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The Huguenots

par Geoffrey Treasure ...

From the author of Louis XIV, an unprecedented history of the entire Huguenot experience in France, from hopeful beginnings to tragic diaspora.Following the Reformation, a growing number of radical Protestants came together to live and worship in Catholic France. These Huguenots survived persecution and armed conflict to win—however briefly—freedom of worship, civil rights, and unique status as a ... En savoir plus

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From the author of Louis XIV, an unprecedented history of the entire Huguenot experience in France, from hopeful beginnings to tragic diaspora.Following the Reformation, a growing number of radical Protestants came together to live and worship in Catholic France. These Huguenots survived persecution and armed conflict to win—however briefly—freedom of worship, civil rights, and unique status as a
... En savoir plus
King of Kings

The Iranian Revolution: A Story of Hubris, Delusion and Catastrophic Miscalculation

par Scott Anderson ...

**Winner of the 2025 Kirkus Prize • Finalist for the 2026 Pulitzer Prize for History • Finalist for the 2025 National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction • Finalist for the Lionel Gelber Prize • A New York Times Notable Book of the Year • Named a Best Book of 2025 by Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, Globe and Mail, and Vanity FairFrom the author of the acclaimed international bestseller ... En savoir plus

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**Winner of the 2025 Kirkus Prize • Finalist for the 2026 Pulitzer Prize for History • Finalist for the 2025 National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction • Finalist for the Lionel Gelber Prize • A New York Times Notable Book of the Year • Named a Best Book of 2025 by Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, Globe and Mail, and Vanity FairFrom the author of the acclaimed international bestseller
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The Wrong Stuff

How the Soviet Space Program Crashed and Burned

par John Strausbaugh ...

A witty, deeply researched history of the surprisingly ramshackle Soviet space program, and how its success was more spin than science.In the wake of World War II, with America ascendant and the Soviet Union devastated by the conflict, the Space Race should have been over before it started. But the underdog Soviets scored a series of victories—starting with the 1957 launch of Sputnik and ... En savoir plus

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A witty, deeply researched history of the surprisingly ramshackle Soviet space program, and how its success was more spin than science.In the wake of World War II, with America ascendant and the Soviet Union devastated by the conflict, the Space Race should have been over before it started. But the underdog Soviets scored a series of victories—starting with the 1957 launch of Sputnik and
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The Finest Hotel in Kabul

A People's History of Afghanistan

par Lyse Doucet ...

**A NATIONAL BESTSELLERWINNER OF THE 2026 WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR NON-FICTIONWINNER OF THE 2026 RAKUTEN KOBO EMERGING WRITER PRIZE FOR NON-FICTIONA NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS’ CHOICEThe story of a hotel. The story of a nation.**When the Inter-Continental Kabul opened in 1969, Afghanistan’s first luxury hotel symbolised a dream of a modernising country connected to the world.More than fifty years on, the ... En savoir plus

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**A NATIONAL BESTSELLERWINNER OF THE 2026 WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR NON-FICTIONWINNER OF THE 2026 RAKUTEN KOBO EMERGING WRITER PRIZE FOR NON-FICTIONA NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS’ CHOICEThe story of a hotel. The story of a nation.**When the Inter-Continental Kabul opened in 1969, Afghanistan’s first luxury hotel symbolised a dream of a modernising country connected to the world.More than fifty years on, the
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The German War

A Nation Under Arms, 1939-1945

par Nicholas Stargardt ...

A groundbreaking history of what drove the Germans to fight -- and keep fighting -- for a lost cause in World War IIIn The German War, acclaimed historian Nicholas Stargardt draws on an extraordinary range of firsthand testimony -- personal diaries, court records, and military correspondence -- to explore how the German people experienced the Second World War.When war broke out in September 1939, ... En savoir plus

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A groundbreaking history of what drove the Germans to fight -- and keep fighting -- for a lost cause in World War IIIn The German War, acclaimed historian Nicholas Stargardt draws on an extraordinary range of firsthand testimony -- personal diaries, court records, and military correspondence -- to explore how the German people experienced the Second World War.When war broke out in September 1939,
... En savoir plus
The JFK Conspiracy

The Secret Plot to Kill Kennedy—and Why It Failed

par Brad Meltzer, Josh Mensch ...

