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The Weimar Years
Rise and Fall 1918–1933
2024 || Hardcover || Frank McDonough || Bloomsbury Publishing
The prequel to Frank McDonough's Hitler Years series, covering the period of German history that led to the rise of Hitler in 1933.
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Antarctica
A History in 100 Objects
2024 || Hardcover || Dr Jean de Pomereu e.a. || Bloomsbury Publishing
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Putin's Wars
From Chechnya to Ukraine
2024 || Hardcover || Mark Galeotti || Bloomsbury Publishing
The Financial Times - Best books of 2022: Politics
'The prolific military chronicler and analyst Mark Galeotti has produced exactly the right book at the right time.' The Times
A new history of how Putin and his conflicts have inexorably reshaped Russia, including his devastating invasion of Ukraine.
Putin's Wars is a timely overview of the conflicts in which Russia has been involved since Vladimir Putin became prime minister and then president of Russia, from the First Chechen War to the...
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The Beating Heart
The Art and Science of Our Most Vital Organ
2024 || Hardcover || Robin Choudhury || Bloomsbury Publishing
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Populista
The Rise of Latin America's 21st Century Strongman
2024 || Hardcover || Will Grant || Bloomsbury Publishing
An exploration of the phenomenon of the caudillo figure in Latin American politics and the rise of populism through the modern histories of the continent.
Daily Life of the Ancient Greeks
2008 || Hardcover || Robert Garland || Bloomsbury Publishing
Ancient Greece comes alive in this exploration of the daily lives of ordinary people-men and women, children and the elderly, slaves and foreigners, rich and poor. With new information drawn from the most current research, this volume presents a wealth of information on every aspect of ancient Greek life. Discover why it was more desirable to be a slave than a day laborer.
Examine cooking methods and rules of ancient warfare. Uncover Greek mythology. Learn how Greeks foretold the future.
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Sensorimotor Control and Learning
An introduction to the behavioral neuroscience of action
2012 || Hardcover || James Tresilian || Bloomsbury Publishing
A comprehensive introduction for undergraduate students, Sensorimotor Control and Learning is a landmark book in the growing multidisciplinary area of human movement science that integrates findings from neuroscience, kinesiology and psychology to present a state-of-the-art account of how humans carry out goal-directed actions.
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Jo van Gogh-Bonger
The Woman Who Made Vincent Famous
2024 || Hardcover || Hans (The Van Gogh Museum Luijten || Bloomsbury Publishing
It is so good, after so many years of public indifference, even hostility towards Vincent and his work, to feel towards the end of my life that the battle is won.'
JO VAN GOGH-BONGER TO GUSTAVE COQUIOT, 1922
'It is a sacrifice for the sake of Vincent's glory.'
JO VAN GOGH-BONGER ON THE SALE OF 'THE SUNFLOWERS' TO THE NATIONAL GALLERY, UK, 1924
Little known but no less influential, Jo van Gogh-Bonger was sister-in-law of Vincent van Gogh, wife of his brother, Theo. When the brothers died soo...
The Spitfire Pocket Manual
1939-1945
2017 || Hardcover || UK) Martin (University of Exeter Robson || Bloomsbury Publishing
Developed in 1938 from a Schneider trophy-winning design by the aeronautical engineer and designer R.J Mitchell, the Supermarine Spitfire went on to become the definitive Allied fighter of the Second World War, and ranks amongst the most famous aircraft of all time. This pocket manual presents an accessible collection of fascinating historical documents to help readers explore the technical and tactical developments relating to the design and use of this famous aircraft. Sources include the A...
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Providence Lost
The Rise and Fall of Cromwell's Protectorate
2024 || Hardcover || Paul Lay || Bloomsbury Publishing
The story of the rise and fall of Oliver Cromwell's Protectorate (1653-9), England's sole experiment in republican government - and one of the most extraordinary but neglected periods in British history.