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| "The Penguin Historical Atlas of Ancient Civilizations by John Haywood (Paperback, 2005)" |
| "This new historical atlas - richly illustrated with photographs artwork recreations and full-colour maps - explores the world's earliest civilisations from the first farming settlements of Mesopotamia via Egypt Greece and Rome to the civilisations of the Far East Europe and America Informatively written and ideal for both students and the general reader it plots the rise and fall of empires the nature of different societies and the evolution of technology"
Price: 8.99 |
| "The Penguin Historical Atlas of the Medieval World by Andrew Jotischky, Caroline Hull (Paperback, 2005)" |
| "This new historical atlas - richly illustrated with photographs artwork recreations and full-colour maps - explores the Middle Ages from the coming of the barbarian invasions in the fourth century to the first voyages to the New World in the sixteenth Coverage of major events - the Hundred Years' War the Christian Reconquest of Spain - is supplemented by discussion of such key topics as the medieval economy the growth of towns and the spread of printing resulting in a rich and multi-faceted introduction to Europe and its neighbours in the Middle Ages"
Price: 8.99 |
| "Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell (Paperback, 2006)" |
| "An art expert instantly spots a fake A cop decides whether to shoot A psychologist accurately predicts a couple&39;s future in minutes This book is about those moments when we &39;know&39; something without knowing why It shows that honing your instincts could change the way you think about thinking forever &39;Trust my snap judgement buy this book you&39;ll be delighted&39; David Brooks The New York Times&39;Fiendishly clever&39; Evening Standard&39;Superb this wonderful book should be compulsory reading&39; New Statesman &39;Provocative fascinating radical&39; Fergal Byrne Financial Times"
Price: 7.49 |
| "How Language Works by David Crystal (Paperback, 2006)" |
| "In this fascinating survey of everything from how sounds become speech to how names work David Crystal answers every question you might ever have had about the nuts and bolts of language in his usual highly illuminating way Along the way we find out about eyebrow flashes whistling languages how parents teach their children to speak how politeness travels across languages and how the way we talk show not just how old we are but where we're from and even who we want to be"
Price: 7.99 |
| "The Stories of English by David Crystal (Paperback, 2005)" |
| "When and why did 'thou' disappear from Standard English? Would a Victorian Cockney have said 'observation' or 'hobservation'? Was Jane Austen making a mistake when she wrote 'Jenny and James are walked to Charmonth this afternoon'?This superbly well-informed - and also wonderfully entertaining - history of the English language answers all these questions showing how the many strands of English (Standard English dialect and slang among them) developed to create the richly-varied language of today"
Price: 9.99 |
| "The Hammer and the Cross: A New History of the Vikings by Robert Ferguson (Paperback, 2010)" |
| "For those living outside Scandinavia the Viking Age effectively began in 793 with an attack on the monastery at Lindisfarne a characteristically violent harbinger of what was in store for Britain and much of Europe from the Vikings for the next 300 years until the final destruction of the heathen temple to the Norse gods at Uppsala around 1090 Robert Ferguson is a sure guide across what he calls 'the treacherous marches which divide legend from fact in Viking Age history' His long familiarity with the literary culture of Scandinavia - the eddas the poetry of the skalds and the sagas - is combined with the latest archaeological discoveries and the evidence of picture-stones runes ships and objects scattered all over northern Europe to make the most convincing modern portrait of the Viking Age in any language The Hammer and the Cross ranges from Scandinavia itself to Kievan Rus and Byzantium in the east to Iceland Greenland and the north American settlements in the west Beyond its geographical boundaries the book takes us on a journey to a misty region inhabited by Hallfred the Troublesome Poet Harald Bluetooth Ragnar Hairy-Breeches Ivar the Boneless and Eyvind the Plagiarist in which literature history and myth dissolve into one another"
Price: 8.99 |
| "The Trouble with Physics: The Rise of String Theory, The Fall of a Science and What Comes Next by Lee Smolin (Paperback,..." |
| "The Trouble with Physics is a groundbreaking account of the state of modern physics of how we got from Einstein and Relativity through quantum mechanics to the strange and bizarre predictions of string theory full of unseen dimensions and multiple universes Lee Smolin not only provides a brilliant layman's overview of current research as we attempt to build a 'theory of everything' but also questions many of the assumptions that lie behind string theory In doing so he describes some of the daring outlandish ideas that will propel research in years to come"
Price: 8.99 |
| "The Penguin Dictionary of Philosophy by Penguin Books Ltd (Paperback, 2005)" |
| "A definitive workexplains clearly and succinctly concepts and theories at the heart of European and American philosophy' - Brenda AlmondWhat do philosophers mean by 'absolute' and 'akrasia'? What are 'Polish notation' and 'prime matter'? What contributions to human thought were made by Plato Machiavelli Kant and Derrida? These questions and many more are answered by this illuminating dictionary which draws on contributions from over 100 leading philosophers"
