History: Specific Events & Topics
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Black Monday
Victor Aquilina€32.00Black Monday, A Night of Mob Violence is a firsthand account of the burning down of The Times building on 15 October 1979 by Labour Party thugs. It...
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Dear Zari: Hidden Stories from Women of Afghanistan
Zarghuna KargarCurrent price €14.44Original price €16.99'A poignant celebration of human resilience' Khaled Hosseini, author of The Kite RunnerDear Zari gives voice to the secret lives of women across Af...
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Truth: A Brief History of Total Bullsh*t
Tom PhillipsCurrent price €14.88Original price €17.50'TOM PHILLIPS IS A VERY CLEVER, VERY FUNNY MAN' Greg JennerThis is a book about TRUTH - and all the ingenious ways, throughout history, that we've ...
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The Age of Migration: International Population Movements in the Modern World
Hein de HaasCurrent price €41.39Original price €45.99Long established as the leading textbook on migration and used by students and scholars alike all over the world, this fully revised and updated si...
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501 Essential Albums of the ''90s: The Music Fan''s Definitive Guide
Gary GraffCurrent price €32.85Original price €36.50Break out the flannel, scrunchies, and high-rise jeans and indulge in this nostalgic illustrated trip through the 1990s most influential albums acr...
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The Cultural Revolution: A Very Short Introduction
Richard Curt KrausCurrent price €14.39Original price €15.99China's decade-long Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution shook the politics of China and the world. Even as we approach its fiftieth anniversary, ...
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The Book of Pintxos: Discover the Legendary Small Bites of Basque Country
Marti BuckleyCurrent price €27.63Original price €32.50For the first time ever, the recipes for pintxos-the small savory and sweet dishes found in bars in Basque Country-are gathered to present the defi...
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The Cambridge History of the Cold War 3 Volume Set
Cambridge University PressCurrent price €82.79Original price €91.99The Cambridge History of the Cold War is a comprehensive, international history of the conflict that dominated world politics in the twentieth cent...
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Comfort in Darkness
Rickson GracieCurrent price €16.99Original price €19.99A masterwork from the world's greatest Jiu Jitsu fighter and international bestselling author of BREATHE. A mythic figure in fighting and...
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Unfortunately, She was a Nymphomaniac: A New History of Rome''s Imperial Women
Joan SmithCurrent price €18.69Original price €21.99Writer, activist and journalist Joan Smith has worked for years to raise awareness of violence against women and girls. And has been ins...
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The Times Churchill
James OwenCurrent price €33.99Original price €39.99A must-read for anyone with an interest in history, politics, or the fascinating story and enduring legacy of an extraordinary figure: Winston Chur...
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The Dead of Winter: The Demons, Witches and Ghosts of Christmas
Sarah CleggCurrent price €17.99Original price €19.99As winter comes and the hours of darkness overtake the light, we seek out warmth, good food, and good company. But beneath the jollity and bright ...
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Lower than the Angels: A History of Sex and Christianity
Diarmaid MacCullochCurrent price €40.49Original price €44.99The Bible observes that God made humanity for a while a little lower than the angels. If humans are that close to angels, does the difference lie i...
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The War Against the Past: Why The West Must Fight For Its History
Frank FurediCurrent price €29.25Original price €32.50A war is being waged against the Past. Whether its toppling statues, decolonising the curriculum or erasing terms from our vocabulary, a cultural c...
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Scottish Customs
Sheila LivingstoneCurrent price €10.79Original price €11.99Customs play an important part in all societies and offer fascinating insights into a countrys history and culture. Scotland boasts a multitude of ...
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A Voyage Around the Queen
Craig BrownCurrent price €20.39Original price €23.99From one of the funniest writers of our time, the award-winning author of One Two Three Four and Ma'am Darling turns his attention to ...
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A Spy Among Friends: Kim Philby and the Great Betrayal
Ben MacintyreCurrent price €15.73Original price €18.50THE SUNDAY TIMES No. 1 BESTSELLER WITH AN AFTERWORD BY JOHN LE CARRÉ 'Riveting, astounding . . . An unputdownable postwar thriller' Observer 'Irre...
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Martin Luther: A Very Short Introduction: A Very Short Introduction
Professor Scott H. HendrixCurrent price €12.59Original price €13.99This introduction presents Martin Luther as historians now see him. Instead of singling him out as a modern hero, the book emphasizes the context i...
