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Vendor:Yuval Noah Harari
21 Lessons for the 21st Century
THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER In twenty-one bite-sized lessons, Yuval Noah Harari explores what it means to be human in an age of bewilderment. '21 Lessons is, simply put, a crucial book' Adam Kay How can we protect ourselves from nuclear war, ecological cataclysms and...- KD8.000
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Vendor:Yuval Noah Harari
Homo Deus : A Brief History of Tomorrow
THE MILLION COPY BESTSELLER Sapiens showed us where we came from. In uncertain times, Homo Deus shows us where we're going. 'Homo Deus will shock you. It will entertain you. It will make you think in ways you had not thought before' Daniel Kahneman,...- KD6.000
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Vendor:Quentin Skinner
Machiavelli: A Very Short Introduction
Niccolo Machiavelli taught that political leaders must be prepared to do evil so that good may come of it, and his name has been a byword ever since for duplicity and immorality. Is his sinister reputation deserved? In answering this question Quentin Skinner traces...- KD3.500
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Vendor:Jennifer M. Gidley
The Future: A Very Short Introduction
From the beginning of time, humans have been driven by both a fear of the unknown and a curiosity to know. We have always yearned to know what lies ahead, whether threat or safety, scarcity or abundance. Throughout human history, our forebears tried to...- KD3.500
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Vendor:Uta Frith
Autism: A Very Short Introduction
What causes autism? Is it a genetic disorder, or due to some unknown environmental hazard? Are we facing an autism epidemic? What are the main symptoms, and how does it relate to Asperger syndrome? Everyone has heard of autism, but the disorder itself is...- KD3.500
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Vendor:Nicholas Thomas
Discoveries
Cook's great voyages marked the end of an era in world history. As he sailed into Hawaii in January 1778 he made contact with the last of the human civilizations to grow up independently of the rest of the world. But equally for the...- KD4.000
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Vendor:Jonathan A.C. Brown
Muhammad: A Very Short Introduction
As the founder of Islam Muhammad is one of the most influential figures in history. The furor surrounding the Satanic Verses and the Danish cartoon crisis reminded the world of the tremendous importance of the prophet of Islam, Muhammad. Learning about his life and...- KD3.500
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Vendor:Helen Morales
Classical Mythology: A Very Short Introduction
From Zeus and Europa, to Diana, Pan, and Prometheus, the myths of ancient Greece and Rome seem to exert a timeless power over us. But what do those myths represent, and why are they so enduringly fascinating? Why do they seem to be such...- KD3.500
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Vendor:Claire Throp
Malala Yousafzai - Against the Odds Biographies
This series wil tell the amazing stories of inspiring people who have made a difference and changed the world, despite the odds stacked against them. They will detail the characters' humble origins, the obstacles standing in their way that had to be overcome, and...- KD7.000
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Vendor:Catriona Kelly
Russian Literature: A Very Short Introduction
Rather than presenting a conventional chronology of Russian literature, Russian Literature: A Very Short Introduction explores the place and importance in Russian culture of all types of literature. How and when did a Russian national literature come into being? What shaped its creation? How have the...- KD4.000
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Vendor:Ritchie Robertson
Kafka: A Very Short Introduction
Franz Kafka is among the most intriguing and influential writers of the last century. During his lifetime he worked as a civil servant and published only a handful of short stories, the best known being The Transformation. His other three novels, published after his...- KD4.000
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Vendor:Roger Scruton
Spinoza: A Very Short Introduction
Father of the Enlightenment and the last guardian of the medieval world, Spinoza made a brilliant attempt to reconcile the conflicting moral and intellectual demands of his epoch and to present a vision of man as simultaneously bound by necessity and eternally free. Ostracized...- KD4.000
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Vendor:Callum Williams
The Classical School
'Williams has chosen an engaging cast of characters; his collection is full of well-lived lives and grisly endings ... Consume it as a whole or dip in and out. Either way, he leaves you a lot wiser.' - Philip Aldrick, TimesOpinions vary about who really...- KD5.500
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Vendor:Peter Turchin
Figuring Out The Past: A History of the World in 3,495 Vital Statistics
