365 Modern History (PAPERBACK)

The third book, now in paperback, in Icon's increasingly admired 365 series, revelling in the highs and lows of the world since the last year of the Second World War. The world since the end of the Second World War often seems to represent the lighter half of the 20th century. Rapid recovery from the ravages of war; the rise of popular culture; the phenomenal growth in affluence, health and quali…

365: Great Stories from History for Every Day of the Year (PAPERBACK)

'A fascinating pot-pourri that will appeal to lovers of historical trivia' Good Book Guide A wonderful compendium of historical tales, organised by days of the year, spanning the highs and lows of human existence. 13 March 1905: Spy and seductress Mata Hari is born on stage in Paris 2 May 1519: Leonardo da Vinci dies in a king's arms 25 June 1279 BC: Pharaoh Ramses II begins the longest reign i…

366: A Leap Year of Great Stories From History for Everyday of the Year (PAPERBACK)

Jan 16, 1920: Prohibition is born Feb 14, 270: St Valentine's martyrdom gives birth to a romantic tradition Jul 5, 1946: The bikini swimsuit makes its debut at a Paris fashion show Dec 22, 1849: Dostoyevsky is led out for a pretend execution Strange sometimes to think, even the biggest events of world history happened on a particular day - a rainy February 25th, a sweltering July 2nd, your fathe…

366: More Great Stories from History (HARDBACK)

Jan 16, 1920: Prohibition is born Feb 14, 270: St Valentine's martyrdom gives birth to a romantic tradition Jul 5, 1946: The bikini swimsuit makes its debut at a Paris fashion show Dec 22, 1849: Dostoyevsky is led out for a pretend execution Strange sometimes to think, even the biggest events of world history happened on a particular day - a rainy February 25th, a sweltering July 2nd, your fathe…

A Time to Dance, A Time to Die: The Extraordinary Story of The Dancing Plague of 1518 (HARDBACK)

In July 1518 a terrifying and mysterious plague struck the medieval city of Strasbourg. Hundreds of men and women danced wildly, day after day, in the punishing summer heat. They did not want to dance, but could not stop. Throughout August and early September more and more were seized by the same terrible compulsion. By the time the epidemic subsided, heat and exhaustion had claimed an untold num…

A Time to Dance, A Time to Die: The Extraordinary Story of the Dancing Plague of 1518 (PAPERBACK)

The true story of a wild dancing epidemic that brought death and fear to a 16th-century city, and the terrifying supernatural beliefs from which it arose. In July 1518 a terrifying and mysterious plague struck the medieval city of Strasbourg. Hundreds of men and women danced wildly, day after day, in the punishing summer heat. They did not want to dance, but could not stop. Throughout August and …

Another Alice: An inspiring true story of a young woman's battle to overcome rheumatoid arthritis (PAPERBACK)

Love, lust, boys and shopping - the main worries of a teenage girl? Not for eighteen year-old Alice Peterson, who, at the height of her youth and an extremely promising tennis career, was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis. In the midst of shock and denial, and the enduring question, 'Isn¹t it old people who get arthritis?' Alice had to learn to live with what quickly turned from the odd ac…

Arena of Ambition: The History of the Cambridge Union

Older than fourteen colleges and the Boat Race, the Cambridge Union has been an important part of university life at Cambridge since its foundation in 1815. Ex-Presidents have included John Maynard Keynes, Robert Harris, Arianna Huffington and Douglas Hurd - as well as an Olympic medallist, an Oscar nominee, and two winners of the Nobel Peace Prize. Generations of undergraduates have flocked to it…

Atomic: The First War of Physics and the Secret History of the Atom Bomb 1939 - 1949 (HARDBACK)

Rich in personality, action, confrontation and deception, Atomic is the first fully realized popular account of the race between Nazi Germany, the USSR, the USA and Great Britain, in the midst of World War Two and its immediate aftermath, to build humankind's most destructive weapon. The book draws on declassified material such as MI6's Farm Hall transcripts, coded Soviet messages cracked by Amer…

Atomic: The First War of Physics and the Secret History of the Atom Bomb, 1939-49 (PAPERBACK)

The first fully realised popular account of the race between Nazi Germany, Britain, America and the Soviet Union to build atomic weapons. Drawing on declassified material such as MI6's Farm Hall transcripts, coded Soviet messages cracked by American cryptographers and interpretations by Russian scholars of documents from the Soviet archive, Jim Baggott's monumental book spans ten historic years, …