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A History of Ghosts, Spirits and the Supernatural
DKCurrent price €27.63Original price €32.50Discover the spine-chilling history of ghosts and the supernatural across the world in this illustrated guide.A History of Ghosts, Spirits and the ...
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Before and After: the heartbreaking true stories of a notorious adoption scandal
Judy ChristieCurrent price €13.05Original price €14.50The incredible and heart-breaking true stories of victims of a notorious adoption scandal - inspired by No.1 bestselling novel Before We Were Yours...
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The Mitford Girls'' Guide to Life
Lyndsy SpenceCurrent price €15.73Original price €18.50The six Mitford girls were blessed with beauty, wit and talent, yet they led very distinct, cultural lives and not one sister, except for Diana and...
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Fall of Civilizations: Stories of Greatness and Decline
Paul CooperCurrent price €29.25Original price €32.50Based on the hit podcast with over 100 million downloads, Fall of Civilizations brilliantly explores how a range of ancient societies rose to power...
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The Wide Wide Sea
Hampton SidesCurrent price €18.69Original price €21.99BARACK OBAMA'S SUMMER READING LIST 2024 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR SO FAR FOR 2024 BY THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEWF...
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Breathe: A Life in Flow
Rickson GracieCurrent price €18.69Original price €21.99From legendary Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and MMA master Rickson Gracie comes a riveting, insightful memoir that weaves together the story of Gracies stun...
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The McCartney Legacy: Volume 1: 1969 73
Adrian SinclairCurrent price €33.99Original price €39.99In this first of a groundbreaking multivolume set, THE MCCARTNEY LEGACY, VOL 1: 1969-73 captures the life of Paul McCartney in the years immediatel...
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Belonging and Betrayal How Jews Made the Art World Modern
Charles DellheimCurrent price €37.79Original price €41.99The story of dealers of Old Masters, champions of modern art, and victims of Nazi plunder. Since the late-1990s, the fate of Nazi stolen art has ...
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Household Tips: Over 300 Useful and Valuable Home Hints
A L FowlerCurrent price €9.34Original price €10.99First published in 1916, A.L. Fowlers book of household tips is an indispensable guide to effortlessly becoming a domestic goddess. With long-forgo...
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The Voyage Out (Collins Classics)
Virginia WoolfCurrent price €4.46Original price €5.25HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. The young Rachel Vinrance leaves England on her...
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The Great British Christmas
Maria HubertCurrent price €15.29Original price €16.99What does Christmas mean to you? From cake to crackers, trees to turkey and stockings to Santa Claus, The Great British Christmas explores Christma...
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Old Wives'' Tales: The History of Remedies, Charms and Spells
Mary ChamberlainCurrent price €15.73Original price €18.50We may all know that dandelions make us wet the bed, and that stewed prunes are a cure for constipation, but how many of us were aware that a poult...
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Sea Change: An Atlas of Islands in a Rising Ocean
Christina GerhardtCurrent price €35.99Original price €39.99A stunning atlas of the present and future.Rebecca Solnit, author of several books including Infinite Cities: A Trilogy of AtlasesSan Francisco, Ne...
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An Autobiography: 150th Anniversary Edition with an Introduction by Pankaj Mishra
M. K. GandhiCurrent price €15.73Original price €18.50The life of Gandhi, in his own words150th Anniversary Edition with a New Introduction by Pankaj Mishra'Generations to come will scarce believe that...
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Broken Threads: My Family From Empire to Independence
Mishal HusainCurrent price €20.39Original price €23.99A SUNDAY TIMES TOP 10 BESTSELLER 'One of the best memoirs I've read in years SATHNAM SANGHERA ...
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Belonging: The Story of the Jews 14921900
CBECurrent price €19.79Original price €21.99A passionate history of Judaism; a world unfolding across many continents and five centuries by one of our greatest and internationally bestselling...
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Hard Times (Collins Classics)
Charles DickensCurrent price €4.46Original price €5.25HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. It was a town of red brick, or of brick that wo...
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Nicholas Roscarrock''s ''Lives of the Saints'': Cornwall and Devon
Nicholas OrmeCurrent price €25.49Original price €29.99Nicholas Roscarrock (c.1548-1634) was a Cornish Catholic who suffered torture and imprisonment in the Tower of London, and afterwards wrote a great...
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