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| "The Penguin Historical Atlas of the British Empire by Nigel Dalziel (Paperback, 2006)" |
| "The Penguin Historical Atlas of the British Empire traces the emergence of the world's greatest empire from its earliest beginnings in the British Isles through its ascendancy in Victorian times to its ultimate collapse in the mid-20th century It examines the impact of British dominance in America India and Africa and the enormous changes brought by Britain's settlement of Australasia Coverage of major events - the colonization of Ireland the American Revolution the South African wars - is complemented by discussion of themes such as Imperial exploitation and trade hunting for plants and animals the Imperial exhibitions and the importance of British naval power Also assessed are the impact of the Empire on different areas of the world and the legacy it has bestowed Richly illustrated with photographs and full-colour maps this is an illuminating and multi-faceted one-volume introduction to the rise and fall of the British Empire"
Price: 10.49 |
| "The End of Poverty: How We Can Make it Happen in Our Lifetime by Jeffrey Sachs (Paperback, 2005)" |
| "Jeffrey Sachs draws on his remarkable 25 years' experience to offer a thrilling and inspiring vision of the keys to economic success in the world today Marrying vivid storytelling with acute analysis he sets the stage by drawing a conceptual map of the world economy and explains why over the past 200 years wealth and poverty have diverged and evolved across the planet and why the poorest nations have been so markedly unable to escape the trap of poverty Sachs tells the remarkable stories of his own work in Bolivia Poland Russia India China and Africa to bring readers with him to an understanding of the different problems countries face In the end readers will be left not with an understanding of how daunting the world's problems are but how solvable they are - and why making the effort is both our moral duty and in our own interests"
Price: 8.99 |
| "Meditations by Marcus Aurelius (Paperback, 2004)" |
| "Throughout history some books have changed the world They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other They have inspired debate dissent war and revolution They have enlightened outraged provoked and comforted They have enriched lives - and destroyed them Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers pioneers radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization and helped make us who we are"
Price: 4.49 |
| "The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli (Paperback, 2004)" |
| "Throughout history some books have changed the world They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other They have inspired debate dissent war and revolution They have enlightened outraged provoked and comforted They have enriched lives - and destroyed them Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers pioneers radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization and helped make us who we are"
Price: 4.49 |
| "The Social Contract by Jean-Jacques Rousseau (Paperback, 2004)" |
| "Throughout history some books have changed the world They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other They have inspired debate dissent war and revolution They have enlightened outraged provoked and comforted They have enriched lives - and destroyed them Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers pioneers radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization and helped make us who we are"
Price: 4.49 |
| "A Vindication of the Rights of Woman by Mary Wollstonecraft (Paperback, 2004)" |
| "Throughout history some books have changed the world They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other They have inspired debate dissent war and revolution They have enlightened outraged provoked and comforted They have enriched lives - and destroyed them Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers pioneers radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization and helped make us who we are"
Price: 4.49 |
| "On the Pleasure of Hating by William Hazlitt (Paperback, 2004)" |
| "Throughout history some books have changed the world They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other They have inspired debate dissent war and revolution They have enlightened outraged provoked and comforted They have enriched lives - and destroyed them Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers pioneers radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization and helped make us who we are"
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| "On Natural Selection by Charles Darwin (Paperback, 2004)" |
| "Throughout history some books have changed the world They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other They have inspired debate dissent war and revolution They have enlightened outraged provoked and comforted They have enriched lives - and destroyed them Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers pioneers radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization and helped make us who we are"
Price: 4.49 |
| "A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf (Paperback, 2004)" |
