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History & Futurology

History & Futurology (Non-Fiction). Books are graded as either : "New", "As New", "Very Good", "Good" or "Acceptable" condition. Latest books are listed first. No minimum order.

Simon Loftus - The Invention of Memory (2nd Hand Softback)

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Synopsis Subtitled : An Irish Family Scrapbook (1560-1934). From the arrival of his first ancestor in Dublin in 1560, Simon Loftus traces the fas...

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Mary Beard - Pompeii (2nd Hand Paperback)

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Synopsis Synopsis Subtitled : The Life of a Roman Town. Winner of The Wolfson History Prize 2008. The ruins of Pompeii, buried by an explosion of ...

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Thomas E. Ricks - Churchill & Orwell (2nd Hand Hardback)

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Synopsis Subtitled : The Fight For Freedom. A New York Times Bestseller! A New York Times Book Review Notable Book of 2017. . . . "Their paths ne...

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Helen Graham - The Spanish Civil War (A Very Short Introduction) (2nd Hand Softback)

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Synopsis This is a fascinating, extremely well written and nuanced explanation of the Spanish Civil War. Amid the many catastrophes of the twenti...

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Alex Deane - Lessons From History (2nd Hand Hardback)

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Synopsis Full Title : Lessons from history : hidden heroes and villains of the past, and what we can learn from them. Lessons from History is a joy...

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Patrick Dixon - The Future of (Almost) Everything (2nd Hand Paperback)

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Synopsis From the man the Wall Street Journal describes as a 'global change guru', more than one hundred of the trends that touch every aspect of...

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Gavin Menzies - The Lost Empire of Atlantis (2nd Hand Paperback)

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Synopsis New York Times bestselling historian Gavin Menzies presents newly uncovered evidence revealing, conclusively, that “the lost city of Atl...

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Chris Peers - Rorke's Drift & Isandlwana (Minute by Minute) (2nd Hand Paperback)

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Synopsis Full Subtitle : 22nd January 1879 : Minute by Minute. The battle of Isandlwana on 22 January 1879 was one of the most dramatic episodes in...

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Naomi Klein - The Shock Doctrine (2nd Hand Paperback)

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Synopsis The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism is a bestselling 2007 book by the Canadian author and social activist Naomi Klein. In ...

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Thomas Penn - Winter King (The Dawn of Tudor England) (2nd Hand Paperback)

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Synopsis Multi Award Winning Book. 'He were a dark prince, and infinitely suspicious, and his times full of secret conspiracies and troubles' - S...

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David Leeming - The Oxford Companion to World Mythology (2nd Hand Hardback)

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Synopsis " . . . Myths are stories that are based on tradition. Some may have factual origins, while others are completely fictional. But myths a...

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Wendy Moore - Wedlock (2nd Hand Paperback)

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Synopsis Wedlock is the remarkable story of the Countess of Strathmore and her marriage to Andrew Robinson Stoney. Mary Eleanor Bowes was one of ...

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Robin Dunbar - Human Evolution (2nd Hand Paperback)

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Synopsis A Pelican Introduction. What makes us human? The past 12,000 years represent the only time in the sweep of human history when there has ...

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Gordon Kerr - A Short History of Europe (2nd Hand Hardback)

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Synopsis What is Europe? Firstly, of course, it is a continent made up of countless disparate peoples, races and nations, and governed by different...

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Danny Danziger & John Gillingham - 1215 (The Year of Magna Carta) (2nd Hand Paperback)

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Synopsis 1215: The Year of Magna Carta is a historical documentation of life in Medieval England written by author and journalist Danny Danziger an...

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Michael Wood - The Story of England (2nd Hand Paperback)

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Synopsis In The Story of England Michael Wood tells the extraordinary story of one English community over fifteen centuries, from the moment that t...

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Barry Cunliffe - The Ancient Celts (2nd Hand Paperback)

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Synopsis For two and half thousand years the ancient Celts have continued to fascinate all who have come into contact with them. The archetypal `ba...

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Gordon Kerr - A Short History of India (2nd Hand Paperback)

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Synopsis The world's largest democracy and second-most populous country, 21st Century India is a dynamic nation with a thrusting economy, made up o...

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Graham Robb - The Ancient Paths (2nd Hand Paperback)

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Synopsis It all started with a long distance cycle ride. Inspired by a chance discovery, Robb became fascinated with the world of the Celts: their ...

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Archaeology - The Definitive Guide (2nd Hand Flexibound)

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Synopsis Paul G. Bahn (Editor). This is a perfect handbook for all who are interested in our human past. Prepared under the direction of consultant...

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Andrew Marr - A History of The World (2nd Hand Paperback)

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Synopsis Andrew Marr, author of two bestselling histories of Great Britain now turns his attention to the world as a whole. A History of the World ...

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Mathew Burrows - The Future, Declassified (2nd Hand Hardback)

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Synopsis In The Future, Declassified, Burrows - for the first time - has expanded the most recent Global Trends report into a full-length narrative...

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Pete Brown - Shakespeare's Local (2nd Hand Hardback)

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Synopsis Welcome to the George Inn near London Bridge; a cosy, wood-panelled, galleried coaching house a few minutes' walk from the Thames. Grab yo...

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Tom Holland - Rubicon (The Triumph & Tragedy of The Roman Republic) (Book)

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Synopsis Shortlisted for The Samuel Johnson Prize. In 49 B.C . . . the seven hundred and fifth year since the founding of Rome, Julius Caesar cross...

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