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Declaration of Independence

The return of a revered revolutionary and the meaning of independence in a divided nation-in the 1820s and todayIn 1824, the legendary French hero of the American Revolution, Gilbert du Motier de Lafayette, commenced an epic tour of the United States at the invitation of President James Monroe. On this fourteen-month trip across all twenty-four states, Lafayette (1757-1834) witnessed an evolving young nation grappling with its ideals, achievements, and challenges: a contested yet peaceful presidential election, engineering marvels like the Erie Canal, and the persistent tragedy of slavery. Journalist and historian Richard Brookhiser shows us what Lafayette saw on this storied adventure through the fifty-year-old republic-hoopla, oratory, journalism, struggle, failure, and idealism.As the United States marks the 250th anniversary of its independence, Brookhiser invites readers to ponder the same critical question posed by Lafayette and his contemporaries: How well has America upheld the promise of its revolution? With vivid storytelling and acute insight, Brookhiser reflects on an era marked by triumph and turbulence-an era with compelling parallels to the present-and offers enduring lessons on liberty and democracy.

Lafayette and the Legacy of Revolution

The Hero Returns

Das erste Buch von KI-Creator und -Mastermind Andreas O. Loff.Mit einem Vorwort von Florence Gaub und einem exklusiven Cover von Jonathan Meese.Macht KI uns alle arbeitslos? Werden wir Realität bald gar nicht mehr von Fake unterscheiden können? Die Vorbehalte gegen künstliche Intelligenz sind riesig, die Chancen allerdings ebenso - wenn man sie denn vor lauter Angst sehen kann. Zumindest eins ist klar: Die künstliche Intelligenz wird nicht mehr weggehen. Andreas O. Loff hat sich schon früh mit dem Thema beschäftigt und kennt die Fragen, die uns alle umtreiben: Hat menschliche Kreativität überhaupt noch eine Zukunft? Oder wird die Welt verdummen und KI uns letztlich alle auslöschen? Oder steht uns eine goldene Zukunft bevor, in der alles möglich sein wird? Wird KI die Gesellschaft gar gerechter machen?Loff ist bekannt dafür, nicht nur abstrakt über diese Themen sprechen zu können sondern aus der Praxis, als jemand, der KI als Werkzeug begreift und täglich damit arbeitet. Er spricht genauso enthusiastisch über die Möglichkeiten wie er fundiert auf Bedenken eingehen kann. Klar ist: wir müssen uns als Gesellschaft intensiver dem Thema KI widmen und sie verstehen - sonst werden wir den Rückstand nicht mehr aufholen können. Loff zeigt, warum Politik und Wirtschaft die Bremse dringend lösen müssen und wie sie Möglichkeiten und Ängsten im Umgang mit KI begegnen können. Aber auch, was jeder für sich jetzt tun kann, um nicht abgehängt zu werden. Ein wichtiges, Mut machendes Buch am Puls der Zeit, das zeigt, wie sehr wir alle und gerade die junge Generation von KI profitieren wird - wenn wir die richtigen Weichen stellen.'Andreas Loff schafft in diesem Buch ein so seltenes wie sensationelles Kunststück: Er erklärt Künstliche Intelligenz - und man hat danach trotzdem noch Lust, sie zu benutzen.' - Sascha Lobo

Das erste Buch von KI-Creator und -Mastermind Andreas O. Loff.Mit einem Vorwort von Florence Gaub und einem exklusiven Cover von Jonathan Meese.Macht KI uns alle arbeitslos? Werden wir Realität bald gar nicht mehr von Fake unterscheiden können? Die Vorbehalte gegen künstliche Intelligenz sind riesig, die Chancen allerdings ebenso – wenn man sie denn vor lauter Angst sehen kann. Zumindest eins ist klar: Die künstliche Intelligenz wird nicht mehr weggehen. Andreas O. Loff hat sich schon früh mit dem Thema beschäftigt und kennt die Fragen, die uns alle umtreiben: Hat menschliche Kreativität überhaupt noch eine Zukunft? Oder wird die Welt verdummen und KI uns letztlich alle auslöschen? Oder steht uns eine goldene Zukunft bevor, in der alles möglich sein wird? Wird KI die Gesellschaft gar gerechter machen?Loff ist bekannt dafür, nicht nur abstrakt über diese Themen sprechen zu können sondern aus der Praxis, als jemand, der KI als Werkzeug begreift und täglich damit arbeitet. Er spricht genauso enthusiastisch über die Möglichkeiten wie er fundiert auf Bedenken eingehen kann. Klar ist: wir müssen uns als Gesellschaft intensiver dem Thema KI widmen und sie verstehen – sonst werden wir den Rückstand nicht mehr aufholen können. Loff zeigt, warum Politik und Wirtschaft die Bremse dringend lösen müssen und wie sie Möglichkeiten und Ängsten im Umgang mit KI begegnen können. Aber auch, was jeder für sich jetzt tun kann, um nicht abgehängt zu werden. Ein wichtiges, Mut machendes Buch am Puls der Zeit, das zeigt, wie sehr wir alle und gerade die junge Generation von KI profitieren wird – wenn wir die richtigen Weichen stellen.«Andreas Loff schafft in diesem Buch ein so seltenes wie sensationelles Kunststück: Er erklärt Künstliche Intelligenz – und man hat danach trotzdem noch Lust, sie zu benutzen.» – Sascha Lobo

