Filter By
- Book
- Qty in Cart
- Quantity
- Price
- Subtotal
-
Do Museums Still Need Objects? by Steven Conn 9780812221558
RRP: $30.95$26.88"We live in a museum age," writes Steven Conn in Do Museums Still Need Objects? And indeed, at the turn of the twenty-first century, more people are visiting museums than ever before. There are now over 17,500 accredited museums in the United States,... -
The Great Explorers: Forty of the Greatest Men and Women Who Changed Our Perception of the World by Robin Hanbury-Tenison
RRP: $16.76$10.73What inspires explorers to push back the boundaries of the known world? Why do they risk their lives in unforgiving conditions far from home? How do they survive at the limits of human endurance? Who are the great pioneers of land, sea and space? Where... -
The Vikings by Else Roesdahl
RRP: $14.18$10.02Thoroughly updated and with a new foreword'The Viking Age is shot through with the spirit of adventure. For 300 years, from just before AD800 until well into the eleventh century, the Vikings affected almost every region accessible to their ships, and... -
Ten Cities that Led the World: From Ancient Metropolis to Modern Megacity by Paul Strathern
RRP: $32.25$21.13'A book of ideas [...] Strathern ably guides us through these moments of glory.' -- The Times ***Great cities are complex, chaotic and colossal. These are cities that dominate the world stage and define eras; where ideas flourish, revolutions are born... -
Chichen Itza: The History and Mystery of the Maya's Most Famous City by Charles River Editors 9781492955856
RRP: $13.21$10.33Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781492955856Author Charles RiverFormat PaperbackPage Count 38Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent Publishing... -
The Eurasian Steppe by Warwick Ball
RRP: $32.24$26.69From nomadic peoples to conquering empires, from tales of Amazon women to art nouveau, and from golden grave goods to the formation of countries that still exist today, Ball shows how the steppe has continually shaped Europe's destiny.About the... -
Jungle of Stone: The Extraordinary Journey of John L. Stephens and Frederick Catherwood, and the Discovery of the Lost Civilization of the Maya by William Carlsen 9780062407405
RRP: $14.18$9.35New York Times Bestseller (Expeditions) * THE "MASTERFUL CHRONICLE"* OF THE DISCOVERY OF THE LEGENDARY LOST CIVILIZATION OF THE MAYA--AN "ADVENTURE TALE THAT MAKES INDIANA JONES LOOK TAME"* In 1839, rumors of extraordinary yet baffling stone ruins... -
Central Asia in World History by Peter B. Golden 9780195338195
RRP: $36.11$23.94A vast region stretching roughly from the Volga River to Manchuria and the northern Chinese borderlands, Central Asia has been called the "pivot of history," a land where nomadic invaders and Silk Road traders changed the destinies of states that ringed... -
The Roman Way by Edith Hamilton 9780393354454
RRP: $18.05$14.32In this informal history of Roman civilization, Edith Hamilton vividly depicts the Roman life and spirit as they are revealed in the greatest writers of the time. Among these literary guides are Cicero, who left an incomparable collection of letters;... -
The Story of Greece and Rome by Tony Spawforth
RRP: $16.76$14.78The extraordinary story of the intermingled civilizations of ancient Greece and Rome, spanning more than six millennia, from the late Bronze Age to the seventh century The magnificent civilization created by the ancient Greeks and Romans is the... -
Man and Crisis by Jose Ortega y Gasset 9780393001211
RRP: $21.93$18.03A brilliant examination of the twentieth century predicament in the light of the shift in Rome from paganism to Christianity and the transition from the static world of the Middle Ages to the expanding one of the Renaissance.Book InformationISBN... -
Democracy: A Life by Paul Cartledge 9780199697670
RRP: $29.66$22.60Democracy is either aspired to as a goal or cherished as a birthright by billions of people throughout the world today - and has been for over a century. But what does it mean? And how has its meaning changed since it was first coined in ancient Greece? ... -
King of the World: The Life of Cyrus the Great by Matt Waters
RRP: $34.17$28.88The Persian Empire was the world's first hyperpower, with territory stretching from Central Asia to Northeastern Africa and from Southeastern Europe to the Indus Valley. It was the dominant geopolitical force from the later sixth century to its conquest... -
