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Books
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The Earth Transformed : An Untold History (Paperback)€15.99
From the international bestselling author of The Silk Roads comes a major history of how a changing climate has dramatically shaped the development—and demise—of civilisations across time.
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A History of the World in Twelve Shipwrecks€20.99
From a Bronze Age ship built during the age of Queen Nefertiti and filled with ancient treasures, a Viking warship made for King Cnut himself, Henry VIII's spectacular Mary Rose and the golden age of the Tudor court, to the exploration of the Arctic, the tragic story of HMS Terror and tales of bravery and endurance aboard HMS Gairsoppa in World War Two.
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A History of the World in Twelve Shipwrecks (Hardback)€29.99
From a Bronze Age ship built during the age of Queen Nefertiti and filled with ancient treasures, a Viking warship made for King Cnut himself, Henry VIII's spectacular Mary Rose and the golden age of the Tudor court, to the exploration of the Arctic, the tragic story of HMS Terror and tales of bravery and endurance aboard HMS Gairsoppa in World War Two.
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Not the End of the World : How We Can Be the First Generation to Build a Sustainable PlanetSpecial Price €18.39 Regular Price €22.99
Feeling anxious, powerless, or confused about the future of our planet? This book will transform how you see our biggest environmental problems -- and how we can solve them.
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Normal Women : 900 Years of Making History€29.99
Did you know that there are more penises than women in the Bayeux Tapestry? That the Peasant's Revolt was started and propelled by women, protesting a tax on women? Or that celebrated naturalist Charles Darwin believed not just that women were naturally inferior to men but that they'd evolve to become ever more inferior?
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Irresistible : How Cuteness Wired our Brains and Conquered the World€17.99
Why are some things cute, and others not? What happens to our brains when we see something cute? And how did cuteness go global, from Hello Kitty to Disney characters? Cuteness is an area where culture and biology get tangled up.
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Fear : An Alternative History of the World (Hardback)€29.99
It's been said that, after 9/11, the 2008 financial crash and the Covid-19 pandemic, we're a more fearful society than ever before.
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The Secret History of the Mongols€15.99
A new translation of a great historical epic, recounting the turbulent life and times of Chinggis Khan.
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Why We Fight : The Roots of War and the Paths to Peace€12.99
Why do human beings fight one another? In this exhilarating and bracing book, we learn the common logic driving vainglorious monarchs, dictators, mobs, pilots, football hooligans, ancient peoples and fanatics.
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Fake Heroes : Ten False Icons and How they Altered the Course of History€22.99
Was Che Guevara really a revolutionary hero? Should Mother Teresa be honoured as a saint? Is Henry V actually England's greatest king? And why does JFK's legend continue to grow?