Land: How the Hunger for Ownership Shaped the Modern World
None The author of The Professor and the Madman and The Perfectionists explores the notion of property—our proprietary relationship with the land—through human history, how … Read more
Nature & the Natural World
The Oxford World History of Empire: Volume One: The Imperial Experience
This is the first world history of empire, reaching from the third millennium BCE to the present. By combining synthetic surveys, thematic comparative essays, and … Read more
The Oxford World History of Empire: Volume Two: The History of Empires
This is the first world history of empire, reaching from the third millennium BCE to the present. By combining synthetic surveys, thematic comparative essays, and … Read more
Happy Houseplants: 30 Lovely Varieties to Brighten Up Your Home
For anyone who has longed for a garden of their ownwhether a city dweller or one with less-than-green thumbsthis is a handy little guide to … Read more
The Origins of the Twenty-First Century: An Essay on Contemporary Social and Economic History
This fascinating book provides a fully integrated explanation of the history of the modern world. Although the sheer complexity of society requires that it be … Read more
The collapse of the eastern Mediterranean : climate change and the decline of the East, 950-1072
“As a ‘Medieval Warm Period’ prevailed in Western Europe during the tenth and eleventh centuries, the eastern Mediterranean region, from the Nile to the Oxus, … Read more
Magic: A Very Short Introduction
Magic is a much-used term with a complex and controversial history. As a concept and a practice, it has attracted the attention of theologians, anthropologists, … Read more
The cosmic microwave background
None Rhodri Evans tells the story of what we know about the universe, from Jacobus Kapteyn’s Island universe at the turn of the 20th Century, … Read more
La grande storia della prima guerra mondiale
La guerra del 1914-1918 fu il primo conflitto che coinvolse tutti i paesi d’Europa. Due possenti coalizioni, l’Intesa (Gran Bretagna, Francia e Russia) e gli … Read more
The Soviet Union: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)
None The Soviet Union at its height occupied one sixth of the world’s land mass, encompassed fifteen republics, and stretched across eleven different time zones. … Read more
What Would the Buddha Recycle? A Mindful Guide to an Eco-Friendly Life
None Live the calm and eco-friendly lifestyle you’ve always dreamed of with this perfect guide to eco-conscious living for anyone who wants to save the … Read more