| "Throughout history some books have changed the world They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other They have inspired debate dissent war and revolution They have enlightened outraged provoked and comforted They have enriched lives - and destroyed them Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers pioneers radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization and helped make us who we are"
Price: 4.49 |
| "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything by Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner (Paperback,..." |
| "Assume nothing question everything This is the message at the heart of Freakonomics Levitt and Dubner&39;s rule-breaking iconoclastic book about crack dealers cheating teachers and bizarre baby names that turned everyone&39;s view of the world upside-down and became an international multi-million-copy-selling phenomenon &39;Prepare to be dazzled&39; Malcolm Gladwell&39;A sensation you&39;ll be stimulated provoked and entertained Of how many books can that be said?&39; Sunday Telegraph&39;Has you chuckling one minute and gasping in amazement the next&39; Wall Street Journal&39;Dazzling a delight&39; Economist&39;Made me laugh out loud&39; Scotland on Sunday"
Price: 7.49 |
| "Black Diamonds: The Rise and Fall of an English Dynasty by Catherine Bailey (Paperback, 2008)" |
| "Catherine Bailey's Black Diamonds is an extraordinary tale of family feuds forbidden love civil unrest and the downfall of a mining dynastyWentworth in Yorkshire was surrounded by 70 collieries employing tens of thousands of men It is the finest and largest Georgian house in Britain andbelonged to the Fitzwilliam family It is England's forgotten palace which belonged to Britain's richest aristocrats Black Diamonds tells the story of its demise family feuds forbidden love class war and a tragic and violent death played their part But coal one of the most emotive issues in twentieth century British politics lies at its heart This is the extraordinary story of how the fabric of English society shifted beyond recognition in fifty turbulent years in the twentieth century'Magnificent peels back the grand facade of Wentworth toreveal a family riven with fueds mental illness and forbidden love' Tatler'A compelling new history fascinating insights into the dynasty that once ruled this Yorkshire roost' Daily Mail'An aristocratic tale of epic proportions this gripping novel cleverly interweaves interviews letters and historical fact Fascinating' Easy LivingCatherine Bailey read history at Oxford University She is a successful award-winning television producer and director making a range of critically acclaimed documentary films inspired by her interest in twentieth century history She is the author of Black Diamonds and The Secret Rooms A True Gothic Mystery She lives in West London"
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| "The Penguin Book of Classical Myths by Jennifer R. March (Paperback, 2009)" |
| "What were the twelve labours of Herakles? Why did Zeus turn himself into a shower of gold? What was the name of the guard-dog of the Underworld? Which two-faced Roman god gave his name to the month January? What is the answer to the riddle of the Sphinx?The myths of ancient Greece and Rome are the most dramatic and unforgettable tales of love war heroism and betrayal ever told Whether it's Ikaros flying too close to the sun Prometheus stealing fire from the gods or the tragedy of Oedipus their characters have inspired art literature plays and films and constellations named after them fill the night sky But how much do you really know about them?From the clash of the Titans to the fall of Troy here are the greatest legends of all time brilliantly retold by classical scholar Jenny March All the heroes monsters villains gods and goddesses of classical civilization are included; the epic journeys of Odysseus and Aeneas; the founding of Athens and Rome; the quests of Jason seeking the Golden Fleece and Theseus slaying the minotaur Giving the origins development and interpretation of each myth this is the essential guide to the stories that have shaped our world"
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| "De-junk Your Mind: Simple Solutions for Positive Living by Dawna Walter (Paperback, 2005)" |
| "Free your mind and become the person you want to beLike physical clutter in your home mental clutter slowly fills up your head making it hard to think and act clearly This includes attitudes learned as a child and bad habits that develop over time both made worse by a self-destructive cycle of judging the future by the negative experiences of the pastLuckily it's simple to de-junk your mind By assessing your attitudes beliefs and habits you can easily identify the ones that are holding you backThis book will empower you with- Exercises to gain confidence and let go of unwanted feelings - Strategies for replacing negative thought patterns with positive thinking - Communication techniques that will help you speak up and achieve your goals- Ways to keep things in perspective and look for solutions rather than problemsDe-junk Your Mind is packed with practical exercises and a big dose of tough love - it's time to take the plunge and change life for the better Once you shed your mental clutter you will feel lighter more energetic and ready to seize each new day"
Price: 6.99 |
| "Travels with Herodotus by Ryszard Kapuscinski (Paperback, 2008)" |
