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Victorious Century - Mr David Cannadine - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Victorious Century - Mr David Cannadine - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

SHORTLISTED FOR THE DUFF COOPER PRIZE 2018 ''This is stupendous. The British nineteenth century, in all its complexity, all its horror, all its energy, all its hopes is laid bare. This is the definitive history, and will remain so for generations'' A.N. Wilson To live in nineteenth-century Britain was to experience an astonishing series of changes, of a kind for which there was simply no precedent in the human experience. There were revolutions in transport, communication, work; cities grew vast; scientific ideas made the intellectual landscape unrecognizable. This was an exhilarating time, but also a horrifying one.In his dazzling new book David Cannadine has created a bold, fascinating new interpretation of the British nineteenth century in all its energy and dynamism, darkness and vice. This was a country which saw itself at the summit of the world. And yet it was a society also convulsed by doubt, fear and introspection. Victorious Century reframes a time at once strangely familiar and yet wholly unlike our own.

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The Penguin History of the Twentieth Century - J. M. Roberts - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

The Penguin History of the Twentieth Century - J. M. Roberts - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

This dazzling overview of a turbulent century explores both dramatic events and underlying trends. Despite a terrible two-stage ''European civil war'' and the traumatic rise and fall of communism, wealth has increased dramatically alongside a four-fold leap in population, women''s lives have been transformed, America has assumed undisputed political and cultural leadership. The Penguin History of the Twentieth Century is powerful, international and definitive.

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The Scandal of the Century - Lisa Hilton - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

The Scandal of the Century - Lisa Hilton - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

This is The Scandal of the Century, the true story of the author Aphra Behn, who used a shocking love affair to create the first English novel . . . 'Gloriously mind-boggling . . .This is a lively book, full of saucy millennial-type analogies' Spectator–London, 1682. When Lady Henrietta Berkeley elopes with her sister’s husband, her subsequent capture and the lawsuit that follows tears through Restoration England as the scandal of the century. But it also proves inspiration to one Aphra Behn – already condemned as a scarlet woman of loose morals – who pens a searing and outrageous bestseller based on Henrietta’s shocking affair. The story of how and why Henrietta acted as she did, and how and why Behn came to write it becomes, in Lisa Hilton’s hands, a stunning portrait of two women attempting to smash the shackles enslaving their sex. –PRAISE FOR THE SCANDAL OF THE CENTURY'A landmark book, a sweeping, scintillatingly original, exciting and game changing exploration of writer, spy, power player, lover Aphra Behn. Thrilling, scholarly, powerfully researched, this is Aphra as she’s never been seen before' Kate Williams, historian and author of Rival Queens: The Betrayal of Mary, Queen of Scots'The Scandal of the Century allows Hilton to showcase her skill for both historical and detective work and compelling, evocative writing . . . compelling to read [and] refreshingly transparent . . . Her fresh ideas could open up exciting paths for future scholars’ BBC History Magazine'An enjoyable read . . . challenging - but always entertaining' Literary Review'Engaging, ingenious, lively . . . Hilton skilfully narrates background material of the Restoration' TLS

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The Contest of the Century - Geoff Dyer - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

The Contest of the Century - Geoff Dyer - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

By sea and on the airwaves, by dollar and yuan, a contest has begun that will shape the next century. China''s rise has now entered a critical new phase, as it seeks to translate its considerable economic heft into a larger role on the world stage, challenging American supremacy. Yet he also shows why China may struggle to unseat the West - its ambitious designs are provoking anxiety, especially in Asia, while America''s global alliances have deep roots. If Washington can adjust to a world in which it is not the sole dominant power, it may be able to retain its ability to set the global agenda.

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The Scandal of the Century - Lisa Hilton - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

The Scandal of the Century - Lisa Hilton - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