KI in der Welt von morgen

Das geht nicht mehr weg

Discover the extraordinary story of the United States of America - from its fight for independence to its 250th anniversary. This captivating and richly illustrated book takes you on a year-by-year journey through US history, starting with the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776 and the hard-fought battles of the Revolutionary War. Explore the crafting of the US Constitution, the triumphs and tragedies of the Civil War, and the transformative milestones that shaped the nation's identity - from the abolition of slavery to the Cold War and the Civil Rights movement, and beyond. Each year is brought vividly to life with thoughtful analysis of pivotal events, insightful and intimate profiles of the major figures who shaped the country and changed the course of its future, and illuminating connections to broader historical themes. In this fascinating book, you will find: <ul><li>Details of the key events of every year - from the founding of the nation in 1776 to the present day - with insightful overviews of periods of US history at the start of each chapter</li><li>More than 300 images, from paintings and maps to photographs and posters</li><li>Timelines and expanded captions that bring to life the most important events in the nation's story</li><li>Coverage of major milestones in everything from politics, economics, and conflict to science and popular culture</li></ul> A History of the USA - Year by Year offers readers a treasure trove of insights into the events that defined the USA and its 50 states - past and present. Publishing in 2026, ahead of America 250, alongside DK's The American Civil War and The American Revolution, it is the ultimate guide to a pivotal period in world history. This is the remarkable story of one of the world's most important nations.

The History of the USA Year by Year

• INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER! • #1 ABA Indie Bookstores (PB Nonfiction)&nbsp;•&nbsp;#6 New York Times (combined HC and PB Nonfiction)&nbsp;•&nbsp;#9 Publishers Weekly (overall PB)&nbsp;•&nbsp;#16 USA Today overall (all genres, formats) Featured in Ava DuVernay’s new documentary 14th, premiering on Netflix this fall, Tad Stoermer presents a bracing new history that DuVernay calls "deeply necessary for this moment." Revisit the Salem Witch Trials, the Underground Railroad, and other resistance movements of American history to get a bold new understanding of how resistance shaped our past—and how its principles can change our future. The United States was shaped by resistance—but not in the way we’ve been taught. The Revolution did not secure liberty; it opened the door to either liberty or oppression, where only white men enjoyed all of the benefits and protections of citizenship. In A Resistance History of the United States, public historian&nbsp;Tad Stoermer shows how from the very beginning, that tension—between the ideals of resistance and the realities of power—has defined America more than the Enlightenment ideals enshrined in the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. Utililizing powerful storytelling to focus on key—and often lesser-known—moments in American history, this book reveals the truth of how resistance movements from Colonial times have opposed the powers that be. Stoermer covers an impressive roster of pivotal movements, with each chapter identifying a key resistance movement and principle&nbsp;meant to inspire contemporary readers, including: <ul><li>Bacon’s Rebellion/Metacomet’s War&nbsp;(1676)</li><li>Salem Witch Trials (1692)</li><li>The Black Loyalists (1783)</li><li>The Underground Railroad (1850)</li></ul> Through these and many more examples, Stoermer dismantles the mythologies that pass for American history—exposing the curated nostalgia, moral evasions, and institutional silences that have long protected abusive power. What emerges is an essential look at how we can take lessons from the past to understand, and effectively respond to, the injustices we face today.

• INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER! • #1 ABA Indie Bookstores (PB Nonfiction)&nbsp;•&nbsp;#6 New York Times (combined HC and PB Nonfiction)&nbsp;•&nbsp;#9 Publishers Weekly (overall PB)&nbsp;•&nbsp;#16 USA Today overall (all genres, formats) • An urgent, bracing new look at American history that Ava DuVernay calls "deeply necessary for this moment." Revisit the Salem Witch Trials, the Underground Railroad, and other resistance movements of American history to get a bold new understanding of how resistance shaped our past—and how its principles can change our future. The United States was shaped by resistance—but not in the way we’ve been taught. The Revolution did not secure liberty; it opened the door to either liberty or oppression, where only white men enjoyed all of the benefits and protections of citizenship. In A Resistance History of the United States, public historian&nbsp;Tad Stoermer shows how from the very beginning, that tension—between the ideals of resistance and the realities of power—has defined America more than the Enlightenment ideals enshrined in the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. Utililizing powerful storytelling to focus on key—and often lesser-known—moments in American history, this book reveals the truth of how resistance movements from Colonial times have opposed the powers that be. Stoermer covers an impressive roster of pivotal movements, with each chapter identifying a key resistance movement and principle&nbsp;meant to inspire contemporary readers, including: <ul><li>Bacon’s Rebellion/Metacomet’s War&nbsp;(1676)</li><li>Salem Witch Trials (1692)</li><li>The Black Loyalists (1783)</li><li>The Underground Railroad (1850)</li></ul> Through these and many more examples, Stoermer dismantles the mythologies that pass for American history—exposing the curated nostalgia, moral evasions, and institutional silences that have long protected abusive power. What emerges is an essential look at how we can take lessons from the past to understand, and effectively respond to, the injustices we face today.

A Resistance History of the United States

Reclams Universal-Bibliothek

KI und AGI (Artificial General Intelligence), ihr menschenverachtendes Weltbild und unsere Zukunft

Elon Musk und Donald Trump kündigen massenhaft Verwaltungsmitarbeitern, um einen KI-Staat zu errichten. Tech-CEOs verkaufen künstliche Intelligenz als Heilsbringer für die größten Probleme der Menschheit, obwohl die entsprechende Industrie auf Ausbeutung und Menschenverachtung beruht.
Warum lässt sich die Öffentlichkeit durch Spekulation über Erlösung oder Auslöschung durch KI von den erheblichen Schäden durch KI in unserer Gegenwart ablenken? Wie erkennen wir die zunehmend faschistischen Tendenzen, die sich im Zusammenspiel von Tech-Industrie und der neuen Rechten bilden?
Rainer Mühlhoff entwickelt Antworten und diskutiert Lösungsansätze.

Preisträger »Das politische Buch 2026« der Friedrich-Ebert-StiftungKI und AGI (Artificial General Intelligence), ihr menschenverachtendes Weltbild und unsere Zukunft
 Warum wird künstliche Intelligenz als Heilsbringer für die größten Probleme der Menschheit gehandelt, obwohl die Industrie auf Ausbeutung und Menschenverachtung beruht? Die öffentliche Spekulation über Erlösung oder Auslöschung durch KI lenkt von den erheblichen gesellschaftlichen Schäden heutiger KI ab. Und sie verdeckt die zunehmend faschistischen Tendenzen, die sich im Zusammenspiel von Tech-Industrie und der neuen Rechten bilden.
 
 Der preisgekrönte Essay wurde vollständig überarbeitet und auf den neuesten Stand gebracht.

[Was bedeutet das alles?] – Wie KI und Tech-Milliardäre unsere Zukunft formen – 14789

Künstliche Intelligenz und der neue Faschismus

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Die von Elon Musk ins Leben gerufene Abteilung für Regierungseffizienz, DOGE, war nur die Spitze des Eisbergs. In den letzten Jahren hat das Silicon Valley die Macht in den USA übernommen. Meta, Palantir &amp; Co. bestimmen jetzt, wer reguliert, ja, wer regiert. Günstlinge der Tech-Milliardäre durchsetzen den Verwaltungsapparat. Energiepolitik wird fast nur noch für die Kryptobranche und KI-Startups gemacht. Und die anti-woke Agenda der Titanen münzt Trump eins zu eins in Dekrete um. 
In Investorenmeetings und in Hörsälen, in Science-Fiction-Büchern, Fortpflanzungskliniken und in Sadomaso-Kellern spürt Adrian Daub dem nach, was für diese Konzerne, was für ihre Lenker, Dominanz bedeutet. Sie haben die Herrschaft an sich gerissen. Aber verstehen sie überhaupt, was herrschen ist?