| "Travels with Herodotus records how Kapuscinski set out on his first forays - to India China and Africa - with the great Greek historian constantly in his pocket He sees Louis Armstrong in Khartoum visits Dar-es-Salaam arrives in Algiers in time for a coup when nothing seems to happen (but he sees the Mediterranean for the first time) At every encounter with a new culture Kapuscinski plunges in curious and observant thirsting to understand its history its thought its people And he reads Herodotus so much that he often feels he is embarking on two journeys - the first his assignment as a reporter the second following Herodotus&39; expeditions"
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| "The Old Ways: A Journey on Foot by Robert Macfarlane (Paperback, 2013)" |
| "SHORTLISTED FOR THE SAMUEL JOHNSON PRIZE 2012THE SUNDAY TIMES 3 BESTSELLERThe genre-defining book by acclaimed nature writer Robert Macfarlane travel Britain's ancient paths and discover the secrets of this beautiful underappreciated landscapeFollowing the tracks holloways drove-roads and sea paths that form part of a vast ancient network of routes criss-crossing the British Isles and beyond Robert Macfarlane discovers a lost world - a landscape of the feet and the mind of pilgrimage and ritual of stories and ghosts; above all of the places and journeys which inspire and inhabit our imaginations'Really do love it He has a rare physical intelligence and affords total immersion in place elements and the passage of time wonderful' Antony Gormley'A marvellous marriage of scholarship imagination and evocation of place I always feel exhilarated after reading Macfarlane' Penelope Lively'Macfarlane immerses himself in regions we may have thought familiar resurrecting them newly potent and sometimes beautifully strange In a moving achievement he returns our heritage to us' Colin Thubron'Every Robert MacFarlane book offers beautiful writing bold journeys With its global reach and mysterious Sebaldian structure this is MacFarlane's most important book yet' David Rothenberg author of Survival of the Beautiful and Thousand Mile Song'Luminous possessing a seemingly paradoxical combination of the dream-like and the hyper-vigilant The Old Ways is as with all of Macfarlane's work a magnificent read Each sentence can carry astonishing discovery' Rick Bass US novelist and nature writer'The Old Ways confirms Robert Macfarlane's reputation as one of the most eloquent and observant of contemporary writers about nature' Scotland on Sunday'Sublime writing sets the imagination tingling Macfarlane's way of writing is free exploratory rambling and haphazard but resourceful individual following his own whims and laying an irresistible trail for readers to follow' Sunday Times'Macfarlane relishes wild as well as old places He writes about both beautifully I love to read Macfarlane' John Sutherland Financial Times'Read this and it will be impossible to take an unremarkable walk again' Metro"
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| "'What Do You Care What Other People Think?': Further Adventures of a Curious Character by Richard P. Feynman (Paperback,..." |
| "What Do You Care What Other People Think? Further Adventures of a Curious Character is a captivating collection of reminiscences from freewheeling scientific genius Richard P Feynman Richard Feynman - Nobel Laureate teacher and iconic intellect - possessed an unquenchable thirst for an adventure and an unparalleled gift for telling the extraordinary stories of his life In this collection of short pieces Feynman describes everything from his love of beauty to college pranks to how his father taught him to think He takes us behind the scenes of the space shuttle Challenger investigation where he dramatically revealed the cause of the disaster with a simple experiment And he tells us of how he met his beloved first wife Arlene and their brief time together before her death Sometimes intensely moving sometimes funny these writings are infused with Feynman's curiosity and passion for life 'Feynman's voice echoes raw and direct through these pages' The New York Times 'Outrageously gifted iconoclastic irrepressible Richard Feynman still has the capacity to suprise' Observer 'One of the greatest minds of the twentieth century he was also stubborn irreverent playful intensely curious and highly original in practically everything he did' New York Review of Books 'If more scientists were like Feynman the world really would be a better and better understood place' Independent on Sunday Richard P Feynman (1918-1988) was one of this century's most brilliant theoretical physicists and original thinkers Feynman's other books also available in Penguin include QED Six Easy Pieces Six Not-so-Easy Pieces Don't You Have Time to Think The Pleasure of Finding Things Out What Do You Care What Other People Think? and The Meaning of it All"
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| "Gang Leader for a Day by Sudhir Venkatesh (Paperback, 2009)" |
| "Sudhir Venkatesh the young sociologist who became famous in Freakonomics (Why do drug dealers still live with their moms?) describes his time living with the gangs on the Southside of Chicago and answers another question what&39;s it like to live in hell?In the Robert Taylor Homes projects on Chicago&39;s South Side Sudhir befriends JT a gang leader for the Black Kings As he slowly gains JT&39;s trust one day in order to convince Sudhir of his own CEO-like qualities JT makes him leader of the gang Why does JT make his henchmen the &39;shorties&39; stay in school? What is the difference between a &39;regular&39; hustler and a &39;hype&39; - and is Peanut telling him the truth about which she is? And when the FBI finally starts cracking down on the Black Kings is it time to get out - or is it too late?"