What was history's biggest empire? Or the tallest building in the ancient world? What was the average life expectancy in medieval Byzantium? The average wage in Old Kingdom Egypt? Where did scientific writing first emerge? What was the bloodiest ritual human sacrifice ever? We...- KD6.000
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Vendor:Helen Rodgers
City of Illusions: A History of Grenada
A scintillating history of one of Europe's most alluring cities. Granada is a deceptive city, concealing a layered past and a complex character. The last Muslim capital in Western Europe, over the centuries it has captured hearts and imaginations, inspiring countless myths and legends....- KD9.250
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Vendor:Medina Tenour Whiteman
The Invisible Muslim: Journeys Through Whiteness and Islam
Medina Tenour Whiteman stands at the margins of whiteness and Islam. An Anglo-American born to Sufi converts, she feels perennially out of place--not fully at home in Western or Muslim cultures. In this searingly honest memoir, Whiteman contemplates what it means to be an...- KD8.750
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Vendor:Katherine Rundell
Super-Infinite: The Trans formations of John Donne
A Sunday Times top ten bestsellerShortlisted for the Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year Award 2023Shortlisted for the Duff Cooper Prize for Non-Fiction 2023Shortlisted for the Slightly Foxed First Biography Prize 2023 ‘Masterly.’ Observer‘Wonderful, joyous.’ Maggie O’Farrell‘Frankly brilliant.’ Sunday Times‘Unmissable.’ Simon Jenkins‘Every page sparkles.’ Claire Tomalin‘A triumph.’ Matt Haig‘Stylish, scholarly and gripping.’ Rose Tremain John Donne...- KD5.500
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Vendor:Peter Singer
Marx: A Very Short Introduction
Karl Marx is one of the most influential philosophers of all time, whose theories have shaped and directed political, economic, and social thought for 150 years. Considering Marx's life and impact, renowned philosopher Peter Singer identifies the central vision that unifies Marx's thought, enabling...- KD4.000
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Vendor:Brad Inwood
Stoicism: A Very Short Introduction
Stoicism is two things: a long past philosophical school of ancient Greece and Rome, and an enduring philosophical movement that still inspires people in the twenty-first century to re-think and re-organize their lives in order to achieve personal satisfaction. What is the connection between...- KD4.000
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Vendor:Stanley Wells
William Shakespeare: A Very Short Introduction
In this new offering from Stanley Wells, the pre-eminent Shakespearian scholar, comes a Very Short Introduction to the life and writings of the world's greatest and best-known dramatists: William Shakespeare.Looking at his early life and education, Wells explores Shakespeare's social and intellectual background and the literary...- KD4.000
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Vendor:John Blair
The Anglo-Saxon Age: A Very Short Introduction
John Blair's Very Short Introduction to the Anglo-Saxon Age covers the emergence of the earliest English settlements to the Norman victory in 1066. This book is a brief introduction to the political, social, religious, and cultural history of Anglo-Saxon England and it is the most comprehensive...- KD4.000
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Vendor:Mary Beard
Emperor of Rome: The Instant Sunday Times Bestseller
THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN & NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERBLACKWELL'S NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE YEARSHORTLISTED FOR THE WATERSTONES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023'Extraordinary ... a deliciously varied tapestry of detail drawn from across nearly three centuries' TelegraphWhat was it really like to rule and be ruled in the...- KD6.000
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Vendor:Azmi Bishara
Palestine Matters of Truth and Justice
In January 2020, US President Donald Trump announced his 'deal of the century'. Supposedly intended to 'resolve' the Palestine-Israel conflict, it accepted Israeli occupation as a fait accompli. Azmi Bishara places this normalisation of occupation in its historical context, examining Palestine as an unresolved...- KD9.750
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Vendor:Rashid Khalidi
The Hundred Years' War on Palestine: The International Bestseller
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLEROne of the 'Five Best Books to understand the Israel-Palestine Conflict', as chosen by the GuardianShortlisted for the 2020 Cundill History PrizeA Granta Book of the Year 2023'This cogent and compelling Palestinian perspective is long overdue' Guardian'Riveting and original ... a work enriched by solid scholarship,...- KD6.000
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Vendor:Thomas Piketty
A Brief History of Equality
A New York Times Book Review Editors’ ChoiceA Public Books Best Book of the Year“A profound and optimistic call to action and reflection. For Piketty, the arc of history is long, but it does bend toward equality. There is nothing automatic about it, however: as citizens, we must...- KD6.380