‘A sweeping, scintillatingly original, exciting exploration of writer, spy, power player, lover Aphra Behn’ Kate Williams, historian and author of Rival Queens: The Betrayal of Mary, Queen of Scots '' Hilton to showcase[s] her skill for both historical and detective work and compelling, evocative writing . . . A sparkling and eye-opening account . . . compelling to read [and] r efreshingly transparent . . . Her fresh ideas could open up exciting paths for future scholars'' BBC History Magazine ---- A CLANDESTINE AFFAIR ‘Whereas the Lady Henrietta Berkeley has been absent from her Father''s house since the 20th August last past . . . AN OUTRAGEOUS ELOPEMENT . . . and is not yet known where she is, nor whether she is alive or dead. STOLEN LETTERS, SCHEMING SERVANTS These are to give notice That whoever shall find her, so that she may be brought back to her Father, the Earl of Berkeley, they shall have 200 Pounds Reward’ SEX. SENSATION. CELEBRITY. This is The Scandal of the Century - and the true story of the author Aphra Behn, who used a shocking love affair to create the first English novel . . . ----In 1682, a young woman in the throes of a passionate affair flees her parents’ home in Surrey to seek a new life in London. A scandal in its own right, but this is no ordinary young woman: Lady Henrietta Berkeley is the daughter of one of England’s most powerful men, and her lover is her own sister’s husband. As news of this notorious adulteress spreads, her flight, capture and the lawsuit that follow tear through society as the scandal of the century.To Aphra Behn, England''s first professional female writer – herself condemned as a scarlet woman of loose morals – Henrietta’s trial would be more than a source of shock and intrigue: it would inspire her to write Love Letters Between a Nobleman and His Sister, an outrageous and bestselling political fiction and arguably the first novel in English literature.Aphra herself is an enigma, the facts about her life continually disputed. By revealing the story of these two rebellious and ruthless women, Lisa Hilton''s new history offers a surprisingly original theory on the origins of one of England''s most celebrated playwrights. Against the backdrop of seventeenth-century England, with its strict traditional conventions of love, duty and identity, The Scandal of the Century shows just how far both women will go to break free.---''Gloriously mind-boggling . . . This is a lively book'' Spectator

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The Scandal of the Century - Lisa Hilton - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

The Scandal of the Century - Lisa Hilton - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

‘A sweeping, scintillatingly original, exciting exploration of writer, spy, power player, lover Aphra Behn’ Kate Williams, historian and author of Rival Queens: The Betrayal of Mary, Queen of Scots '' Hilton to showcase[s] her skill for both historical and detective work and compelling, evocative writing . . . A sparkling and eye-opening account . . . compelling to read [and] r efreshingly transparent . . . Her fresh ideas could open up exciting paths for future scholars'' BBC History Magazine ---- A CLANDESTINE AFFAIR ‘Whereas the Lady Henrietta Berkeley has been absent from her Father''s house since the 20th August last past . . . AN OUTRAGEOUS ELOPEMENT . . . and is not yet known where she is, nor whether she is alive or dead. STOLEN LETTERS, SCHEMING SERVANTS These are to give notice That whoever shall find her, so that she may be brought back to her Father, the Earl of Berkeley, they shall have 200 Pounds Reward’ SEX. SENSATION. CELEBRITY. This is The Scandal of the Century - and the true story of the author Aphra Behn, who used a shocking love affair to create the first English novel . . . ----In 1682, a young woman in the throes of a passionate affair flees her parents’ home in Surrey to seek a new life in London. A scandal in its own right, but this is no ordinary young woman: Lady Henrietta Berkeley is the daughter of one of England’s most powerful men, and her lover is her own sister’s husband. As news of this notorious adulteress spreads, her flight, capture and the lawsuit that follow tear through society as the scandal of the century.To Aphra Behn, England''s first professional female writer – herself condemned as a scarlet woman of loose morals – Henrietta’s trial would be more than a source of shock and intrigue: it would inspire her to write Love Letters Between a Nobleman and His Sister, an outrageous and bestselling political fiction and arguably the first novel in English literature.Aphra herself is an enigma, the facts about her life continually disputed. By revealing the story of these two rebellious and ruthless women, Lisa Hilton''s new history offers a surprisingly original theory on the origins of one of England''s most celebrated playwrights. Against the backdrop of seventeenth-century England, with its strict traditional conventions of love, duty and identity, The Scandal of the Century shows just how far both women will go to break free.---''Gloriously mind-boggling . . . This is a lively book'' Spectator

