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  • Earthly Materials

    Journeys Through Our Bodies' Emissions, Excretions, and Disintegrations

    by Cutter Wood ...
    Bill Bryson’s The Body meets Mary Roach’s Gulp (with a dash of What’s Your Poo Telling You?)in this rollicking and delightfully educational tour of our bodily emissions—from mucus to sweat to poop—revealing them to be as fascinating as they are embarrassing and proving how essential they are to human health.In biology class, we learn that the body is a fundamentally cohesive organism, a collection ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

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  • Die Kelten

    Ihre Geschichte von den Anfängen bis zur Gegenwart

    Die Kelten sind eines der kulturell faszinierendsten und historisch bedeutendsten Völker der europäischen Geschichte. Bernhard Maiers Standardwerk – die erste große Darstellung der Geschichte der Kelten in deutscher Sprache – wird nun in einer vollständig überarbeiteten und erweiterten Neuausgabe vorgelegt. Sie umfasst den Zeitraum von der Antike bis zur Gegenwart und reicht geographisch von ... Read more

    $23.82 USD

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  • Your Cheeky Guide to the Roman Empire

    History, Trivia, and Tales, Including Caligula, Marcus Aurelius, Aqueducts, Assassinations, and More!

    Discover the wild and fascinating true stories of the Roman Empire that they never taught you in your boring history class with this ultimate collection of notorious emperors, scandalous love affairs, rebellion, and more!Whether you think about the Roman Empire every day or not, the legendary stories and fun facts in this book of Ancient Roman history are sure to shock you. Discover just how far ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

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  • Sapiens: A Graphic History, Volume 3

    The Masters of History

    This third volume of the illustrated adaptation of the internationally bestselling phenomenon, Sapiens: A Graphic History—The Masters of History, tackles the question of the driving force of humanity’s fate: is it empire, money, religion—or something else entirely—that unites us?Sometimes history seems like a laundry list of malevolent monarchs, pompous presidents and dastardly dictators. But are ... Read more

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  • Nexus

    A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI

    From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Sapiens comes the groundbreaking story of how information networks have made, and unmade, our world.For the last 100,000 years, we Sapiens have accumulated enormous power. But despite allour discoveries, inventions, and conquests, we now find ourselves in an existential crisis. The world is on the verge of ecological collapse. Misinformation abounds ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

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  • How the World Made the West

    A 4,000-Year History

    An award-winning Oxford history professor overturns the way the West thinks about itself, tracing its innovations and traditions to societies from all over the world and making the case that the West is, and always has been, truly global.In How the World Made the West, Josephine Quinn poses perhaps the most significant challenge ever to the “civilizational thinking” regarding the origins of ... Read more

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  • Sisis Welt

    Zwischen Protokoll und Privatleben – Kaiserin Elisabeths Alltag

    Die Geheimnisse der KaiserinUm Sisis Alltag und Leben ranken sich zahlreiche Legenden. Die renommierte Historikerin Martina Winkelhofer bringt dank außerordentlicher Funde und Neuauswertungen von Quellen endlich Licht ins Dunkel: Was erzählen uns Kaiserin Elisabeths Sinn für Mode, ihre Ausstattung und Hobbys über Frauenleben dieser Zeit? Was sagen ihre Beziehungen über ihr Leben aus? Welche ... Read more

    $25.99 USD

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  • Daar aan de oude Ygracht

    600 jaar Amsterdamse geschiedenis op 300 meter kade

    by Olga de Haan ...
    Een reis door de rijke geschiedenis van AmsterdamTussen het West-Indisch Pakhuis en de voormalige Zeevaartschool, aan wat nu de Prins Hendrikkade heet, ligt een belangrijk deel van de Amsterdamse geschiedenis verscholen. Zes eeuwen geleden was de Amsterdamse Ygracht een modderige rafelrand op het werkeiland Rapenburg, maar met de komst van de VOC groeide het uit tot het centrum van waaruit ... Read more

    $21.09 USD

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  • Im Land Gottes

    Wie Amerika wurde, was es heute ist | Amerikanische Gesellschaftsgeschichte erzählt von einer wichtigsten Stimme der USA

    Zur US-Wahl 2024: Amerikanische Gesellschaftsgeschichte erzählt von einer wichtigsten Stimme der USA.Im Wahljahr 2024 richtet sich der Blick der Weltöffentlichkeit auf die USA. Wie ist die Supermacht zu dem geworden, was sie heute ist? In sieben brillanten Reportagen entwirft Joan Didion ein präzises Bild der Entwicklung der amerikanischen Demokratie zwischen 1988 und 2000. Ausgehend von ihren ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

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  • Raiders, Rulers, and Traders: The Horse and the Rise of Empires

    A captivating history of civilization that reveals the central role of the horse in culture, commerce, and conquest.No animal is so entangled in human history as the horse. The thread starts in prehistory, with a slight, shy animal, hunted for food. Domesticating the horse allowed early humans to settle the vast Eurasian steppe; later, their horses enabled new forms of warfare, encouraged long ... Read more

    $22.99 USD

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  • The Horse

    A Galloping History of Humanity

    From New York Times bestselling author of The Mosquito, the incredible story of how the horse shaped human historyTimothy C. Winegard’s The Horse is an epic history unlike any other. Its story begins more than 5,500 years ago on the windswept grasslands of the Eurasian Steppe; when one human tamed one horse, an unbreakable bond was forged and the future of humanity was instantly rewritten, placing ... Read more

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  • Fall of Civilizations

    Stories of Greatness and Decline

    by Paul Cooper ...
    **"A treasure trove of myths and terror… Atmospheric as hell… Immersive."?**The TimesBased on the podcast with over one hundred million downloads, Fall of Civilizations brilliantly explores how a range of ancient societies rose to power and sophistication, and how they tipped over into collapse.Across the centuries, we journey from the great empires of Mesopotamia to those of Khmer and ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

