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The Magic Books
Anne Lawrence-Mathers
A fascinating and highly original history of medieval magic told through twenty key illuminated manuscripts...
$89.99
A History of Railways in 100 Maps
Jeremy Black
Continuing the thematic strand of the successful and proven British Library '100 Maps' series, this...
$26.99
Foreign Bodies
Simon Schama
'This splendid and often moving work of history... Schama has a gift for combining novelistically...
$15.00
Skies of Thunder
Caroline Alexander
'Riveting' - The New York Times THE LITTLE-KNOWN STORY OF THE ALLIES' FIGHT IN WWII'S...
$24.99
The Children of Athena
Charles Freeman
The remarkable story of how Greek-speaking writers and thinkers sustained and developed the intellectual legacy...
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How Tyrants Fall
Marcel Dirsus
AN ECONOMIST BEST BOOK OF 2024 'Thought-provoking, vivid and often entertaining' DAILY TELEGRAPH 'Compelling' FINANCIAL...
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Who Will Write Our History?
Samuel D. Kassow
In 1940, in the Jewish ghetto of Nazi-occupied Warsaw, the Polish historian Emanuel Ringelblum established...
$34.99
The Far Edges of the Known World
Dr Owen Rees (Birmingham Newman University, UK)
'A tour of those far-flung places where Romans rarely dared to venture' The Times 'A...
$49.99
Twenty Years
Sune Engel Rasmussen
An intimate history of the Afghan war-and the young Afghans whose dreams it enabled and...
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The Escape Artist
Jonathan Freedland
Winner of the National Jewish Book Award - New York Times Bestseller "A brilliant and...
$55.00
Jane Austen at Home
Lucy Worsley
To celebrate the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen's birth, Lucy Worsley has written a new...
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The Soviet Century
Karl Schloegel
The Soviet Union is gone, but its ghostly traces remain, not least in the material...
$36.99
Patria
Laurence Blair
An adventurous, dazzling and original continent-sized history that brings South America's untold past and fascinating...
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The Rohingyas
Azeem Ibrahim
The Rohingya are a Muslim group who live in Rakhine state (formerly Arakan state) in...
Second Hand
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Need to Know
Nicholas Reynolds
Gilder Lehrman Military History Prize Finalist * A New Yorker "Best Books of the Year"...
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The Teacher of Auschwitz
Wendy Holden
'Haunting and beautiful. Excruciatingly vivid, The Teacher of Auschwitz is rigorously researched and true to...
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History of Cities in Maps
Philip Parker
A fascinating cartographic study of urban development, perfect for map and history lovers. The city,...
$39.99
The Story of Witches
Willow Winsham
Delve into the beguiling history of witches and uncover a fascinating world laden with myth,...
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Captain de Havilland's Moth
Alexander Norman
A nostalgic celebration of the golden age of aviation The world's most iconic light aircraft,...
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November 1942
Peter Englund
NOVEMBER 1942 is an intimate history of the pivotal phase of World War Two. An...
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American Messiahs
Adam Morris
Mania surrounding messianic prophets has defined the national consciousness since the American Revolution. From Civil...
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Alexandria
Islam Issa
A SUNDAY TIMES AND TLS BOOK OF THE YEAR 'Fascinating and important' Natalie Haynes, author...
$22.95
The Scientist and the Spy
Mara Hvistendahl
A riveting true story of industrial espionage in which a Chinese-born scientist is convicted of...
$147.50
The Dynamic Society
Graeme Snooks (Australian National University)
This book discusses the nature and process of change in human society over the past...
Second Hand
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Sweat
Bill Hayes
A New Yorker Best Book of the year An Esquire Best Nonfiction Book of 2022...
$14.95
Sleeper Agent
Ann Hagedorn
This "historical page-turner of the highest order" (The Wall Street Journal) tells the chilling, little-known...
$39.99
Rebel Island
Jonathan Clements
The gripping story of Taiwan, from the flood myths of ancient legend to its 'Asian...