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Nomad Century - Gaia Vince - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Nomad Century - Gaia Vince - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Highly Commended for the Wainwright Prize 2023, and shortlisted for the Zócalo Book Prize and the Christopher Moore Prize For Human Rights Writing ''Gaia Vince''s new book should be read not just by every politician, but by every person on the planet'' Observer An urgent investigation of the most underreported, seismic consequence of climate change: how it will force us to change where - and how - we live We are facing a species emergency. With every degree of temperature rise, a billion people will be displaced from the zone in which humans have lived for thousands of years. While we must do everything we can to mitigate the impact of climate change, the brutal truth is that huge swathes of the world are becoming uninhabitable. From Bangladesh to Sudan to the western United States, and in cities from Cardiff to New Orleans to Shanghai, the quadruple threat of drought, heat, wildfires and flooding will utterly reshape Earth''s human geography in the coming decades.In this rousing call to arms, Royal Society Science Book Prize-winning author Gaia Vince describes how we can plan for and manage this unavoidable climate migration while we restore the planet to a fully habitable state. The vital message of this book is that migration is not the problem - it''s the solution. Drawing on a wealth of eye-opening data and original reporting, Vince shows how migration brings benefits not only to migrants themselves, but to host countries, many of which face demographic crises and labour shortages. As Vince describes, we will need to move northwards as a species, into the habitable fringes of Europe, Asia and Canada and the greening Arctic circle.While the climate catastrophe is finally getting the attention it deserves, the inevitability of mass migration has been largely ignored. In Nomad Century , Vince provides, for the first time, an examination of the most pressing question facing humanity.

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The Scandal of the Century - Gabriel Garcia Marquez - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

The Scandal of the Century - Gabriel Garcia Marquez - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

A new collection of journalism from one of the great titans of 20th century literature "I don''t want to be remembered for One Hundred Years of Solitude or for the Nobel Prize but rather for my journalism," Gabriel García Márquez said in the final years of his life. And while some of his journalistic writings have been made available over the years, this is the first volume to gather a representative selection from across the first four decades of his career--years during which he worked as a full-time, often muckraking, and controversial journalist, even as he penned the fiction that would bring him the Nobel Prize in 1982. Here are the first pieces he wrote while working for newspapers in the coastal Colombian cities of Cartagena and Barranquilla . . . his longer, more fictionlike reportage from Paris and Rome . . . his monthly columns for Spain''s El País. And while all the work points in style, wit, depth, and passion to his fiction, these fifty pieces are, more than anything, a revelation of the writer working at the profession he believed to be "the best in the world." ''García Márquez always thought of himself as a journalist first and foremost and this brilliant collection goes a long way towards justifying that belief.'' Salman Rushdie

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Windharp - Niall Macmonagle - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Windharp - Niall Macmonagle - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Windharp: Niall MacMonagle''s essential anthology of the last century of Irish poetry The Easter Rising of 1916 was a foundational moment of the independent Irish state; but while that insurrection continues to divide opinion, there is no disagreement as to the majesty of Yeats''s ''Easter 1916'', or about the excellence of the Irish poetic tradition over the past century. Windharp is an anthology that follows the twists and turns of Irish history, culture and society through the work of its remarkable standing army of poets. Edited by Niall MacMonagle, Ireland''s most trusted poetry commentator, Windharp is an accessible and inspiring journey through a century of Irish life.'' A landmark book '' Clive James, TLS Books of the Year ''Glorious'' Irish Examiner '' Beautifully produced ... an appealing and appetite-whetting introduction to a century''s poetry'' Irish Times '' Beautifully judged ... poised perfectly between the canon and the tradition, with a generous inclusiveness'' Eavan Boland, Irish Times '' A perfect selection . One of the best anthologies of Irish poetry ever produced.'' Donal Ryan

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Thrown - Kerry Howley - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Thrown - Kerry Howley - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

A knock-out debut sports epic taking a unique journey into the world of Mixed Martial Arts fighting Step into the octagon . . . Welcome to the heart of the fight. Three years and two fighters - one ageing, tired, struggling from one backstreet dive to another; and one young, fast, going places, punching it out in packed Las Vegas arenas. One on the way up and the other on the way out. And they fight and they fight - while through it all Kit, a spacetaker, a ghost haunting their cages, follows and assists them, drawn to the dark allure of men living from blow to blow, where the true battle is never with their opponent but always and forever with themselves. ''The most fascinating book I''ve read this year. The precision of Howley''s prose reminds me of Joan Didion or David Foster Wallace'' Time ''A poetic portrait of a bloody American subculture'' O, The Oprah Magazine ''The fight book of our generation has landed . . . a fantastic debut'' The Week ''Compulsively readable'' The New York Times

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Hope and Glory - Peter Clarke - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Hope and Glory - Peter Clarke - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Peter Clarke brilliantly challenges the commonly held view of Britain in the twentieth century as a nation in decline. Adopting a wide perspective, he examines the political. social and economic changes that transformed Britain. He looks at how jobs and prices, food and shelter, and education and welfare, shaped society and explores such areas as architecture, sport and popular culture. Embracing a century of national experience, Hope and Glory superbly conveys the diverse aspects of three generations who lived through unparalleled change.

