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A Village in the Third Reich: How Ordinary Lives Were Transformed By the Rise of Fascism by Julia Boyd
___________A Waterstones Paperback of the Year 2022'Fascinating... You'll learn more about the psychological workings of Nazism by reading this sup...
View full detailsA Village in the Third Reich: How Ordinary Lives Were Transformed By the Rise of Fascism by Julia Boyd
___________'Fascinating... You'll learn more about the psychological workings of Nazism by reading this superbly researched chronicle... than you w...
View full detailsTravellers in the Third Reich: The Rise of Fascism Through the Eyes of Everyday People by Julia Boyd
THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP THREE BESTSELLER; Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for History 2018; One of the Daily Telegraph's Best Books of 2017...
View full detailsThis Golden Fleece: A Journey Through Britain's Knitted History by Esther Rutter
Find This Golden Fleece: A Journey Through Britain's Knitted History by Esther Rutter from publishers Granta Books at Books2Door! ; 352 pages; Pu...
View full detailsThe Short Knife by Elen Caldecott
Winner of the Tir na n-Og AwardShortlisted for the Young Quills Historical Fiction AwardLonglisted for the Carnegie MedalIt is the year 454AD. The ...
View full detailsThe Hundred Years' War on Palestine: A History of Settler Colonial Conquest and Resistance by Rashid I. Khalidi
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERShortlisted for the 2020 Cundill History Prize'Riveting and original ... a work enriched by solid scholarship, vivid ...
View full detailsThe Colour Code: Why we see red, feel blue and go green by Paul Simpson
How is The Colour Code different to other books on colour? Well, the short answer is that it is a whole lot more fun - not least because it is exte...
View full detailsA Day in the Life of a Caveman, a Queen and Everything In Between by Mike Barfield
A colourful and comical tour through history from cartoonists Mike Barfield and Jess Bradley. The hilarious minds behind A Day in the Life of a P...
View full detailsThe Vanished Bride by Bella Ellis
'Brilliantly entertaining and original' C.L. Taylor'A standout book' Rosie WalshFrom the Sunday Times-bestselling author Rowan Coleman, comes a spe...
View full detailsThe Island of Extraordinary Captives: A True Story of an Artist, a Spy and a Wartime Scandal by Simon Parkin
'Extraordinary yet previously untold true story . . . meticulously researched . . . it's also taut, compelling, and impossible to put down' Daily E...
View full detailsHeroic Animals: Amazing Creatures that Changed Our World by Clare Balding
THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS AN ORDINARY ANIMAL. EVERY ONE HAS A HEROIC STORY TO TELL. Discover how . . . Able Seacat Simon rescued the crew o...
View full detailsAgatha Christie by Lucy Worsley
'Christie lovers should read this biography for the same reason they read her novels.' - The Times'A model of how to combine biographical informati...
View full detailsA Short History of Russia by Mark Galeotti
'Fascinating... One of the most astute political commentators on Putin and modern Russia' Financial Times'An amazing achievement' Peter FrankopanCa...
View full detailsMatrix by Lauren Groff
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER SHORTLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARDS AN OBAMA'S BOOK OF THE YEAR'Gorgeous, sensual, addictive' SARA COLLINS 'Brig...
View full detailsThe Man in the Red Coat by Julian Barnes
*SHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA BOOK AWARDS 2020*'A bravura performance, highly entertaining' Evening StandardThe Booker Prize-winning author of The Sen...
View full detailsThe Interest: How the British Establishment Resisted the Abolition of Slavery by Michael Taylor
Discover how the campaign to end slavery divided Britain and was almost thwarted by some of the most powerful and famous figures of the era. **SH...
View full detailsMouth Full of Blood: Essays, Speeches, Meditations by Toni Morrison
She was our conscience. Our seer. Our truth-teller. She was a magician with language, who understood the power of words. - Oprah WinfreyA vital non...
View full detailsComing to England: An Inspiring True Story Celebrating the Windrush Generation by Floella Benjamin
The 25th anniversary edition of Baroness Floella Benjamin's classic memoir, Coming to England. With a foreword by the author and some additional hi...
View full detailsShe Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan
The Number One Sunday Times Bestseller. An absorbing historical fantasy, She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan reimagines the rise to pow...
View full detailsSistersong by Lucy Holland
In a magical ancient Britain, bards sing a story of treachery, love and death. This is that story. For fans of Madeline Miller's Circe, Lucy Hollan...
View full detailsCounting on Katherine: How Katherine Johnson Put Astronauts on the Moon by Helaine Becker
Meet Katherine Johnson, the mathematical genius who helped make the historic Apollo 11 moon landings possible and made sure that Apollo 13 returned...
View full detailsDictators: The Cult of Personality in the Twentieth Century by Frank Dikotter
A New Statesman, Financial Times and Economist Book of the Year 'Brilliant' NEW STATESMAN, BOOKS OF THE YEAR'Enlightening and a good read' SPECTATO...
View full detailsThe Silk Roads: The Extraordinary History that created your World - Illustrated Edition by Professor Peter Frankopan
'Spellbinding ... a pitch-perfect treasure' LoveReading4KidsSet your sails east with this stunningly original new history of the world. Peter Fra...
View full detailsFantastically Great Women Scientists and Their Stories by Ms Kate Pankhurst
'Significantly more engaging and inspiring than the rival Rebel Girls' GUARDIAN'It's hard to imagine any group of primary-aged children who wouldn'...