The Kiss of Lamourette: Reflections in Cultural History by Robert Darnton 9780393307528
RRP: $29.03$24.73At home in the eighteenth and the twentieth centuries, Robert Darnton is a shrewd and entertaining guide to the shifting borderlands of history and culture. These wide-ranging essays appear under various headings: "Current Events" -this section includes... -
Reimagining Culture by Sharon Macdonald
RRP: $49.01$43.06Since the 1960s, policies to 'revive' minority cultures and languages have flourished. But what does it mean to have a 'cultural identity'? And are minorities as deeply attached to their languages and traditions as revival policies suppose? This book... -
The Limits of Genius: The Surprising Stupidity of the World's Greatest Minds by Katie Spalding
RRP: $28.38$16.90A hilarious look at how the line between 'genius' and 'extremely lucky idiot' is finer than we'd like to admit.The more you delve into the stories behind history's greatest names, the more you realise they have something in common: a mystifying lack of... -
Sicily: Island of Beauty and Conflict by Jeremy Dummett
RRP: $25.80$20.28A guide to the fascinating and diverse history and culture of Sicily. The book includes key events, places and artists highlighted in wide-ranging articles presented in four parts: History, Cities, Ancient Sites and Artists. A rich tapestry emerges of... -
The Little Book of History by DK
RRP: $12.89$9.17Travel back in time with the latest instalment in the bestselling Big Ideas series, in a brand new portable format.The Little Book of History charts world history from the dawn of civilisation to the modern culture we live in today. From the origins of... -
The Treasures of Darkness: A History of Mesopotamian Religion by Thorkild Jacobsen
$32.84A recreation of the spiritual life of ancient Mesopotamia demonstrating that the roots of Western civilization lie in the ancient Near East"A brilliant presentation of Mesopotamian religion from the inside, backed at every point by meticulous scholarship... -
Nature's Mutiny: How the Little Ice Age Transformed the West and Shaped the Present by Philipp Blom 9781509890439
RRP: $14.18$10.23Europe where the sun dares scarce appear For freezing meteors and congealed cold.' - Christopher Marlowe In this innovative and compelling work of environmental history, Philipp Blom chronicles the great climate crisis of the 1600s, a crisis that would... -
The Turkic Peoples in World History by Joo-Yup Lee 9781032170015
RRP: $49.01$43.06The Turkic Peoples in World History is a thorough and rare introduction to the Turkic world and its role in world history, providing a concise history of the Turkic peoples as well as a critical discussion of their identities and origins.The "Turks"... -
Romanian History: A Captivating Guide to the History of Romania and Vlad the Impaler by Captivating History 9781637161470
RRP: $27.05$18.21Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781637161470Author Captivating HistoryFormat PaperbackPage Count 310Imprint Captivating HistoryPublisher Captivating HistoryWeight(grams) 458gDimensions(mm)... -
Voyages of the Pyramid Builders: The True Origins of the Pyramids from Lost Egypt to Ancient America by Robert M. Schoch
RRP: $19.34$18.60Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781585423200Author Robert M. SchochFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Jeremy P TarcherPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 1gDimensions(mm) 229mm *... -
Migrants: The Story of Us All by Sam Miller
RRP: $32.25$18.91Migrants cuts through the toxic debates to tell the rich and collective stories of humankind's urge to move.'Fascinating... Miller's perspective may be just what we need' Daily Telegraph'Enjoyable, provocative and timely' Spectator'Timely and empathetic:... -
War in Human Civilization by Azar Gat
RRP: $47.07$41.71Why do people go to war? Is it rooted in human nature or is it a late cultural invention? How does war relate to the other fundamental developments in the history of human civilization? And what of war today - is it a declining phenomenon or simply... -
Human Race: 10 Centuries of Change on Earth by Ian Mortimer
RRP: $19.34$14.13We are an astonishing species. Over the past millennium of plagues and exploration, revolution and scientific discovery, woman's rights and technological advances, human society has changed beyond recognition.Sweeping through the last thousand years of... -