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| "Byzantium: The Surprising Life of a Medieval Empire by Judith Herrin (Paperback, 2008)" |
| "For a thousand years an extraordinary empire made possible Europe's transition to the modern world Byzantium An audacious and resilient but now little known society it combined orthodox Christianity with paganism classical Greek learning with Roman power to produce a great and creative civilization which for centuries held in check the armies of Islam Judith Herrin's concise and compelling book replaces the standard chronological approach of most histories of Byzantium Instead each short chapter is focused on a theme such as a building (the great church of Hagia Sophia) a clash over religion (iconoclasm) sex and power (the role of eunuchs) an outstanding Byzantine individual (the historian Anna Komnene) a symbol of civilization (the fork) a battle for territory (the crusades) In this way she makes accessible and understandable the grand sweeps of Byzantine history from the founding of its magnificent capital Constantinople (modern Istanbul) in 330 to its fall to the Ottoman Turks in 1453"
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| "Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets by Nassim Nicholas Taleb (Paperback, 2007)" |
| "Everyone wants to succeed in life But what causes some of us to be more successful than others? Is it really down to skill and strategy - or something altogether more unpredictable? This book is the bestselling sensation that will change the way you think about business and the world It is all about luck more precisely how we perceive luck in our personal and professional experiences Nowhere is this more obvious than in the markets - we hear an entrepreneur has 'vision' or a trader is 'talented' but all too often their performance is down to chance rather than skill It is only because we fail to understand probability that we continue to believe events are non-random finding reasons where none exist'One of the smartest books of all time' Fortune 'An iconoclastic tour de force nothing escapes his Exocets' Evening Standard 'Brilliant' John Kay 'Excellent and thought-provoking an entertaining book' Financial Times 'Wall Street's principal dissident' Malcolm Gladwell"
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| "Napoleon the Great by Andrew Roberts (Paperback, 2015)" |
| "NOW A MAJOR BBC2 TV SERIESAWARDED THE PRIX DU JURY DES GRANDS PRIX DE LA FONDATION NAPOLEON 2014From Andrew Roberts author of the Sunday Times bestseller The Storm of War this is the definitive modern biography of NapoleonNapoleon Bonaparte lived one of the most extraordinary of all human lives In the space of just twenty years from October 1795 when as a young artillery captain he cleared the streets of Paris of insurrectionists to his final defeat at the (horribly mismanaged) battle of Waterloo in June 1815 Napoleon transformed France and Europe After seizing power in a coup d'etat he ended the corruption and incompetence into which the Revolution had descended In a series of dazzling battles he reinvented the art of warfare; in peace he completely remade the laws of France modernised her systems of education and administration and presided over a flourishing of the beautiful 'Empire style' in the arts The impossibility of defeating his most persistent enemy Great Britain led him to make draining and ultimately fatal expeditions into Spain and Russia where half a million Frenchmen died and his Empire began to unravelMore than any other modern biographer Andrew Roberts conveys Napoleon's tremendous energy both physical and intellectual and the attractiveness of his personality even to his enemies He has walked 53 of Napoleon's 60 battlefields and has absorbed the gigantic new French edition of Napoleon's letters which allows a complete re-evaluation of this exceptional man He overturns many received opinions including the myth of a great romance with Josephine she took a lover immediately after their marriage and as Roberts shows he had three times as many mistresses as he acknowledgedOf the climactic Battle of Leipzig in 1813 as the fighting closed around them a French sergeant-major wrote 'No-one who has not experienced it can have any idea of the enthusiasm that burst forth among the half-starved exhausted soldiers when the Emperor was there in person If all were demoralised and he appeared his presence was like an electric shock All shouted Vive l'Empereur! and everyone charged blindly into the fire'The reader of this biography will understand why this was so"
