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Big Ideas in Brief
Quercus 2012; US$ 8.99The quickest possible way to learn about all of the really Big Ideas - from Metaphysics, Marxism and Monetarism to Platonism, Predestination and Paradigm Shifts. more...
World History: 50 Key Milestones You Really Need to Know
Quercus 2011; US$ 18.03World History: 50 Key Milestones You Really Need to Know' offers brief and stimulating outlines of key developments in the history of the world, from the beginning of agriculture 10,000 years ago to the attack on the Twin Towers on 9/11. Ian Crofton brings his lively style to bear in a series of essays ranging from ancient Egypt to modern China, from... more...
Big Ideas in Brief
Quercus 2012; US$ 9.48Big Ideas in Brief' provides an accessible and easily understood tour of 200 key concepts that really matter. The ideas covered come from a wide range of subjects: philosophy, religion, science, politics, economics, sociology, anthropology, psychology and the arts. A series of short and lively articles accompanied by 100 illustrations, introduce a... more...
History Without the Boring Bits
Quercus Publishing 2012; US$ 11.99Conventional chronologies of world history concentrate on the reigns of kings and queens, the dates of battles and treaties, the publication dates of great books, the completion of famous buildings, the deaths of iconic figures, and the years of major discoveries. But there are other more interesting stories to tell - stories that don't usually... more...
History Without the Boring Bits
Quercus 2007; US$ 18.03Conventional chronologies of world history concentrate on the reigns of kings and queens, the dates of battles and treaties, the publication dates of great books, the completion of famous buildings, the deaths of iconic figures, and the years of major discoveries. But there are other more interesting stories to tell - stories that don't usually get... more...
A Dictionary of Scottish Phrase and Fable
Birlinn 2012; US$ 18.94This authoritative, entertaining and eminently browsable reference book, arranged in easily accessible A - Z format, is an absorbing and imaginative feast of Scottish lore, language, history and culture, from the mythical origins of the Scots in Scythia to the contemporary Scotland of the Holyrood parliament and Trainspotting. Here Tartan Tories rub... more...
Caught in the Crossfire
Birlinn 2012; US$ 8.44Scotland?s deadliest gang war of a generation ? the Daniel family versus the Lyons ? was sparked by a cocaine theft from a house party which unleashed a decade of murderous violence. Devastation ensued? beatings, slashings, abductions and torture. Homes were firebombed while children slept; witnesses were forced into protection and families ripped... more...
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