Die von Elon Musk ins Leben gerufene Abteilung für Regierungseffizienz, DOGE, war nur die Spitze des Eisbergs. In den letzten Jahren hat das Silicon Valley die Macht in den USA übernommen. Meta, Palantir &amp; Co. bestimmen jetzt, wer reguliert, ja, wer regiert. Günstlinge der Tech-Milliardäre durchsetzen den Verwaltungsapparat. Energiepolitik wird fast nur noch für die Kryptobranche und KI-Startups gemacht. Und die anti-woke Agenda der Titanen münzt Trump eins zu eins in Dekrete um. In Investorenmeetings und in Hörsälen, in Science-Fiction-Büchern, Fortpflanzungskliniken und in Sadomaso-Kellern spürt Adrian Daub dem nach, was für diese Konzerne, was für ihre Lenker, Dominanz bedeutet. Sie haben die Herrschaft an sich gerissen. Aber verstehen sie überhaupt, was herrschen ist?

Was das Valley herrschen nennt

'An excellent look at what Palantir does, as well as a fascinating insight into the mind of its eccentric chief executive' TelegraphPalantir Technologies is the most interesting company in the world -&nbsp;and the most controversial.&nbsp;Palantir builds data integration software: its technology ingests vast quantities of information and quickly identifies patterns, trends and connections that might elude the human eye. Founded in 2003 to help the U.S. government in the war on terrorism - an early investor was the CIA - Palantir is now a $400 billion global colossus whose software is used by major intelligence services (including the Mossad), the U.S. military, the National Health Service in England, and corporate giants like Airbus and BP. From AI to counterterrorism to climate change to immigration to financial fraud to healthcare to the future of warfare, the company is at the nexus of the most critical issues of the twenty-first century.&nbsp;Its billionaire CEO, Alex Karp, is a distinctive figure on the global business scene. A biracial Jew who is also severely dyslexic, Karp has built Palantir into a tech giant despite having no background in either business or computer science. Instead, he's a trained philosopher who has become known for his strongly held views on a range of issues and for his willingness to grapple with the moral and ethical implications of Palantir's work. Those questions have taken on added urgency during the Trump era, which has also brought attention to the political activism of Karp's close friend and Palantir co-founder Peter Thiel.&nbsp;In The Philosopher in the Valley, journalist Michael Steinberger is the first to tell the story of Alex Karp and Palantir from the beginning. Steinberger offers new biographical details and a rich psychological portrait of the man leading one of the world's most secretive companies. Full of revelations, this is an urgent and insightful book about technological power, the surveillance state and the future we all face.

Alex Karp, Palantir and the Rise of the Surveillance State

The Philosopher in the Valley

Written in elegiac prose, Lepore's groundbreaking investigation places truth itself-a devotion to facts, proof, and evidence-at the center of the nation's history. The American experiment rests on three ideas-"these truths," Jefferson called them-political equality, natural rights, and the sovereignty of the people. And it rests, too, on a fearless dedication to inquiry, Lepore argues, because self-government depends on it. But has the nation, and democracy itself, delivered on that promise?These Truths tells this uniquely American story, beginning in 1492, asking whether the course of events over more than five centuries has proven the nation's truths, or belied them. To answer that question, Lepore traces the intertwined histories of American politics, law, journalism, and technology, from the colonial town meeting to the nineteenth-century party machine, from talk radio to twenty-first-century Internet polls, from Magna Carta to the Patriot Act, from the printing press to Facebook News.Along the way, Lepore's sovereign chronicle is filled with arresting sketches of both well-known and lesser-known Americans, from a parade of presidents and a rogues' gallery of political mischief makers to the intrepid leaders of protest movements, including Frederick Douglass, the famed abolitionist orator; William Jennings Bryan, the three-time presidential candidate and ultimately tragic populist; Pauli Murray, the visionary civil rights strategist; and Phyllis Schlafly, the uncredited architect of modern conservatism.Americans are descended from slaves and slave owners, from conquerors and the conquered, from immigrants and from people who have fought to end immigration. "A nation born in contradiction will fight forever over the meaning of its history," Lepore writes, but engaging in that struggle by studying the past is part of the work of citizenship. "The past is an inheritance, a gift and a burden," These Truths observes. "It can't be shirked. There's nothing for it but to get to know it."

