1453: The Conquest and Tragedy of Constantinople
A detailed account of the siege and fall of Constantinople in 1453, a watershed year that closed the book, once and for all, on the Roman Empire and confirmed for Europeans their worst fears about an expanding Ottoman Empire.
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1873: The Rothschilds, the First Great Depression, and the Making of the Modern World
From the author of the Pulitzer Prize–winning Lords of Finance, a magnificent and timely reckoning with the first truly global financial calamity and the famous banking family at the center of the whirlwind
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A Brief History of the Universe (And Our Place in It)
An elegant exploration of humanity’s continuous search to find the hidden truths of the universe and comprehend our place in the cosmos.
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A Concise History of Revolution
Presenting a new framework for the study of revolutions, this innovative exploration of French, Russian, Chinese, Vietnamese, Cuban, Iranian, South African, and more recent Arab...
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A Degree in a Book: Anthropology
Study the diverse cultures of the world and the common threads of humanity in this wonderfully visual guide to anthropology, covering everything you would find on a degree course.
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A History of the World in 50 Pieces: The Classical Music That Shapes Us
Explore how music has changed our world through 50 pieces across classical, folk and world traditions with BBC presenter Tom Service, in this official Radio 3 compendium.
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A Reconstruction of Against the Christians by Porphyry of Tyre (PREMIUM EDITION)
Porphyry’s Against the Christians was the most hard-hitting, incisive, and lengthy critique of Christianity that the ancient world ever knew. Itwas so dangerous that three Christian emperors...
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A Short History of Nearly Everything 2.0
In this fully revised and updated edition of the best-selling popular science book of the 21st century, Bill Bryson makes complex subjects clear and compelling...
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A Short History of the World in 50 Animals
A Short History of the World in 50 Animals provides a new perspective on the grand sweep of our planet’s making, taking readers from the time of the dinosaurs to the time of Dolly, the first cloned mammal.
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A Short History of the World in 50 Books
The book has a unique status as an emblem of human culture and civilization. It is a vessel for sharing stories, dispersing knowledge, examining the nature of our extraordinary species and imagining what lies beyond our known world. Books ultimately provide an invaluable and comprehensive record of what it means to be human.
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A Short History of the World in 50 Failures
Explore the failures, mistakes and missed opportunities that shaped history in this new entry in the bestselling series.
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A Short History of the World in 50 Lies
Taking readers on a global journey through human history, historian Natasha Tidd examines how lies can change the world around us, from Julius Caesar's deceptive PR machine to the cover ups that caused Chernobyl.
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A Short History of the World in 50 Tyrants
Explore the tyrants who have shaped the course of history. All power corrupts, but absolute power can turn people into absolute monsters. The true stories behind the men and women who led tyrannies around the world. This is history... but not as you know it.
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A World Without Islam
What if Islam never existed? To some, it's a comforting thought: no clash of civilizations, no holy wars, no terrorists.
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Age of Revolutions: Progress and Backlash from 1600 to the Present
The CNN host and best-selling author explores the revolutions―past and present―that define the polarized and unstable age in which we live.
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