Why has human history unfolded so differently across the globe?
In his Pulitzer Prize-winning book, Jared Diamond puts the case that geography and biogeography, not race, moulded the contrasting f
Great cities are complex, chaotic and colossal. These are cities that dominate the world stage and define eras; where ideas flourish, revolutions are born and history is made.
Through ten unique c
Fake news about the past is fake history.
Did Hugo Boss design the Nazi uniforms?
Did medieval people think the world was flat?
Did Napoleon shoot the nose off the Sphinx?
*Spoiler Alert* The a
Bread, cash, dosh, dough, loot. Call if what you like, it matters now more than ever. In The Ascent of Money, Niall Ferguson shows that financial history is the back-story to all history.
From the
This album accompanies the Trails of Hope The Odyssey of Freedom project and is dedicated to
General Władysław Anders, whose figure is forever associated with the exodus of our compatriots
from the
This monograph, which complements the existing body of work on the Armenian diaspora in a Central European context, is the first demographic synthesis devoted to the Armenian community in Old Poland
The land of the free. The home of the brave. But what has America achieved in the aim of ‘spreading democracy’ — except wreak havoc across the globe and establish a reckless foreign policy that serve
John Haywood presents a grand sweep of global history in an immediately accessible format via concise, insightful and engaging text summaries alongside timelines, maps and illustrations. There are 50
Did you know that mammoths and pharaohs walked the earth at the same time? Or that over 30 types of gladiators fought in ancient Rome? This fascinating book is filled with 100 historical facts, brigh
In answering the question, 'what is history?', E. H. Carr's acclaimed and influential bestseller shows that the facts of history are simply those which the historian selects for scrutiny. His fluent
For centuries, fame and fortune were to be found in the west – in the New World of the Americas. Today, it is the east which calls out to those in search of riches and adventure. Sweeping right acros
Planet Earth is 4.5 billion years old. In just a fraction of that time, one species among countless others has conquered it. Us. We are the most advanced and most destructive animals ever to have liv
The story of how information networks have made, and unmade, our world from the #1 Sunday Times bestselling author of Sapiens
Stories brought us together.
Books spread our ideas – and our mytho
Yuval Noah Harari o ludzkiej podróży od epoki kamienia do ery informacji i o wyborach, których musimy dokonać, by przetrwać. W swej nowej książce Harari zachęca nas do zastanowienia się, w jaki spo
From the creator of Valuetainment, the #1 YouTube channel for entrepreneurs, and “one of the most exciting thinkers” (Ray Dalio, author of Principles) in business today, comes a practical and effecti
In twenty-one bite-sized lessons, Yuval Noah Harari explores what it means to be human in an age of bewilderment.
How can we protect ourselves from nuclear war, ecological cataclysms and technolog
The effects of trauma can be devastating for sufferers, their families and future generations. Here one of the world's experts on traumatic stress offers a bold new paradigm for treatment, moving awa
FINANCIAL TIMES 2023 HIGHLIGHT
'Helen Czerski weaves together physics and biology, history and science, in a beautifully poetic way.'
Professor Alice Roberts
'In Helen Czerski's hands, the mec
We live in an age of increasing complexity, where accelerating technology and global interconnection hold more promise – and more peril – than any other time in human history. The fossil fuels that h
Jak oficjalna nauka fałszuje prawdziwe początki cywilizacji.
To nieprawda, że Egipcjanie zbudowali piramidy, a Atlantyda to mit!
Historycy i archeolodzy zatajają dowody odmiennej niż uznana wersji
Czy polscy chłopi byli niewolnikami? Odpowiedź jest więcej niż oczywista. O niewolnictwie wspominali nie tylko obrońcy ludności wiejskiej, ale i obcokrajowcy oburzeni polskimi stosunkami. Tak zresztą
Ludzie to najlepszy gatunek we wszechświecie? Taaaa, jasne…. OSTRZEŻENIE! Książka zawiera treści nieodpowiednie dla dzieci oraz kontrowersyjne skróty myślowe. Jeśli jest to dla ciebie poważny problem
Everyone is originally from Africa, and this book is therefore for everyone.
For too long, Africa’s history has been dominated by western narratives of slavery and colonialism, or simply ignored.
Jedno z przełomowych wydarzeń intelektualnych naszych czasów. „The Times”.
Sensacyjne dowody istnienia zaginionej wysokorozwiniętej prehistorycznej cywilizacji, która dała początek wszystkim staroży