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To Kidnap a Pope : Napoleon and Pius VII

A groundbreaking account of Napoleon Bonaparte, Pope Pius VII, and the kidnapping that would forever divide church and state "In gripping, vivid prose, Caiani brings to life the struggle for power that would shape modern Europe. It all makes for a historical read which is both original and enjoyable."-Antonia Fraser, author of Marie Antoinette "Both an exciting narrative and a fine work of

Einstein on the Run : How Britain Saved the World's Greatest Scientist

A "highly readable" (Wall Street Journal) account of the role Britain played in Einstein's life-first by inspiring his teenage passion for physics, then by providing refuge from the Nazis "A vivid look at how the U.K. affected the German-born physicist's life and thinking." -Publishers Weekly "Robinson has that rare knack for presenting a near-encyclopedic volume of historical information,

London and the Seventeenth Century : The Making of the World's Greatest City

The first comprehensive history of seventeenth-century London, told through the lives of those who experienced it "Lively and arresting. . . . [Lincoln] is as confident in handling the royal ceremonials of political transition . . . as she is with London's thriving coffee-house culture, and its turbulent maritime community."-Ian W. Archer, Times Literary Supplement "Vivid and engrossing. . .

Czechoslovakia : State That Failed

This book, the most thoroughly researched and accurate history of Czechoslovakia to appear in English, tells the story of the country from its founding in 1918 to partition in 1992 - from fledgling democracy through Nazi occupation, Communist rule, invasion by the Soviet Union to - at last - democracy again. The common Western view of Czechoslovakia has been that of a small nation which was

Bald: 35 Philosophical Short Cuts

A new and expansive collection of essays from one of the world's best-known popular philosophers

Cleopatra

A feminist reinterpretation of the myths surrounding Cleopatra casts new light on the Egyptian queen and her legacy "A thoughtful, sympathetic portrait of a legendary historical figure."-Kirkus Reviews The siren passionately in love with Mark Antony, the seductress who allegedly rolled out of a carpet she had herself smuggled in to see Caesar, Cleopatra is a figure shrouded in myth.

The Globalization Myth

A case for why regionalization, not globalization, has been the biggest economic trend of the past forty years The conventional wisdom about globalization is wrong. Over the past forty years as companies, money, ideas, and people went abroad more often than not, they looked regional rather than globally. O'Neil details this transformation and the rise of three major regional hubs in Asia, Europe,

Craft of Poetry: A Primer in Verse

A wonderfully accessible handbook to the art of writing and reading poetry-itself written entirely in verse

Equality Is a Struggle

Mussolini and the Eclipse of Italian Fascism

An incisive account of how Mussolini pioneered populism in reaction to Hitler's rise-and thereby reinforced his role as a model for later authoritarian leaders

A Little History of the World

A Little History of the United States

A Little History of Religion

A Little History of Psychology

A Little History of Philosophy

A Little History of Music

A Little History of Mathematics

A Little History of Literature

A Little History of Economics

A Little History of Art