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The untold story of how Japan became a cultural superpower through the fantastic inventions that capturedーand transformedーthe world’s imagination. “A masterful book driven by deep research, new in……続きを見る

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On November 8, 2016, Arizona Democratic volunteer Matt Grodsky felt the country shift beneath him as both his home state and nation swung right. He knew what Democrats could deliver for Americans, b……続きを見る

This story continues a tale told over five decades, and brings it to the end of the road. The time, 1888, the place the State of Minnesota, joined to the union nigh thirty years. The word comes from……続きを見る

What brought the ape out of the trees, and so the man out of the ape, was a taste for blood. This is how the story went, when a few fossils found in Africa in the 1920s seemed to point to hunting as……続きを見る

Awarded History Book of the Year 2025 by London Historians – 'A complete joy.' Awarded HIGHLY COMMENDED at the British Book Design and Production Awards 2026. A stylish collection of beautifully des……続きを見る

Disney/Pixar's Toy Story has been a magical part of our lives for over twenty years now. The film put Disney back on track and ushered in a new era in animation. John Lasseter's brainchild about And……続きを見る

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles has been a powerhouse franchise ever since the debut of the indie comic book back in 1984. The TMNT have captivated kids and those young at heart for over thirty yea……続きを見る

"Chan and Ridley write with an urgency...that inspires gripping depictions of what viruses are, how infectious-disease laboratories work and wonderfully lucid descriptions of bats. . . . They powerf……続きを見る

From Samurai sagas to Shibuya stories – discover the blossoming bookshops, bars, and backstreets of Japan’s literary capital. Tokyo is a city of contrasts – where centuries-old haiku echo in temple ……続きを見る

A dramatic tale of explorers of the 1930s racing to find and harvest a poisonous Amazon vine, and how their work plundered local tribes and spurred the invention of new medicines. In the fall of 193……続きを見る

'Amazingly well researched, fabulously informative and an awful lot of fun. If you love Japanese culture or are just curious to know more I can't recommend this book highly enough' Jonathan Ross 'A ……続きを見る

London, 1849: The Smell Before the Coffins. Forget the flickering gaslight and the "lovable rogues" of Charles Dickens. In ROOKERY: The Filth, the Fear, and the Lie of Victorian London, the fog is s……続きを見る

Two-thirds of Union soldiers who died in the Civil War were not killed by Confederate bullets. They died in camp. In mud-soaked encampments outside Washington, in overcrowded winter quarters in Virg……続きを見る

A Trial of the Century witnessed by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. In the dock: a quiet American doctor accused of mutilation and murder. In 1910, Dr Hawley Harvey Crippen stood trial for the murder of his……続きを見る

THE US NAVY'S ON-THE-ROOF GANG: VOLUME I - PRELUDE TO WAR is a narrative nonfiction account of the unknown true-life story of the "On-The-Roof Gang," the U.S. Navy's fledgling radio intelligence org……続きを見る

The U.S. Navy's On-the-Roof Gang: Volume 2-War in the Pacific is an historical account based on the unknown true-life story of the "On-The-Roof Gang." It is a sequel to The U.S. Navy's On-the-Roof G……続きを見る

On cold courthouse steps, in dusty jail cells, and inside forgotten trial transcripts, America quietly reinvented its justice systemーagain and againーafter tragedy forced its hand. The Hangman's Mi……続きを見る

For eight months in 2008, US Army Captain Matt Zeller served as an embedded combat adviser with Afghan security forces in Ghazni, Afghanistan. Watches Without Time is a compilation of the emails he ……続きを見る

An inspiring new take on a history we thought we knew In 1919, the brother of one of the West’s most famous Indian traders was shot to death in a remote corner of the Navajo Nation. Part history, pa……続きを見る

From December 31, 1862, to January 2, 1863, the Army of the Cumberland and Army of Tennessee fought a bloody battle along Stones River. Led by Major General William S. Rosecrans, Union forces would ……続きを見る

They were told the glow was harmless. They were taught to trust the process. And when their bodies began to fail, they were told the fault was theirs. This is not a sentimental retelling of the Radi……続きを見る

For decades, pharmaceutical giants positioned themselves as guardians of public health. Behind the glossy ads and polished congressional testimonies, a very different reality simmered ー one shaped ……続きを見る

Writing Queer History explores the remarkable and various ways in which historians and others have contended with the queer past. From the radical ferment of the 1960s and the emergence of lesbian a……続きを見る

They built the digital age. Then they were written out of it. Hidden Figures, Erased Codes uncovers the true history of women in computingーthe architects of the modern world who vanished from the o……続きを見る

Named a Best Book of the Year by The Economist A chilling work of true crime about the midair murder of a human rights activist, set against a riveting political drama in the world's fourth-largest ……続きを見る

History is built not only by the battles that succeededーbut by the assassins who failed. From the jungles of Borneo to the marble courts of Constantinople, The Knife at the Neck of Empires takes re……続きを見る

Across the centuries, entire armies, ships, and civilizations have slipped into the shadowsーnever to be seen again. From the Persian army swallowed by the Egyptian desert to the explorers who vanis……続きを見る

The untold story of a remarkable neighbourhood and the battle to define modern London. Throughout the 1920s and 1930s, Seven Dials was one of London’s most diverse neighbourhoods, home to migrant an……続きを見る

By James DiEugenio, Paul Bleau, Matt Crumpton, Andrew Iler, and Mark Adamczyk In JFK Assassination Chokeholds, readers will find up to date evidence that would have compelled any jury to conclude th……続きを見る