Intimate history of humanity

Intimate History of Humanity

a constant companion' Bill Bailey'Extraordinary and beautiful...the most exciting and ambitious work of non-fiction I have read in more than a decade'

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Hidden Pleasures of Life

An indispensable guide to living a full life from the bestselling author of An Intimate History of Humanity

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Completing Humanity

Umut Ă–zsu recounts the history of the struggle to decolonize international law, commencing with the General Assembly's landmark 1960 decolonization r

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Big History and the Future of Humanity

Featuring a variety of updates and revisions, Big History and the Future of Humanity, Second Edition, presents an accessible and original overview of

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Intimate History of Premature Birth

Inspired by Sarah DiGregorioÂ’s harrowing experience giving birth to her premature daughter, An Intimate History of Premature Birth is a compelling an

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An Intimate History of Evolution

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Twilight and Resurrection of Humanity

A study of the history of the Michaelic movement since the death of Rudolf Steiner

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In the Cause of Humanity

In the Cause of Humanity is a major new history of the emergence of the theory and practice of humanitarian intervention during the nineteenth century

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Crimes Against Humanity

Outlines the history and extent of key crimes against humanity, and highlights the efforts of popular movements to suppress them. This title explores

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Intimate Warfare

This book tells the story of the greatest blood-and-guts rivalry in the history of boxing, the spectacular trilogy of fights between Arturo “ThunderÂ

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The Gene: An Intimate History (0099584573)

Kniha - autor Siddhartha Mukherjee, 594 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná Paperback edition of the story of the quest to discover the gene, which spans the globe and several centuries. A "New York Times" bestseller and a BBC Radio 4 Book Of The Week, it follows the success of "The Emperor Of All Maladies", which won a Pulitzer Prize and the "Guardian" First B...

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Museums, History and the Intimate Experience of the Great War

This volume exposes at once the nature of World War I and its depth and duration in personal lives. Contributors, including historians, museum profess

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The Dawn of Everything : A New History of Humanity - Graeber David

Anotace: For generations, our remote ancestors have been cast as primitive and childlike - either free and equal, or thuggish and warlike. Civilization, we are told, could be achieved only by sacrificing those original freedoms or, alternatively, by taming our baser instincts. David Graeber and David Wengrow show how such theories first emerged in the eighteenth century ...

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The Dawn of Everything : A New History of Humanity - David Graeber

<p>For generations, our remote ancestors have been cast as primitive and childlike - either free and equal, or thuggish and warlike. Civilization, we are told, could be achieved only by sacrificing those original freedoms or, alternatively, by taming our baser instincts. David Graeber and David Wengrow show how such theories first emerged in the eighteenth century a...

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History of the Tudors in 100 Objects

An intimate portrait of Tudor England captured, revealed and explored in 100 defining objects

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Curious History of Dating

A light-hearted, intimate but informative history of dating, from Jane Austen to Tinder

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Curious History of Dating

A light-hearted, intimate and emphatically feminist history of dating, from Jane Austen to Tinder

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Brief History of Misogyny

The first book to chronicle humanity's oldest prejudice: that against its feminine half

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Little History of Religion

For curious readers young and old, a rich and colorful history of religion from humanity's earliest days to our own contentious times

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Short History of Beijing

Through his timely and intimate portrait of the world's most populous capital city, Jonathan Clements reveals the history of China itself. This first

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History of Christianity

How did an obscure personality cult come to be the world's biggest religion, with a third of humanity its followers? This book describes not only the

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Ocean in a Drop

A roadmap for humanity to create the next era of civilisation.

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Auschwitz Kommandant

He was tried in the `Auschwitz TrialÂ’ at Krakow, found guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity and executed in January 1948.

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A History of Private Life

First of the widely celebrated and sumptuously illustrated series, this book reveals in intimate detail what life was really like in the ancient world

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Improbable Planet – How Earth Became Humanity`s Home

Comprehensive overview of Earth's utterly unique history uses the latest scientific discoveries to show how and why a supernatural Creator purposefull

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Oxford History of the World

The Oxford History of the World is the story of humanity itself, from earliest times to the present day, and the changes—good and bad—which have sha

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Tomorrow's People: The Future of Humanity in Ten Numbers - Paul Morland

<p>The great forces of population change – the balance of births, deaths and migrations – have made the world what it is today. They have determined which countries are superpowers and which languish in relative obscurity, which economies top the international league tables and which are at best also-rans.The same forces that have shaped our past and present are sha...

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History of the World in 100 Plants

A stunning celebration of the 100 plants that have had the greatest impact on humanity

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History of the World in 100 Animals

A lavishly illustrated and compelling insight into the 100 animals that have had the greatest impact on humanity.