A History of the United States

These Truths

Losers

From Booktok sensation Harley Laroux, author of the New York Times bestseller Her Soul to Take,&nbsp;part two of the infamously spicy, irresistibly dark, Why Choose bully duology – perfect for readers of Sadie Kincaid, LJ Shen, and Eva Ashwood. **NOW A DELUXE LIMITED EDITION paperback with foil cover, stenciled edges, and full color fan art** Every action has consequences. I made one foolish mistake and ended up with a debt I had only one way to pay...by bowing my head and submitting to the men I swore I hated. But in their dominance I found catharsis. In the darkness we share, parts of myself were brought to the light. I've been wearing a mask for far too long. Now I'm torn between the future I thought I wanted, and a life I once believed was only fantasy. These feelings between us were never just a game. What am I willing to sacrifice? My pride and carefully laid plans, my determination that I can do it all alone? Or my new-found freedom to live without boundaries with the men who turned my world on its head? How much am I willing to give up? Who am I willing to lose?

From Booktok sensation Harley Laroux, author of the New York Times bestseller Her Soul to Take,&nbsp;part two of the infamously spicy, irresistibly dark, Why Choose bully duology – perfect for readers of Sadie Kincaid, LJ Shen, and Eva Ashwood. **NOW A DELUXE LIMITED EDITION paperback with foil cover, stenciled edges, and full color fan art** Every action has consequences. I made one foolish mistake and ended up with a debt I had only one way to pay...by bowing my head and submitting to the men I swore I hated. But in their dominance I found catharsis. In the darkness we share, parts of myself were brought to the light. I've been wearing a mask for far too long. Now I'm torn between the future I thought I wanted, and a life I once believed was only fantasy. These feelings between us were never just a game. What am I willing to sacrifice? My pride and carefully laid plans, my determination that I can do it all alone? Or my new-found freedom to live without boundaries with the men who turned my world on its head? How much am I willing to give up? Who am I willing to lose?

Losers: Part Two: Deluxe Limited Edition

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the former prime minister of New Zealand, then the world’s youngest female head of government and just the second to give birth in office, comes a deeply personal memoir chronicling her extraordinary rise and offering inspiration to a new generation of leaders. “A clear and compelling case for compassion . . . an implicit repudiation of the strongman style of leadership that has taken hold around the world.”—The Washington Post What if we could redefine leadership? What if kindness came first? Jacinda Ardern grew up the daughter of a police officer in small-town New Zealand, but as the 40th Prime Minister of her country, she commanded global respect for her empathetic leadership that put people first. This is the remarkable story of how a Mormon girl plagued by self-doubt made political history and changed our assumptions of what a global leader can be. When Jacinda Ardern became Prime Minister at age thirty-seven, the world took notice. But it was her compassionate yet powerful response to the 2019 Christchurch mosque attacks, resulting in swift and sweeping gun control laws, that demonstrated her remarkable leadership. She guided her country through unprecedented challenges—a volcanic eruption, a major biosecurity breach, and a global pandemic—while advancing visionary new policies to address climate change, reduce child poverty, and secure historic international trade deals. She did all this while juggling first-time motherhood in the public eye. Ardern exemplifies a new kind of leadership—proving that leaders can be caring, empathetic, and effective. She has become a global icon, and now she is ready to share her story, from the struggles to the surprises, including for the first time the full details of her decision to step down during her sixth year as Prime Minister. Through her personal experiences and reflections, Jacinda is a model for anyone who has ever doubted themselves, or has aspired to lead with compassion, conviction, and courage. A Different Kind of Power is more than a political memoir; it’s an insight into how it feels to lead, ultimately asking: What if you, too, are capable of more than you ever imagined?

