13.75 MSRP: Was: A place of exceptional diversity, rapid change, and high energy, Europe has literally been at the crossroads of the world ever since the interaction of Asia, North America and Africa formed the tropical island archipelago that wou… Add to Cart The item has been added
Quick view Architecture: From Prehistory to Climate Emergency by Barnabas Calder Now: €13.75 MSRP: Was: A groundbreaking history of architecture told through the relationship between buildings and energyThe story of architecture is the story of humanity. The buildings we live in, from the humblest pre-historic huts to today's skyscr… Add to Cart The item has been added
Quick view A History of the Roman Empire in 21 Women by Emma Southon Now: €23.75 MSRP: Was: Here's how the history of the Roman Empire usually goes... We kick off with Romulus murdering his brother, go on to Brutus overthrowing Tarquin, bounce through an appallingly tedious list of battles and generals and consuls, befor… Add to Cart The item has been added
Quick view The White Album by Joan Didion Now: €12.50 MSRP: Was: Joan Didion's hugely influential collection of essays which defines, for many, the America which rose from the ashes of the Sixties. We tell ourselves stories in order to live. The princess is caged in the consulate.The man with t… Add to Cart The item has been added
Quick view Natives: Race and Class in the Ruins of Empire by Akala Now: €5.99 MSRP: €13.75 Was: From the first time he was stopped and searched as a child, to the day he realised his mum was white, to his first encounters with racist teachers - race and class have shaped Akala's life and outlook. In this unique book he takes… Add to Cart The item has been added
Quick view The History of Magic: From Alchemy to Witchcraft, from the Ice Age to the Present by Chris Gosden Now: €6.99 MSRP: €16.25 Was: Three great strands of practice and belief run through human history: science, religion and magic. But magic - the idea that we have a connection with the universe - has developed a bad reputation.It has been with us for millennia… Add to Cart The item has been added
Quick view The Buried: An Archaeology of the Egyptian Revolution by Peter Hessler Now: €9.99 MSRP: €31.25 Was: From the acclaimed author of River Town and Oracle Bones, an intimate excavation of life in one of the world's oldest civilizations at a time of convulsive changeDrawn by a fascination with Egypt's rich history and culture, Peter … Add to Cart The item has been added
Quick view Vanguard of the Revolution by A. James McAdams Now: €9.99 MSRP: €31.25 Was: The first comprehensive political history of the communist party Vanguard of the Revolution is a sweeping history of one of the most significant political institutions of the modern world. The communist party was a revolutionary i… Add to Cart The item has been added
Quick view How to Find a Higgs Boson-and Other Big Mysteries in the World of the Very Small by Ivo van Vulpen Now: €9.99 MSRP: €27.99 Was: The history of particle physics, the hunt for the most elusive particle, and the fundamental questions the search has inspired How did physicists combine talent and technology to discover the Higgs boson, the last piece in our inv… Add to Cart The item has been added
Quick view History at a Glance by National Geographic Now: €19.99 MSRP: €22.50 Was: Sweeping but succinct, this comprehensive reference presents all of world history in a browsable format featuring more than three dozen maps, along with hundreds of photographs and illustrations. From the dawn of humankind to toda… Add to Cart The item has been added
Quick view The Mafia: A Modern History by Louis Ferrante Now: €21.25 MSRP: Was: Historians have previously glazed over the mafia's formative years. In this first volume, Ferrante explores its Sicilian roots, before following a cast of larger-than-life characters who arrived as fugitives on American shores. Th… Add to Cart The item has been added
Quick view Europe: The Enlightening History of a Continent by Jean Baptiste Duroselle Now: €24.99 MSRP: Was: Whether as an epic battleground or a cradle of civilizations, Europe has left an enduring imprint on the history of the world for over two millennia.From megalithic civilizations through ancient times, the Renaissance, the Industr… Add to Cart The item has been added
Quick view A History of Ireland in 100 Episodes: Ancient, Medieval and Modern Ireland by Jonathan Bardon Now: €20.99 MSRP: €22.99 Was: A sweeping, accessible history of Ireland adapted from Dr Jonathan Bardon's BBC seriesThis authoritative and comprehensive history of Ireland, written by Dr Jonathan Bardon and completed by his former editor Fergal Tobin, covers t… Add to Cart The item has been added
Quick view Stalin: Passage to Revolution by Ronald Grigor Suny Now: €14.99 MSRP: €37.50 Was: This is the definitive biography of Joseph Stalin from his birth to the October Revolution of 1917, a panoramic and often chilling account of how an impoverished, idealistic youth from the provinces of tsarist Russia was transform… Add to Cart The item has been added
Quick view Pandemic 1918: Eyewitness Accounts from the Greatest Medical Holocaust in Modern History by Catharine Arnold Now: €9.99 MSRP: €27.50 Was: In January 1918, as World War I raged on, a new and terrifying virus began to spread across the globe. In three successive waves, from 1918 to 1919, influenza killed more than 50 million people world-wide. German soldiers termed i… Add to Cart The item has been added
Quick view Lost Cities, Ancient Tombs: 100 Discoveries That Changed the World by Douglas Preston Now: €14.99 MSRP: €37.50 Was: Blending high adventure with history, this chronicle of 100 astonishing discoveries from the Dead Sea Scrolls to the fabulous "Lost City of the Monkey God" tells incredible stories of how explorers and archaeologists have uncovere… Add to Cart The item has been added