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History of Emotions: A Very Short Introduction

Emotions are complex mental states that resist reduction. Intimate and private, yet gaining substance and significance from their social and cultural

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Oxford Illustrated History of the World

The Oxford Illustrated History of the World is the story of humanity itself, from earliest times to the present day, and the changes--good and bad--wh

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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (0062316117)

Kniha - 464 stran, anglicky, Brožovaná bez přebalu matná - 464 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná Now in paperback, the New York Times (and international) bestseller Sapiens draws on both biology and history in its revelatory narrative of humanity s creation and evolution--what the Washington Post calls a sweeping tour of the history of our species.

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History of the World in 100 Animals

A powerful and fascinating insight into the 100 animals - from the blue whale to the mosquito - that have had the biggest influence on humanity through the ages. We are not alone. We are not alone on the planet.We are not alone in the countryside. We are not alone in cities. We are not alone in our homes.We are humans and we love the idea of our uniqueness. But the fact i...

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My Brief History

Stephen Hawking has dazzled readers worldwide with a string of bestsellers exploring the mysteries of the universe. Now, for the first time, the most brilliant cosmologist of our age turns his gaze inwards for a revealing look at his own life and intellectual evolution. My Brief History recounts Stephen Hawking's improbable journey, from his post-war London boyhood to his...

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Shaking Woman or A History of My Nerves

By the bestselling author of WHAT I LOVED, an intimate and enlightening account of her search for the key to her mysterious nervous disorder, which br

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A History of the World in 100 Objects (0241951771)

Kniha - autor Neil MacGregor, 614 stran, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná A paperback reader's edition of this original and very successful history of humanity. The book's range is enormous, with each chapter immersing the reader in a past civilisation, not just describing the objects and how they were made, but what their significance is. 'Magnificent...brings hom...

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The End of the History and the Last Man (0743284550)

Kniha - autor Francis Fukuyama, anglicky, Brožovaná bez přebalu matná - autor Francis Fukuyama, anglicky, brožovaná bez přebalu matná Fukuyama's profound inquiry leads the reader to the question of whether humanity will eventually reach a stable state in which it is at last completely satisfied, or whether there is something about the condition of humans that will alway...

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The World: A Family History - Montefiore Simon Sebag

Anotace: THE TIMES HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEARONE OF THE ECONOMIST`S BEST BOOKS OF THE YEARFrom the master storyteller and internationally bestselling author - the story of humanity from prehistory to the present day, told through the one thing all humans have in common: family. We begin with the footsteps of a family walking along a beach 950,000 years ago. From here, Mont...

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The World: A Family History - Simon Sebag Montefiore

<p>THE TIMES HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEARONE OF THE ECONOMIST'S BEST BOOKS OF THE YEARFrom the master storyteller and internationally bestselling author - the story of humanity from prehistory to the present day, told through the one thing all humans have in common: family. We begin with the footsteps of a family walking along a beach 950,000 years ago. From here, Monte...

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Energy and Civilization: A History - Smil Václav

Anotace: A comprehensive account of how energy has shaped society throughout history, from pre-agricultural foraging societies through today`s fossil fuel-driven civilization.Energy is the only universal currency; it is necessary for getting anything done. The conversion of energy on Earth ranges from terra-forming forces of plate tectonics to cumulative erosive effects ...

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PEN International: An Illustrated History - Carles Torner

‘I believe that despite the enormous odds which exist, unflinching, unswerving, fierce intellectual determination, as citizens, to define the real truth of our lives and our societies is a crucial obligation which devolves upon us all. It is in fact mandatory.’ Harold Pinter, English PEN President and Literature Nobel 2005 PEN – ‘Poets, Essayists, Novelists’ – was found...

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Pathogenesis: How germs made history - Kennedy Jonathan

Anotace: A BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEKA TIMES SCIENCE BOOK OF THE YEARA SUNDAY TIMES SCIENCE BOOK OF THE YEAR`Powerfully argued... Fascinating and pacy` Sunday Times, Book of the Week`Superbly written... sure to please readers of Yuval Noah Harari or Rutger Bregman` The Times`Full of amazing facts` Observer`The book shines when it brings cutting-edge science to bear` Fi...

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Pathogenesis: How germs made history - Jonathan Kennedy

<p>A BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEKA TIMES SCIENCE BOOK OF THE YEARA SUNDAY TIMES SCIENCE BOOK OF THE YEAR'Powerfully argued... Fascinating and pacy' Sunday Times, Book of the Week'Superbly written... sure to please readers of Yuval Noah Harari or Rutger Bregman' The Times'Full of amazing facts' Observer'The book shines when it brings cutting-edge science to bear' Fin...

