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Most historians study the smallest slivers of time, emphasizing specific dates, individuals, and documents. But what would it look like to study the whole of history, from the big bang through the present day - and even into the remote future? How would looking at the full span of time change the way we perceive the universe, the earth, and our very existence? These were the questions David Christian set out to answer when he created the field of "Big History", the most exciting new approach to understanding where we have been, where we are, and where we are going.

Brought to you by Penguin. For generations, our remote ancestors have been cast as primitive and childlike - either free and equal, or thuggish and warlike. Civilization, we are told, could be achieved only by sacrificing those original freedoms or, alternatively, by taming our baser instincts...

David Christian, historian and best-selling author of Origin Story, is renowned for pioneering the emerging discipline of Big History, which surveys the whole of the past. But with Future Stories, he casts his sharp analytical eye forward, offering an introduction to the strange world of the future, and a guide to what we think we know about it at all scales, from the predictive mechanisms of single-celled organisms and tomato plants to the merging of colossal galaxies billions of years from now. 

In this compelling account, Ian Fitzgerald tells the complete story of oil, from its formation over millions of years to its first discovery and use by humankind to its role as a crucial energy source and the conflicts that have since revolved around it.

‘Beautifully written, sumptuously illustrated, constantly fascinating‘ The Times On 26 November 1922 Howard Carter first peered into the newly opened tomb of an ancient Egyptian boy-king. When asked if he could see anything, he replied: ‘Yes, yes, wonderful things.’ In Tutankhamun’s...

May 10, 1940. The Netherlands was swarming with Third Reich troops. In seven days it's entirely occupied by Nazi Germany. Joining a small resistance cell in the Dutch city of Haarlem were three teenage girls: Hannie Schaft, and sisters Truus and Freddie Oversteegen, who would soon band together to form a singular female underground squad.

Brought to you by Penguin. WINNER OF THE WOLFSON HISTORY PRIZE 2020 From the award-winning author of The Great Sea, a magnificent new global history of the oceans and of humankind's relationship with the sea For most of human history, the seas and oceans have been the main means of long-distance...

Los Angeles: the City of Angels. Sprawling across America's most populous county, its roots stretch back centuries, before Jamestown was ever a whisper. From sun-baked deserts to mountain peaks, this is a land of dreams and endless possibility. The story of Los Angeles is woven with triumph and conflict. Where native tribes once thrived, empires rose and fell, leaving echoes in the very heart of the metropolis. Hollywood painted silver-screen fantasies, while freeways unfurled a tangle of ambition. Join us on 'The Story: Los Angeles' as we reveal the regions vibrant history. TheStory.la ...

Welcome to Stories From The Rock! Listen to the stories that hold Gibraltar together. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

La chaîne Gunhed Story n'a pas d'autres prétentions que de vous divertir avec des histoires improbables et beaucoup d'inepties. Même si les histoires racontées sous la forme d'un podcast sont véridiques, leur traitement ne se veut pas académique. Le narrateur tente de faire les choses sérieusement mais sans se prendre au sérieux. Comme si l'un de vos potes, vous racontait une histoire...

Richard Sorge was dispatched to Tokyo in 1933 to serve the spymasters of Moscow. For eight years, he masqueraded as a Nazi journalist and burrowed deep into the German embassy, digging for the secrets of Hitler's invasion of Russia and the Japanese plans for the East. In a nation obsessed with rooting out moles, he kept a high profile - boozing, womanizing, and operating entirely under his own name.

Marching Orders tells the story of how the American military's breaking of the Japanese diplomatic Purple codes during World War II led to the defeat of Nazi Germany and hastened the end of the devastating conflict. With unprecedented access to over one million pages of US Army documents and thousands of pages of top-secret messages dispatched to Tokyo from the Japanese embassy in Berlin, author Bruce Lee offers a series of fascinating revelations about pivotal moments in the war.

പറഞ്ഞതിനും കേട്ടതിനും അപ്പുറം എന്തൊക്കെയോ ബാക്കി ഉണ്ടാവാറില്ലേ. മുറിഞ്ഞുപോയ എത്ര കഥകൾ,കിനാവുകൾ. നാം പലപ്പോഴും ഒഴുക്കിൽ കേട്ടുപോയവരോ വിട്ടുപോയവരോ ഇല്ലേ. അത് വ്യക്തികളോ സംഭവങ്ങളോ ചരിത്രമോ വർത്തമാനമോ ആവാം. അവരെ ആ കഥകളെ ആ ...

‘Thrilling … High-definition history: tight, thrilling and beautifully researched’ SUNDAY TIMES ‘This book is a triumph’ DAN SNOW 9.07 a.m., April 12, 1961. A top-secret rocket site in the USSR. A young Russian sits inside a tiny capsule on top of the Soviet Union’s most powerful...

Dive into the enchanting world of trains with this delightful childrens book that celebrates the thrilling steam engines that once crisscrossed our nation in the early 1900s. Experience the adventure of riding these magnificent machines, learn what it was like to work on the rails, and discover the fascinating tasks involved in keeping the trains running smoothly—from repairing tracks to fixing hot boxes. Perfect for young readers and train enthusiasts alike, this captivating story unravels the meaning of terms like high balling and highlights the essential roles of a brakeman and engineer. ...

Weijian Shan's Out of the Gobi is a powerful memoir and commentary that will be one of the most important books on China of our time, one with the potential to re-shape how Americans view China, and how the Chinese view life in America. Shan, a former hard laborer who is now one of Asia's best-known financiers, is thoughtful, observant, eloquent, and brutally honest, making him well-positioned to tell the story of a life that is a microcosm of modern China, and of how, improbably, that life became intertwined with America.

From the capture of Sidney Reilly, the "Ace of Spies", by Lenin's Bolsheviks in 1925, to the deportation from the USA of Anna Chapman, the "Redhead under the Bed", in 2010, Kremlin and Western spymasters have battled for supremacy for nearly a century. In Deception Edward Lucas uncovers the real story of Chapman and her colleagues in Britain and America, unveiling their clandestine missions and the spy-hunt that led to their downfall. It reveals unknown triumphs and disasters of Western intelligence in the Cold War,

Join us for a profound exploration of mathematical thought as we delve into the groundbreaking lecture presented at the International Congress of Mathematicians in Paris in 1900. This pivotal address, later published in the Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society (Vol. 8, 1902, pp. 479-481), sets the stage for the future of mathematics, posing challenges and questions that resonate to this day. Discover the insights and visions that have shaped mathematical discourse and inspired generations of mathematicians.

Marco Zaza has been telling family stories—funny or sad or nostalgic stories—at various dinner tables for over half a century now. These are tales that reveal one family's experience as immigrant- and first-generation Italian-Americans. With this podcast Marco shares these entertaining memories with a broader audience. Now illuminated with conversations that add details and tangential stories, the episodes elicit the laughter and tears that always resulted when he treated his family, gathered around a meal, to a sweet memory or two.

'A huge, fizzing omnium-gatherum of a book . . . marvellous' Daily Telegraph 'Witty, wise and elegant . . . a classic of history itself' The Spectator 'Grave and witty, suave yet pointed . . . full of energy' Hilary Mantel 'An enthralling investigation . . . consistently entertaining' The Times...