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  • The World of Late Antiquity: CE 150-750 (New) (World of Art)

    by Peter Brown ...
    Series Book 0 - World of Art
    A remarkable study in social and cultural change that explains how and why the late antique world (circa 150–750CE) came to differ from "classical civilization."The first century CE was one of momentous events: the end of the Roman Empire, the rise of Christianity across Western Europe, and the disappearance of Persia from the Near East. An era in which the most deep-rooted ancient institutions ... Read more

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  • Myth and the Making of History

    Narrating Early China with Sarah Allan

    Series series SUNY series in Chinese Philosophy and Culture
    Myth and the Making of History examines the relationship between myth and history in early China, a topic that has been explored by American paleographer and scholar of ancient China Sarah Allan throughout her career. Allan has worked at a crucial and sensitive intersection, where myth and history collide at the very heart of China's origin story. Her work has created an intellectual space in ... Read more

    $31.99 USD

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  • Karriere und Familie

    Der jahrhundertelange Weg der Frauen zu mehr Gleichberechtigung | Ausgezeichnet mit dem Wirtschaftsnobelpreis 2023

    »Ein Weckruf für mehr Chancengleichheit«DHI-Präsident Marcel Fratzscher über den Nobelpreis für Claudia GoldinEs war ein Paukenschlag aus der Stockholmer Akademie für Wissenschaften: Eine Frau erhält den Wirtschaftsnobelpreis, und sie arbeitet über – Frauen. Seit Jahrzehnten und auf der Grundlage von über 200 Jahre zurückreichenden Daten forscht Claudia Goldin zu der großen Gerechtigkeitslücke, ... Read more

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  • Sorcerers of Stone

    Architects of the Three Ages

    • Explains the three distinct architectural styles found at the majority of sacred sites, representing three ancient world ages• Examines evidence of the two oldest architectural ages at sites in the Sacred Valley of Peru in depth, connecting them to other sites around the world• Explores the sophisticated science behind the construction of these stone sites, including modern research on acoustic ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

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  • Eine kurze Geschichte queerer Frauen

    by Kirsty Loehr ...
    Translated by Janine Malz ...
    Eine wilde Achterbahnfahrt durch die Geschichte queerer Frauen.Queere Frauen gibt es schon immer, aber sie wurden seit, nun ja, schon immer aus der Geschichte herausgeschrieben. Historiker gibt es auch schon eine Weile, und die längste Zeit waren sie, nun ja, Männer. Daraus folgt: Männer schrieben die Geschichte auf, die sie für wichtig hielten – und das war meist ihre eigene. Wie Frauen die ... Read more

    $22.99 USD

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  • How Would You Like Your Mammoth?: 12,000 Years of Culinary History in 50 Bite-Size Essays

    A culinary romp through 50 dishes that shaped human history—from prehistoric roasted mammoth to space-age dehydrated soupDid you know that Egyptians mummified beef ribs for their dearly departed to enjoy in the afterlife? That Roman gladiators were relegated to a vegan diet of grains and beans? That the fast-food hamburger was a result of a postwar, high-efficiency work ethic? This is not a ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

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  • The End of Everything

    How Wars Descend into Annihilation

    A New York Times–bestselling historian charts how and why societies from ancient Greece to the modern era chose to utterly destroy their foes, and warns that similar wars of obliteration are possible in our timeWar can settle disputes, topple tyrants, and bend the trajectory of civilization—sometimes to the breaking point. From Troy to Hiroshima, moments when war has ended in utter annihilation ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

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  • The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

    **SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER • From the award-winning historian and broadcaster comes an immersive, awe-inspiring tour of the ancient sites that kindle our imagination and afford us a glimpse into our shared history“This fascinating book is brimming with stories of people and places, all told with Bettany’s natural sense of wonder and adventure.” —Simon Sebag Montefiore, New York Times bestselling ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

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  • After 1177 B.C.

    The Survival of Civilizations

    by Eric H. Cline ...
    Series Book 12 - Turning Points in Ancient History
    **In this gripping sequel to his bestselling 1177 B.C., Eric Cline tells the story of what happened after the Bronze Age collapsed—why some civilizations endured, why some gave way to new ones, and why some disappeared forever“A landmark book: lucid, deep, and insightful. . . . You cannot understand human civilization and self-organization without studying what happened on, before, and after 1177 ... Read more

    $23.99 USD

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  • 1177 B.C.

    A Graphic History of the Year Civilization Collapsed

    A beautiful, full-color graphic version of Eric Cline’s bestselling 1177 B.C., adapted by award-winning author-illustrator Glynnis FawkesEric Cline’s 1177 B.C. tells the story of one of history’s greatest mysteries: what caused the ancient civilizations of the Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean to collapse more than three thousand years ago, bringing the Late Bronze Age to an abrupt end? In this ... Read more

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  • Native Nations

    A Millennium in North America

    **A magisterial history of Indigenous North America that places the power of Native nations at its center, telling their story from the rise of ancient cities more than a thousand years ago to fights for sovereignty that continue today“A feat of both scholarship and storytelling.”—Claudio Saunt, author of Unworthy Republic**Long before the colonization of North America, Indigenous Americans built ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

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  • The Invention of Prehistory: Empire, Violence, and Our Obsession with Human Origins

    **“[A]n incisive and captivating reassessment of prehistory . . . In lucid prose, Geroulanos unspools an enthralling and detailed history of the development of modern natural science. It’s a must-read.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review“An astute, powerfully rendered history of humanity.” —Kirkus Reviews, starred reviewAn eminent historian tells the story of how we came to obsess over the origins ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

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