Red Prince - The Fall of a Dynasty and the Rise of Modern Europe (Snyder Timothy)(Paperback / softback)

Red Prince - The Fall of a Dynasty and the Rise of Modern Europe (Snyder Timothy)(Paperback / softback)

Wilhelm von Habsburg wore the uniform of an Austrian officer, the court regalia of a Habsburg archduke, the simple suit of a Parisian exile, the decorations of the Order of the Golden Fleece and, every so often, a dress. He spoke the Italian of his archduke mother, the German of his archduke

Dynasty - The Rise and Fall of the House of Caesar (Holland Tom)(Paperback / softback)

A masterful history of Rome's first imperial dynasty by the award-winning author of Rubicon, Persian Fire and In the Shadow of the

The Red Prince: The Secret Lives of a Habsburg Archduke (Snyder Timothy)(Paperback)

Wilhelm Von Habsburg wore the uniform of the Austrian officer, the court regalia of a Habsburg archduke, the simple suit of a Parisian exile, the collar of the Order of the Golden Fleece, and, every so often, a dress. He could handle a saber, a pistol, a rudder, or a golf club; he handled women by

Road to Unfreedom - Russia, Europe, America (Snyder Timothy)(Paperback / softback)

The past is another country, the old saying goes. The same might be said of the future. But which country? For Europeans and Americans today, the answer is Russia. | Today's Russia is an oligarchy propped up by illusions and falsities. But it also represents the fulfilment of tendencies already

Billion Dollar Loser - The Epic Rise and Fall of WeWork (Wiedeman Reeves)(Paperback / softback)

THE SPECTACULAR RISE AND EXPLOSIVE FALL OF

The Road to Unfreedom (Snyder Timothy)(Paperback)

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - From the author of On Tyranny comes a stunning new chronicle of the rise of authoritarianism from Russia to Europe and America. 'A brilliant analysis of our time.'--Karl Ove Knausgaard, The New Yorker With the end of the Cold War, the victory of liberal democracy seemed

The Reconstruction of Nations: Poland, Ukraine, Lithuania, Belarus, 1569-1999 (Snyder Timothy)(Paperback)

Modern nationalism in northeastern Europe has often led to violence and then reconciliation between nations with bloody pasts. In this fascinating book, Timothy Snyder traces the emergence of Polish, Ukrainian, Lithuanian, and Belarusian nationhood over four centuries, discusses various atrocities

Concorde - The Rise and Fall of the Supersonic Airliner (Glancey Jonathan)(Paperback / softback)

Fall of the House of Fifa (Conn David)(Paperback / softback)

The Fall of the House of Fifa is the definitive story of Fifa's rise - and the most spectacular fall sport has ever seen. 1904: 'No person should be allowed to arrange matches for personal profit' - Fifa congress A century later: 'Fifa is a Racketeering Influenced Corrupt Organisation (RICO)

Rise and Fall - A History of the World in Ten Empires (Strathern Paul)(Paperback / softback)

Rise and Fall opens with the Akkadian Empire, which ruled over a vast expanse of the region of ancient Mesopotamia, then turns to the immense Roman Empire, where we trace back our western and eastern roots. Next Strathern describes how a great deal of western classical culture was developed in the

Building Jerusalem - The Rise and Fall of the Victorian City (Hunt Tristram)(Paperback / softback)

Zero Fail - the rise and fall of the Secret Service (Leonnig Carol)(Paperback / softback)

Bloodlands - Europe between Hitler and Stalin (Snyder Timothy)(Paperback / softback)

Under Hitler and Stalin the Nazi and Soviet regimes murdered fourteen million people in the bloodlands between Berlin and Moscow. The killing fields extended from central Polads to western Russia. This book gives voice to the testimony of the victims through the letters home, the notes flung from

Fall and Rise: The Story of 9/11 (Zuckoff Mitchell)(Paperback / softback)

Rise and Fall of Communism (Brown Archie)(Paperback / softback)

The relentless rise of Communism was the most momentous political development of the first half of the twentieth century. This book explains how and why Communists came to power; how they were able, in a variety of countries on different continents to hold on to power for so long; and, what brought

The Red and the Black (Stendhal)(Paperback)

Charting the rise and fall of an ambitious young social climber in a cruel, monarchical society, Stendhal's The Red and the Black is translated with an introduction and notes by Roger Gard in Penguin Classics.Handsome, ambitious Julien Sorel is determined to rise above his humble provincial

Tales from the Long Twelfth Century: The Rise and Fall of the Angevin Empire (Huscroft Richard)(Paperback)

This intriguing book illuminates England's great Angevin dynasty through a series of chapters focusing on the experiences of one man or woman, well known or obscure, who became embroiled in events when Henry II, Richard I, and John were

Order, Order! - The Rise and Fall of Political Drinking (Wright Ben)(Paperback / softback)

The paperback of this fascinating and entertaining social history of politics and

Mists of Avalon (Bradley Marion Zimmer)(Paperback / softback)

Here is the tragic tale of the rise and fall of Camelot - but seen through the eyes of Camelot's women: The devout Gwenhwyfar, Arthur's Queen; Vivane, High priestess of Avalon and the Lady of the Lake; above all, Morgaine, possessor of the sight, the wise, the wise-woman fated to bring ruin on them

Not As Planned - the rise - and fall - of the Valin Pollen Group (Valin Reg)(Paperback / softback)

Borgias - Power and Fortune (Strathern Paul)(Paperback / softback)

The sensational story of the rise and fall of one of the most notorious families in history, by the author of The

Corporation - The Rise and Fall of America's Cuban Mafia (English T J)(Paperback / softback)

Corporation - The Rise and Fall of America's Cuban Mafia (English T J)(Paperback / softback)

Rise and Fall of Nations - Ten Rules of Change in the Post-Crisis World (Sharma Ruchir)(Paperback / softback)