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Inside The Stargazer's Palace
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In 1543 Nicolaus Copernicus declared the earth revolved around the Sun, upturning centuries of scholastic presumption and the teachings of the Ancients. We now see this as the beginning of the Scientific Revolution, heralding a new age: disenchanted, sceptical and free from mysticism. But omens, el...
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<p>In 1543 Nicolaus Copernicus declared the earth revolved around the Sun, upturning centuries of scholastic presumption and the teachings of the Ancients. We now see this as the beginning of the Scientific Revolution, heralding a new age: disenchanted, sceptical and free from mysticism.</p> <p>But omens, elixirs and alchemy were never far away from observations of the natural world that still hold true today. <em>Inside the Stargazer's Palace </em>lets us glimpse into the workshops, observatories and libraries that cultivated a multidisciplinary approach. As knowledge spread out from the church and technology took it across borders, nothing was beneath investigation. Only by exploring <em>everything </em>were great discoveries made.</p>
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At The Edge Of Empire
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When New York Times correspondent Edward Wong arrived in Beijing in 2008, he had a hopeful view of a coming Chinese century. Nearly sixty years earlier, his father held a similarly optimistic vision - and joined the People's Liberation Army to further Mao's revolution. But both men were forced to c...
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When New York Times correspondent Edward Wong arrived in Beijing in 2008, he had a hopeful view of a coming Chinese century. Nearly sixty years earlier, his father held a similarly optimistic vision - and joined the People's Liberation Army to further Mao's revolution. But both men were forced to confront the hard realities of Communist Party rule. Drawing on family interviews and his reporting, Edward Wong unveils the continuous inner history of China under Xi Jinping and Mao. But the parallel journeys of father and son also illustrate startling shifts over the decades. With beautiful writing, sweeping narrative, and news-breaking insight into contemporary China, At the Edge of Empire is required reading for anyone looking to understand global politics in the 21st century. Edward Wong takes the reader straight into the heart of the Hong Kong protests, the upheavals in Xinjiang and the halls of power in Beijing and Washington.
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Some Men In London- Queer Life, 1945-1959
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In the 1940s, it was believed that homosexuality had been becoming more widespread in the aftermath of war. A moral panic ensued, centred around London as the place to which gay men gravitated. In a major new anthology, Peter Parker explores what it was actually like for queer men in London in this...
<p>In the 1940s, it was believed that homosexuality had been becoming more widespread in the aftermath of war. A moral panic ensued, centred around London as the place to which gay men gravitated.<br/><br/>In a major new anthology, Peter Parker explores what it was actually like for queer men in London in this period, whether they were well-known figures such as John Gielgud, 'Chips' Channon and E.M. Forster, or living lives of quiet - or occasionally rowdy - anonymity in pubs, clubs, more public places of assignation, or at home. It is rich with letters, diaries, psychological textbooks, novels, films, plays and police records, covering a wide range of viewpoints, from those who deplored homosexuality to those who campaigned for its decriminalisation.<br/><br/>This first volume, from 1945 to 1959, details a community forced to live at constant risk of blackmail or prison. Yet it also shows a thriving and joyous subculture, one that enriched a mainstream culture often ignorant of its debt to gay creators. <i>Some Men In London</i> is a testament to queer life, which was always much more complex than newspapers, governments and the Metropolitan Police Force imagined.</p>
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Best Of Sweden
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Det bästa med Sverige är så mycket, och här är ett urval. Allt från kända svenskar till våra klassiska recept. Sveriges historia i korthet och vårt nuvarande kungapar. Kända svenskar presenteras med bild och text, bland annat Björn Borg, Max Martin, Greta Thunberg och Selma Lagerlöf. Abba och det s...
<p><b>Det bästa med Sverige är så mycket, och här är ett </b><b>urval. Allt från kända svenskar till våra klassiska recept. </b>Sveriges historia i korthet och vårt nuvarande kungapar. Kända svenskar presenteras med bild och text, bland annat Björn Borg, Max Martin, Greta Thunberg och Selma Lagerlöf. </p><p><b>Abba och det svenska popundret</b> får ett kapitel. Historia, låtar, framgångar och kuriosa. Svensk design har gjort avtryck i världen och har en given plats i det bästa av Sverige, Swedish Grace, Svenskt Tenn, IKEA och mycket mer.</p><p><b>Alfred Nobel och Nobelpriset</b> är något som Sverige är stolt över. Historik om Alfred Nobels liv och Nobelpriset samt ett urval pristagare. </p><p><b>Sveriges vackra natur och de femton världsarven</b> presenteras, bland annat Drottningholms slott, koppargruvan i Falun, vikingastaden Birka och Höga Kusten. Spotify, Minecraft och det svenska techundret behandlas i ett kapitel. </p><p>Ett kapitel med <b>typisk svensk mat, smörgåsbordet</b> och dessutom <b>klassisk svensk fika</b>, som kanelbullar, småkakor och semlor. Allt med recept. Engelsk text. Flera författare bidrar.</p><p></p><p>IN ENGLISH</p><p>The Best of Sweden, so many things, and here is a selection from <b>famous Swedes</b> to our <b>classic recipes and fika</b>, a brief <b>history of Sweden</b> and our current <b>King and Queen</b>. Famous Swedes, including Björn Borg, Max Martin, Greta Thunberg and Selma Lagerlöf, are presented with photos and text. There is a chapter on <b>ABBA </b>and the Swedish Pop Music Wonder with history, songs, successes and notable facts. <b>Swedish Design</b> has made a big impression around the world and has its given place in The Best of Sweden, Swedish Grace, Svenskt Tenn, IKEA and much more. </p><p><b>Alfred Nobel</b> and the Nobel Prize are both something that Sweden is very proud of. The history of Alfred Nobels life and the Nobel Prize are presented here together with a selection of the Nobel Laureates. </p><p><b>Swedens fantastic nature</b> and the fifteen World Heritage Sites in Sweden are included from Drottningholm Palace to the Falun Copper Mine, the Viking city of Birka, the High Coast and more. Spotify, Minecraft and the <b>Swedish Tech Wonder</b> are also featured in a chapter. Also included is a chapter on typical <b>Swedish food</b>, smorgasbord as well as classic <b>Swedish fika</b> with cinnamon buns, cookies and Fat Tuesday buns, complete with recipes. The text is in English, with selections by a number of different authors.</p><p>Richly illustrated.</p><p></p>
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The D-day Atlas
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A vivid re-creation of the D-Day invasion and its aftermath, told through detailed maps, authoritative text by a noted military historian and contemporary photographs. This powerful study chronicles the evolution of the invasion plan and culminates in a day-by-day account of the landings by sea and...