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Vendor:Clair Wills
Lovers and Strangers: An Immigrant History of Post-War Britain
The battered and exhausted Britain of 1945 was desperate for workers - to rebuild, to fill the factories, to make the new NHS work. From all over the world and with many motives, thousands of individuals took the plunge. Most assumed they would spend...- KD5.500
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Vendor:Anthony Storr
Freud: A Very Short Introduction
Sigmund Freud, the founder of psychoanalysis, developed a totally new way of looking at human nature. Only now, with the hindsight of the half-century since his death, can we assess his true legacy to current thought. As an experienced psychiatrist himself, Anthony Storr offers...- KD4.000
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Vendor:Mary Beard
SPQR
Ancient Rome matters.Its history of empire, conquest, cruelty and excess is something against which we still judge ourselves. Its myths and stories - from Romulus and Remus to the Rape of Lucretia - still strike a chord with us. And its debates about citizenship,...- KD5.750
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Vendor:Firas Alkhateeb
Lost Islamic History: Reclaiming Muslim Civilisation from the Past
Islam has been one of the most powerful religious, social and political forces in history. Over the last 1400 years, from origins in Arabia, a succession of Muslim polities and later empires expanded to control territories and peoples that ultimately stretched from southern France...- KD8.000
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Vendor:William MacAskill
What We Owe The Future
The fate of the world is in our hands. Humanity’s written history spans only five thousand years. Our yet-unwritten future could last for millions more – or it could end tomorrow. Astonishing numbers of people could lead lives of great happiness or unimaginable suffering,...- KD5.500
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Vendor:Raja Shehadeh
What Does Israel Fear from Palestine?
FROM THE ORWELL PRIZE-WINNER AND NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALISTA TLS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024'Palestine's greatest prose writer' Observer'A valuable read. As well as talking through the history, Shehadeh is reaching out to Israelis and searching for some kind of dialogue' Armando IannucciWhen the state of Israel...- KD4.000
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Vendor:Raja Shehadeh
We Could Have Been Friends, My Father and I: A Palestinian Memoir
A FINALIST FOR THE US NATIONAL BOOK AWARD 2023 FOR NONFICTION'Profoundly personal as well as historically significant ... In his moral clarity and baring of the heart, Shehadeh recalls writers such as Ghassan Kanafani and Primo Levi' Hisham Matar, New York TimesAziz Shehadeh was many...- KD6.000
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Vendor:Oliver Morton
The Moon
A Sunday Times must read book of 2019 'An out-of-this-world read ... brilliant and compelling. Morton is a high-octane British science journalist, and every chapter is littered with material that strikes, amazes or haunts ... this is a book filled not just with a...- KD5.500
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Vendor:Michael Tanner
Nietzsche: A Very Short Introduction
With his well-known idiosyncrasies and aphoristic style, Friedrich Nietzsche is always bracing and provocative, and temptingly easy to dip into. Michael Tanner's introduction to the philosopher's life and work examines the numerous ambiguities inherent in his writings and explodes many of the misconceptions that...- KD4.000
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Vendor:Anthony Stevens
Jung: A Very Short Introduction
This is the most lucid and timely introduction to the thought of Carl Gustav Jung available to date. Though he was a prolific writer and an original thinker of vast erudition, Jung lacked a gift for clear exposition, and his ideas are less widely...- KD4.000
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Vendor:Ryan Holiday
Stillness is the Key: An Ancient Strategy for Modern Life
Throughout history, there has been one quality that great leaders, makers, artists and fighters have shared. The Zen Buddhists described it as inner peace, the Stoics called it ataraxia and Ryan Holiday calls it stillness: the ability to be steady, focused and calm in a...- KD5.250
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Vendor:Erica Armstrong Dunbar
Never Caught: The Washingtons' Relentless Pursuit of Their Runaway Slave, Ona Judge
A startling and eye-opening look into America’s First Family, Never Caught is the powerful story about a daring woman of “extraordinary grit” (The Philadelphia Inquirer).When George Washington was elected president, he reluctantly left behind his beloved Mount Vernon to serve in Philadelphia, the temporary seat of...- KD7.500
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Vendor:Giles Sparrow
A History of the Universe in 21 Stars: (and 3 imposters)
