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Sapiens: A Graphic History: The Birth of Humankind (Vol. 1) by Yuval Noah Harari
RRP: €33.31€18.45Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780063051331Author Yuval Noah HarariFormat PaperbackPage Count 248Imprint Harper PerennialPublisher Harper PerennialWeight(grams) 885g -
In Defense of Civilization: How Our Past Can Renew Our Present by Michael R.J. Bonner
RRP: €21.41€14.64Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781990823060Author Michael RJ BonnerFormat HardbackPage Count 230Imprint The Sutherland House Inc.Publisher The Sutherland House Inc. -
A History of Wales by John Davies
RRP: €22.60€16.20Stretching from the Ice Ages to the present day, this masterful account traces the political, social and cultural history of the land that has come to be called Wales. Spanning prehistoric hill forts and Roman ruins to the Reformation, the Industrial... -
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by David Womersley
RRP: €15.46€11.29Spanning thirteen centuries from the age of Trajan to the taking of Constantinople by the Turks, DECLINE & FALL is one of the greatest narratives in European Literature. David Womersley's masterly selection and bridging commentary enables the readerto... -
Philip V of Macedon in Polybius' Histories: Politics, History, and Fiction by Emma Nicholson 9780192866769
RRP: €139.83€126.27Philip V of Macedon in Polybius' Histories: Politics, History, and Fiction offers a historiographical and literary study of Polybius' portrait of Philip V and aims to advance our knowledge of both the Macedonian king and the historian. It takes a... -
A Little History of Science by William F. Bynum
RRP: €13.08€11.15A spirited volume on the great adventures of science throughout history, for curious readers of all ages Science is fantastic. It tells us about the infinite reaches of space, the tiniest living organism, the human body, the history of Earth. People... -
Origins: How the Earth Shaped Human History by Lewis Dartnell
RRP: €13.08€9.25Read the Sunday Times bestseller that reveals the Earth's awesome impact on the shape of human civilisations.'Stands comparison with Sapiens... Thrilling' Sunday Times Human evolution in East Africa was driven by geological forces. Ancient Greece... -
The Accidental Detectorist: Uncovering an Underground Obsession by Nigel Richardson 9781788403726
RRP: €13.08€8.81'Richardson writes beautifully about his return to the land, about listening to the soil and about understanding the ancient world.' - The Spectator Each new field is hope, each old one reality.There are things below the surface that pull people together... -
Babylon: Mesopotamia and the Birth of Civilization by Paul Kriwaczek 9781848871571
RRP: €15.46€10.19In Babylon, Paul Kriwaczek tells the story of ancient Mesopotamia from the earliest settlements around 5400 BC, to the eclipse of Babylon by the Persians in the sixth century BC. He chronicles the rise and fall of dynastic power during this period; he... -
The Sacred Bee in Ancient Times and Folklore by Hilda M. Ransome 9780486434940
RRP: €17.84€11.88Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486434940Author Hilda RansomeFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams)... -
The Ascent Of Man by Jacob Bronowski
RRP: €17.84€13.03Dr Jacob Bronowksi's The Ascent of Man traces the development of human society through our understanding of science.First published in 1973 to accompany the groundbreaking BBC television series, it is considered one of the first works of 'popular... -
The Embarrassment of Riches: An Interpretation of Dutch Culture in the Golden Age by Simon Schama 9780006861362
RRP: €35.70€25.14This is the book that made Simon Schama's reputation when first published in 1987. A historical masterpiece, it is an epic account of Dutch Culture in the Golden Age of Rembrandt and van Diemen. In this brilliant work that moves far beyond the... -
The Story of Philosophy by Will Durant 9780671739164
RRP: €9.51€8.33This 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... -
The Maths That Made Us: how numbers created civilisation by Michael Brooks
