Discovering the Dutch - On Culture and Society of the Netherlands
What are the most salient and sparkling facts about the Netherlands that those interested in its history need to know? This volume tackles the heart of this question of Dutch identity through a number of essential themes that run through the culture, history, and society of the Netherlands.
50 Years of Hockey - An Intimate History of the National Hockey League
This book is a summary of the first 50 years of the National Hockey League, written in 1967. I enjoyed reading this book, mainly just to read the 1967 perspective on hockey events of the past and what people thought would happen in the future.
Robert Lacey - Great Tales from English History Volume III The Battle of the Boyne to DNA. Narrated by Robert Lacey. 'Beautifully written, full of things you didn't know and well worth a read if you want a new view on stories you thought you already understood.' Living History 'Personalities are the essence of this brilliant book. If only history lessons at school could have been as entertaining and informative as this.' Newcastle Sunday Sun 'This is history at its best, well told and entertaining, packed with insight, humour and fascinating detail.' Norfolk Journal 'A great introduction to history and legend' Observer
Is your knowledge of The Crusades less than tip-top? Maybe you're curious about Columbus, or you're desperate to read about the Black Death in all its gory detail? Whatever your starting point, this expert guide has it all - from kings, knights and anti-Popes, to invasion, famine, the Magna Carta and Joan of Arc (and a few rebellious peasants thrown in for good measure!). Get ready for a rip-roaring ride through the political, religious and cultural life of the Middle Ages, one of the most talked-about periods in history.
This concise history seeks to explain what happened, how it transpired, and what it all meant. Causation is nearly as nettlesome a problem as contingency. In his masterpiece War and Peace, a draft of which he completed in 1863, Leo Tolstoy observed, “It is beyond the power of the human intellect to encompass all the causes of any phenomenon. But the impulse to search into causes is inherent in man’s very nature.”
