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The Earth Transformed

An Untold History

by Peter Frankopan ...

A NEW YORKER BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • A revolutionary new history that reveals how climate change has dramatically shaped the development—and demise—of civilizations across time*The ebook edition now includes endnotes. Anyone who purchased the book previously can re-download this updated edition and access the notes.*Global warming is one of the greatest dangers mankind faces today. Even as ... Read more

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A NEW YORKER BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • A revolutionary new history that reveals how climate change has dramatically shaped the development—and demise—of civilizations across time*The ebook edition now includes endnotes. Anyone who purchased the book previously can re-download this updated edition and access the notes.*Global warming is one of the greatest dangers mankind faces today. Even as
... Read more

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The Silk Roads

A New History of the World

by Peter Frankopan ...

INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • Far more than a history of the Silk Roads, this book is truly a revelatory new history of the world, promising to destabilize notions of where we come from and where we are headed next."A rare book that makes you question your assumptions about the world.” —The Wall Street JournalFrom the Middle East and its political instability to China and its economic rise, the vast ... Read more

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INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • Far more than a history of the Silk Roads, this book is truly a revelatory new history of the world, promising to destabilize notions of where we come from and where we are headed next."A rare book that makes you question your assumptions about the world.” —The Wall Street JournalFrom the Middle East and its political instability to China and its economic rise, the vast
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The New Silk Roads

The New Asia and the Remaking of the World Order

by Peter Frankopan ...

From the bestselling author of The Silk Roads comes an updated, timely, and visionary book about the dramatic and profound changes our world is undergoing right now—as seen from the perspective of the rising powers of the East."All roads used to lead to Rome. Today they lead to Beijing." So argues Peter Frankopan in this revelatory new book.In the age of Brexit and Trump, the West is buffeted by ... Read more

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From the bestselling author of The Silk Roads comes an updated, timely, and visionary book about the dramatic and profound changes our world is undergoing right now—as seen from the perspective of the rising powers of the East."All roads used to lead to Rome. Today they lead to Beijing." So argues Peter Frankopan in this revelatory new book.In the age of Brexit and Trump, the West is buffeted by
... Read more
The First Crusade

The Call from the East

by Peter Frankopan ...

According to tradition, the First Crusade began at the instigation of Pope Urban II and culminated in July 1099, when thousands of western European knights liberated Jerusalem from the rising menace of Islam. But what if the First Crusade’s real catalyst lay far to the east of Rome? In this groundbreaking book, countering nearly a millennium of scholarship, Peter Frankopan reveals the untold ... Read more

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According to tradition, the First Crusade began at the instigation of Pope Urban II and culminated in July 1099, when thousands of western European knights liberated Jerusalem from the rising menace of Islam. But what if the First Crusade’s real catalyst lay far to the east of Rome? In this groundbreaking book, countering nearly a millennium of scholarship, Peter Frankopan reveals the untold
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The Earth Transformed - Illustrated Edition

by Professor Peter Frankopan ...

Illustrated by Mr Rômolo D’Hipólito ...

From multi-award-winning author Peter Frankopan now comes a dazzling illustrated edition of his bestselling book, The Earth Transformed: An Untold History.Featuring bold and captivating artwork from Romolo D'Hipolito, The Earth Transformed: Illustrated Edition guides readers on an extraordinary journey through the history of our world – like nothing they've ever seen before! Illuminating the way ... Read more

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From multi-award-winning author Peter Frankopan now comes a dazzling illustrated edition of his bestselling book, The Earth Transformed: An Untold History.Featuring bold and captivating artwork from Romolo D'Hipolito, The Earth Transformed: Illustrated Edition guides readers on an extraordinary journey through the history of our world – like nothing they've ever seen before! Illuminating the way
... Read more
The Silk Roads

The extraordinary history that created your world – Illustrated Edition

Illustrated by Neil Packer ...

by Professor Peter Frankopan ...

A stunning illustrated edition of the International bestselling book, now in full color and accessible for young readers.Set your sails east with this stunningly original new history of the world. Peter Frankopan explores the connections made by people, trade, disease, war, religion, adventure, science and technology in this extraordinary book about how the east married the west with a remarkable ... Read more

$15.49 USD

A stunning illustrated edition of the International bestselling book, now in full color and accessible for young readers.Set your sails east with this stunningly original new history of the world. Peter Frankopan explores the connections made by people, trade, disease, war, religion, adventure, science and technology in this extraordinary book about how the east married the west with a remarkable
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A Chronology of the Crusades

by Timothy Venning, Peter Frankopan ...

