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`A superbly researched and groundbreaking account of Soviet espionage in the Thirties ... remarkable' 5* review, TelegraphOn the trail of Soviet infiltrator Agent Bleriot, in this bestseller, Svetlana Lokhova takes the reader on a thrilling journey through Stalin's most audacious intelligence op..

A book for anyone interested to know more about how the world really works by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Ronan Farrow.`This is one of the most important books of our time.' Walter Isaacson `A masterpiece' Dan Simpson, Post-Gazette THE NEW YORK TIMES #3 BESTSELLERUS foreign policy..

From the prize-winning screenwriter of The Theory of Everything, this is a cinematic, behind-the-scenes account of a crucial moment which takes us inside the mind of one of the world's greatest leaders - and provides a revisionist, more rounded portrait of his leadership.May, 1940. Britain is a..

A BLOOMBERG BEST BOOK OF THE YEARWINNER - SILVER MEDAL, AXIOM BUSINESS BOOK AWARDS 2018FOREWORD BY NOURIEL ROUBINISuperHubs is a rare, behind-the-scenes look at the global financial system and the powerful personal networks through which it is run, at the centre of which sit the Elites - the SuperHu..

Blood and Sand: Suez, Hungary and the Crisis That Shook the World'This is proper history. It is illuminating to pick up this book with the twenty-first century's crises of Brexit and Iraq in mind.' Jeremy Bowen (BBC correspondent, and author of Six Days). Over sixteen extraordinary days in Octob..

Turkey: A Short History..

National history is a vital part of national self-definition. Most books on the history of the world try to impose a uniform narrative, written usually from a single writer's point of view. Histories of Nations is different: it presents 28 essays written by a leading historian as a 'self-portrait' o..

From the origins of urbanization in Mesopotamia to the global metropolises of today, great cities have marked the development of human civilization. The Great Cities in History tells their stories, from Uruk and Memphis to Tokyo and Sao Paulo. A galaxy of distinguished contributors evoke the charact..

This book offers the thoughtful reader a comprehensive and up-to-date overview- including the most recent historical and archaeological research findings - of the most important roots and cultural wellsprings of the modern Western world. The narrative starts with the birth of the polis - the city - ..

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Ever since ancient times, the Celts have been more feared than welcomed. Known to be fierce, indomitable warriors, mercenaries and conquerors, they were in the eyes of the Mediterranean world barbarians par excellence, the enemies of civilization. Sharing a common language and social structure (whic..

A fascinating, concise and comprehensive description of the rise, glory and fall of Chinese civilization.This book, intended for a general readership, charts the development of China from its ancient origins to the 13th century by describing the social, cultural and artistic expression, the chan..