The fascinating history of a daring team of sexologists who built the first trans clinic in the shadow of the Third Reich. Set in interwar Germany, The Intermediaries tells the forgotten story of the Institute for Sexual Science, the world’s first center for homosexual and transgender rights. Headed by a gay Jewish ...

Celebrated historian John Hirst offers a fascinating exploration of the qualities that made Europe a world-changing civilisation.The Shortest History of Europe begins with a rapid overview of European civilisation, describing its birth from an unlikely mixture of classical learning, Christianity and German warrior c...

In "Un souvenir de Solferino," Henry Dunant provides a poignant narrative that emerges from his harrowing experiences on the battlefield during the Second Italian War of Independence. With a uniquely vivid and immersive literary style, Dunant intertwines personal anecdotes with a critical social commentary on the pl...

This is a reflective history book about the standards, scholarship and conduct of American soldiers during the First World War. The author, Frederick P. Keppel, was the third assistant secretary of war. The book looks particularly at soldiers' use of intoxicants including alcohol, their sexual conduct and other issu...

The Truth About the Titanic is a personal narrative of an American writer, soldier, amateur historian and real estate investor, Archibald Gracie who was one the Titanic sinking survivors. He survived the sinking by climbing aboard an overturned collapsible lifeboat. He was pulled into lifeboat No. 12, the last lifeb...

Ecclesiastical History of England is a five-volume work on the history of Christianity and the church in England, covering a period from the opening of the Long Parliament to the death of Oliver Cromwell. Table of Contents: Volume 1 - The Church of the Civil Wars Volume 2 - The Church of the Commonwealth Volume 3 - ...

A highly entertaining read for anyone interested in English history and culture, this great myth-busting book takes you on a great ride through history and the national character. Think we're the land of Punch and Judy and Morris Dancing? Think again as both traditions started in southern Europe. Love Winston Church...

Get your fill of the freshest recipes with this free e-book sampler - a sneak peak of 5 recipes from Mob Kitchen's newest addition Fresh Mob. FRESH MOB highlights healthy yet satisfyingly nourishing recipes - invigorating textures and zingy flavours to put you in the mood for everyday food. Feed your friends, feed a...

Many fighter aces began their careers in two-seaters, but a surprising number of British, French and German aircrews managed to achieve acedom in those not-so-helpless workhorses too. This is their story. Often overshadowed by the fighters that either protected or threatened them, two-seater reconnaissance aircraft ...

Nanetti outlines a methodology for deploying artificial intelligence and machine learning to enhance historical research. Historical events are the treasure of human experiences, the heritage that societies have used to remain resilient and express their identities. Nanetti has created and developed an interdiscipli...

The Routledge Handbook of Chinese Medicine is an extensive, interdisciplinary guide to the nature of traditional medicine and healing in the Chinese cultural region, and its plural epistemologies. Established experts and the next generation of scholars interpret the ways in which Chinese medicine has been understood...

The History of the Manners and Customs of Ancient Greece is a three-volume account by British journalist and author James Augustus St. John. In this work, he deals with tradition and social life in ancient Greece. In the first book, author describes original inhabitants of Hellas, character of the Greeks and the geo...

This open access book asks why and how some of the developing countries have “emerged” under a set of similar global conditions, what led individual countries to choose the particular paths that led to their “emergence,” and what challenges confront them. If we are to understand the nature of major risks and uncerta...

In "Lest We Forget: The Sisters of Providence of St. Mary-of-the-Woods in Civil War Service," Mary Theodosia Mug presents a meticulously researched account that delves into the pivotal role played by the Sisters of Providence during the American Civil War. With a narrative that combines both historical rigor and evo...

کتاب دمحمحیسم اثر نیما شهسواری بخشی از متن کتاب در زمانهای بسیار دور در نزدیکی روستایی کم بضاعت و کمجمعیت دختری در خانوادهای مذهبی زندگی میکرد او در خانوادهای چشم به جهان گشوده بود که بیشتر زمان عمرشان را مشغول عبادت خداوند بودند پدرش از روحانیون و مراقبان خانهی خدا بود و مادر در کارهای نظافتی همان خانهی مقدس مشغول ...

A military aviation expert chronicles the decades of breathtaking innovation that took place at Britain's secret airbase. In 1951, Hawker Aircraft started using Dunsfold Aerodrome to test its new jet projects. The Sea Hawk was followed by the superlative Hunter. Then came a radical new engine design for an aircraft ...