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The Moment

Wild, Poignant, Life-Changing Stories from 125 Writers and Artists Famous & Obscure

par Larry Smith ...

From the creators of Six-Word Memoirs comes The Moment, a collection of personal stories from writers both famous and obscure revealing how a single instant changed their lives forever. An innocuous decision, an unforeseen accident, a chance conversation, a tag sale, a terrorist strike, a tweet . . . sometimes all it takes is a single moment to redirect the course of an entire life. In the ... En savoir plus

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From the creators of Six-Word Memoirs comes The Moment, a collection of personal stories from writers both famous and obscure revealing how a single instant changed their lives forever. An innocuous decision, an unforeseen accident, a chance conversation, a tag sale, a terrorist strike, a tweet . . . sometimes all it takes is a single moment to redirect the course of an entire life. In the
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Forgotten Voices of the Blitz and the Battle For Britain

A New History in the Words of the Men and Women on Both Sides

par Joshua Levine ...

Drawing material from the Imperial War Museum's extensive aural archive, Joshua Levine brings together voices from both sides of the Blitz and the Battle of Britain to give us a unique, complete and compelling picture of this turbulent time.In June 1940, British citizens prepared for an imminent German onslaught. Hitler's troops had overrun Holland, Belgium and France in quick succession, and the ... En savoir plus

$15.99 CAD

Drawing material from the Imperial War Museum's extensive aural archive, Joshua Levine brings together voices from both sides of the Blitz and the Battle of Britain to give us a unique, complete and compelling picture of this turbulent time.In June 1940, British citizens prepared for an imminent German onslaught. Hitler's troops had overrun Holland, Belgium and France in quick succession, and the
... En savoir plus
Games of History

Games and Gaming as Historical Sources

par Apostolos Spanos ...

Collections series Routledge Guides to Using Historical Sources
Games of History provides an understanding of how games as artefacts, textual and visual sources on games and gaming as a pastime or a “serious” activity can be used as sources for the study of history.From the vast world of games, the book’s focus is on board and card games, with reference to physical games, sports and digital games as well. Considering culture, society, politics and metaphysics, ... En savoir plus

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Games of History provides an understanding of how games as artefacts, textual and visual sources on games and gaming as a pastime or a “serious” activity can be used as sources for the study of history.From the vast world of games, the book’s focus is on board and card games, with reference to physical games, sports and digital games as well. Considering culture, society, politics and metaphysics,
... En savoir plus
The Poverty of Historicism

par Karl Popper ...

Collections series Routledge Classics
On its publication in 1957, The Poverty of Historicism was hailed by Arthur Koestler as 'probably the only book published this year which will outlive the century.'A devastating criticism of fixed and predictable laws in history, Popper dedicated the book to all those 'who fell victim to the fascist and communist belief in Inexorable Laws of Historical Destiny.' Short and beautifully written, it ... En savoir plus

$39.99 CAD

On its publication in 1957, The Poverty of Historicism was hailed by Arthur Koestler as 'probably the only book published this year which will outlive the century.'A devastating criticism of fixed and predictable laws in history, Popper dedicated the book to all those 'who fell victim to the fascist and communist belief in Inexorable Laws of Historical Destiny.' Short and beautifully written, it
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Fifty Things You Need To Know About British History

par Hugh Williams ...

What are the 50 key events you need to understand to grasp British history?If you could choose the 50 things that define British history, events of significance not only in themselves, but in their importance to wider themes running through our past, what would they be? Hugh Williams has made that selection, and the result is a fascinating overview of Britain’s past.He refines British history into ... En savoir plus

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What are the 50 key events you need to understand to grasp British history?If you could choose the 50 things that define British history, events of significance not only in themselves, but in their importance to wider themes running through our past, what would they be? Hugh Williams has made that selection, and the result is a fascinating overview of Britain’s past.He refines British history into
... En savoir plus
Big and Little Histories

Sizing Up Ethics in Historiography

par Marnie Hughes-Warrington, Anne Martin ...

This book introduces students to ethics in historiography through an exploration of how historians in different times and places have explained how history ought to be written and how those views relate to different understandings of ethics.No two histories are the same. The book argues that this is a good thing because the differences between histories are largely a matter of ethics. Looking to ... En savoir plus

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This book introduces students to ethics in historiography through an exploration of how historians in different times and places have explained how history ought to be written and how those views relate to different understandings of ethics.No two histories are the same. The book argues that this is a good thing because the differences between histories are largely a matter of ethics. Looking to
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One in a Thousand

The Life and Death of Captain Eddie McKay, Royal Flying Corps

par Graham Broad ...