RRP: €13.08€8.71Quadratic equations, Pythagoras' theorem, imaginary numbers, and pi - you may remember studying these at school, but did anyone ever explain why? Never fear - bestselling science writer, and your new favourite maths teacher, Michael Brooks is here to... -
The Light Ages: A Medieval Journey of Discovery by Seb Falk
RRP: €15.46€10.82Chosen as a Book of the Year by The Times, Daily Telegraph, TLS, BBC History Magazine and Tablet'Compulsive, brilliantly clear and superbly well-written, it's a charismatic evocation of another world' Ian Mortimer, author of The Time Traveller's Guide to... -
Espana: A Brief History of Spain by Giles Tremlett
RRP: €15.46€10.45Bestselling author Giles Tremlett traverses the rich and varied history of Spain, from prehistoric times to today, in a brief, accessible primer for visitors, curious readers and hispanophiles. 'Tremlett is a fascinating socio-cultural guide, as happy... -
The Secret Teachers of the Western World by Gary Lachman
RRP: €19.03€17.47Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780399166808Author Gary LachmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 528Imprint Perigee Books,U.S.Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc -
The Penguin Historical Atlas of Ancient Civilizations by John Haywood
RRP: €15.46€10.82This new historical atlas - richly illustrated with photographs, artwork recreations and full-colour maps - explores the world's earliest civilisations from the first farming settlements of Mesopotamia, via Egypt, Greece and Rome, to the civilisations of... -
The Wood Age: How one material shaped the whole of human history by Roland Ennos 9780008318871
RRP: €11.89€7.90When our ancestors came down from the trees, they brought the trees with them and remade the world. 'A stunning book on the incalculable debt humanity owes wood...' John Carey, The Sunday Times How did the... -
Civilization: The West and the Rest by Niall Ferguson
RRP: €15.46€10.82Winner of the Estoril Global Issues Distinguished Book Prize 2013In 1412, Europe was a miserable backwater ravaged by plague, bad sanitation and incessant war, while the Orient was home to dazzling civilizations. Yet, somehow, the West came to dominate... -
That Tyrant, Persuasion: How Rhetoric Shaped the Roman World by J. E. Lendon
RRP: €41.65€33.49How rhetorical training influenced deeds as well as words in the Roman EmpireThe assassins of Julius Caesar cried out that they had killed a tyrant, and days later their colleagues in the Senate proposed rewards for this act of tyrannicide. The killers... -
The Penguin History of the World: 6th edition by J. M. Roberts
RRP: €22.60€17.39The completely updated edition of J. M. Roberts and Odd Arne Westad's widely acclaimed, landmark bestseller The Penguin History of the WorldFor generations of readers The Penguin History of the World has been one of the great cultural experiences - the... -
Babylonia: A Very Short Introduction by Trevor Bryce
RRP: €10.70€7.68The history of Ancient Babylonia in ancient Mesopatamia is epic. After playing host to three great empires, the Hammurabic and Kassite empires, and the Neo-Babylonian Empire ruled by Nebuchadnezzar, it was conquered by the Persians. Entered triumphantly... -
Empires of the Word: A Language History of the World by Nicholas Ostler
RRP: €23.80€16.35An unusual and authoritative 'natural history of languages' that narrates the ways in which one language has superseded or outlasted another at different times in history. The story of the world in the last five thousand years is above all the... -
The Ancient Paths: Discovering the Lost Map of Celtic Europe by Graham Robb
RRP: €13.08€8.94Graham Robb's The Ancient Paths will change the way you see European civilization.Inspired by a chance discovery, Robb became fascinated with the world of the Celts: their gods, their art, and, most of all, their sophisticated knowledge of science. His... -
Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Survive by Jared Diamond
RRP: €17.84€13.03From the author of Guns, Germs and Steel, Jared Diamond's Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Survive is a visionary study of the mysterious downfall of past civilizations.Now in a revised edition with a new afterword, Jared Diamond's Collapse... -
The Fate of Rome: Climate, Disease, and the End of an Empire by Kyle Harper 9780691192062
