A captivating A-Z compendium of our fixations by the bestselling author of The Suspicions of Mr Whicher

The 500-year story of how, and why, our homes have come to be what they are, from the bestselling author of The Victorian City and The Victorian House.

An exquisite collection of objects relating to the traditions of samurai warriors, from swords and armor to dishes and paintings

Europa ist ein maritimer Kontinent: Gemessen an Küstenlänge und Gesamtgröße hat keiner der fünf Erdteile mehr Berührungspunkte mit dem Meer. Die Bedeutung des Meeres für die Entwicklung der europäischen Zivilisation wird anhand der Themen Mythos, Schiffbau und Seefahrt, Seeherrschaft, europäischer Küstenhandel, Expansion, Sklavenhandel, Migration, maritime Weltwirtschaft, Ressourcen, Meeresforschung, Tourismus und die künstlerische Wahrnehmung des Meeres beleuchtet. In 13 Themen, j...

WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2012Almost six hundred years ago, a short, genial man took a very old manuscript off a library shelf.

In almost every major war there comes a point where defeat looms for one side and its rulers cut a deal with the victors, if only in an attempt to save their own skins. This title offers an account of the final months of the Nazi war machine, from the failed attempt to assassinate Hitler in July 1944 to the German surrender in May 1945.

The international bestseller available in English for the first time: E. H. Gombrich’s world history for the curious of all ages

A writer’s travels along the legendary yet contested Jordan River—exploring the long conflict over water supply

A deeply engaging new history of how European settlements in the post-Colombian Americas shaped the world, from the bestselling author of 1491.

Presenting the latest research by biologists, anthropologists, archaeologists, and historians, Mann shows how the post-Columbian network of ecological and economic exchange fostered the rise of Europe, devastated imperial China, convulsed Africa, and for two centuries made Mexico City-where Asia, Europe, and the new frontier of the Americas dynamical...