This short microhistory details the life and death of Eddie McKay, a varsity athlete at Western University, who flew with the Royal Flying Corps in the First World War. Graham Broad switches creatively from telling McKay's fascinating story to teaching valuable lessons on how to do history: why the past matters, why historians take different approaches, how to pose historical questions, how to ... En savoir plus

$24.99 CAD

This short microhistory details the life and death of Eddie McKay, a varsity athlete at Western University, who flew with the Royal Flying Corps in the First World War. Graham Broad switches creatively from telling McKay's fascinating story to teaching valuable lessons on how to do history: why the past matters, why historians take different approaches, how to pose historical questions, how to
... En savoir plus
History and Film

Moving Pictures and the Study of the Past

par Maarten Pereboom ...

The ability to view recorded moving pictures has had a major impact on human culture since the development of the necessary technologies over a century ago. For most of this time people have gone to the movies to be entertained and perhaps edified, but in the meantime television, the videocassette recorder (VCR), the digital versatile disk (DVD) player, the personal computer (desktop and laptop), ... En savoir plus

$133.99 CAD

The ability to view recorded moving pictures has had a major impact on human culture since the development of the necessary technologies over a century ago. For most of this time people have gone to the movies to be entertained and perhaps edified, but in the meantime television, the videocassette recorder (VCR), the digital versatile disk (DVD) player, the personal computer (desktop and laptop),
... En savoir plus
Smithsonian: Battles that Changed History

par DK, Smithsonian Institution ...

Collections series DK History Changers
Discover the stories behind more than 90 of the world's most significant battles in this lavishly illustrated history book.The most important battles ever to take place are brought to life in the most spectacular way. From the brutal battle of Gettysburg to the epic air-sea battle of Midway, find out how fateful decisions led to glorious victories and crushing defeats.Journey through the ... En savoir plus

$16.99 CAD

Discover the stories behind more than 90 of the world's most significant battles in this lavishly illustrated history book.The most important battles ever to take place are brought to life in the most spectacular way. From the brutal battle of Gettysburg to the epic air-sea battle of Midway, find out how fateful decisions led to glorious victories and crushing defeats.Journey through the
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Forgotten Voices Of The Great War

par Max Arthur ...

In 1960, the Imperial War Museum began a momentous and important task. A team of academics, archivists and volunteers set about tracing WWI veterans and interviewing them at length in order to record the experiences of ordinary individuals in war. The IWM aural archive has become the most important archive of its kind in the world. Authors have occasionally been granted access to the vaults, but ... En savoir plus

$10.99 CAD

In 1960, the Imperial War Museum began a momentous and important task. A team of academics, archivists and volunteers set about tracing WWI veterans and interviewing them at length in order to record the experiences of ordinary individuals in war. The IWM aural archive has become the most important archive of its kind in the world. Authors have occasionally been granted access to the vaults, but
... En savoir plus
The Thirty-Year Genocide

Turkey’s Destruction of Its Christian Minorities, 1894–1924

par Benny Morris, Dror Ze'evi ...

A Financial Times Book of the YearA Foreign Affairs Book of the YearA Spectator Book of the Year“A landmark contribution to the study of these epochal events.”—Times Literary Supplement“Brilliantly researched and written…casts a careful eye upon the ghastly events that took place in the final decades of the Ottoman empire, when its rulers decided to annihilate their Christian subjects... ... En savoir plus

$23.69 CAD

A Financial Times Book of the YearA Foreign Affairs Book of the YearA Spectator Book of the Year“A landmark contribution to the study of these epochal events.”—Times Literary Supplement“Brilliantly researched and written…casts a careful eye upon the ghastly events that took place in the final decades of the Ottoman empire, when its rulers decided to annihilate their Christian subjects...
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Histoire des États-Unis

par Bernard Vincent ...

Collections series Champs Histoire
L’histoire des États-Unis est d’abord celle d’un essor : celui d’une petite colonie lointaine devenue une immense « nation d’immigrants » et la première puissance de notre époque. C’est ensuite l’histoire d’une nation-phare, première colonie « auto-libérée » et première « république » du monde moderne. C’est enfin celle d’un rêve – hétéroclite – composé d’égalité et de prospérité, de vertu et de ... En savoir plus

$19.99 CAD

L’histoire des États-Unis est d’abord celle d’un essor : celui d’une petite colonie lointaine devenue une immense « nation d’immigrants » et la première puissance de notre époque. C’est ensuite l’histoire d’une nation-phare, première colonie « auto-libérée » et première « république » du monde moderne. C’est enfin celle d’un rêve – hétéroclite – composé d’égalité et de prospérité, de vertu et de
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A Northern Wind

Britain 1962-65

par David Kynaston ...