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the former prime minister of New Zealand, then the world’s youngest female head of government and just the second to give birth in office, comes a deeply personal memoir chronicling her extraordinary rise and offering inspiration to a new generation of leaders. “A clear and compelling case for compassion . . . an implicit repudiation of the strongman style of leadership that has taken hold around the world.”—The Washington Post What if we could redefine leadership? What if kindness came first? Jacinda Ardern grew up the daughter of a police officer in small-town New Zealand, but as the 40th Prime Minister of her country, she commanded global respect for her empathetic leadership that put people first. This is the remarkable story of how a Mormon girl plagued by self-doubt made political history and changed our assumptions of what a global leader can be. When Jacinda Ardern became Prime Minister at age thirty-seven, the world took notice. But it was her compassionate yet powerful response to the 2019 Christchurch mosque attacks, resulting in swift and sweeping gun control laws, that demonstrated her remarkable leadership. She guided her country through unprecedented challenges—a volcanic eruption, a major biosecurity breach, and a global pandemic—while advancing visionary new policies to address climate change, reduce child poverty, and secure historic international trade deals. She did all this while juggling first-time motherhood in the public eye. Ardern exemplifies a new kind of leadership—proving that leaders can be caring, empathetic, and effective. She has become a global icon, and now she is ready to share her story, from the struggles to the surprises, including for the first time the full details of her decision to step down during her sixth year as Prime Minister. Through her personal experiences and reflections, Jacinda is a model for anyone who has ever doubted themselves, or has aspired to lead with compassion, conviction, and courage. A Different Kind of Power is more than a political memoir; it’s an insight into how it feels to lead, ultimately asking: What if you, too, are capable of more than you ever imagined?

A Memoir

A Different Kind of Power

'Shows how a scrappy band of 13 colonies fought and bought its way to superpower size'THE TIMESFor seven years after the Declaration of Independence the United States had no internationally recognized boundaries and no defined sovereign territory. It was more an idea than a country.Then in 1783 the United States began to expand at a staggering rate, adding territory equivalent to the landmass of modern Bulgaria each year, every year, for eighty-four years. By 1867- less than a century after its founding-the United States laid claim to some 3.6 million square miles of land on the North American continent.How did it happen? In The Scramble for America, historian Clement Knox uncovers the history of these epic years. It is the story of how the United States exploded out of its original confines on the Eastern seaboard, breaching the Appalachians, the Great Plains, the Rockies and extending its reach to the Rio Grande, the Florida Keys, and the Bering Strait, eventually straddling two oceans and commanding some of the most valuable lands on the planet.In vivid prose he recounts how a cast of settlers, prospectors, and soldiers, hungry for land, motivated by visions of gold, and inspired by the rhetoric of national greatness, spread out across the North American continent, making history as they advanced and bringing violence and dispossession in their wake.The principal currents of American history are all interwoven with these years of conquest: the origins of the revolution, the tragedy of the Native Americans, the spread of slavery, and the crisis of the union that culminated in the Civil War.Those turbulent years of rampaging continental expansion in the nineteenth century teed up the United States for global supremacy in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. The creation of the continental United States was one of the great events in modern history and continues to shape our world.Published to mark the 250th anniversary of American Independence, this book offers a retelling of its national history like no other.

How the United States Conquered a Continent

The Scramble for America

DK Big Ideas

Why did democracy emerge in ancient Greece? How did Spain conquer South and Central America? And what caused the fall of the Berlin Wall? Part of DK's indispensable Big Ideas series, this fully revised and updated new edition of The History Book answers these questions and many more. The perfect introduction to the subject, it explores and explains everything from the origins of Homo Sapiens to the arrival of the internet, and from the French Revolution to the space race - through a combination of easy-to-follow explanations, innovative graphics, and intriguing quotes. This fascinating new edition features:<ul><li>More than 90 of the most important events, milestones, and turning points in world history - from the agricultural revolution to WWI and WWII</li><li>Simple explanations, bold infographics and step-by-step diagrams that untangle complex historical events, and witty illustrations</li><li>Key quotes from major historical figures - from Julius Caesar to Barack Obama</li><li>Eight pages of brand-new content, including entries on the Covid-19 pandemic, the Chinese Belt-and-Road initiative, the Capitol riots, and Russia's invasion of Ukraine</li></ul> A truly accessible and comprehensive introduction to an essential and engrossing subject, The History Book is perfect for anyone looking for the ultimate overview of world history. The Big Ideas series With more than 13 million copies sold across 130 countries and in 39 languages, DK's award-winning Big Ideas series explores and explains a broad range of essential subjects with its innovative graphic and quote-led approach. The previous edition of The History Book has sold more than 600,000 copies worldwide. Other titles in the series include The Military History Book, The Politics Book and The Economics Book.

Big Ideas Simply Explained

The History Book

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