Myth and Meaning by Claude Levi-Strauss 9780802063489
RRP: $15.47$14.71Ever since the rise of science and the scientific method in the seventeenth century, we have rejected mythology as the product of superstitious and primitive minds. Only now are we coming to a fuller appreciation of the nature and role of myth in human... -
A Brief History of the Private Lives of the Roman Emperors by Anthony Blond
RRP: $14.18$9.55The history of ancient Rome omitting all the boring bits. Following the success of BBC2 hit Rome on BBC2, no one has looked at the private lives of the Roman Emperors again in the same light. Anthony Blond's scandalous expose of the life of the Roman... -
Using Critical Theory: How to Read and Write About Literature by Lois Tyson
RRP: $46.43$41.40Explaining both why theory is important and how to use it, Lois Tyson introduces beginning students of literature to this often daunting field in a friendly and readable style. The new edition of this textbook is clearly structured with chapters based on... -
A Human History of Emotion: How the Way We Feel Built the World We Know by Richard Firth-Godbehere 9780008393793
RRP: $12.89$8.57How have our emotions shaped the course of human history? And how have our experience and understanding of emotions evolved with us? We humans like to think of ourselves as... -
State Capitalism And World Revolution by C. L. R. James 9781604860924
RRP: $20.63$14.10Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781604860924Author CLR JamesFormat PaperbackPage Count 120Imprint PM PressPublisher PM PressWeight(grams) 165g -
The Creative Spark: How Imagination Made Humans Exceptional by Agustin Fuentes
$34.34Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781101983942Author Agustin FuentesFormat HardbackPage Count 352Imprint E P Dutton & Co IncPublisher Penguin Putnam Inc -
Ladders to Heaven by Mike Shanahan
RRP: $11.60$8.02"Irresistible" - Literary ReviewFig trees have affected humanity in profound but little-known ways: they are wish-fulfillers, rainforest royalty, more precious than gold. Ladders to Heaven tells their incredible story.They fed our pre-human ancestors,... -
Memory and the Mediterranean by Fernand Braudel 9780375703997
RRP: $28.38$20.89Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780375703997Author Fernand BraudelFormat PaperbackPage Count 432Imprint Vintage BooksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 379gDimensions(mm) 201mm *... -
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari 9780062316097
RRP: $48.38$28.30Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780062316097Author Yuval Noah HarariFormat HardbackPage Count 464Imprint HarperPublisher HarperCollins Publishers Inc -
Fishing: How the Sea Fed Civilization by Brian Fagan
RRP: $19.34$16.81Humanity's last major source of food from the wild, and how it enabled and shaped the growth of civilization In this history of fishing-not as sport but as sustenance-archaeologist and best-selling author Brian Fagan argues that fishing was an... -
The Greeks: History, Culture, and Society by Ian Morris 9780197586891
RRP: $81.26$73.76In The Greeks, Ian Morris and Barry B. Powell try to see ancient Greece as a whole: not just a narrative of events or an overview of culture, but history and culture taken together. From ancient Greece comes the modern conviction that through open... -
Critical Path by R.Buckminster Fuller 9780312174910
$21.79Critical Path is R. Buckminster Fuller's masterwork - the summing up of a lifetime's thought and concern - as urgent and relevant as it was upon its first publication over 20 years ago. Critical Path details how humanity found itself in its current... -
The Third Horseman: A Story of Weather, War and the Famine History Forgot by William Rosen
RRP: $23.21$16.71Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780143127147Author William RosenFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Penguin USAPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 284g -
On Architecture by Vitruvius
RRP: $16.76$11.73In De architectura (c.40 BC), Vitruvius discusses in ten encyclopedic chapters aspects of Roman architecture, engineering and city planning. Vitruvius also included a section on human proportions. Because it is the only antique treatise on architecture...