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  • The Red Flag

    A History of Communism

    de David Priestland ...
    "The best and the most accessible one-volume history of communism now available . . . A far-reaching, vividly written account." — Foreign AffairsIn The Red Flag, Oxford professor David Priestland tells the epic story of a movement that has taken root in dozens of countries across two hundred years, from its birth after the French Revolution to its ideological maturity in nineteenth-century Germany ... Leer más

    $14.39 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Merchant, Soldier, Sage

    A New History of Power

    de David Priestland ...
    A bold new interpretation of modern history as a struggle between three economic groupsWe are now living in an age of merchants, but it was not always so. The history of civilization, in large part, is a story of a battle between agrarian aristocracy, the military, and a class of learned experts, or priests. Yet in seventeenth-century England and in the Netherlands, another group entered the mêlée ... Leer más

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    FIC 2016 - “A História, com o seu cortejo de guerras, é um trajecto de inconsciência?”Andrew Roberts, David Priestland, Irene Pimentel, João Pereira Coutinho

    de João Pereira Coutinho, Irene Pimentel, David Priestland, Andrew Roberts ...
    Narrado por Andrew Roberts, David Priestland, Irene Pimentel, João Pereira Coutinho ...

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    1 horas 25 minutos

    " Organizado pela Câmara de Cascais e pelo grupo LeYa, o festival celebrou a cultura em todas as suas dimensões, da poesia ao cinema, passando pelo teatro e pela música. Centrado no universo dos livros, conversas com grandes nomes da cultura nacional e internacional." ... Leer más

    $1.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

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    Merchant, Soldier, Sage

    A History of the World in Three Castes

    de David Priestland ...
    Narrado por John Keating ...

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    13 hora 13 minutos

    A bold new interpretation of modern history as a struggle between three economic groupsWe are now living in an age of merchants, but it was not always so. The history of civilization, in large part, is a story of a battle between agrarian aristocracy, the military, and a class of learned experts, or priests. Yet in seventeenth-century England and in the Netherlands, another group entered the mêlée ... Leer más

    $22.99 USD

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    Enduring Tales of Debt, Wealth, Happiness, Greed, and Charity

    de Tad Crawford ...
    The Secret Life of Money leads readers on a fascinating journey to uncover the sources of our monetary desires. By understanding why money has the power to obsess us, we gain the power to end destructive patterns and discover riches of the soul. Midas who can turn all to gold, fishermen who will not share their catch, Dorothy and her companions on the golden road to the Emerald City, Scrooge who ... Leer más

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  • Warships After London

    The End of the Treaty Era in the Five Major Fleets, 1930–1936

    de John Jordan ...
    The acclaimed naval historian presents an authoritative study of how the 1930 Treaty of London influenced warship design in the years before WW2.After the Washington Naval Treaty of 1922 put a cap on the construction of capital ships and aircraft carriers, the major navies of the world began building 'treaty cruisers' and other warships that maximized power while abiding the restrictions. As the ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • The Hidden Beauty of the Microscopic World

    What the tiniest forms of life can tells us about existence and our place in the universe

    de James Weiss ...
    The videographer behind the Journey to the Microcosmos YouTube channel (386K subscribers) James Weiss presents a beginner's guide to the extremely small and utterly strange life that surrounds us.James Weiss was feeling lost in life when he first discovered his interest in the microscopic world. With his own microscope and a little homespun ingenuity, he began to capture thousands of hours of ... Leer más

    $21.59 USD

  • How Ike Led

    The Principles Behind Eisenhower's Biggest Decisions

    de Susan Eisenhower ...
    "Lays bare the essence of [President Eisenhower's] leadership in war and peace—his singular devotion to the unity and security of the American people." — The Wall Street JournalFew leaders have made decisions as momentous—and varied—as Dwight D. Eisenhower. From D-Day to Little Rock, from the Korean War to Cold War crises, from the Red Scare to the Missile Gap controversies, Ike was able to give ... Leer más

    $14.39 USD

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

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  • Reflections of Alan Turing

    A Relative Story

    de Dermot Turing ...
    Everyone knows the story of the codebreaker and computer science pioneer Alan Turing.Except …When Dermot Turing is asked about his famous uncle, people want to know more than the bullet points of his life. They want to know everything – was Alan Turing actually a codebreaker? What did he make of artificial intelligence? What is the significance of Alan Turing's trial, his suicide, the Royal Pardon ... Leer más

    $8.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Poor Richard's Women

    Deborah Read Franklin and the Other Women Behind the Founding Father

    de Nancy Rubin Stuart ...
    Meet the overlooked women in history who loved, nurtured, and defended the famed American scientist and founding father.“ . . . highlights a side of Ben Franklin too often ignored by historians . . . and provides a necessary reminder that the women who came into his life are as deserving of our attention as Ben himself.” —Carol Berkin, author of Revolutionary MothersEveryone knows Benjamin ... Leer más

    $14.99 USD

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  • Just Another Day in Vietnam

    de Keith M. Nightingale ...
    This military memoir examines one of the most vicious and tragically forgotten battles of the Vietnam War from a variety of perspectives.In June of 1967, the Viet Cong sought to isolate and destroy an elite South Vietnamese unit as part of a new offensive strategy. They sent a voluntary POW as an "informant" to dupe the 52nd Vietnamese Ranger Battalion into taking a dangerous position in the III ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Sleight of Mind

    75 Ingenious Paradoxes in Mathematics, Physics, and Philosophy

    de Matt Cook ...
    This “fun, brain-twisting book . . . will make you think” as it explores 75+ paradoxes in math, philosophy, physics, and social science (Sean Carroll, New York Times–bestselling author of Something Deeply Hidden).Paradox is a sophisticated kind of magic trick. A magician’s purpose is to create the appearance of impossibility, to pull a rabbit from an empty hat. Yet paradox doesn’t require ... Leer más

    $18.99 USD