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Justice in Lyon

Justice in Lyon is a comprehensive history of the trial for crimes against humanity of the Nazi Klaus Barbie.

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Slouching Towards Utopia: An Economic History of the Twentieth Century - DeLong J. Bradford

Anotace: AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES AND WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLERLONGLISTED FOR THE FINANCIAL TIMES BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEARA FINANCIAL TIMES BEST ECONOMICS BOOK OF THE YEAR AND THE ECONOMIST BOOK OF THE YEARFrom one of the world`s leading economists, a sweeping new history of the twentieth century - a century that left us vastly richer, yet still profoundly dissati...

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Daily Life in Wartime Japan, 1940 - 1945

An intimate history of the lives of ordinary Japanese during World War II. Among others readers are introduced to housewives in provincial cities stru

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Of Africa

Seeks to understand how the Africa's history is entwined with the histories of others, while exploring Africa's truest assets: "its humanity, the qual

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The Earth Transformed: An Untold History - Frankopan Peter

Anotace: THE TIMES BEST HISTORY BOOK OF 2023A BOOK OF THE YEAR PICK FOR THE TIMES, SUNDAY TIMES, BBC HISTORY MAGAZINE, GUARDIAN, INDEPENDENT AND FINANCIAL TIMESA BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK | AN INSTANT #2 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER`Humanity has transformed the Earth: Frankopan transforms our understanding of history` Financial Times`Vast, learned and timely work` Sunday T...

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The Earth Transformed: An Untold History, 1. vydání - Peter Frankopan

<p>THE TIMES BEST HISTORY BOOK OF 2023 A BOOK OF THE YEAR PICK FOR THE TIMES, SUNDAY TIMES, BBC HISTORY MAGAZINE, GUARDIAN, INDEPENDENT AND FINANCIAL TIMES A BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK | AN INSTANT #2 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Humanity has transformed the Earth: Frankopan transforms our understanding of history' Financial Times 'Vast, learned and timely work' Sunda...

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What They Forgot To Teach You At School - School of Life The

<p>A collection of the essential emotional lessons we need in order to thrive. We probably went to school for what felt like a very long time. We probably took care with our homework. Along the way we surely learnt intriguing things about equations, the erosion of glaciers, the history of the Founding Fathers, and the tenses of foreign languages. But why, des...

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All You Need Is Love: The End of the Beatles - An Oral History by Those Who Were There - Steven Gaines

<p>All You Need is Love is a ground-breaking oral history of the Beatles and how it all came to an end. Based on never-before-published or heard interviews with Paul McCartney, Yoko Ono, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, and their families, friends, and business associates, this is a landmark book, containing stunning new revelations, about the biggest band the world ha...

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All You Need Is Love: The End of the Beatles - An Oral History by Those Who Were There - Gaines Steven

Anotace: All You Need is Love is a ground-breaking oral history of the Beatles and how it all came to an end. Based on never-before-published or heard interviews with Paul McCartney, Yoko Ono, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, and their families, friends, and business associates, this is a landmark book, containing stunning new revelations, about the biggest band the world h...

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Great Paleolithic War

Following the discovery in Europe in the late 1850s that humanity had roots predating known history and reaching deep into the Pleistocene era, scientists wondered whether North American prehistory might be just as ancient. And why not? The geological stra

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Generations of Reason

An intimate, accessible history of British intellectual development across the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, through the story of one family

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Bonds of Blood

The history of the Aztecs has been haunted by the spectre of human sacrifice. Reinvesting the Aztecs with a humanity frequently denied to them, and ex

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Story of Writing

Writing is one of humanity's greatest inventions. Without it there would be no history and no civilization as we know it. But how, when and where did

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Spirit of Place

An intimate and revealing profile of Bill Noble's outstanding New England garden—and the regional history and traditions that shaped it.

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Love and Other Acts of Violence

A subversive and intimate love story about inheritance and the cycles of politics and history.

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Dogs Who Changed the World: 50 dogs who altered history, inspired literature... or ruined everything - Jones Dan

Anotace: Dogs Who Changed the World is a beautifully illustrated, heart-warming book that celebrates all dogs and proves that every single one of them is absolute magic. Dogs have trotted at our collective side for tens of thousands of years, bound up in the story of humanity. They have inspired great works of art, caught spies, reconnected lost lovers, dragged the drown...

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Story of B

"The Story of B combines Daniel Quinn's provocative and visionary ideas with a masterfully plotted story of adventure and suspense in this stunning, resonant novel that is sure to stay with readers long after they have finished the last page. Father Jared Osborne--bound by a centuries-old mandate held by his order to know before all others that the Antichrist is among us-...

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