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Parallel Text: French Short Stories - Various Authors - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Parallel Text: French Short Stories - Various Authors - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

These eight stories by leading 20th century French writers offer fascinating insights into French life and literature and are accompanied by a parallel English text, making them valuable for both French and English language students.Among the diverse and entertaining stories in the collection are the wistful masterpiece ‘Green Tobacco’ by Clair Sainte-Soline; the exuberant tale of ‘The Ants’ by the post-war king of café society, Boris Vian, and a suspense in the nineteenth-century erotic tradition from Andre de Mandiargues.

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The Portable Nineteenth-Century African American Women Writers - - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

The Portable Nineteenth-Century African American Women Writers - - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Edited by Hollis Robbins and Henry Louis Gates, Jr; this collection comprises work from forty-nine writers arranged into sections of memoir, poetry and essays on feminism, education and the legacy of black women writers. Many of these pieces engage with social movements like abolition, women''s suffrage, temperance and civil rights, but the thematic centre is black women''s intellect and personal ambition. The diverse selection includes well-known writers like Sojourner Truth, Hannah Crafts and Harriet Jacobs, as well as lesser-known writers like Ella Sheppard, who offers a firsthand account of life in a world-famous singing group. Taken together, these incredible works insist that the writing of black women writers be read, remembered and addressed.

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Social Class in the 21st Century - Mike Savage - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Social Class in the 21st Century - Mike Savage - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

A fresh take on social class from the experts behind the BBC''s ''Great British Class Survey''.Why does social class matter more than ever in Britain today?How has the meaning of class changed?What does this mean for social mobility and inequality?In this book Mike Savage and the team of sociologists responsible for the Great British Class Survey look beyond the labels to explore how and why our society is changing and what this means for the people who find themselves in the margins as well as in the centre.Their new conceptualization of class is based on the distribution of three kinds of capital - economic (inequalities in income and wealth), social (the different kinds of people we know) and cultural (the ways in which our leisure and cultural preferences are exclusive) - and provides incontrovertible evidence that class is as powerful and relevant today as it''s ever been.

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Pop Art - Alastair Sooke - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Pop Art - Alastair Sooke - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Pop Art by the BBC''s Alastair Sooke - an essential but snappy new guide to our favourite art movement Pop Art is the most important 20th-century art movement. It brought Modernism to the masses, making art sexy and fun with coke cans and comics. Today, in our age of selfies and social networking, we are still living in a world defined by Pop. Full of brand new interviews and research, Sooke describes the great works by Warhol, Lichtenstein and other key figures, but also re-examines the movement for the 21st century and asks if it is still art? He reveals a global story, tracing Pop''s surprising origins in 19th-century Paris to uncovering the forgotten female artists of the 1960s. "A clear and lively outline of the history of pop art ... a pleasure to read" - Sunday Times

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Children of the Revolution - Robert Gildea - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Children of the Revolution - Robert Gildea - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

Nineteenth-century France was one of the world''s great cultural beacons, renowned for its dazzling literature, philosophy, art, poetry and technology. Yet this was also a tumultuous century of political anarchy and bloodshed, where each generation of the French Revolution''s ''children'' would experience their own wars, revolutions and terrors. From soldiers to priests, from peasants to Communards, from feminists to literary figures such as Victor Hugo and Honoré de Balzac, Robert Gildea''s brilliant new history explores every aspect of these rapidly changing times, and the people who lived through them.

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The Yellow Cross - Rene Weis - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

The Yellow Cross - Rene Weis - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

In the 13th century, a group of heretics in southwest France, the Cathars, became a serious threat to the Catholic church. In several waves of repression, thousands of Cathars were killed. Yet so ardent was their faith that, early in the next century, the Cathars rose one last time. Using the breathtakingly detailed and uniquely extant documentation from this period, and drawing on his intimate knowledge of the last Cathars'' tracks and hiding places, many of which survive to this day, René Weis tells the full story of this gripping historical episode.

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History of the Italian People - Giuliano Procacci - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

History of the Italian People - Giuliano Procacci - Bog - Penguin Books Ltd - Plusbog.dk

From the early years, when its cities and towns were self-governing, to the national rise to power of fascism this century, Italy has undergone many upheavals: political, social, economic and cultural. Pinpointing the year A.D. 1000 as a time when European supremacy began to take root, the author traces Italy''s progression within its European context. Communes of the 11th century to the birth of the European Renaissance and on to the role of Italy in two world wars, this study of a people''s evolution won the author the Viareggio Prize

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