Historia, vetenskap, upptäckter

Från Odysséen till Skattkammarön många av våra mest älskade berättelser handlar om äventyrliga resor. De fantasifulla sagorna kan ändå inte mäta sig med verklighetens otroliga eskapader. Här kommer du få läsa om några av historiens mest spännande ...

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'Fascinating... A thoroughly thought-provoking read' Dame Sarah Gilbert Delving into the recent discovery of the brain's immune system, Dr Monty Lyman reveals the extraordinary implications for our physical and mental health. Up until the last ten...

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'People often say that non-fiction books read like fast-moving thrillers, but this one genuinely does? This is a splendid book - and highly recommended.' Daily Mail A remarkable piece of investigative journalism into one of the most pervasive and ...

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Woman. Wife. Smuggler. Spy . . . TV SERIES IN DEVELOPMENT STARRING ELIZABETH DEBICKI (TENET, THE CROWN) AS NANCY WAKE A thrilling and heart-wrenching novel inspired by the astonishing real life story of Nancy Wake. Perfect for fans of Suzanne Gold...

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Travel to the furthest reaches of the Universe and visit 100 remarkable objects along the way with this stunning space book for curious kids aged 6-8. Space is so much bigger than young minds can fathom and there is always more to learn. The Myste...

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A¿Mail on Sunday¿Book of the Year 'Wonderful.'¿Henry Marsh,¿New Statesman The heart lies at the centre of life. For cardiologist Sandeep Jauhar it is an obsession. In this fascinating history he interweaves gripping scenes from the operating theat...

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A sparkling new translation of one of the greatest travel books ever written: Marco Polo's seminal account of his journeys in the east, in a collectible clothbound edition. Marco Polo was the most famous traveller of his time. His voyages began in...

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The Jewish Menorah is one of the world's most sacred artefacts, a man-size lampstand with seven arms, made from a single block of gold, that is an iconic symbol for the Jewish people. King Solomon placed it in the inner sanctum of the Temple of Je...

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A New York Times bestseller and a Book of the Year for the Evening Standard and The Times. Is getting a little less comfortable the key to living a happier, healthier life? When journalist Scott Carney came across a picture of a man in his fifties...

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Scientists have always kept secrets. But rarely in history have scientific secrets been as vital as they were during World War II. In the midst of planning the Manhattan Project, the U.S. Office of Strategic Services created a secret offshoot - th...

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Sagan om Beowulf är ingen saga. Kvädet är en berättelse som handlar om personer som funnits i verkligheten på Gotland under 400- och 500-talet. Författarna Hans Wanneby och Rikard Evertsson pusslar ihop bitarna från kvädets gåtfulla innehåll och s...

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The Sunday Times Bestseller and Blackwell's Non-Fiction Book of the Month. Over one hundred years after its wreck, Endurance, Sir Ernest Shackleton's ship, was found in the depths of the most hostile sea on Earth. The Ship Beneath the Ice is the a...

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In the summer of 2022, Lee Berger lost 50 pounds in order to wriggle though impossibly small openings in the Rising Star cave complex in South Africa-spaces where his team has been unearthing the remains of Homo naledi, a proto-human likely to hav...

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År 1795 stiger författarinnan Mary Wollstonecraft i land på klipporna söder om Göteborg. Hennes uppdrag är att söka en skeppslast med silver som hennes man har förlorat. Med sig har hon sin ettåriga dotter Fanny och barnjungfrun Marguerite. Vid de...

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In this "thought-provoking blend of history, biography, women's studies, and travelogue" (Library Journal) Mia Kankimäki recounts her enchanting travels in Japan, Kenya, and Italy while retracing the steps of ten remarkable female pioneers from hi...

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Travel writing matters Explore the world through this beautiful collection of the finest travel writing published in British media in the 21st century - as judged by some of the most respected travel writers in the world: Levison Wood, Monisha Raj...

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One of the BBC's '100 Novels That Shaped Our World' HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. 'The rain pattered dismally against the panes, and my candle was nearly burnt out, when, by the glimmer of the h...

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CSI meets Who Do You Think You Are? meets Time Team meets The Antiques Roadshow. Two-dimensional works of art become three-dimensional thrillers. Philip Mould is an international art dealer who has lived the high stakes game of art sleuthing for t...

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»So elegant und mühelos erzÿhlt. Dieses neue Buch von Florian Illies zu lesen, ist wie einen Billy-Wilder-Film zu schauen ? einfach groÿartig.« Ferdinand von SchirachMit Florian Illies kann man Vergangenheit plötzlich als Gegenwart erleben. ...

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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks is a fascinating mix of memoir and science, telling the story of how one woman's cells have saved countless lives. Now an HBO film starring Oprah Winfrey & Rose Byrne. 'No dead woman has done more for the livin...

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A heart-breaking and hilarious memoir about the author's fight to be true to themself WINNER OF THE POLARI FIRST BOOK PRIZE 2020 WINNER OF A SOMERSET MAUGHAM AWARD Amrou knew they were gay when, aged ten, they first laid eyes on Macaulay Culkin in...

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A sparkling new translation of one of the greatest travel books ever written: Marco Polo's seminal account of his journeys in the east. Marco Polo was the most famous traveller of his time. His voyages began in 1271 with a visit to China, after wh...

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In the 1980s, a young adventurer and collector for a government library, Abdel Kader Haidara, journeyed across the Sahara Desert and along the Niger River, tracking down and salvaging tens of thousands of ancient Islamic and secular manuscripts th...

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