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  • The War on the West: How to Prevail in the Age of Unreason by Douglas Murray 9780008492847

    The War on the West: How to Prevail in the Age of Unreason by Douglas Murray 9780008492847

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    SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER 'The most important book of the year' Daily Mail The brilliant and provocative new book from one of the world's foremost political writers ...
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  • The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity by David Graeber

    The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity by David Graeber

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    THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER AND SUNDAY TIMES, OBSERVER AND BBC HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEARFINALIST FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL WRITING 2022'Pacey and potentially revolutionary' Sunday Times 'Iconoclastic and irreverent ... an exhilarating read'...
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  • Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari

    Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari

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    'Interesting and provocative... It gives you a sense of how briefly we've been on this Earth' Barack ObamaWhat makes us brilliant? What makes us deadly? What makes us Sapiens?One of the world's preeminent historians and thinkers, Yuval Noah Harari...
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  • Jerusalem: The Biography – A History of the Middle East Simon Sebag Montefiore 9781399628570

    Jerusalem: The Biography – A History of the Middle East Simon Sebag Montefiore 9781399628570

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    Thoroughly updated and revised for 2024, JERUSALEM: THE BIOGRAPHY is the history of the Middle East through the lens of the Holy City and the Holy Land, from King David to the wars and chaos of today. The history of Jerusalem is the story of the world:...
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  • Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI Yuval Noah Harari 9781911717096

    Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI Yuval Noah Harari 9781911717096

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    The story of how information networks have made, and unmade, our world from the #1 Sunday Times bestselling author of SapiensStories brought us together.Books spread our ideas - and our mythologies.The internet promised infinite knowledge.The algorithm...
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  • The End of Everything: How Wars Descend into Annihilation by Victor D Hanson 9781541673526

    The End of Everything: How Wars Descend into Annihilation by Victor D Hanson 9781541673526

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    A New York Times-bestselling historian charts how and why societies from ancient Greece to the modern era chose to utterly destroy their foes, and warns that similar wars of obliteration are possible in our timeWar can settle disputes, topple tyrants,...
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  • Civilized to Death: The Price of Progress by Christopher Ryan 9781451659115

    Civilized to Death: The Price of Progress by Christopher Ryan 9781451659115

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    The New York Times bestselling coauthor of Sex at Dawn explores the ways in which "progress" has perverted the way we live-how we eat, learn, feel, mate, parent, communicate, work, and die-in this "engaging, extensively documented, well-organized, and...
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  • Uncivilised: Ten Lies that Made the West by Subhadra Das 9781399704359

    Uncivilised: Ten Lies that Made the West by Subhadra Das 9781399704359

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    Knowledge is power. Time in money. Justice is blind.Western civilisation is a powerful brand, and full of accepted wisdoms like these that we rarely question. Taking cues from Greek philosophy and honed in the Enlightenment, certain notions about...
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  • The Invention of Yesterday: A 50,000-Year History of Human Culture, Conflict, and Connection by Tamim Ansary

    The Invention of Yesterday: A 50,000-Year History of Human Culture, Conflict, and Connection by Tamim Ansary

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    Forty thousand years ago, the human species existed as thousands of small, virtually autonomous bands, roaming a world almost entirely untouched their presence, each band in contact with a few neighbors but unaware of the thousands of others spread...
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  • The Roads To Rome: A History by Catherine Fletcher 9781847928047

    The Roads To Rome: A History by Catherine Fletcher 9781847928047

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    Brimming with life and drama, this is the first book to explore two thousand years of European history through one the greatest imperial networks ever built'A delightful, novel and authoritative history from the ground up' JUDITH HERRIN'Epic and witty .....
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  • Palestine: A Four Thousand Year History by Nur Masalha 9780755649426

    Palestine: A Four Thousand Year History by Nur Masalha 9780755649426

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    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 earliest references in...
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  • Magicians of the Gods: The Forgotten Wisdom of Earth's Lost Civilisation - the Sequel to Fingerprints of the Gods by Graham Hancock

    Magicians of the Gods: The Forgotten Wisdom of Earth's Lost Civilisation - the Sequel to Fingerprints of the Gods by Graham Hancock

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    TV presenter Graham Hancock's multi-million bestseller Fingerprints of the Gods remains an astonishing, deeply controversial, wide-ranging investigation of the mysteries of our past and the evidence for Earth's lost civilization. Twenty years on, Hancock...
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  • Magisteria: The Entangled Histories of Science & Religion by Nicholas Spencer 9780861547302

    Magisteria: The Entangled Histories of Science & Religion by Nicholas Spencer 9780861547302

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    Most things you 'know' about science and religion are myths or half-truths that grew up in the last years of the nineteenth century and remain widespread today. 'A deeply researched history of the interplay between the two ways of understanding the...
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  • Ancient Greece by Charles Kovacs