Collections series Tales of a New Jerusalem
The fifth book in the celebrated 'Tales of a New Jerusalem' series – named one of the best books of the 21st century by the Sunday TimesA WATERSTONES, TIMES, TELEGRAPH, NEW STATESMAN, SPECTATOR AND BBC HISTORY MAGAZINE BOOK OF THE YEAR'Addictively readable' Dominic Sandbrook, Sunday Times'A breathtaking array of treasures' TLSHow ... ... En savoir plus

$18.59 CAD

The fifth book in the celebrated 'Tales of a New Jerusalem' series – named one of the best books of the 21st century by the Sunday TimesA WATERSTONES, TIMES, TELEGRAPH, NEW STATESMAN, SPECTATOR AND BBC HISTORY MAGAZINE BOOK OF THE YEAR'Addictively readable' Dominic Sandbrook, Sunday Times'A breathtaking array of treasures' TLSHow ...
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The Indispensable Book of Useless Information

Just When You Thought It Couldn't Get Any More Useless--It Does

par Don Voorhees ...

Nothing you'll ever need to know is in this bookThe #1 New York Times bestselling series continues to prove that there are plenty of things in this world no one needs to know about.Why bother learning that...*Poland sells a drink called Fart Juice?*ATMs in Vatican City are in Latin?*a two-year-old learns about ten new words a day?*President George Washington checked out two library books thatare ... En savoir plus

$12.99 CAD

Nothing you'll ever need to know is in this bookThe #1 New York Times bestselling series continues to prove that there are plenty of things in this world no one needs to know about.Why bother learning that...*Poland sells a drink called Fart Juice?*ATMs in Vatican City are in Latin?*a two-year-old learns about ten new words a day?*President George Washington checked out two library books thatare
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War of the Spanish Succession

History of Spain

par Hourly History ...

Collections series History of Spain
Discover the remarkable history of the War of the Spanish Succession...Free BONUS Inside!The War of the Spanish Succession, which occurred between 1701 and 1714, was fought over who would succeed the childless King Charles II to the throne of Spain. During the early modern era, European countries were almost constantly at war, vying for land, resources, power, and wealth. The succession of the ... En savoir plus

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Discover the remarkable history of the War of the Spanish Succession...Free BONUS Inside!The War of the Spanish Succession, which occurred between 1701 and 1714, was fought over who would succeed the childless King Charles II to the throne of Spain. During the early modern era, European countries were almost constantly at war, vying for land, resources, power, and wealth. The succession of the
... En savoir plus
When Do Fish Sleep?

An Imponderables Book

par David Feldman ...

Collections Livre 3 - Imponderables Series
When Do Fish Sleep? is the third book in David Feldman’s best-selling Imponderables™ series, packed with answers to perplexing questions and solutions to everyday mysteries, repackaged and featuring a new cumulative index to all ten Imponderables™ books.In his bestselling Imponderables™ series, David Feldman has shown conclusively that there are answers to just about every question that has been ... En savoir plus

$11.99 CAD

When Do Fish Sleep? is the third book in David Feldman’s best-selling Imponderables™ series, packed with answers to perplexing questions and solutions to everyday mysteries, repackaged and featuring a new cumulative index to all ten Imponderables™ books.In his bestselling Imponderables™ series, David Feldman has shown conclusively that there are answers to just about every question that has been
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The Dictionary of Love

par John Stark ...

In its more than three hundred pages, The Dictionary of Love gets to the heart of the matter:To rusticate is to get out of town with one's lover.A ballabust is a controlling wife or girlfriend.Bob Hope had the longest Hollywood marriage.Kinkalicious is your girlfriend in a teddy.Tahiti is an island where lovers do the 'upa'upa.From "afterglow" to "zipper," "Ikea" to "Twister," The Dictionary of ... En savoir plus

$11.99 CAD

In its more than three hundred pages, The Dictionary of Love gets to the heart of the matter:To rusticate is to get out of town with one's lover.A ballabust is a controlling wife or girlfriend.Bob Hope had the longest Hollywood marriage.Kinkalicious is your girlfriend in a teddy.Tahiti is an island where lovers do the 'upa'upa.From "afterglow" to "zipper," "Ikea" to "Twister," The Dictionary of
... En savoir plus
The History Buff's Guide to the Civil War

The best, the worst, the largest, and the most lethal top ten rankings of the Civil War

par Thomas R. Flagel ...

Collections series History Buff's Guides
Do You Think You Know the Civil War?The History Buff's Guide to the Civil War clears the powder smoke surrounding the war that changed America forever. The perfect guide for anyone looking for great history facts like:What were the best, the worst, the largest, and the most lethal aspects of the conflict?What are the top ten causes?The bloodiest battles?With over thirty annotated top ten lists and ... En savoir plus

$13.99 CAD

Do You Think You Know the Civil War?The History Buff's Guide to the Civil War clears the powder smoke surrounding the war that changed America forever. The perfect guide for anyone looking for great history facts like:What were the best, the worst, the largest, and the most lethal aspects of the conflict?What are the top ten causes?The bloodiest battles?With over thirty annotated top ten lists and
... En savoir plus
Jambalaya

The Natural Woman's Book of Personal Charms and Practical Rituals

par Luisah Teish ...

