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In this gripping sequel to his bestselling 1177 B.C., Eric Cline tells the story of what happened after the Bronze Age collapsedâwhy some civilizations endured, why some gave way to new ones, and why some disappeared foreverâA landmark book: lucid, deep, and...
"A comprehensive exploration of spying in its myriad forms from the Bible to the present day . . . Easy to dip into, and surprisingly funny." âBen Macintyre in The New York Times Book ReviewThe history of espionage is far older than any of today's intelligence...
A Times Literary Supplementâs Book of the Year 2020A New Statesman's Best Book of 2020A Bloomberg's Best Book of 2020A Guardian Best Book About Ideas of 2020The world-renowned philosopher and author of the bestselling Justice explores the central question of our time:...
The National Book Critics Circle Awardâwinning author delivers a collection of essays that serve as the perfect "antidote to mansplaining" (The Stranger). In her comic, scathing essay "Men Explain Things to Me," Rebecca Solnit took on what often goes wrong in...
This classic Soviet Union history traces the USSR from 1917 to its fall, offering âa master class in understanding the structures and intricate workings of the Soviet systemâ (Ian Kershaw, historian and Hitler biographer). Today, the Soviet Union remains the most...
James Ellman digs deep, connects the dots, and concludes that General Douglas MacArthur was decidedly not a military genius.One of America's most controversial generals, Douglas MacArthur's rise through the U.S. Army's ranks was meteoric. However, he did not lead...
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ⢠The incredible true story of survival and salvation that is the basis for two major motion pictures: Unbroken and Unbroken: Path to Redemption.âExtraordinarily moving . . . a powerfully drawn survival epic.ââThe Wall Street JournalHailed...
In 1944, as the Soviet army closed in on Budapest, a mysterious train rolled out of the station. On that train were carriage after carriage of loot â gold, diamonds, furs, wedding rings â plundered in one of the most shameful crimes of the century. Commanded by ĂrpĂĄd...
In the second volume of The Origins of Totalitarianism, the political theorist traces the decline of European colonialism and the outbreak of WWI. Since it was first published in 1951, The Origins of Totalitarianism has been recognized as the definitive philosophical...
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