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Paul Strathern
Paul Strathern now applies his witty and incisive prose to brief biographical studies of the world’s great writers. He brings their lives and ideas to life in an entertaining and…
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Profiles the life and literary works of Edgar Allen Poe.
Building on his enormously successful series of Philosophers in 90 Minutes, Paul Strathern now applies his witty and incisive prose to brief biographical studies of the world’s great writers. He…
Weaving fiction with fact, fantastic matter with historical figures, Borges frequent theme of a world where time, culture, and place converge is not only timely but pertinent in our advance…
Napoleon’s invasion of Egypt in 1798 was the first attack on a Middle Eastern country by a Western power in modern times. With 335 ships and 40,000 men, it was…
The sensational story of the rise and fall of one of the most notorious families in history, by the author of The Medici.
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Gives an account of Nietzsches life and ideas, and explains their influence on mans struggle to understand his existence in the world. This book also includes selections from Nietzsches work…
A brief and enlightening exploration of Machiavelli’s life and ideas, presented in entertaining and accessible fashion. A highly refined appraisal of the philosopher and his work, authoritative and clearly presented.
A brief and enlightening exploration of one of our greatest thinkers.
In Derrida in 90 Minutes, Paul Strathern offers a concise, expert account of DerridaAIs life and ideas, and explains their influence on manAIs struggle to understand his existence in the…
These brief and enlightening explorations of our greatest thinkers bring their ideas to life in entertaining and accessible fashion.
In Socrates in 90 Minutes, Paul Strathern offers a concise, expert account of Socrates’ life and ideas and explains their influence on mans struggle to understand his existence in the…
Building on his enormously successful series of Philosophers in 90 Minutes, Paul Strathern now applies his witty and incisive prose to brief biographical studies of the world’s greatest writers.
A dazzling new history of the world told through the ten major empires of human civilization.
Philosophical thought is deciphered and made comprehensible and interesting to almost everyone.
A brief and enlightening exploration of Spinoza’s life and ideas, presented in entertaining and accessible fashion. A highly refined appraisal of the philosopher and his work, authoritative and clearly presented.
These brief and enlightening explorations of our greatest thinkers bring their ideas to life in entertaining and accessible fashion. Philosophical thought is deciphered and made comprehensible and interesting to almost…
Originally published: London: Johathan Cape, 2009.
Offers a brief profile of the German philosopher, discusses his major works, and assesses his influence on modern philosophy.
Reveals the paradoxes, self-doubts and political compromises which made the battle for the soul of the Renaissance city one of the most complex and important moments in Western history.
In the autumn of 1502 three giants of the Renaissance period - Cesare Borgia, Leonardo da Vinci and Niccolo Machiavelli - set out on one of the most treacherous military…
From ancient philosophy, through medieval alchemy to the splitting of the atom, this is the story of the birth of chemistry and the role of one man’s dream.
A sweeping 400-year history of the Florentines who gave birth to the Renaissance, by the author of The Medici and The Borgias.
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An original and compelling history of the northern European medieval renaissance in art, science and philosophy, which rivalled its Italian counterpart, by the author of The Florentines and The Borgias.
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A vivid, dramatic, and authoritative account of perhaps the most influential family in Italian history: the Medici.
Tells the history of the modest family which rose to become one of the most powerful in Europe. This title explores the intensely dramatic rise and fall of the Medici…
An original, illuminating history of the northern European Renaissance in art, science, and philosophy, which often rivaled its Italian counterpart. It is generally accepted that the European Renaissance began in…
The glorious and infamous history of the Borgia family–a world of saints, corrupt popes, and depraved princes and poisoners–set against the golden age of the Italian Renaissance.naissance.
A dazzling new history of the world through ten major empires.
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From the founding of ancient capitals to buzzing modern megacities, this history of ten cities explores how urban centres have led civilisation forward.
Napoleon’s invasion of Egypt in 1798 was the first attack on a Middle Eastern country by a Western power in modern times. He was just twenty-eight when he invaded Egypt…
Presents the history of the economic and naval power of the modern Western world, from its struggle to ascendancy, through the arc of its glory. This book offers the story…
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A sweeping and magisterial four-hundred-year history of both the city and the people who gave birth to the Renaissance. Between the birth of Dante in 1265 and the death of…
One of Bill Gates' Top Five Book Recommendations
In 1869 Russian scientist Dmitri Mendeleyev was puzzling over a way to bring order to the fledgling science of chemistry. Wearied by…
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The third book in the 500 Reflections on the RCP series, focusing on the quacks and rogues of the college’s history.
From Hippocrates to gene therapy, bloodletting to DNA
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