“Mesopotamia. Civilization Begins”
Mesopotamia, in modern-day Iraq, was home to the remarkable ancient civilizations of Sumer, Akkad, Babylonia, and Assyria. From the rise of the first cities around 3500 BCE, through the mighty empires of Nineveh and Babylon, to the demise of its native culture around 100 CE, Mesopotamia produced some of the most powerful and captivating art […]
“Metro 2034”
The basis of three bestselling computer games Metro 2033 and Metro Last Light, and Metro: Exodus. The much-anticipated sequel to the million-copy selling cult international hit. In the ruins of the apocalypse mankind fights for survival in the Moscow Metro.
“Mexico. From the Olmecs to the Aztecs”
An introduction to Mexico’s ancient civilizations. This companion volume to the author’s book “The Maya” has been completely revised and expanded. Enlarged sections are included on early village life and the rise of Olmec civilization. Recent discoveries – such as the stela from La Mojarra inscribed in the mysterious Isthmian script or the mass sacrifice […]
“MI6 The History of the Secret Intelligence Service, 1909-1949”
Britain’s Special Intelligence Service, commonly called MI6, is not only the oldest and most storied foreign intelligence unit in the world – it is also the only one to open its archives to an outside researcher. The result, in this authorized history, is an unprecedented and revelatory look at an organization that essentially created, over […]
“Mice”
Some secrets just won’t stay buried. It had to be wuiet. It had to be private. We were “mice” after all. We weren’t looking for home. We were looking for a place to hide. Sixteen-year-old Shelley has been badly bullied at school. And her mum has been left reeling by her recent divorce from Shelley’s […]
“Millennium”
In AD 900, few would have guessed that he splintering kingdoms of Europe were candidates for future greatness. Hemmed in by implacable enemies and an ocean, there were many who feared taht they were nearing the time when the Antichrist would appear, heralding the world´s end. Instead there emerged a new civilization. It was the […]
“Mind Is a Myth”
Disquieting Conversations with the Man Called U. G. “When the questions you have resolve into just one question – your question – then that question must detonate, explode, and disappear entirely, leaving behind a smoothly functioning biological organism, free of the distortion and interference of the separative thinking structure.” – U. G. Krishnamurti ” Here […]
“Mission to China. Matteo Ricci and the Jesuit Encounter with the East”
In the sixteenth century, the vast and sophisticated empire of China lay almost entirely unknown to Western travellers. As global trade expanded, this land of reputedly boundless wealth, pale-faced women, and indecipherable tongues began to feed the fantasies of European merchants and adventurers. The Catholic Church, meanwhile, saw in this great people millions of souls […]
“Mister Teacher”
It’s 1978, and Jack Sheffield begins his second year as headmaster of a small village primary school in North Yorkshire. There are three letters on his desk – one makes him smile, one makes him sad and one is destined to change his life forever. This is from nine-year-old Sebastian, suffering from leukaemia in the […]
“Moral Combat: A History of World War II”
In this panoramic history of World War II, pre-eminent historian Michael Burleigh investigates the profound ethical implications of the crucial decisions that shaped the twentieth century´s defining conflict. Exploring the moral sentiments of both individuals and entire societies in the grip of total war, he examines what led some to enthusiastically embrace evil, and others […]
“Mutants: On the Form, Varieties and Errors of the Human Body”
Why are most of us born with one nose, two legs, ten fingers and twenty-four ribs and some of us not? Why do most of us stop growing in our teens – while others just keep going? Why do some of us have heads of red hair and others no hair at all? the human […]
“My place in the Bazaar”
Novels: London 1919-1926 A Stranger; An Unfinished Story World Tour 1926-1927 The Making of a Matron; The Last Chukka; “Tahiti Waits” England 1932-1939 A Pretty Case for Freud; Bien Sur; A Luckless Lebanese Travel Years 1946-1952 The Woman Who knew Frank Harris; A Bunch of Beachcombers; The Wicked Baronet; Circle of Deception. Bloombury reader
“Myths from Mesopotamia. Creation, The Flood, Gilgamesh, and Others.”
A new translation by Stephanie Dalley Oxford World´s Classics Between the great rivers Tigris and Euphrates lies the rich alluvial land of Mesopotamia (now in modern Iraq), which supported a complex and prosperous society over 4,000 years ago. The stories translated here are all of ancient Mesopotamia, and include not only myths about the Creation […]
“New Moon”
I stuck my finger under the edge of the paper and jerked it under the tape. “Shoot,” I muttered when the paper sliced my finger. A single drop of blood oozed from the tiny cut. It all happened very quickly then. “No!” Edward roared… Dazed and disorientated, I looked up from the bright red blood […]
“New Rules. Polite Musings from a Timid Observer”
Bill Maher first came to national attention as the host of the hit Comedy Central and ABC-TV program Politically Incorrect, where he offered a combustible mixture of irreverence and acerbic humor that helped him to garner a loyal following, as well as a reputation for being a hilarious provocateur. Now, his popular new HBO television […]
“News from Thrush Green and Gossip from Thrush Green”
Two great novels. Taskuformaat.
“Niguliste museum”
As a museum of historical ecclesiastical art, Niguliste exhibits and introduces the most outstanding examples of art created from 13th to the 18th century. The Silver Chamber displays silver treasures of guilds, craft corporations and Brotherhood of the Black Heads from the 15th to the 20th century.
“Ninja. 1,000 Years of the Shadow Warrior”
In this revelatory book, acclaimed author John Man´s thrilling historical account brings to life the world of the ninjas, the Japanese “shadow warriors,” whose otherworldly skills as assassins and spies still seize our imaginations like few characters before or since. “Ninja” is the first major history of these legendary masters of stealth warfare. Out of […]