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • AN AMAZON BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR SO FAR 2025From the New York Times bestselling authors of The Nazi Conspiracy and The Lincoln Conspiracy comes a true, little-known story about the first assassination attempt on John F. Kennedy, right before his inauguration.Kennedy, the thirty-fifth president o... ... En savoir plus

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INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • AN AMAZON BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR SO FAR 2025From the New York Times bestselling authors of The Nazi Conspiracy and The Lincoln Conspiracy comes a true, little-known story about the first assassination attempt on John F. Kennedy, right before his inauguration.Kennedy, the thirty-fifth president o...
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The Spy and the Traitor

The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War

par Ben Macintyre ...

The celebrated author of A Spy Among Friends and Rogue Heroes returns with his greatest spy story yet, a thrilling Cold War-era tale of Oleg Gordievsky, the Russian whose secret work helped hasten the collapse of the Soviet Union.If anyone could be considered a Russian counterpart to the infamous British double-agent Kim Philby, it was Oleg Gordievsky. The son of two KGB agents and the product of ... En savoir plus

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The celebrated author of A Spy Among Friends and Rogue Heroes returns with his greatest spy story yet, a thrilling Cold War-era tale of Oleg Gordievsky, the Russian whose secret work helped hasten the collapse of the Soviet Union.If anyone could be considered a Russian counterpart to the infamous British double-agent Kim Philby, it was Oleg Gordievsky. The son of two KGB agents and the product of
... En savoir plus
Ike and Winston

World War, Cold War, and an Extraordinary Friendship

par Jonathan W. Jordan ...

From New York Times bestselling author Jonathan W. Jordan comes a riveting portrait of friendship, politics, and power at the highest stakes: the extraordinary bond between Dwight Eisenhower and Winston Churchill.One was the soldier-statesman who would become America’s thirty-fourth president. The other was the British icon who refused to surrender in democracy’s darkest hour. Together they ... En savoir plus

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From New York Times bestselling author Jonathan W. Jordan comes a riveting portrait of friendship, politics, and power at the highest stakes: the extraordinary bond between Dwight Eisenhower and Winston Churchill.One was the soldier-statesman who would become America’s thirty-fourth president. The other was the British icon who refused to surrender in democracy’s darkest hour. Together they
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The Whisperers

Private Life in Stalin's Russia

par Orlando Figes ...

From the award-winning author of A People's Tragedy and Natasha's Dance, a landmark account of what private life was like for Russians in the worst years of Soviet repressionThere have been many accounts of the public aspects of Stalin's dictatorship: the arrests and trials, the enslavement and killing in the gulags. No previous book, however, has explored the regime's effect on people's personal ... En savoir plus

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From the award-winning author of A People's Tragedy and Natasha's Dance, a landmark account of what private life was like for Russians in the worst years of Soviet repressionThere have been many accounts of the public aspects of Stalin's dictatorship: the arrests and trials, the enslavement and killing in the gulags. No previous book, however, has explored the regime's effect on people's personal
... En savoir plus
The Blind Spot

How Oligarchs Dominate Our Democracy

par Jeffrey Winters ...

An urgent and shocking examination of how the ultra-rich dominate democracies, hoard political power, and maintain inequality—and how we might chart another path.The wealthy and powerful few have dominated the many throughout most of human history. This is now more starkly visible than ever—a time when, with politicians bought and paid for across the political spectrum, the gulf between oligarchs ... En savoir plus

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An urgent and shocking examination of how the ultra-rich dominate democracies, hoard political power, and maintain inequality—and how we might chart another path.The wealthy and powerful few have dominated the many throughout most of human history. This is now more starkly visible than ever—a time when, with politicians bought and paid for across the political spectrum, the gulf between oligarchs
... En savoir plus
Dead Center

A Marine Sniper's Two-Year Odyssey in the Vietnam War

par Ed Kugler ...

