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1	The Path Between the Seas: The Creation of the Panama Canal 1870-1914 more books like this by David McCullough add to wishlist Popular historian David McCullough tells the story of the building of the Panama Canal, which connected the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans. He relates the engineering, the politics, and the human drama. THE PATH BETWEEN THE SEAS won a National Book Award in history. see all copies from £5.57! new only from £8.50! \| signed copies \| first editions
2	The Great Influenza: The Epic Story of the Deadliest Plague in History more books like this by John M Barry add to wishlist Victims of the great influenza pandemic of 1918 suffered horrifying effects, including bleeding from the ears and nose, and they usually died. It killed more people in a year than the plagues of the Middle Ages did in a century. In the United States, where there weren't enough coffins to house the increasing numbers of bodies, nearly seven times ... see all copies from £5.85! new only from £7.52! \| first editions
3	The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money & Power more books like this by Daniel Yergin add to wishlist Written by the author of "Shattered Peace" and "Energy Future", this book brings to life the tycoons, wildcatters, monopolists, regulators, presidents, generals and sheiks whose struggle for oil has shaken the world economy, dictated the outcome of wars, transformed the destiny of Britain and the world and profoundly changed all our lives. ... see all copies from £1.80! new only from £10.53! \| signed copies \| first editions
4	The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order more books like this by Samuel P Huntington add to wishlist An examination of the political and military conflicts that have erupted around the globe since the collapse of Communism in 1989, written by the well-known scholar and director of the Institute for Strategic Studies in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Huntington envisions a future in which world politics is driven not by ideologies or economics, but by ... see all copies from £2.61! new only from £5.88! \| first editions
5	Greatest Generation more books like this by Tom Brokaw add to wishlist Accompanying an NBC television special, this title features the American men and women who were born in the 1920s, experienced the unique circumstances of a World War, and went on to become the parents of the "baby boomers." Award-winning anchorman Brokaw has reported on many of the world's major news events since he began his career with NBC News ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £1.24! \| signed copies \| first editions
6	The Great Escape: Nine Jews Who Fled Hitler and Changed the World more books like this by Kati Marton add to wishlist Author Kati Marton follows these nine over the decades as they flee fascism and anti-Semitism, seek sanctuary in England and America, and set out to make their mark. The scientists Leo Szilard, Edward Teller, and Eugene Wigner enlist Albert Einstein to get Franklin Roosevelt to initiate the development of the atomic bomb. Along with John von ... see all copies from £4.94! new only from £5.74! \| signed copies \| first editions
7	Tragedy & Hope: A History of the World in Our Time more books like this by Carroll Quigley add to wishlist see all copies from £28.16! new only from £32.15! \| first editions
8	Theories of Modern Art: A Source Book by Artists and Critics more books like this by Herschel B Chipp add to wishlist "Shady Practices" is a revealing analysis of the gendered political ecology brought about by conflicting local interests and changing developmental initiatives in a West African village. Between 1975 and 1985, while much of Africa suffered devastating drought conditions, Gambian women farmers succeeded in establishing hundreds of lucrative ... see all copies from £5.67! new only from £14.92!
9	Masters of Deception: Escher, Dali & the Artists of Optical Illusion more books like this by Al Seckel, Douglas R Hofstadter (Foreword by) add to wishlist The definitive book of optical illusions featuring works by Escher and Dali. With delightful trickery and visual puns, this book features: colour illustrations throughout; astonishing creations by masters of the art, such as Escher, Dali, and Archimbolo; amazing visual trickery; and an illuminating foreword by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author ... see all copies from £9.20! new only from £11.18! \| first editions
10	A History of the Modern Middle East more books like this by William L Cleveland add to wishlist This comprehensive survey analyzes political, social, cultural, and economic developments in the Middle East from the Ottoman and Safavid Empires to the present day. Cleveland lays the groundwork for this modern history by describing the roots of Islamic civilization in ancient times and tracing the relationship between distinctly Middle Eastern ... see all copies from £5.57! new only from £17.94!
11 view cover	War is a Force That Gives Us Meaning more books like this by Chris Hedges (Read by) add to wishlist A veteran New York Times war correspondent's complex, moving, and thought-provoking reflection on how life is lived most intensely in times of war.. General George S. Patton famously said, "Compared to war all other forms of human endeavor shrink to insignificance. God, I do love it so!" Though Patton was a notoriously single-minded general, it is ... see all copies from £5.57! new only from £5.96! \| signed copies \| first editions
12 view cover	The War of the World: Twentieth-Century Conflict and the Descent of the West more books like this by Niall Ferguson add to wishlist Ferguson reinterprets the modern era and the central paradox of why unprecedented progress coincided with unprecedented violence, and why the seeming triumph of the West bore the seeds of its undoing. see all copies from £5.57! new only from £6.69! \| first editions
13 view cover	The Year That Changed the World: The Untold Story Behind the Fall of the Berlin Wall more books like this by Michael Meyer add to wishlist Twenty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, many still believe it was the words of President Ronald Reagan, Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall! that brought the Cold War to an end. Meyer disagrees, and in this compelling account, explains why. see all copies from £9.94! new only from £9.94!
