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The Beginning of Infinity: Explanations That Transform the World
The New York Times bestseller: A provocative, imaginative exploration of the nature and progress of knowledge"Dazzling." - Steven Pinker, The Guardian In this groundbreaking book, …
The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World: 10th Anniversary Edition
The 10th anniversary edition, with new chapters on the crash, Chimerica, and cryptocurrency " An] excellent, just in time guide to the history of finance and financial crisis." …
World Without Mind: The Existential Threat of Big Tech
A New York Times Book Review Notable Book of 2017 - One of the best books of the year by The New York Times, LA Times, and NPR Franklin Foer reveals the existential threat posed …
The Penguin History of the World
The 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 …
Lords of Finance: The Bankers Who Broke the World (Pulitzer Prize Winner)
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize "Erudite, entertaining macroeconomic history of the lead-up to the Great Depression as seen through the careers of the West's principal bankers . . . …
Governing the World: The History of an Idea, 1815 to the Present
A majestic narrative reckoning with the forces that have shaped the nature and destiny of the world's governing institutions The story of global cooperation is a tale of dreamers …
A History of the World in 100 Objects
"An enthralling and profoundly humane book that every civilized person should read." --The Wall Street Journal The blockbuster New York Times bestseller and the companion volume …
The Quest: Energy, Security, and the Remaking of the Modern World
"A sprawling story richly textured with original material, quirky details and amusing anecdotes . . ." --Wall Street Journal "It is a cause for celebration that Yergin has returned …
Edge of the World
Features a story of saints and spies, of fishermen and pirates, traders and marauders - and of how their wild and daring journeys across the North Sea built the world we know.
King of the World
Winner of the Franco-British Society Book Prize 2019'The ultimate biography of the Sun King' Simon Sebag Montefiore Louis XIV dominated his age. He extended France's frontiers …
The Origins of the Second World War
A.J.P. Taylor's bestselling The Origins of the Second World War overturns popular myths about the outbreak of war.One of the most popular and controversial historians of the …
Cities of the Classical World
'This book will delight any historian. It's a superb gazetteer of 120 centres of ancient civilization' (Daily Telegraph)From Alexandria to York, this unique illustrated guide …