View full detailsGod: An Anatomy by Francesca Stavrakopoulou
Shortlisted for The PEN Hessell-Tiltman Prize 2022Shortlisted for The Wolfson History Prize 2022Three thousand years ago, in the Southwest Asian la...
View full detailsDinosaur Tales: The Dinosaur who Ran the Store by Russell Punter
Bella's new department store is opening today. Bella likes to get things done, but perhaps she needs a lesson in working nicely with her colleagues...
View full detailsThe Romanovs: The Story of Russia and its Empire 1613-1918 by Simon Sebag Montefiore
The Romanovs were the most successful dynasty of modern times, ruling a sixth of the world's surface. How did one family turn a war-ruined principa...
View full detailsDostoevsky in Love: An Intimate Life by Alex Christofi
'A daring and mesmerizing twist on the art of biography' - Douglas Smith, author of Rasputin: The Biography'Anyone who loves [Dostoevsky's] novels...
View full detailsKindred: Neanderthal Life, Love, Death and Art by Rebecca Wragg Sykes
** WINNER OF THE PEN HESSELL-TILTMAN PRIZE 2021 **'Beautiful, evocative, authoritative.' Professor Brian Cox'Important reading not just for anyone ...
View full detailsRealm of Darkness (Hugh Corbett 23) by Paul Doherty
Paul Doherty's twenty-third medieval mystery featuring Sir Hugh Corbett is a gripping and gruesome tale of murder and mayhem sure to appeal to fans...
View full detailsArmy Girls by Tessa Dunlop
Army Girls is the intimate story of the final few women who served in World War II and are still alive to tell their tale. They were female soldier...
View full detailsThe Book of Gutsy Women: Favourite Stories of Courage and Resilience by Hillary Rodham Clinton
Now an eight-part docuseries on Apple TV+ featuring Kim Kardashian, Amy Schumer, Goldie Hawn, Kate Hudson, Wanda Sykes, Megan Thee Stallion and mor...
View full detailsBand Of Brothers by Stephen E. Ambrose
**THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER** 25th Anniversary Edition. Foreword by Tom Hanks. The book that inspired Steven Spielberg's acclaimed TV se...
View full detailsD-Day: June 6, 1944 The Battle For The Normandy Beaches by Stephen E. Ambrose
On the basis of 1,400 oral histories from the men who were there, bestselling author and World War II historian Stephen E. Ambrose reveals for the ...
View full detailsThe Operator: The Seal Team Operative And The Mission That Changed The World by Robert O'Neill
'A riveting, unvarnished and wholly unforgettable portrait of America's most storied commandos at war.' - Joby Warrick, author of Black Flags: The ...
View full detailsOn a Sea of Glass: The Life & Loss of the RMS Titanic by Tad Fitch
On the night of 14/15 April 1912, a brandnew, supposedly unsinkable ship, the largest and most luxurious vessel in the world at the time, collided ...
View full detailsHistory is not just another subject in school. History is for those intrigued by the evolution of the human race. Think of history this way—all the iconic events and defining moments in time that have led us to today as a civilisation make history. Events that have been significant in human evolution are what make history. If it wasn’t for history, we wouldn’t know where we came from. It is through history books that we learn how our forefathers lived and how we got to where we did. Bet you are already interested, when you think of history like that.
Here are some of our favourite history books to read with your child. It is important that you stir a curiosity in their young minds about the stories of the past so they don’t dismiss history and reduce it to boring dates and names. To help you do just that, we at Books2Door have curated a very special history books collection that packs a punch of saucy tales from the various historic periods in time, across many civilisations. Here are some of the best history books that you must add to your child’s home library if you want to raise them up to love history.
DK Eyewitness Children’s Collection 8 Books Set for children aged 9-14 is a lesson in history that combines fun and learning. The books allow you and your kid to take a trip back in time to the eras of the Romans, the Tudors and the Ancient Egyptians in this must-have historical collection of books.
This is not history as your kid has learnt it in school. This history book set is an engaging insight into the world’s richest civilisations. Through these books your child will visit a Roman bath-house, explore the Persian empire, find their way through a Victorian maze and witness the fall of the Berlin Wall. The whole of human history is brought to life for children in this DK Eyewitness Children’s collection of 8 spectacular books on various historic civilisations.
Usborne Beginners History 10 Books Collection Box Set for children aged 9 and up is yet another way to get your child interested in world history. With this collection set your child can fit a world of information into their pockets and brains. Curious minds can explore different ancient civilisations, statistics, cool pictures, and incredible facts about ancient history. Did you know that over 50,000 people could fit into the Colosseum at one time? Or that Romans used public baths and used olive oil instead of soap? Kids can read up about all of this and all the information they ever needed to know about ancient Rome - Vikings, gladiators, baths, battles, and more!
Horrible Histories Blood Curdling 20 Books Collection By Terry Deary This collection would remain incomplete without the Horrible Histories book series that has essentially redefined how history is read and taught to children. Whilst the history taught in school is all about the kings, the kingdoms and the rich and the powerful. In Terry Deary’s Horrible Histories; history is all about overturning the hierarchy and his heroes are always the little people and not those in power. This makes the Horrible Histories books funny and yet your child will learn at the same time. The aim of the books is to educate but also entertain. The books are filled with silly jokes, trivia and humorous stories, which makes the facts much more memorable.