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In 1845, a disaster struck Ireland. Overnight, a mysterious blight attacked the potato crops, turning the potatoes black and destroying the only real food of nearly six million people. Over the next five years, the blight attacked again and again. These...
The Pogues injected the fury of punk into Irish folk music and gave the world the troubled, iconic, darkly romantic songwriter Shane MacGowan. Here Comes Everybody is a memoir written by founding member and accordion player James Fearnley, drawn from his personal experiences and the series of journals and correspondence he kept throughout the band's career. Fearnley describes the coalescence of a disparate collection of vagabonds living
...Pete Jordan, author of the wildly popular Dishwasher: One Man's Quest to Wash Dishes in All Fifty States, is back with a memoir that tells the story of his love affair with Amsterdam, the city of bikes, all the while unfolding an unknown history of the city's cycling, from the craze of the 1890s, through the Nazi occupation, to the bike-centric culture adored by the world today
Pete never planned to stay long in Amsterdam, just a semester.
...Although one in five Americans now takes at least one psychotropic drug, the fact remains that nearly seventy years after doctors first began prescribing them, not even their creators...
In the second of two volumes of this magnificently illustrated cultural history—the tie-in to the PBS and BBC series The Story of the Jews—Simon Schama details the story of the Jewish people, spanning from their expulsion from Spain during the Inquisition across six hundred years to the present day.
It is a story like no other: an epic of endurance against destruction, of creativity in the face of oppression, joy amidst grief,
...In February of 1917 Russia was a backwards, autocratic monarchy, mired in an unpopular war; by October, after not one but two revolutions, it had become the world’s first workers’ state, straining to...
This new collector's edition from BBC History Magazine explores the history of the Holy Land from ancient times until the modern era. Discover how three global faiths have battled for control of Jerusalem over several centuries and find out about the brief, but hugely significant, period of British rule in Palestine.
Inside you will find:
An informative timeline of the Holy Land's history The latest archaeological discoveries relating
...A dynamic era is explored in this BBC History Magazine collector’s edition – that of the Victorian period, 1837 to 1901
Inside you will find: - A timeline of the key milestones in Victorian history - A cast of intriguing characters, from naturalist Charles Darwin to social reformer Florence Nightingale - A fascinating insight into the marriage of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert - Explorations into the lives of ordinary working people,
...The Beatles are the best-known and most-loved band in modern musical history. This chronological companion to their career and back-catalogue is packed with beautiful images of the band, snippets of memorabilia, and quotes from the mouths of the Fab Four themselves. Their music is timeless, their imagery iconic and their story compelling – and all three combine here to make this the essential Beatles book. Featuring: The History - Find out how
...A New York Times Best Book of the Year
A Time Best Book of the Year
A Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book of the Year
2020 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence Winner
One of NPR's Best Books of 2019
Journalist Adam Higginbotham's definitive, years-in-the-making account of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant...
In this special edition, explore the real stories of ancient cultures, from pharaohs and emperors to the lives of ordinary people. Travelling across centuries from Egypt, Greece and Rome to China and Persia, learn about remarkable characters and their often turbulent world. Discover: - Fresh insights into ancient mysteries - Expert accounts of major events - Striking images of ancient wonders - Biographies of key figures, from Alexander the Great
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