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| "Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything by Joshua Foer (Paperback, 2012)" |
| "Joshua Foer's Moonwalking with Einstein is an astonishing journey through the mind and secrets of how our memory really works Can anyone get a perfect memory? Joshua Foer used to be like most of us forgetting phone numbers and mislaying keys Then he learnt the art of memory training discovering the mnemonic ancient 'memory palace' technique first practiced by Simonides of Ceos over 2500 years ago And only year later Foer found himself in the finals of the US Memory Championships alongside 'mental athletes' who could memorise the precise order of ten shuffled decks of cards in under an hour From the man who can recall nine thousand books to another who constantly forgets who he is from the ancient world to the cutting edge of neuroscience Joshua Foer discovers a truth we often forget that memory is the key to everything we are 'Passionate and deeply engrossing The more we challenge ourselves the greater our capacity It's a fact that every teacher parent and student would do well to learn The lesson is unforgettable' Washington Post 'Captivating Engaging Mr Foer writes in these pages with fresh enthusiasm His narrative is smart and funny' Michiko Kakutani New York Times 'Delightfulempathetic thought-provoking andmemorable' Elizabeth Pisani Prospect 'An endearingly geeky world witty and revelatory' Oliver Burkeman Guardian 'A charming book interwoven with informed exposition about the psychological science of memory' Professor Larry R Squire Nature'Great fun and hugely readable' Mark Turner Independent Joshua Foer studied evolutionary biology at Yale University and is now a freelance science journalist writing for National Geographic and The New York Times among others Researching an article on the US Memory Championships Foer became intrigued by the potential of his own memory After just one year of training he won the following year's Championship"
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| "Berlin: The Downfall: 1945 by Antony Beevor (Paperback, 2007)" |
| "THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER'RECOUNTS IN HARROWING DETAIL AND WITH FORMIDABLE SKILL THE BRUTAL DEATH-THROES OF HITLER'S REICH AT THE HANDS OF THE RAMPAGING RED ARMY' Boyd Tonkin Independent'Makes us feel the chaos and the fear as if every drop of blood was our own compellingly readable deeply researched and beautifully written' Simon Sebag Montefiore Spectator'An irresistibly compelling narrative of events so terrible that they still have the power to provoke wonder and awe' Adam Sisman Observer'A masterpiece' Michael Burleigh Guardian'Brilliant Combines a soldier's understanding of war's realities with a novelist's eye for detail' Orlando Figes Sunday Times'Startling chilling compelling Beevor's writing burns like a torch at night in a landscape of ruins' LiteraryReview'Powerful diligently researched and beautifully written even better than Stalingrad' Andrew Roberts Mail on SundayThe Red Army had much to avenge when it finally reached the frontiers of the Reich in January 1945 Political instructors rammed home the message of Wehrmacht and SS brutality The result was the most terrifying example of fire and sword ever known with tanks crushing refugee columns under their tracks mass rape pillage and destruction Hundreds of thousands of women and children froze to death or were massacred because Nazi Party chiefs refusing to face defeat had forbidden the evacuation of civilians Over seven million fled westwards from the terror of the Red ArmyAntony Beevor reconstructs the experiences of those millions caught up in the nightmare of the Third Reich's final collapse telling a terrible story of pride stupidity fanatacism revenge and savagery but also one of astonishing endurance self-sacrifice and survival against all odds"
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