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China in the nineteenth century: a proud and ancient empire forbidden to foreigners. The West desires Chinese tea above all other things but lacks the silver to buy it. Instead,...

A Rough Trade and Clash Book of the Year'Excellent, detailed [. . .] Hip-hop writer SH Fernando Jr benefits from an insider's understanding of the milieu and provides...

The Battle for Global Empire and the End of the Ancient World In the 6th century AD, the Near East was divided between two great empires: the Persian and the Roman. A hundred...

Here is the riveting story of acclaimed actor Matthew Perry, who takes us along on his journey from childhood ambition to fame to addiction and recovery in the aftermath of a...

Spanning six decades that included war, totalitarianism, censorship, and the fight for democracy, My Crazy Century reflects on Ivan Klíma's remarkable life while also...

Once, argues the acclaimed travel writer Anthony Sattin, we were all nomads. The first part of his epic history tells how the adoption of agriculture in the Neolithic led people...

With fantastical creatures, including the voracious nymph Calypso and sorceress Circe. Back in Ithaca, Odysseus's wife Penelope faces trials of her own: suitors keen to supplant...

The definitive history of Rome's golden age - antiquity's ultimate superpower at the pinnacle of its greatnessThe Pax Romana has long been revered as a golden age. At its peak,...

The Great Kings of Persia ruled over the largest Empire of antiquity, stretching from Libya to the Steppes of Asia, and from Ethiopia to Pakistan. At the heart of the Empire was...

A spellbinding epic tale of ambition, anarchy and absolute power set against the sprawling medieval canvas of twelfth-century England, The Pillars of the Earth is Ken...

THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER!What if we could learn to look instead of see, listen instead of hear, feel instead of touch? Former monk Ryunosuke Koike shows how, by...

Harry Goldfarb, heroin addict and son of lonely widow Sara, cares only about enjoying the good life with girlfriend Marion and best friend Tyrone C Love, and making the most of...