A Chronology of the Crusades provides a day-by-day development of the Crusading movement, the Crusades and the states created by them through the medieval period. Beginning in the run-up to the First Crusade in 1095, to the fall of Constantinople in 1453, and ending with the Turkish attack on Belgrade in 1456, this reference is a comprehensive guide to the events of each Crusade, concentrating on ... Read more

$63.99 USD

A Chronology of the Crusades provides a day-by-day development of the Crusading movement, the Crusades and the states created by them through the medieval period. Beginning in the run-up to the First Crusade in 1095, to the fall of Constantinople in 1453, and ending with the Turkish attack on Belgrade in 1456, this reference is a comprehensive guide to the events of each Crusade, concentrating on
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Pursuit

The Balvenie Stories Collection

by Alex Preston, Eley Williams, David Szalay, Kamila Shamsie, Max Porter, Sara Collins, Daisy Johnson, Tash Aw, Peter Frankopan, Yan Ge0, Lawrence Osborne1, Katharine Kilalea2, Michael Donkor3, Benjamin Markovits4, Sarah Churchwell5 ...

What is it to pursue a goal, to strive for an ideal, to follow a dream?These are the questions explored by The Balvenie in this unique collection compiled by award-winning novelist Alex Preston. The stories – from some of the brightest and most exciting voices writing today – tell of determination, endeavour and perseverance against the odds. They range across wildly different contexts and ... Read more

$11.59 USD

What is it to pursue a goal, to strive for an ideal, to follow a dream?These are the questions explored by The Balvenie in this unique collection compiled by award-winning novelist Alex Preston. The stories – from some of the brightest and most exciting voices writing today – tell of determination, endeavour and perseverance against the odds. They range across wildly different contexts and
... Read more
Revisiting the Byzantine Commonwealth

Nodes, Networks, and Spheres

by Jonathan Shepard, Peter Frankopan ...

Series series Oxford Studies in Byzantium
Pinning down Byzantium (or East Rome) is as difficult today as it was for contemporaries during its 1,000-year-long existence. Dimitri Obolensky sought to characterize its impact on Eastern Europe in his classic The Byzantine Commonwealth, focusing on the elements of religious doctrine, rites, and law which ruling elites there took from the emperor acting in tandem with the Constantinopolitan ... Read more

$166.49 USD

Pinning down Byzantium (or East Rome) is as difficult today as it was for contemporaries during its 1,000-year-long existence. Dimitri Obolensky sought to characterize its impact on Eastern Europe in his classic The Byzantine Commonwealth, focusing on the elements of religious doctrine, rites, and law which ruling elites there took from the emperor acting in tandem with the Constantinopolitan
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The Silk Roads

A New History of the World

by Peter Frankopan ...

Narrated by Laurence Kennedy ...

Unabridged

24 hours 4 min

**“This is history on a grand scale, with a sweep and ambition that is rare… A proper historical epic of dazzling range and achievement.” —William Dalrymple, The GuardianThe epic history of the crossroads of the world—the meeting place of East and West and the birthplace of civilization**It was on the Silk Roads that East and West first encountered each other through trade and conquest, leading to ... Read more

$32.50 USD

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**“This is history on a grand scale, with a sweep and ambition that is rare… A proper historical epic of dazzling range and achievement.” —William Dalrymple, The GuardianThe epic history of the crossroads of the world—the meeting place of East and West and the birthplace of civilization**It was on the Silk Roads that East and West first encountered each other through trade and conquest, leading to
... Read more

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The New Silk Roads

The Present and Future of the World

by Peter Frankopan ...

Narrated by Leighton Pugh ...

Unabridged

6 hours 44 min

From the bestselling author of The Silk Roads comes an updated, timely, and visionary book about the dramatic and profound changes our world is undergoing right now—as seen from the perspective of the rising powers of the East."All roads used to lead to Rome. Today they lead to Beijing." So argues Peter Frankopan in this revelatory new book.In the age of Brexit and Trump, the West is buffeted by ... Read more

$17.99 USD

From the bestselling author of The Silk Roads comes an updated, timely, and visionary book about the dramatic and profound changes our world is undergoing right now—as seen from the perspective of the rising powers of the East."All roads used to lead to Rome. Today they lead to Beijing." So argues Peter Frankopan in this revelatory new book.In the age of Brexit and Trump, the West is buffeted by
... Read more
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The Earth Transformed

An Untold History

by Peter Frankopan ...

Narrated by Peter Frankopan ...

Unabridged

29 hours 11 min

A revolutionary new history that reveals how climate change has dramatically shaped the development—and demise—of civilizations across timeGlobal warming is one of the greatest dangers mankind faces today. Even as temperatures increase, sea levels rise, and natural disasters escalate, our current environmental crisis feels difficult to predict and understand. But climate change and its effects on ... Read more

$32.50 USD

Also available as: eBook

A revolutionary new history that reveals how climate change has dramatically shaped the development—and demise—of civilizations across timeGlobal warming is one of the greatest dangers mankind faces today. Even as temperatures increase, sea levels rise, and natural disasters escalate, our current environmental crisis feels difficult to predict and understand. But climate change and its effects on
... Read more

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