WHEN YOU'RE IN THE DEATH BUSINESS,EACH DAWN COULD BE YOUR LAST.Raw, straightforward, and powerful, Ed Kugler's account of his two years as a Marine scout-sniper in Vietnam vividly captures his experiences there--the good, the bad, and the ugly. After enlisting in the Marines at seventeen, then being wounded in Santo Domingo during the Dominican crisis, Kugler arrived in Vietnam in early 1966.As a ... En savoir plus

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WHEN YOU'RE IN THE DEATH BUSINESS,EACH DAWN COULD BE YOUR LAST.Raw, straightforward, and powerful, Ed Kugler's account of his two years as a Marine scout-sniper in Vietnam vividly captures his experiences there--the good, the bad, and the ugly. After enlisting in the Marines at seventeen, then being wounded in Santo Domingo during the Dominican crisis, Kugler arrived in Vietnam in early 1966.As a
... En savoir plus
On Secret Service East of Constantinople

The Plot to Bring Down the British Empire

par Peter Hopkirk ...

Under the banner of a Holy War, masterminded in Berlin and unleashed from Constantinople, the Germans and the Turks set out in 1914 to foment violent revolutionary uprisings against the British in India and the Russians in Central Asia. It was a new and more sinister version of the old Great Game, with world domination as its ultimate aim.Here, told in epic detail and for the first time, is the ... En savoir plus

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Under the banner of a Holy War, masterminded in Berlin and unleashed from Constantinople, the Germans and the Turks set out in 1914 to foment violent revolutionary uprisings against the British in India and the Russians in Central Asia. It was a new and more sinister version of the old Great Game, with world domination as its ultimate aim.Here, told in epic detail and for the first time, is the
... En savoir plus
Heirs and Graces

A History of the Modern British Aristocracy

par Eleanor Doughty ...

**THE FASCINATING NEW HISTORY OF THE BRITISH ARISTOCRACY SINCE THE SECOND WORLD WARA Financial Times Best History Book of 2025'A superb survey of the aristocracy today and how we got here… A marvellous book' - The Times'An enthralling chronicle of the British aristocracy' - Financial Times**'Eleanor Doughty is a shrewd, measured analyst, her writing aided by a lively pen and wry sense of humour.' ... En savoir plus

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**THE FASCINATING NEW HISTORY OF THE BRITISH ARISTOCRACY SINCE THE SECOND WORLD WARA Financial Times Best History Book of 2025'A superb survey of the aristocracy today and how we got here… A marvellous book' - The Times'An enthralling chronicle of the British aristocracy' - Financial Times**'Eleanor Doughty is a shrewd, measured analyst, her writing aided by a lively pen and wry sense of humour.'
... En savoir plus
The Age of Capital

1848-1875

par Prof Eric Hobsbawm ...

A magisterial account of the rise of capitalismEric Hobsbawm's magnificent treatment of the crucial years 1848-1875 is a penetrating analysis of the rise of capitalism and the consolidation of bourgeois culture. In the 1860s a new word entered the economic and political vocabulary of the world: 'capitalism'. The global triumph of capitalism is the major theme of history in the decades after 1848. ... En savoir plus

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A magisterial account of the rise of capitalismEric Hobsbawm's magnificent treatment of the crucial years 1848-1875 is a penetrating analysis of the rise of capitalism and the consolidation of bourgeois culture. In the 1860s a new word entered the economic and political vocabulary of the world: 'capitalism'. The global triumph of capitalism is the major theme of history in the decades after 1848.
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The Taste of Empire

How Britain's Quest for Food Shaped the Modern World

par Lizzie Collingham ...