Expert science writer Giles Sparrow guides you through 21 stars you can see in the night sky and what they can teach us about our universe. On a clear evening, if you look up you can see thousands of stars shining in the dark...- KD7.000
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Vendor:Collins
Scottish Castles: Scotland's Most Dramatic Castles and Strongholds
A pocket-sized guide to nearly 140 of Scotland's most dramatic castles and strongholds, all of which are open to the public.Historical background and architectural details for each of the castles, accompanied by a beautiful colour photograph. Includes the major sites of Edinburgh and Stirling,...- KD2.500
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Vendor:William Allan
Classical Literature: A Very Short Introduction
From popular histories through to reworkings of classical subject matter by contemporary poets, dramatists, and novelists, the classical world and the masterpieces of its literature continue to fascinate readers and audiences in a huge variety of media. In this Very Short Introduction, William Allan...- KD3.500
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Vendor:Geraldine A Johnson
Renaissance Art: A Very Short Introduction
Botticelli, Holbein, Leonardo, Durer, Michelangelo: the names are familiar, as are the works, such as the Last Supper fresco, or the monumental marble statue of David. But who were these artists, why did they produce such memorable images, and how would their original beholders...- KD3.500
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Vendor:Patrick Gardiner
Kierkegaard: A Very Short Introduction
Soren Kierkegaard (1813-55), one of the most original thinkers of the nineteenth century, wrote widely on religious, psychological, and literary themes. This book shows how Kierkegaard developed his views in emphatic opposition to prevailing opinions. It describes his reaction to the ethical and religious...- KD3.500
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Vendor:Dane Kennedy
Decolonization: A Very Short Introduction
Millions of Africans, Asians, and other peoples were the subjects of colonial rule by overseas empires through the mid-twentieth century. By the end of the century, however, nearly all of these peoples had become citizens of independent nation-states. The United Nations grew from 51...- KD3.250
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Vendor:Julian Stallabrass
Contemporary Art: A Very Short Introduction
Contemporary art has never been so popular - but what is 'contemporary' about contemporary art? What is its role today, and who is controlling its future? Bloody toy soldiers, gilded shopping carts, and embroidered tents. Contemporary art is supposed to be a realm of...- KD3.500
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Vendor:Amanda H. Podany
The Ancient Near East: A Very Short Introduction
The ancient Near East is known as the "cradle of civilization" - and for good reason. Mesopotamia, Syria, and Anatolia were home to an extraordinarily rich and successful culture. Indeed, it was a time and place of earth-shaking changes for humankind: the beginnings of...- KD3.250
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Vendor:Dana Arnold
Art History: A Very Short Introduction
Art history encompasses the study of the history and development of painting, sculpture and the other visual arts. In this Very Short Introduction, Dana Arnold presents an introduction to the issues, debates, and artefacts that make up art history. Beginning with a consideration of...- KD3.500
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Vendor:Robert J. C. Young
Postcolonialism: A Very Short Introduction
Postcolonialism explores the political, social, and cultural effects of decolonization, continuing the anti-colonial deconstruction of western dominance. This Very Short Introduction discusses both the history and key debates of postcolonialism, and considers its importance as a means of changing the way we think about...- KD3.500
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Vendor:Geoffrey Hosking
Russian History: A Very Short Introduction
Spanning the divide between Europe and Asia, Russia is a multi-ethnic empire with a huge territory, strategically placed and abundantly provided with natural resources. But Russia's territory has a harsh climate, is cut off from most maritime contact with the outside world, and has...- KD3.500
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Vendor:Joe Sacco
Palestine
A landmark of journalism and the art form of comics. Based on several months of research and an extended visit to the West Bank and Gaza Strip in the early 1990s, this is a major work of political and historical nonfiction. Prior to Safe Area...- KD10.250
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Vendor:Yuval Noah Harari
Sapiens: A Graphic History, Volume 2: The Pillars of Civilization
This second volume of Sapiens: A Graphic History, the full-color graphic adaptation of Yuval Noah Harari’s #1 New York Times bestseller, focuses on the Agricultural Revolution—when humans fell into a trap we’ve yet to escape: working harder and harder with diminishing returns. What if humanity’s major woes—war,...- KD11.250
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