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Marcus Aurelius
Marcus Aurelius (121-180 AD) is one of the great figures of antiquity whose life and words still speak to us today. His Meditations remains one of the most widely read books from …
Marcus Aurelius
Marcus Aurelius is the one great figure of antiquity who still speaks to us today, nearly 2,000 years after his death.
Burma Campaign
A vivid, brutal and enthralling account of the Burma Campaign ââ?¬â?? one of the most punishing and hard-fought military adventures of World War Two. The Burma Campaign was one …
Captain Cook
This “thoroughly researched and sharply opinionated” biography presents a nuanced portrait of the renowned 18th century navigator (The Wall Street Journal). The age of discovery …
Crime and Punishment in Eighteenth Century England
McLynn provides the first comprehensive view of crime and its consequences in the eighteenth century: why was England notorious for violence? Why did the death penalty prove no …
Villa and Zapata: A History of the Mexican Revolution
A fascinating history of the Mexican Revolution from the perspective of two of its legendary leaders--Francisco "Pancho" Villa and Emiliano Zapata--traces the events of the …
Wagons West
An acclaimed historian’s “compellingly told” year-by-year account of the pioneering efforts to conquer the American West in the mid-nineteenth century (The Guardian). In all the …
Genghis Khan
Genghis Khan was by far the greatest conqueror the world has ever known, whose empire stretched from the Pacific Ocean to central Europe, including all of China, the Middle East …
Lionheart and Lackland
Anyone who has seen The Lion in Winter will remember the vicious, compelling world of the Plantagenets and readers of the romance of Robin Hood will be familiar with the …