14 view cover	The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers more books like this by Paul M Kennedy add to wishlist About national and international power in the 'modern' or Post Renaissance period. Explains how the various powers have risen and fallen over the five centuries since the formation of the 'new monarchies' in Western Europe. see all copies from £5.57! new only from £10.62! \| first editions
15 view cover	A World at Arms: A Global History of World War II more books like this by Gerhard L Weinberg add to wishlist Widely hailed as a masterpiece, this is the first history of World War II to provide a truly global account of the war that encompassed six continents. Starting with the changes that restructured Europe and her colonies following the First World War, Gerhard Weinberg sheds new light on every facet of World War II. Actions of the Axis, the Allies, ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £9.29! \| first editions
16 view cover	The Forger's Spell: A True Story of Vermeer, Nazis, and the Greatest Art Hoax of the Twentieth Century more books like this by Edward Dolnick add to wishlist The Edgar Award-winning author of "The Rescue Artist" is back with the riveting story of the brilliant con man--the world's most famous art forger ("New York Times")--who perpetrated the greatest art hoax of the 20th century. Photos throughout. see all copies from £6.84! new only from £7.34! \| first editions
17 view cover	Traditions & Encounters: A Global Perspective on the Past more books like this by Jerry H Bentley add to wishlist Over a million students at thousands of schools have learned about world history with the best selling book for the course, "Traditions and Encounters: A Global Perspective on the Past". Using the twin themes of traditions and encounters, the text emphasizes both the distinctive patterns of historical development within individual societies and ... see all copies from £5.57! new only from £17.70! \| first editions
18 view cover	1968: The Year That Rocked the World more books like this by Mark Kurlansky add to wishlist Historian Kurlansky turns his prodigious talents toward the challenge of covering the most tumultuous year in a decade of change. Having synthesized an enormous amount of primary source material, Kurlansky reports on, and places in context, the significant political and social events in America and in Europe that occurred in 1968, and shows how ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £5.43! \| signed copies \| first editions
19 view cover	The 20th Century Art Book more books like this by Phaidon Press add to wishlist Following in the tradition of Phaidon's "The Art Book", this is an illustrated dictionary which presents in alphabetical order the work of 500 great artists from the 20th century. Each artist is represented by a full-page colour plate of a key work and a short text about the work of the artist. From figures such as Monet, Cezanne, Picasso and Dali ... see all copies from £4.92! new only from £5.36! \| first editions
20 view cover	The Earth and Its Peoples: A Global History more books like this by Professor Richard W Bulliet add to wishlist The Earth and Its Peoples was one of the first texts to present world history in a balanced, global framework, shifting the focus away from political centers of power. This truly global text for the world history survey course employs a fundamental theme, the interaction of human beings and the environment, to compare different times, places, and ... see all copies from £13.61! new only from £21.51! \| first editions
21 view cover	Proud Tower more books like this by Barbara Wertheim Tuchman add to wishlist "The diplomatic origins, so-called, of the War are only the fever chart of the patient; they do not tell us what caused the fever. To probe for underlying causes and deeper forces one must operate within the framework of a whole society and try to discover what moved the people in it." --Barbara W. Tuchman The fateful quarter-century leading up to ... see all copies from £1.70! new only from £10.63! \| signed copies \| first editions
22 view cover	The Age of Extremes: A History of the World, 1914-1991 more books like this by Eric J Hobsbawm add to wishlist Dividing the century into the Age of Catastrophe, 1914-1950, the Golden Age, 1950-1973, and the Landslide, 1973-1991, Hobsbawm marshals a vast array of data into a volume of unparalleled inclusiveness, vibrancy, and insight, a work that ranks with his classics The Age of Empire and The Age of Revolution. Includes 32 pages of photos. see all copies from £3.08! new only from £11.37!
23 view cover	The Condition of Postmodernity more books like this by David Harvey add to wishlist A great deal has been written on what has variously been described as the post-modern condition and on post-modern culture, architecture, art and society. In this new book, David Harvey seeks to determine what is meant by the term in its different contexts and to identify how accurate and useful it is as a description of contemporary experience ... see all copies from £8.77! new only from £18.18!
24 view cover	Lenin, Stalin, and Hitler: The Age of Social Catastrophe more books like this by Robert Gellately add to wishlist Acclaimed historian Gellately focuses on the dominant political leaders who enveloped Europe between 1914 and 1945, and analyzes their catastrophic impact in global terms in this important addition to the understanding of modern history. see all copies from £8.33! new only from £8.33! \| first editions
25 view cover	A History of the Modern World more books like this by R R Palmer add to wishlist A HISTORY OF THE MODERN WORLD is a classic textbook that has been used, in various editions, for over 50 years. Beginning in the Middle Ages, it surveys the history and culture of Europe and has ample reference materials. see all copies from £5.57! new only from £35.05! \| signed copies \| first editions

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