A compelling and fascinating portrait of the continuing intellectual tradition of Greek writers and thinkers in the Age of Rome.

In 146 BC, Greece yielded to the military might of the Roman Republic; sixty years later, when Athens and other Greek city-states rebelled against Rome, the general Lucius Cornelius Sulla destroyed the city of Socrates and Plato, laying waste to the famous Academy where Aristotle had studied. However, the traditions of Greek cultural life would continue to ...

A gripping account of hidden identity, military courage, and an against-all-odds reunion

An urgent, updated reissue of the essential book on the myths-and reality-behind the state of Israel

The extraordinary story of a group of forgotten radicals who found themselves drawn to communist Moscow's hotbed of international revolutionary activity: the Hotel Lux

A fascinating exploration of the rich and varied cultural worlds shaped by the Rhine, the Rhone and the PoThree of Europe's greatest rivers share the same geological cradle: one fertile patch of Alpine ice in the jagged heights of central Switzerland. Coursing down through the peaks, the Rhine, the Rhone and the Po gave birth to three different European cultures - French, German and Italian - as they flowed across the continent. These extraordinary waterways have shaped the landscape, carvi...

Sapiens showed us where we came from. Homo Deus shows us where we're going. War is obsolete. You are more likely to commit suicide than be killed in conflict. Famine is disappearing. You are at more risk of obesity than starvation. Death is just a technical problem. Equality is out - but immortality is in. What does our future hold? Yuval Noah Harari, author of the bestselling phenomenon Sapiens envisions a not-too-distant world in which we face a new set of challenges. Homo Deus explores the...

The extraordinary story of William Adams, the real-life inspiration for the TV series Shogun.

An entertaining collection of strange, delightful and unexpectedly apt words from the origins of English.

Few concepts have become as charged over the past decades as antisemitism. In public debate, the word serves as a warning, an accusation, and at times even as a political weapon. But what do we actually mean by it?

From an abundance of information, misinformation and noise, Hans Wallage and Jaap Tanja bring back antisemitism to its essence: the hatred of Jews within a long history of persecution, exclusion, and stereotyping. They show how antisemitism continually takes on new forms (from medi...