A refreshed edition of Jambalaya: The Natural Woman’s Book of Personal Charms and Practical Rituals—updated with a note from the author sharing the changes that have occurred in the 30 years since its original publication."A book of startling remembrances, revelations, directives, and imperatives, filled with the mysticism, wisdom, and common sense of the African religion of the Mother. It should ... En savoir plus

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A refreshed edition of Jambalaya: The Natural Woman’s Book of Personal Charms and Practical Rituals—updated with a note from the author sharing the changes that have occurred in the 30 years since its original publication."A book of startling remembrances, revelations, directives, and imperatives, filled with the mysticism, wisdom, and common sense of the African religion of the Mother. It should
... En savoir plus
The NIV, Open Bible

Complete Reference System

par Thomas Nelson ...

The Bible is a collection of 66 books written by many writers over a vast time period, and yet it’s the unified Word of God. Available for the first time in the widely-read New International Version® translation, The Open Bible offers clean and easy navigation through the connectivity of Scripture with a time-tested reference system trusted by millions. Plus, The NIV® Open Bible gives you even ... En savoir plus

$15.99 CAD

The Bible is a collection of 66 books written by many writers over a vast time period, and yet it’s the unified Word of God. Available for the first time in the widely-read New International Version® translation, The Open Bible offers clean and easy navigation through the connectivity of Scripture with a time-tested reference system trusted by millions. Plus, The NIV® Open Bible gives you even
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History as Wonder

Beginning with Historiography

par Marnie Hughes-Warrington ...

History and Wonder is a refreshing new take on the idea of history that tracks the entanglement of history and philosophy over time through the key idea of wonder.From Ancient Greek histories and wonder works, to Islamic curiosities and Chinese strange histories, through to European historical cabinets of curiosity and on to histories that grapple with the horrors of the Holocaust, Marnie Hughes ... En savoir plus

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History and Wonder is a refreshing new take on the idea of history that tracks the entanglement of history and philosophy over time through the key idea of wonder.From Ancient Greek histories and wonder works, to Islamic curiosities and Chinese strange histories, through to European historical cabinets of curiosity and on to histories that grapple with the horrors of the Holocaust, Marnie Hughes
... En savoir plus
Forgotten Voices Of The Second World War

A New History of the Second World War in the Words of the Men and Women Who Were There

par Max Arthur ...

The Imperial War Museum holds a vast archive of interviews with soldiers, sailors, airmen and civilians of most nationalities who saw action during WW2. As in the highly-acclaimed Forgotten Voices of the Great War, Max Arthur and his team of researchers spent hundreds of hours digging deep into this unique archive, uncovering tapes, many of which have not been listened to since they were created ... En savoir plus

$15.99 CAD

The Imperial War Museum holds a vast archive of interviews with soldiers, sailors, airmen and civilians of most nationalities who saw action during WW2. As in the highly-acclaimed Forgotten Voices of the Great War, Max Arthur and his team of researchers spent hundreds of hours digging deep into this unique archive, uncovering tapes, many of which have not been listened to since they were created
... En savoir plus
The Devil’s Historians

How Modern Extremists Abuse the Medieval Past

par Amy Kaufman, Paul Sturtevant ...

Amy S. Kaufman and Paul B. Sturtevant examine the many ways in which the medieval past has been manipulated to promote discrimination, oppression, and murder. Tracing the fetish for “medieval times” behind toxic ideologies like nationalism, antisemitism, Islamophobia, misogyny, and white supremacy, Kaufman and Sturtevant show us how the Middle Ages have been twisted for political purposes in every ... En savoir plus

$17.99 CAD

Amy S. Kaufman and Paul B. Sturtevant examine the many ways in which the medieval past has been manipulated to promote discrimination, oppression, and murder. Tracing the fetish for “medieval times” behind toxic ideologies like nationalism, antisemitism, Islamophobia, misogyny, and white supremacy, Kaufman and Sturtevant show us how the Middle Ages have been twisted for political purposes in every
... En savoir plus
Record-Making and Record-Keeping in Early Societies

par Geoffrey Yeo ...

Record-Making and Record-Keeping in Early Societies provides a concise and up-to-date survey of early record-making and record-keeping practices across the world. It investigates the ways in which human activities have been recorded in different settings using different methods and technologies.Based on an in-depth analysis of literature from a wide range of disciplines, including prehistory, ... En savoir plus

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Record-Making and Record-Keeping in Early Societies provides a concise and up-to-date survey of early record-making and record-keeping practices across the world. It investigates the ways in which human activities have been recorded in different settings using different methods and technologies.Based on an in-depth analysis of literature from a wide range of disciplines, including prehistory,
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