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The epic story of one of the most famous love affairs in history, by the bestselling author of Caesar. The love affair between Antony and Cleopatra is one of the most famous stories from the ancient world and has been depicted in countless novels, plays and films. As one of the three men in...

For fans of Vanderbilt and The Last Castle, a riveting biography of the reclusive heiress who became a fairy godmother to twentieth-century artists while intently guarding her own secrets. "A journey through the bedrooms and drawing rooms of the twentieth-century art world where luminaries...

A vivid, dramatic, and eye-opening historical narrative, The Man in the Iron Mask reveals the story behind the most enduring mystery of Louis XIV’s reign. The Man in the Iron Mask has all the hallmarks of a thrilling adventure story: a glamorous and all-powerful king, ambitious ministers, a...

One of the twentieth century’s most extraordinary Americans, Pearl Buck was the first person to make China accessible to the West. She recreated the lives of ordinary Chinese people in The Good Earth, an overnight worldwide bestseller in 1932, later a blockbuster movie. Buck went on to become...

Read by the author, Robert Hardman. The instant No. 1 Sunday Times bestseller, updated with exclusive new material on the tests and triumphs of 2025 'Scoops aplenty are here . . . An irresistible insider account of momentous royal events' – Melanie Reid, The Times 'Fascinating . . . the book...

In 2007, a stranger-than-fiction multibillion-dollar bidding war for the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) erupted between the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) and Atlanta’s Intercontinental Exchange (ICE). Zero-Sum Game: The Rise of the World’s Largest Derivatives Exchange takes listeners behind the scenes of this battle to tell the gripping - and often comical - story of how the historic merger between CME and CBOT almost didn’t happen. 

संघटनेमध्ये सामर्थ्य असते हे लक्षात घेऊन लोकांचे कल्याण करणारा संघ ज्यांनी स्थापन केला त्या डॉ. केशव बळीराम...

Quintus Horatius Flaccus (65-8 BCE) wrote some of ancient Rome's greatest poetry, melding languages and cultures with youthful ideals and a realist's recognition of the dictatorial world around him. Horace is famed for his fine phrases, lyric sex, and guidance on how to live, but he was a poet maddened by war, and many of his most self-revealing poems have rarely been seen. He could be sublime and obscene, amusing and abusive, a model of moderation and anything but.

This is the simplest tale in the world. Two people meet and fall in love. But the route which brought Larissa Salmina and Francis Haskell to a backstreet Venetian restaurant in 1962 was anything but straightforward. Larissa was born in northern Russia, the daughter of a Soviet army officer from...

Women in the War beautifully weaves together the oral histories of 10 remarkable women who dedicated their young adulthood to the war effort. From aiding codebreaking at Bletchley Park to plotting the Battle of the Atlantic and working alongside Churchill in the War Rooms below Whitehall, these are the women who helped to defend the Home Front and kept Britain going. Now with the wisdom of age, they look back at how they coped with danger, trauma and stress, and tell how their spirits were fortified by friendship, fellowship and romance.  

आइन्सटीन ने कहा था कि आगे आने वाली पीढ़ियों के लिए यह विश्वास करना मुश्किल होगा कि हाड़-माँस का ऐसा भी कोई शख़्स...

Seine zahlreichen Reisen führten den italienischen Schriftsteller und Abenteurer Giacomo Casanova in die Metropolen und an die Höfe Europas, wo er bedeutende Personen seiner Zeit traf. Doch auch die soziale „Unterschicht" kommt in seinen Erinnerungen vor. Mit seinem berühmten sechsbändigen Hauptwerk Geschichte meines Lebens hat Casanova der Nachwelt ein einzigartiges und farbenfrohes Sittengemälde des 18. Jahrhunderts hinterlassen.

The brilliantly compelling new biography of the treacherous and tyrannical King John, published to coincide with the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta. Authoritative and dramatic, Marc Morris' King John offers a compelling portrait of an extraordinary king whose reign marked a momentous turning point in the history of Britain and Europe. King John is buried in Worcester Cathedral.

Tre år efter att den politiska novisen Volodomyr Zelenskyj valdes till Ukrainas högsta ämbete fann han sig själv inslungad i rollen som krigsledare.Den före detta komikern och skådespelaren har blivit ansiktet utåt för sitt lands modiga och blodiga kamp mot Rysslands brutala invasion...

En kall vinterkväll 2001 förs två män ut till ett väntande flygplan på Bromma flygplats. De har fått sina kläder uppskurna av maskerade män i rånarluvor, och barfota leds de ut till planet försedda med blöjor, overaller, handbojor, fotbojor och huvor. Dagen därpå torteras de av...

Mergulhe nesta biografia histórica e acompanhe a estratégia militar que transformou um jovem príncipe em conquistador. Perfeita para enriquecer seu trajeto diário, esta narrativa épica e fascinante recria as batalhas, as intrigas da corte e a formação de um império colossal. Mais do que...

استكشف التاريخ القديم عبر تحليل هادئ للعبء النفسي والعسكري الذي تحمله أعظم قائد شاب لتغيير خريطة العالم. يبتعد هذا السرد الموضوعي عن تمجيد المعارك، ليغوص في...

Acompaña la ambición de un inventor en esta biografía histórica que revela el verdadero precio de la independencia. A través de una narrativa íntima y reflexiva, serás testigo de la incesante búsqueda de autonomía de un joven aprendiz. Sus dilemas éticos frente al éxito económico te...

Segui l'ascesa di un umile apprendista che, armato di ingegno e ambizione, ha plasmato l'indipendenza di una nazione. Immersa nell'effervescente atmosfera del Settecento, questa biografia storica esplora la profonda evoluzione del vero self-made man. Un viaggio intellettuale ideale per...

Explore how ten visionary leaders forged history through impossible choices, political strategy, and raw resilience. Perfect for an inspiring commute or a reflective weekend listen, this immersive biographical journey dismantles the myth of the solitary hero. Instead, it exposes the high-stakes...