    Ancient Greece by Charles Kovacs

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    A retelling of Greek mythology and ancient history as recommended for Steiner-Waldorf curriculum Class 5-6 (age 10-12).This welcome new addition to Charles Kovacs' work contains legendary stories of mythical heroes and historic figures from the dawn of...
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  • Lessons of History by Will Durant

    Lessons of History by Will Durant

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    In this illuminating and thoughtful book, Will and Ariel Durant have succeeded in distilling for the reader the accumulated store of knowledge and experience from their five decades of work on the eleven monumental volumes of The Story of Civilization...
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  • 1177 B.C.: The Year Civilization Collapsed: Revised and Expanded by Eric H. Cline 9780691208015

    1177 B.C.: The Year Civilization Collapsed: Revised and Expanded by Eric H. Cline 9780691208015

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    Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780691208015Author Eric H. ClineFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Princeton University PressPublisher Princeton University PressWeight(grams) 133g
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  • How the West Won: The Neglected Story of the Triumph by Rodney Stark 9781610171397

    How the West Won: The Neglected Story of the Triumph by Rodney Stark 9781610171397

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    In this page-turning, myth-busting history, acclaimed author Rodney Stark shows exactly why Western civilization triumphed over other cultures-and why we all should be thankful it did.Modernity developed only in the West-in Europe and North America...
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  • Mudlarking by Lara Maiklem

    Mudlarking by Lara Maiklem

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    _______________ WINNER OF THE INDIE BOOK AWARD FOR NON-FICTION THE TOP 2 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER A BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK AN OBSERVER BOOK OF THE YEAR _______________ Mudlark (/'mAdla;k/) noun A person who scavenges for usable debris in...
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  • Dynasty: The Rise and Fall of the House of Caesar by Tom Holland

    Dynasty: The Rise and Fall of the House of Caesar by Tom Holland

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    'A masterly account of this first wicked century of the Roman Empire' Sunday Times'Holland does not just tell the story of the reign of the Julio-Claudian family. He knits the history of ancient Rome into his narrative - its founding myths, the fall of...
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  • Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow by Yuval Noah Harari 9780062464316

    Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow by Yuval Noah Harari 9780062464316

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    Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780062464316Author Yuval Noah HarariFormat HardbackPage Count 464Imprint CollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 1161gDimensions(mm)...
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  • The War on the West: How to Prevail in the Age of Unreason by Douglas Murray

    The War on the West: How to Prevail in the Age of Unreason by Douglas Murray

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    SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER 'The most important book of the year' Daily Mail The brilliant and provocative new book from one of the world's foremost political writers ...
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  • Persians: The Age of the Great Kings by Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones 9781541600348

    Persians: The Age of the Great Kings by Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones 9781541600348

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    Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781541600348Author Lloyd Llewellyn-JonesFormat HardbackPage Count 448Imprint Basic BooksPublisher Basic BooksWeight(grams) 680gDimensions(mm) 226mm * 147mm...
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  • Millennium: The End of the World and the Forging of Christendom by Tom Holland

    Millennium: The End of the World and the Forging of Christendom by Tom Holland

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    Of all the civilisations existing in the year 1000, that of Western Europe seemed the unlikeliest candidate for future greatness. Compared to the glittering empires of Byzantium or Islam, the splintered kingdoms on the edge of the Atlantic appeared...
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  • 21 Lessons for the 21st Century by Yuval Noah Harari

    21 Lessons for the 21st Century by Yuval Noah Harari

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    **THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER**In twenty-one bite-sized lessons, Yuval Noah Harari explores what it means to be human in an age of bewilderment.How can we protect ourselves from nuclear war, ecological cataclysms and technological disruptions? What can we...
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  • The Mosquito: A Human History of Our Deadliest Predator by Timothy C Winegard

    The Mosquito: A Human History of Our Deadliest Predator by Timothy C Winegard

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    Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsShort-listed for Lane Anderson Award 2021 and RBC Taylor Prize 2019.Book InformationISBN 9781524743420Author Timothy C. WinegardFormat PaperbackPage Count 496Imprint...
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  • A Little Book of Language by David Crystal

    A Little Book of Language by David Crystal

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    Now in paperback, in the tradition of E. H. Gombrich's A Little History of the World, a lively journey through the story of language With a language disappearing every two weeks and neologisms springing up almost daily, an understanding of the origins...
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  • The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity by David Graeber 9780374157357

    The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity by David Graeber 9780374157357

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    Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780374157357Author David GraeberFormat HardbackPage Count 608Imprint Farrar, Straus and GirouxPublisher Farrar, Straus and Giroux
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  • The Ecology Of Freedom by Murray Bookchin

