'An impressive depiction of the Viking world' - Michael Jones, author of The Black Prince

Before long, with the enterprising nuns working tirelessly as typesetters, the Ripoli Press began printing a series of books and pamphlets that triggered an explosion of ideas in politics, philosophy and religion.

Read this specially designed new edition of Jared Diamond’s Pulitzer-prize winning exploration of what makes us human. Why has human history unfolded so differently across the globe?

*A TIMES AND TELEGRAPH BOOK OF THE YEAR*WHAT CAUSED THE FALL OF THE MOST PROGRESSIVE GOVERNMENT IN TWENTIETH-CENTURY EUROPE, AND THE RISE OF THE MOST TERRIFYING?

A richly drawn account of a single day in the Viking world, chronicling an hour in the life of 24 individuals from every corner of Viking society. From the bestselling 24 Hours series.

A fascinating and entertaining alternative history of the world told through fifty of the greatest failures, catastrophes and missed opportunities ever to occur.

An award-winning New York Times bestseller, the incredible true story of a couple that escaped slavery in the South and eventually made their way to the UK, Africa and beyond.

Een nieuw deel in de succesvolle reeks

Ontdek de meest indrukwekkende gebeurtenissen uit onze wereldgeschiedenis, verteld aan de hand van de 50 meest opmerkelijke mislukkingen. In dit boek biedt historicus Ben Gazur een fascinerende nieuwe kijk op de geschiedenis van onze planeet: van de mislukte poging om een levensverlengend medicijn te maken die per ongeluk buskruit opleverde tot de gefaalde medische studie van Charles Darwin die tot grote ontdekkingen in de evolutietheorie leidde.

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