RRP: €19.03€15.36How devastating viruses, pandemics, and other natural catastrophes swept through the far-flung Roman Empire and helped to bring down one of the mightiest civilizations of the ancient worldHere is the monumental retelling of one of the most consequential... -
The Musical Human: A History of Life on Earth - A BBC Radio 4 'Book of the Week' by Michael Spitzer
RRP: €15.46€10.45A RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK 'Full of delightful nuggets' Guardian online 'Entertaining, informative and philosphical ... An essential read' All About History 'Extraordinary range ... All the world and more is here' Evening Standard 165... -
The Classical World: An Epic History of Greece and Rome by Robin Lane Fox
RRP: €22.60€16.20Robin Lane Fox's The Classical World: An Epic History of Greece and Rome is a comprehensive and enthralling introduction to Ancient civilization. The classical civilizations of Greece and Rome dominated the world for centuries and continue to intrigue... -
The Oxford Handbook of Roman Egypt by Christina Riggs 9780198854906
€57.02Roman Egypt is a critical area of interdisciplinary research, which has steadily expanded since the 1970s and continues to grow. Egypt played a pivotal role in the Roman empire, not only in terms of political, economic, and military strategies, but also... -
Origins of the Gods: Qesem Cave, Skinwalkers, and Contact with Transdimensional Intelligences by Andrew Collins
RRP: €21.41€13.89A detailed examination of the role played by shamanism and communication with higher intelligences in the development of ancient civilizations* Explores how our ancestors used shamanic rituals at sacred sites to create portals for communication with... -
The House Party: A Short History of Leisure, Pleasure and the Country House Weekend by Adrian Tinniswood
RRP: €11.90€7.98A delightful journey through the glamorous story of the English country house party by the bestselling historian.Croquet. Parlour games. Cocktails. Welcome to a glorious journey through the golden age of the country house party - and you are invited. Our... -
Being Human: How our biology shaped world history by Lewis Dartnell
RRP: €26.18€18.59'Illuminating' TIM MARSHALL, bestselling author of The Future of Geography'Refreshing' THOMAS HALLIDAY, bestselling author of OtherlandsOur biology will change how you see the world. Lewis Dartnell explores how human biology has shaped relationships,... -
Drunk: How We Sipped, Danced, and Stumbled Our Way to Civilization by Edward Slingerland 9780316453356
RRP: €19.03€13.01While plenty of entertaining books have been written about the history of alcohol and other intoxicants, none have offered a comprehensive, convincing answer to the basic question of why humans want to get high in the first place.Drunk elegantly cuts... -
The Master and His Emissary: The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World by Iain McGilchrist
RRP: €21.41€18.42A pioneering exploration of the differences between the brain's right and left hemispheres and their effects on society, history, and culture-"one of the few contemporary works deserving classic status" (Nicholas Shakespeare, Times, UK) "Persuasively... -
China: A History by John Keay 9780007221783
RRP: €17.84€11.54Three thousand years of Chinese history in an accessible and authoritative single volume. Despite the recent rise of China to a position of dominance on the world economic stage, Chinese history remains an elusive subject. Yet it is this vast... -
24 Hours in Ancient China: A Day in the Life of the People Who Lived There by Yijie Zhuang 9781789296488
RRP: €10.70€7.40Spend 24 hours with the ancient Chinese. The year is AD 17. The Han dynasty is in power and we are in and around Chang'an, the capital and one of the most developed regions of the empire, which is enjoying a prolonged economic and cultural pinnacle.There... -
The Histories by Herodotus 9780140455397
RRP: €15.46€11.29Tom 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... -
Lost Realms: A History of Britain from the Romans to the Vikings by Thomas Williams
RRP: €29.75€20.03'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... -
The Road: A Story of Romans and Ways to the Past by Christopher Hadley
RRP: €23.80€16.07A 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...