    The Ecology Of Freedom by Murray Bookchin

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    Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781904859260Author Murray BookchinFormat PaperbackPage Count 491Imprint AK PressPublisher AK PressWeight(grams) 621g
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  • Alexandria: The City that Changed the World: 'Monumental' – Daily Telegraph by Islam Issa 9781529377583

    Alexandria: The City that Changed the World: 'Monumental' – Daily Telegraph by Islam Issa 9781529377583

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    A SUNDAY TIMES AND TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT BOOK OF THE YEAR'Monumental and vividly imagined . . . a fitting tribute to a city that has survived, changed and grown for so many centuries'Daily Telegraph'Wonderfully entertaining . . . written with vim and...
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  • Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (10 Year Anniversary Edition) by Yuval Noah Harari 9781529913934

    Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (10 Year Anniversary Edition) by Yuval Noah Harari 9781529913934

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    A beautiful new hardback anniversary edition of the multi-million copy sensationINCLUDES A NEW AFTERWORD FROM YUVAL NOAH HARARIWhat makes us brilliant? What makes us deadly? What makes us Sapiens?One of the world's preeminent historians and thinkers,...
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  • Bible and Sword: England and Palestine from the Bronze Age to Balfour by Barbara W. Tuchman

    Bible and Sword: England and Palestine from the Bronze Age to Balfour by Barbara W. Tuchman

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    Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780345314277Author Barbara W. TuchmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint Ballantine Books Inc.Publisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams)...
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  • The Weirdest People in the World: How the West Became Psychologically Peculiar and Particularly Prosperous by Joseph Henrich

    The Weirdest People in the World: How the West Became Psychologically Peculiar and Particularly Prosperous by Joseph Henrich

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    'A landmark in social thought. Henrich may go down as the most influential social scientist of the first half of the twenty-first century' MATTHEW SYEDDo you identify yourself by your profession or achievements, rather than your family network? Do you...
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  • Lost Realms: Histories of Britain from the Romans to the Vikings by Thomas Williams

    Lost Realms: Histories of Britain from the Romans to the Vikings by Thomas Williams

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    'A beautiful, beautiful book . . . archaeology is changing so much about the way we view the so-called Dark Ages ... [Williams] is just brilliant at bringing them to light' Rory Stewart on The Rest is Politics From the bestselling author of...
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  • Shadowlands: A Journey Through Lost Britain by Matthew Green

    Shadowlands: A Journey Through Lost Britain by Matthew Green

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    THE TIMES TOP 10 BESTSELLERSHORTLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZEDrowned. Buried by sand. Decimated by plague. Plunged off a cliff.This is the forgotten history of Britain's lost cities, ghost towns and vanished villages: our shadowlands.'A beautiful book,...
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  • The Road: A Story of Romans and Ways to the Past by Christopher Hadley 9780008356729

    The Road: A Story of Romans and Ways to the Past by Christopher Hadley 9780008356729

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    A TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 'An absolute joy to read and an early contender for every list of History Books of the Year' Sunday Telegraph 'On nearly every page a random...
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  • The Bone Chests: Unlocking the Secrets of the Anglo-Saxons by Cat Jarman 9780008447328

    The Bone Chests: Unlocking the Secrets of the Anglo-Saxons by Cat Jarman 9780008447328

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    A TIMES HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEAR 'A diligent historian and a superb writer' THE TIMES From bioarchaeologist and bestselling...
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  • The Templars by Dan Jones 9781781858929

    The Templars by Dan Jones 9781781858929

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    Dan Jones narrates in his inimitably vivid and authoritative fashion the remarkable story of the Knights Templar. 'Exhilarating, epic, sword-swinging history' TLS 'Jones is certainly an entertainer, but also a fine historian who knows how to render...
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  • The Histories by Herodotus 9780140455397

    The Histories by Herodotus 9780140455397

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    Tom Holland's 'stirring new translation' (Telegraph) of Herodotus' Histories, one of the great books in Western history - now in paperbackThe Histories of Herodotus, completed in the second half of the 5th century BC, is generally regarded as the first...
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  • Powers and Thrones: A New History of the Middle Ages by Dan Jones 9781789543544

    Powers and Thrones: A New History of the Middle Ages by Dan Jones 9781789543544

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    The instant Sunday Times bestseller A Times, New Statesman and Spectator Book of the Year 'Simply the best popular history of the Middle Ages there is' Sunday Times 'A great achievement, pulling together many strands with aplomb' Peter...
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  • The Story of Philosophy by Will Durant 9780671739164

    The Story of Philosophy by Will Durant 9780671739164

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    This brilliant and concise account of the lives and ideas of the world's great philosophers-Plato, Aristotle, Bacon, Spinoza, Voltaire, Kant, Schopenhauer, Spencer, Nietzsche, Bergson, Croce, Russell, Santayana, James, and Dewey-is "a delight" (The New...
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