A history of the British Empire told through twenty meals eaten around the worldIn The Taste of Empire, acclaimed historian Lizzie Collingham tells the story of how the British Empire's quest for food shaped the modern world. Told through twenty meals over the course of 450 years, from the Far East to the New World, Collingham explains how Africans taught Americans how to grow rice, how the East ... En savoir plus

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A history of the British Empire told through twenty meals eaten around the worldIn The Taste of Empire, acclaimed historian Lizzie Collingham tells the story of how the British Empire's quest for food shaped the modern world. Told through twenty meals over the course of 450 years, from the Far East to the New World, Collingham explains how Africans taught Americans how to grow rice, how the East
... En savoir plus
1929-1935: des chômeurs en colère

par Marc-André Cyr ...

À la suite du krach de 1929, les chômeurs, soutenus par le Parti communiste du Canada, s’organisent. Leur message est clair: ils refusent de subir les contrecoups de la crise sans broncher. ... En savoir plus

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À la suite du krach de 1929, les chômeurs, soutenus par le Parti communiste du Canada, s’organisent. Leur message est clair: ils refusent de subir les contrecoups de la crise sans broncher.
... En savoir plus
Never Had It So Good

A History of Britain from Suez to the Beatles

par Dominic Sandbrook ...

'A rich treasure-chest of a book' ANTHONY HOWARD, Sunday Telegraph'A spectacular history of the sixties' NICK COHEN, Observer'Sandbrook's book is a pleasure to read ... he is a master of the human touch' RICHARD DAVENPORT-HINES, TLS'Rivetingly readable' GODFREY SMITH, Sunday TimesFrom the bloodshed of the Suez Crisis to the giddy heyday of Beatlemania, fro... ... En savoir plus

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'A rich treasure-chest of a book' ANTHONY HOWARD, Sunday Telegraph'A spectacular history of the sixties' NICK COHEN, Observer'Sandbrook's book is a pleasure to read ... he is a master of the human touch' RICHARD DAVENPORT-HINES, TLS'Rivetingly readable' GODFREY SMITH, Sunday TimesFrom the bloodshed of the Suez Crisis to the giddy heyday of Beatlemania, fro...
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The Thirty Years' War 1618–1648

par Richard Bonney ...

Collections series Guide to...
More than three and a half centuries have passed since the Peace of Westphalia ended the Thirty Years' War (1618-48), but this most devastating of wars in the early modern period continues to capture the imagination of readers. This book reveals why.In this accessible, concise guide, Richard Bonney explains one of the first wars where contemporaries stressed the importance of atrocities, the ... En savoir plus

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More than three and a half centuries have passed since the Peace of Westphalia ended the Thirty Years' War (1618-48), but this most devastating of wars in the early modern period continues to capture the imagination of readers. This book reveals why.In this accessible, concise guide, Richard Bonney explains one of the first wars where contemporaries stressed the importance of atrocities, the
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La Terreur, le tournant de la Révolution

Une période sombre de l’histoire française

par Mélanie Mettra, Thomas Jacquemin, 50minutes ...

Collections Livre 3 - Grands Événements
Découvrez enfin tout ce qu’il faut savoir sur la Terreur en moins d’une heure !Trois ans après la prise de la Bastille, la France est à un tournant critique de son histoire. Alors que la Première République vient d’être proclamée, des dissensions se font jour entre l’Assemblée législative et la Commune. C’est la seconde qui l’emporte, entraînant Paris, puis l’ensemble de la France, dans une ... En savoir plus

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Découvrez enfin tout ce qu’il faut savoir sur la Terreur en moins d’une heure !Trois ans après la prise de la Bastille, la France est à un tournant critique de son histoire. Alors que la Première République vient d’être proclamée, des dissensions se font jour entre l’Assemblée législative et la Commune. C’est la seconde qui l’emporte, entraînant Paris, puis l’ensemble de la France, dans une
... En savoir plus
La grande défaite 1870-1871

par Alain Gouttman ...

