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  • The Medici

    by Paul Strathern ...
    Series series Italian Histories
    A dazzling history of the modest family that rose to become one of the most powerful in Europe, The Medici is a remarkably modern story of power, money, and ambition. Against the background of an age that saw the rebirth of ancient and classical learning Paul Strathern explores the intensely dramatic rise and fall of the Medici family in Florence, as well as the Italian Renaissance which they did ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Mendeleyev's Dream

    by Paul Strathern ...
    ****One of Bill Gates' Top Five Book Recommendations*The wondrous and illuminating story of humankind's quest to discover the fundamentals of chemistry, culminating in Mendeleyev's dream of the Periodic Table.**In 1869 Russian scientist Dmitri Mendeleyev was puzzling over a way to bring order to the fledgling science of chemistry. Wearied by the effort, he fell asleep at his desk. What he dreamed ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Dark Brilliance

    The Age of Reason: From Descartes to Peter the Great

    by Paul Strathern ...
    A sweeping history of The Age of Reason, revealing how—although it was a time of great progress—it was also an era of brutality and intolerance with a very human cost.During the 1600s—between the end of the Renaissance and the start of the Enlightenment—Europe lived through an era known as The Age of Reason. This was a revolutionary period that saw great advances in areas such as art, science, ... Read more

    $22.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobooks

    Also available as: Audiobooks

  • The Artist, the Philosopher, and the Warrior

    The Intersecting Lives of Da Vinci, Machiavelli, and Borgia and the World They Shaped

    by Paul Strathern ...
    Leonardo da Vinci, Niccolò Machiavelli, and Cesare Borgia—three iconic figures whose intersecting lives provide the basis for this astonishing work of narrative history. They could not have been more different, and they would meet only for a short time in 1502, but the events that transpired when they did would significantly alter each man’s perceptions—and the course of Western history.In 1502, ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • The Florentines

    From Dante to Galileo: The Transformation of Western Civilization

    by Paul Strathern ...
    Series series Italian Histories
    A sweeping and magisterial four-hundred-year history of both the city and the people who gave birth to the Renaissance.Between the birth of Dante in 1265 and the death of Galileo in 1642, something happened that transformed the entire culture of western civilization. Painting, sculpture, and architecture would all visibly change in such a striking fashion that there could be no going back on what ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Borgias

    by Paul Strathern ...
    Series series Italian Histories
    The Borgia family have become a byword for evil. Corruption, incest, ruthless megalomania, avarice and vicious cruelty—all have been associated with their name. And yet, paradoxically, this family lived when the Renaissance was coming into its full flowering in Italy. Examples of infamy flourished alongside some of the finest art produced in western history.This is but one of several paradoxes ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • Death in Florence

    by Paul Strathern ...
    Series series Italian Histories
    By the end of the fifteenth century, Florence was well established as the home of the Renaissance. As generous patrons to the likes of Botticelli and Michelangelo, the ruling Medici embodied the progressive humanist spirit of the age, and in Lorenzo de' Medici they possessed a diplomat capable of guarding the militarily weak city in a climate of constantly shifting allegiances. In Savonarola, an ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Napoleon in Egypt

    by Paul Strathern ...
    “Europe is a molehill….”Everything here is worn out…tiny Europe has not enough to offer.We must set off for the Orient; that is where all the greatest glory is to be achieved.” —NapoleonNapoleon’s invasion of Egypt was the first Western attack in modern times on a Middle Eastern country. In this remarkably rich and eminently readable historical account, acclaimed author Paul Strathern reconstructs ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Empire

    by Paul Strathern ...
    Eminent historian Paul Strathern opens the story of Empire with the Akkadian civilization, which ruled over a vast expanse of the region of ancient Mesopotamia, then turns to the immense Roman Empire, where we trace back our Western and Eastern roots. Next the narrative describes how a great deal of Western Classical culture was developed in the Abbasid and Umayyid Caliphates. Then, while Europe ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • Ten Cities that Led the World

    From Ancient Foundations to Modern Powerhouses – a remarkable history

    by Paul Strathern ...
    'A book of ideas [...] Strathern ably guides us through these moments of glory.' -- The Times*****Great cities are complex, chaotic and colossal. These are cities that dominate the world stage and define eras; where ideas flourish, revolutions are born and history is made.**Through ten unique cities, from the founding of ancient capitals to buzzing modern megacities, Paul Strathern explores how ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Other Renaissance

    From Copernicus to Shakespeare: How the Renaissance in Northern Europe Transformed the World

    by Paul Strathern ...
    An original, illuminating history of the northern European Renaissance in art, science, and philosophy, which often rivaled its Italian counterpart.It is generally accepted that the European Renaissance began in Italy.However, a historical transformation of similar magnitude also took place in northern Europe at the same time. This "Other Renaissance" was initially centered on the city of Bruges ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

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    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Venetians

    by Paul Strathern ...
    The Republic of Venice was the first great economic, cultural, and naval power of the modern Western world. After winning the struggle for ascendency in the late 13th century, the Republic enjoyed centuries of unprecedented glory and built a trading empire which at its apogee reached as far afield as China, Syria, and West Africa. This golden period only drew to an end with the Republic’s eventual ... Read more

    $11.99 USD