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<b>A vivid re-creation of the D-Day invasion and its aftermath, told through detailed maps, authoritative text by a noted military historian and contemporary photographs.</b><br/><br/>This powerful study chronicles the evolution of the invasion plan and culminates in a day-by-day account of the landings by sea and by air on the Normandy beaches, followed by the grim six-week struggle to break through the German defences. An important feature is the space devoted to the German point of view, based on the latest archival research, and the organization of the French Resistance in northern and western France.<br/><br/>At the heart of the book are 71 maps in full colour, many drawing in detail on those used by the Allies in 1944. Specially commissioned reconstruction drawings and contemporary photographs help bring the beaches and <i>bocage</i> of Normandy to life.
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The Northwomen
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For fans of provocative history and "Game of Thrones" alike, this revisionist narrative reveals how the little-known women of the Viking era shaped their world. Until Scandinavia converted to Christianity and came under the rule of powerful kings, the Vikings were a dominant force in the medieval w...
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<b>For fans of provocative history and "Game of Thrones" alike, this revisionist narrative reveals how the little-known women of the Viking era shaped their world.</b><br/><br/>Until Scandinavia converted to Christianity and came under the rule of powerful kings, the Vikings were a dominant force in the medieval world. Outfitted with wind-powered sailing ships, they left their mark, spreading terror across Europe, sacking cities, deposing kings, and ransacking entire economies. After the Vikings, the world was never the same.<br/><br/>But as much as we know about this celebrated culture, there is a large missing piece: its women. All but ignored by contemporary European writers, these shadowy figures were thought to have played little part in the famous feats of the Vikings, instead remaining at home as wives, mothers, and homemakers.<br/><br/>In this cutting-edge, revisionist portrait, renowned science journalist Heather Pringle turns those assumptions on their head, using the latest archaeological research and historical findings to reveal this group as they actually were. Members of a complex society rich in culture, courage, and a surprisingly modern gender ideology, the women of the Viking age were in fact forces to be reckoned with, serving as:<br/><br/><ul><li>Sorceresses</li><li>Warriors</li><li>Traders</li><li>Artisans</li><li>Explorers</li><li>Settlers</li><li>Landowners</li><li>Power brokers</li><li>Queens</li></ul><br/>Both ambitious and compelling, THE NORTHWOMEN is the true story of some of the most captivating figures of the Viking world-and what they reveal about the modern age.
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Hubris
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On 24 February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine in an escalation of the Russo-Ukraine conflict that began eight years earlier. But the roots of the conflict began long before that historic date. After the fall of communism, politicians, professors and the public thought that democracy would spread to E...
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On 24 February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine in an escalation of the Russo-Ukraine conflict that began eight years earlier. But the roots of the conflict began long before that historic date. After the fall of communism, politicians, professors and the public thought that democracy would spread to Eastern Europe and that these countries would share European values and beliefs. The EU, NATO and a host of NGOs set about encouraging this glorious future, expanding membership of the great institutions. The failure to achieve this is one of the most ironic aspects of the story of Western ambition since the end of the Cold War. And all concerned underestimated the effect on Russia. Especially the expansion of NATO. The Russian elite firmly believed that the US and Germany had promised them that NATO would not be extended to include the countries of the former Soviet bloc. Instead, in a stumbling progress witheringly described by Jonathan Haslam, successive American presidents distracted by domestic concerns found themselves going along with the absorption of Poland, the Czech republic and all the rest into the Western military alliance. They did not understand or care enough about the effects on Russia. The fledgling Russian democracy broke down and Vladimir Putin's personal dictatorship flourished, enhanced by the most corrupt form of oligarchic capitalism. This occurred while Russia was painfully isolated, removed from the larger institutions and communities that offered status and security. Every condescending reminder that Russia was a Power of the second rank exacerbated a grievous sense of loss. And the direct heirs of that state - whether in the fighting services, the secret intelligence services or the diplomatic service - suffered humiliation and innumerable slights: constant reminders of the indignity of their country's sudden impoverishment and impotence. This story, of European pride and pathological Russian resentment, is what lies behind the war in Ukraine. In <i>Hubris</i>, Jonathan Haslam, one of the world's greatest experts on Russian foreign policy and espionage, examines with chilling realism and caustic wit one of the most intractable issues of our time.
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