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Amazing Grace is the surprising true story of John Newton, author of the song that has touched millions. A biography that reads like a novel, it reveals Newton’s dramatic story of sin and salvation as a slave trader before his ultimate transformation to speaking out against the horror of...

Lange kalte Winter und kurze kühle Sommer: Im 17. Jahrhundert veränderte sich das Klima in Europa dramatisch. Das Getreide wurde knapp, Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft torkelten in eine tiefe Krise. Die Kleine Eiszeit vermittelt uns eine Vorstellung von den schweren Verwerfungen, die ein Klimawandel auslöst.

Shortlisted for the BSHS Hughes Prize What if Isaac Newton had never lived? Robert Hooke and Edmond Halley, whose place in history has been overshadowed by the giant figure of Newton, were pioneering scientists within their own right, and instrumental in establishing the Royal Society. Whilst...