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Stalin and the shaping of the Soviet Union
Alex De Jong
With tenacity, cunning and the ruthless use of terror as a political weapon, Joseph Stalin carved his way to su
My House Has Two Doors
Han Suyin
In this fourth volume of her autobiography and history of China, covering the years from 1949 to 1979, Han Suyi
Past And Present
Thomas Carlyle
Thomas Carlyle, Scottish historian, critic, and sociological writer. was born in the village of Ecclefechan, Du
Conversations with Stalin
Milovan Djilas
Milovan Djilas was one of four senior members of Titos government until his expulsion from the Yugoslav Communi
A History of the Borgias
Frederick Baron Corvo
Catholic interest, but he certainly reset Alexander in a magnificent if not a favourable light. A very strong m
The Biographical History of Philosophy
v1 c1
George Henry Lewes
The philosopher and critic George Henry Lewes (1817 78) published this work in two volumes in 1845 6. This is a
Colonialism and Neocolonialism
Jean-Paul Sartre
Neocolonialists think that there are some good colonists and some very wicked ones, and that it is the fault of
The History of Philosophy
Three Millennia of Thought from the West and Beyond
A C Grayling
The story of philosophy is an epic tale: an exploration of the ideas, views and teachings of some of the most c
A History of the World In 10 and a half Chapters
Julian Barnes
Beginning with an unlikely stowaways account of life on board Noahs Ark, A History of the World in 10½ Chapter
King Jesus
Robert Graves
King Jesus,is one of the most controversial historical novels of all time. In it, Robert Graves has summoned hi
The History of Sexuality
Volume 3: The Care of the Self
Michel Foucault
Michel Foucault takes us into the first two centuries of our own era, into the Golden Age of Rome, to reveal a
The Origins of Political Order
From Prehuman Times to the French Revolution
Francis Fukuyama
Virtually all human societies were once organized tribally, yet over time most developed new political institut
The English Face Of Machiavelli
A Changing Interpretation 1500-1700
Felix Raab
In inventing modern political science, Machiavelli challenged the time-honoured preconceptions of Christendom,
The Leopard
Tomasi Di Lampedusa
The Leopard is a story of a decadent and dying aristocracy threatened by the forces of revolution and democracy
The New Science of Giambattista Vico
Giambattista Vico
A pioneering treatise that aroused great controversy when it was first published in 1725, Vicos New Science is
Monsters of our Own Making
The Peculiar Pleasures of Fear
Marina Warner
Since the beginning of storytelling, monsters of all kinds have inhabited myths, legends, folklore, and oral tr
A Study Of History
Volumes I-VI
Arnold Joseph Toynbee
Arnold Toynbees A Study of History has been acknowledged as one of the greatest achievements of modern scholars
A Study Of History
Volumes VII-X
Arnold Joseph Toynbee
Acknowledged as one of the greatest achievements of modern scholarship, Arnold Toynbees A Study of History is a
I, Claudius
From the Autobiography of Tiberius Claudius
Robert Graves
Into the autobiography of Clau-Clau-Claudius, the pitiful stammerer who was destined to become Emperor in spite
Claudius The God
And His Wife Messalina
Robert Graves
Robert Graves begins anew the tumultuous life of the Roman who became emperor in spite of himself. Captures the
History of Western Philosophy
Bertrand Russell
Since its first publication in 1945 Lord Russells A History of Western Philosophy has been universally acclaime
The Idea of History
R G Collingwood
The Idea of History is the best-known work of the great Oxford philosopher, historian, and archaeologist R.G. C
Pompeii
A Novel
Robert Harris
All along the Mediterranean coast, the Roman empires richest citizens are relaxing in their luxurious villas, e
The Madness of Kings
Vivian Green
From Caligula to Stalin and beyond, this book offers a unique and pioneering look at the recurring phenomenon o
Area 51
An Uncensored History of Americas Top Secret Military Base
Annie Jacobsen
It is the most famous military installation in the world. And it doesnt exist. Located a mere seventy-five mile
The Sleepwalkers
A History of Mans Changing Vision of the Universe
Arthur Koestler
An extraordinary history of humanitys changing vision of the universe. In this masterly synthesis, Arthur Koest
The Philosophy of History
Goerg Friedrich Hegel
Hegel wrote this classic as an introduction to a series of lectures on the philosophy of history — a nov
Ivan The Terrible
Robert Payne
Czar Ivan IV (1530-1584), the first Russian ruler to take the title czar, is known as one of the worst tyrants
The Sot-Weed Factor
John Barth
Considered by critics to be Barths most distinguished masterpiece, The Sot-Weed Factor has acquired the status
The Perfect Theory
A Century of Geniuses and the Battle Over General Relativity
Pedro G Ferreira
Physicists have been exploring, debating, and questioning the general theory of relativity ever since Albert Ei