Political History of the World: Three Thousand Years of War and PeaceThis is a 3000 year history of the world that examines the causes of war and the search for peace. In 3000 years of history, China has spent at least 11 centuries at war. The Roman Empire was in conflict during at least 50 per cent of its lifetime. Since 1776, the United States has spent over 100 years at war. The dream of peace has been universal in the history of humanity. So why have we so rarely been able to achieve it? Here, Jonathan Holslag has

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In this captivating journey through the expanding landscape of genetics

starting with the very first poets whose names we know - Taliesin and Aneirin

the most scenic river in England and Wales

We range from the deep roots behind everyday realities

Tracking down her murderer leads police inspector Inès Picaut back to 1940s France where the men and women of the Resistance were engaged in a desperate fight for survival against the Nazi invaders

the frog's ancient breeding place

will Boone ever be the same again

and the boy who would emerge from his shadow

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and made of granite to withstand the power of its waves