Collections series Tempus
Une synthèse vivante et novatrice sur l'affrontement franco-allemand de 1870-1871.Si les images de la guerre de 1870-1871 ont fortement imprimées les consciences, la réalité et les enjeux de ce conflit demeurent méconnus. Pour éclairer cette matrice des affrontements franco-allemands consécutifs, Alain Gouttman a réouvert tous les dossiers : les circonstances du déclenchement du conflit, le ... En savoir plus

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Une synthèse vivante et novatrice sur l'affrontement franco-allemand de 1870-1871.Si les images de la guerre de 1870-1871 ont fortement imprimées les consciences, la réalité et les enjeux de ce conflit demeurent méconnus. Pour éclairer cette matrice des affrontements franco-allemands consécutifs, Alain Gouttman a réouvert tous les dossiers : les circonstances du déclenchement du conflit, le
... En savoir plus
True North

On the Road in Canada

par Paul Theroux ...

Acclaimed, bestselling author and travel writer Paul Theroux turns his gaze to Canada in a sweeping, personal journey.For more than half a century, Paul Theroux has traveled the globe and chronicled its far corners with curiosity, wit, and an unflinching eye. With True North, his twelfth travel book, he turns that eye to a country that has long been his quiet neighbor: Canada.What begins as the ... En savoir plus

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Acclaimed, bestselling author and travel writer Paul Theroux turns his gaze to Canada in a sweeping, personal journey.For more than half a century, Paul Theroux has traveled the globe and chronicled its far corners with curiosity, wit, and an unflinching eye. With True North, his twelfth travel book, he turns that eye to a country that has long been his quiet neighbor: Canada.What begins as the
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Stalin

Paradoxes of Power, 1878-1928

par Stephen Kotkin ...

A magnificent new biography that revolutionizes our understanding of Stalin and his worldIt has the quality of myth: a poor cobbler’s son, a seminarian from an oppressed outer province of the Russian empire, reinvents himself as a top leader in a band of revolutionary zealots. When the band seizes control of the country in the aftermath of total world war, the former seminarian ruthlessly ... En savoir plus

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A magnificent new biography that revolutionizes our understanding of Stalin and his worldIt has the quality of myth: a poor cobbler’s son, a seminarian from an oppressed outer province of the Russian empire, reinvents himself as a top leader in a band of revolutionary zealots. When the band seizes control of the country in the aftermath of total world war, the former seminarian ruthlessly
... En savoir plus
Autocracy Inc.

The Dictators Who Want to Run the World

par Anne Applebaum ...

**INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • Longlisted for the Women's Prize for Non-Fiction • A New York Times and Globe and Mail bestseller • Named a Best Book of 2024 by the Economist, Winnipeg Free Press, and Financial Times • One of Indigo's Top 100 Books of 2024From the Pulitzer-prize winning, New York Times bestselling author, an alarming account of how autocracies work together to undermine the ... En savoir plus

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**INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • Longlisted for the Women's Prize for Non-Fiction • A New York Times and Globe and Mail bestseller • Named a Best Book of 2024 by the Economist, Winnipeg Free Press, and Financial Times • One of Indigo's Top 100 Books of 2024From the Pulitzer-prize winning, New York Times bestselling author, an alarming account of how autocracies work together to undermine the
... En savoir plus
The Looming Tower (Pulitzer Prize Winner)

par Lawrence Wright ...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • PULITZER PRIZE WINNER • A “heart-stopping account of the events leading up to 9/11” (The New York Times Book Review), this definitive history explains in gripping detail the growth of Islamic fundamentalism, the rise of al-Qaeda, and the intelligence failures that culminated in the attacks on the World Trade Center.**One of the New York Times’s 100 Best Books of the 21st ... En savoir plus

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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • PULITZER PRIZE WINNER • A “heart-stopping account of the events leading up to 9/11” (The New York Times Book Review), this definitive history explains in gripping detail the growth of Islamic fundamentalism, the rise of al-Qaeda, and the intelligence failures that culminated in the attacks on the World Trade Center.**One of the New York Times’s 100 Best Books of the 21st
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