Arthurian Myths and Legends by Raluca Radulescu (Introduction by); J. K. Jackson (Editor)
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Category: Ancient History/Mythology | Series: Flame Tree Collector's Editions Ser.
Gorgeous Collector's Edition. Many medieval writers, especially from France and Wales, wrote stories about the great British leader, King Arthur. Legends, folklore and myths from this period come together to paint a picture of who he was with some describing him as a great warrior, defending Britain fro ...Show more
Awesome Accidents: 19 Discoveries that Changed the World by Soledad Romero Marino
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Category: History
An illustrated celebration of human error - covering 19 of the most significantly life-changing or random discoveries: from the invention of firework, potato chips, coffee, post-It notes, or X-Rays. An illustrated celebration of human error - covering 19 of the most significantly life-changing or random ...Show more
Back to Bangka: Searching for the Truth About a Wartime Massacre by Georgina Banks
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Category: History
Georgina Banks searches for the truth of what happened to her Great Aunt 'Bud', killed in the Second World War.Bangka Strait, Indonesia, 1942. Allied ships are evacuating thousands in flight from Singapore, the island having fallen to Japanese Imperial forces. Facing terrifying assaults by fighter plane ...Show more
Battle Elephants and Flaming Foxes: Animals in the Roman World by CAROLINE FREEMAN-CUERDEN
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Category: History
Why did the emperor Augustus always have a seal skin nearby? What was the most dangerous part of a chariot race? How could a wolf help with toothache? Take a gallop into the Roman world of chariot horses, battle elephants and rampaging rhinos. In the ancient world a bear could be weaponised and venomous ...Show more
Blood on the Snow: The Russian Revolution 1914-1924 by Robert Service
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Category: History
'A terrific book about a terrifying subject by the best historian of Russia working today' - Michael Burleigh In Blood on the Snow, Robert Service returns to the subject that has formed the backbone of his long and distinguished career: the Russian Revolution. For Service, the great unanswered questio ...Show more
Burning the Books by Ovenden, Richard
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Category: History
A TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020 'Burning the Books is fascinating, thought-provoking and very timely. No one should keep quiet about this library history' IAN HISLOP Opening with the notorious bonfires of 'un-German' and Jewish literature in 1933 that offered such a clear signal of Nazi intentions, Burn ...Show more
Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West by Dee Brown
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Category: History | Series: Arena Books
The American West, 1860-1890: years of broken promises, disillusionment, war and massacre. Beginning with the Long Walk of the Navajos and ending with the massacre of Sioux at Wounded Knee, this extraordinary book tells how the American Indians lost their land, lives and liberty to white settlers pushin ...Show more
Civilization: A History of the World in 1000 Objects by DK
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Category: History
Discover how humans created their world from the objects they left behind - from the US Constitution to the first iPhone - in DK's latest history book. From the beginning of human history, the one thing that has defined us is our talent for making things, from basic technology and everyday objects, suc ...Show more
Come Fly the World - The Women of Pan Am at War and Peace by Julia Cooke
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Category: History
Travel writer Julia Cooke's exhilarating portrait of Pan Am stewardesses in the Mad Menera.Come Fly the Worldtells the story of the stewardesses who served on the iconic Pan American Airways between 1966 and 1975 - and of the unseen diplomatic role they played on the world stage. Alongside the glamo ...Show more
Communion: The Female Search for Love by bell hooks
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Category: Social Issues | Series: Love Song to the Nation Ser.
Renowned visionary and theorist bell hooks began her exploration of the meaning of love in American culture with the critically acclaimed All About Love: New Visions. She continued her national dialogue with the bestselling Salvation: Black People and Love. Now hooks culminates her triumphant trilogy of ...Show more
Cowboy American Icon: A Short History of Wild West Culture by DANIEL PRUITT
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Category: History
Cattle were introduced to North America as early as the 1680s. But the true era of the cowboy required an intersection of inventions and conditions that finally happened about 1860. The east of North America was thickly forested. Modern cattle thrive in grasslands, and when white Europeans made their wa ...Show more
Dictionary of Norse Myth & Legend by Andrew Orchard
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Category: Ancient History/Mythology
From Loki to Thor, Ragnarok to BeowulfA gripping and truly mesmerising delve into the Norse legends From bestselling books to blockbusting Hollywood movies, the myths of the Scandinavian gods and heroes are part of the modern day landscape. For over a millennium before the arrival of Christianity, t ...Show more