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An exceptional visual guide to world history from the dawn of civilization to the present day.

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A revelatory book exposing the culture of concealment at the heart of the British government, from the award-winning author of Cruel Britannia.

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The Holocaust was the systematic murder of Europe's Jews by the Nazis and their collaborators during the Second World War. This volume describes Jewish life before the spread of Nazism in Europe and Nazi ideologies.

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The first dedicated study of the cat-and-mouse struggle between a British cryptographer at Bletchley Park, and an Austrian SS officer responsible for the mass killings of thousands of Russian and Polish Jews. The account of how Nigel de Grey cracked the Enigma-coded signals of SS Major Hermann Hofle is one of the greatest untold stories of the Second World War.

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The Holocaust is an attempt to explain the inexplicable - the systematic murder of millions of Europe's Jews by the Nazis and their collaborators during the Second World War.

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This is a very thorough account of the experience of the Jews of Europe during World War II. It is virtually a day-by-day account, in men and women's own words, of the horrifying events of the Holocaust - the Nazi attempt to exterminate the Jewish race.

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A towering figure in the art world unravels the mystery of the worlds most controversial relic.

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Alia Malek weaves a lyrical narrative around the history of her family's apartment building in the heart of Damascus, the many lives that crossed in the stairwell, and how the fates of her neighbors reflect the fate of her country.

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In The Honoured Society, Petra Reski reveals the organized crime network that has Europe in its grip.

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A riveting narrative of Wall Street buccaneering, political intrigue, and two of American history's most colossal characters, struggling for mastery in an era of social upheaval and rampant inequality.

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SHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA BIOGRAPHY AWARD 2015
LONGLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE 2016
A RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK

'A superb portrait of twentieth century Germany seen through the prism of a house which was lived in, and lost, by five different families.

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they have seen the countrified lanes of Londons marshy south bank give way to a network of wharves, workshops and tenements and then seen these, too, become dust and empty air.

Rich with anecdote and colour, this fascinating book breathes life into the forgotten inhabitants of the house the prosperous traders;

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A brilliant work of historical excavation with profound echoes in an age redolent with violence and xenophobia.

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A gorgeous evocation of the country house party by celebrated social historian Adrian Tinniswood.

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The story of The Housekeeper's Tale follows the lives of five women to delve into the secret existence of these powerful yet invisible women who ran our great English country houses; from the 19th- to the mid 20th-century this was the most important professional job an uneducated woman could aspire to; the female equivalent of the butler.

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Much more personal than standard corporate histories, David Packard's The HP Way provides insights into managing and motivating people and inspiration for wouldbe entrepreneurs.

(Paperback, Second Edition)

Now in an updated edition, The Human Journey offers a truly concise yet satisfyingly full history of the world from ancient times to today. Presenting world history in a grand humanistic tradition, the books scope, as the title implies, is the entire story of humanity in planetary context.

(Hardback, Second Edition)

Now in an updated edition, The Human Journey offers a truly concise yet satisfyingly full history of the world from ancient times to today. Presenting world history in a grand humanistic tradition, the books scope, as the title implies, is the entire story of humanity in planetary context.

(Hardback, Second Edition)

Now in an updated edition, The Human Journey offers a truly concise yet satisfyingly full history of the world from 1450 to today. Presenting world history in a grand humanistic tradition, the books scope, as the title implies, is the story of humanity in planetary context.

(Hardback, Second Edition)

Now in an updated edition, The Human Journey offers a truly concise yet satisfyingly full history of the world from ancient times to 1450. Presenting world history in a grand humanistic tradition, the books scope, as the title implies, is the story of humanity in planetary context.

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Takes us on a journey to ancient times, telling how peoples of the world settled down and founded cities, conquered neighbours and established religions.

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Covers the last two centuries of Brazilian history through the stories of mostly non-elite individuals. This collection addresses how people experienced historical continuities and changes by exploring how they related to the rise of Brazilian national identity and the emergence of a national state.