 | Turkey A Short History
Norman Stone | "Stones irreverent narrative is a spur to read more about a forgotten power that is central to Europe's history". ("The Financial Times"). "Arresting authoritative and measured "Stones Turkey" breaks the popular mould and introduces its readers to a place beyond their presumptions". ("The Sunday Times"). "A fanfare for modern Turkey and a vivid, provocative, often funny, always insightful account of how it came about... | $19.95 | |
 | The Man Who Deciphered Linear B
The Story of Michael Ventris
Andrew Robinson | Linear B is Europe's oldest readable writing, dating from the middle of the second millennium BC. This book, newly available in paperback, tells the life story of Michael Ventris, interlaced with that of his decipherment of Linear B. First discovered in 1900, on clay tablets among the ruins of the Palace of Minos at Knossos, Crete, it remained a mystery for over fifty years until 1952... | $17.95 | |
 | Archaeology:Theories Method and Practice
Colin Renfrew & Paul Bahn | This is the sixth edition of the bestselling introduction to archaeology, printed in full colour for the first time, with hundreds of photographs and diagrams. It has been given the most thorough updating and reorganization since it was first published, providing coverage of all the major developments in archaeological method, science, technology and theory... | $64.00 | |
 | The World of the Book
Des Cowley & Clare Williamson
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All earthly existence must ultimately be contained in a book. From the earliest known myths and legends to postmodern fictions, books are mirrors of real worlds, windows into imagined worlds and keepers of powerful ideas. Beautifully illustrated, The World of the Book is a celebration of this age-old tradition... | $14.95 | |
 | Bible Now
Richard Elliott Friedman & Shawna Dolansky | For millennia, people have used the Bible as a touchstone on important social and political questions, and rightly so. But many use the Bible simply as a weapon to wield against opponents in a variety of debates--without knowing what the Bible actually says about the issue in question. In The Bible Now, two respected biblical scholars tell us carefully what the Bible says or does not say about a wide range of issues... | $33.95 | |
 | The Book of Common Prayer
The Texts of 1549, 1559, and 1662
Brian Cummings | 'In the midst of life we are in death' The words of the Book of Common Prayer have permeated deep into the English language all over the world. For nearly 500 years, and for countless people, it has provided a background fanfare for a marriage or a funeral march at a burial. Yet this familiarity also hides a violent and controversial history... | $32.95 | |
 | Australia and Appeasement
Imperial Foreign Policy and the Origins of World War II
Christopher Waters | On 3 September 1939, Robert Menzies, the Australian Prime Minister, broadcast to the Australian people the news that their country was at war with Germany. He outlined how every effort had been made to maintain the peace by keeping the door open to a negotiated settlement... | $39.95 | |
 | Complete History of the World: The Times | From cavemen to the Cold War, from Alexander the Great to global warming, from warfare through the ages to the great voyages of exploration, THE TIMES COMPLETE HISTORY OF THE WORLD is the book that has all the answers, the detail and the authoritative text in one breathtaking single historical source... | $30.00 | |
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