When the Invasion of Land Failed: The Legacy of the Devonian Extinctions (McGhee George)(Paperback)

When the Invasion of Land Failed: The Legacy of the Devonian Extinctions (McGhee George)(Paperback)

The invasion of land by ocean-dwelling plants and animals was one of the most revolutionary events in the evolution of life on Earth, yet the animal invasion almost failed--twice--because of the twin mass extinctions of the Late Devonian Epoch. Some 359 to 375 million years ago, these catastrophic

The War of the Worlds (Wells H. G.)(Paperback)

The first modern tale of alien invasion, H.G. Wells's The War of the Worlds remains one of the most influential science fiction novels ever published. The night after a shooting star is seen streaking through the sky from Mars, a cylinder is discovered on Horsell Common in London. At first, na ve

The War of the Worlds (Wells H. G.)(Paperback)

One of the most important and influential invasion narratives ever written, The War of the Worlds (1897) describes the coming of the Martians, who land in Woking, and make their way remorselessly towards the capital, wreaking chaos, death, and destruction. The novel is closely associated with

An Analysis of Georges Lefebvre's the Coming of the French Revolution (Stammers Tom)(Paperback)

Georges Lefebvre was one of the most highly-regarded historians of the 20th century - and a key reason for the high reputation he enjoys can be found in The Coming of the French Revolution. Lefebvre's key contribution to the debate over what remains arguably one of history's most contentious and

The Waste Land (Elliot T. S.)(Paperback)

The Waste Land is a poem by T. S. Eliot, widely regarded as one of the most important poems of the 20th century and a central work of modernist poetry. Published in 1922, the 434-line poem first appeared in the United Kingdom in the October issue of Eliot's The Criterion and in the United States in

1066: A New History of the Norman Conquest (Rex Peter)(Paperback)

A radical retelling of the most important event in English history - the Norman invasion of 1066. The Norman Conquest is the single most important event in English history. On this invasion and 'regime change' pivoted the second millennium of English history. This is well recognised, what is not is

Magna Carta - The Making and Legacy of the Great Charter (Jones Dan)(Paperback / softback)

An account of the signing, impact and legacy of Magna Carta, a document that became one the most influential statements in the history of

D-Day: The World War II Invasion That Changed History (Hopkinson Deborah)(Paperback / softback)

An action-packed account of one of the most crucial battles of WW2. The WW2 invasion known as D-Day was the largest military endeavour in history. The goal of D-Day was the total defeat of Hitler's regime, and the defence of free democracies

Invasion!: D-Day & Operation Overlord in One Hundred Moments (Addington Scott)(Pevná vazba)

The invasion of Normandy was the most significant moment of World War II--and one of the most significant in the history of the world. By 1944, more than two million troops from more than a dozen nations were in Britain preparing for the invasion. Before dawn on June 6, 1944, they set out on their

Bargaining with the Devil: When to Negotiate, When to Fight (Mnookin Robert)(Paperback)

The art of negotiation--from one of the country's most eminent practitioners and the Chair of the Harvard Law School's Program on Negotiation. One of the country's most eminent practitioners of the art and science of negotiation offers practical advice for the most challenging conflicts--when you

Why Liberalism Failed (Deneen Patrick J.)(Paperback)

'One of the most important political books of 2018.'--Rod Dreher, American Conservative Of the three dominant ideologies of the twentieth century--fascism, communism, and liberalism--only the last remains. This has created a peculiar situation in which liberalism's proponents tend to forget that it

The Land Wars: The Dispossession of the Khoisan and Amaxhosa in the Cape Colony (Laband John)(Paperback)

Perhaps the most explosive issue in South Africa today is the question of land ownership. The central theme in this country's colonial history is the dispossession of indigenous African societies by white settlers, and current calls for land restitution are based on this loss. Yet popular knowledge

Contesting the Iranian Revolution: The Green Uprisings (Alimagham Pouya)(Paperback)

Most observers of Iran viewed the Green Uprisings of 2009 as a 'failed revolution', with many Iranians and those in neighbouring Arab countries agreeing. In Contesting the Iranian Revolution, however, Pouya Alimagham re-examines this evaluation, deconstructing the conventional win-lose binary

The Universal Penman (Bickham George)(Paperback)

This is the only complete edition available of one of the most famous and most useful books of commercial art ever printed. George Bickham, a noted engraver and calligrapher, first compiled this work back in the 1740's, from the best specimens of 24 of the leading calligraphers of his day

Georg Simmel: Essays on Art and Aesthetics (Simmel Georg)(Paperback)

Georg Simmel is one of the most original German thinkers of the twentieth century and is considered a founding architect of the modern discipline of sociology. Ranging over fundamental questions of the relationship of self and society, his influential writings on money, modernity, and the

Crash of 2008 and What It Means: The New Paradigm for Financial Markets (Soros George)(Paperback)

In the midst of one of the most serious financial upheavals since the Great Depression, George Soros, the legendary financier and philanthropist, writes about the origins of the crisis and proposes a set of policies that should be adopted to confront it. Soros, whose breadth of experience in

The Man Who Shocked the World: The Life and Legacy of Stanley Milgram (Blass Thomas)(Paperback)

Stanley Milgram was one of the most innovative scientists of our time. Creator of the famous Obedience Experiments carried out at Yale in the early 1960s, and originator of the 'six degrees of separation' theory, Milgram continues to be an intriguing figure in psychology and beyond. This is a

Land at the End of the World (Lobo Antunes Antnio)(Paperback)

In the tradition of William Faulkner and Gabriel Garcia Marquez, one of the twentieth century s most original literary voices offers kaleidoscopic visions of a modern Portugal scarred by its Fascist past and its bloody colonial wars in Africa (Paris Review). Hailed as a masterpiece of world

The New Book of Optical Illusions (Ruschemeyer Georg)(Paperback)

The New Book of Optical Illusions is a mind-bending collection of 150 of the most significant optical phenomena, loosely grouped into 33 chapters according to particular visual effect. An optical illusion has two elements. One is the perceived illusion, what you see. It may be merging lines,

The War of the Worlds (Wells H. G.)(Pevná vazba)

Shooting stars tear across the night sky, then a gigantic artificial cylinder descends from Mars to land near London. Inquisitive locals gather round, only to be struck down by a murderous Heat-Ray. Giant destructive machines disgorge from the cylinder, destroying everything in their path on a

The Oxford History of Medieval Europe (Holmes George)(Paperback)

This is the most authoritative account of life in Medieval Europe between the fall of the Roman Empire and the coming of the Renaissance. Full coverage is given to all aspects of life in a thousand-year period which saw the creation of western civilization: from the empires and kingdoms of

Thelema: An Introduction to the Life, Work & Philosophy of Aleister Crowley (Campbell Colin D.)(Paperback)

The Life and Legacy of One of History's Most Fascinating Magicians Thelema is one of the most powerful and influential systems of magick the world has ever known. But to truly understand the philosophy and practice of Thelema, you need to understand its charismatic founder, Aleister Crowley

101 Stories of the Great Ballets: The Scene-By-Scene Stories of the Most Popular Ballets, Old and New (Balanchine George)(Paperback)

Social Constructivism as Paradigm?: The Legacy of The Social Construction of Reality (Pfadenhauer Michaela)(Paperback)

Social constructivism is one of the most prominent theoretical approaches in the social sciences. This volume celebrates the 50th anniversary of its first formulation in Peter Berger and Luckmann's classic foundational text, The Social Construction of Reality. Addressing the work's contribution to