Títulos em Mundo

Music transports us and defines us. As a form of expression, it has been passed down through oral tradition, musical notation, and recordings in a chain of connection that spans the globe, across the millennia. From Bach to Beethoven, Songlines to Saariaho, Hildegard of Bingen to the Happy Birthday song, Tom Service offers a fresh take on pieces that many of us think we know, and many more we might not.

Drawing on the latest archaeological discoveries, Dr. Jess Venner brings the ancient streets to life through the eyes of those who lived, worked, loved, and ultimately met their fate in Pompeii. Richly evocative and immersive, The Lost Voices of Pompeii vividly recreates the final twenty-four hours before the eruption, reminding us exactly what – and who – was lost in 79 AD.

Cuando se temía una invasión por parte de Estados Unidos, el presidente Plutarco Elías Calles emprendió una vasta obra de reconstrucción material e institucional. Hombres como Alberto J. Pani, Luis Montes de Oca, Manuel Gómez Morin, Moisés Sáenz y Gonzalo Robles, entre otros, se encargaron de realizar esa obra creativa con tiempo limitado y pocos recursos, pero también con claridad, profesionalismo y patriotismo.

I Danmarks historie fortæller Palle Lauring om landets udvikling fra jægere og fiskere til vikinger, om dramatiske begivenheder omkring den danske trone op igennem middelalderen, krige med nabolandene og den tyske besættelse under 2. verdenskrig. Palle Lauring (1909-1996) var en dansk forfatter og historieformidler, der skrev dusinvis af bøger om dansk og europæisk historie.

Momentos estelares de la humanidad es probablemente el libro más célebre de Stefan Zweig. Desde el 44 a. C. hasta 1919, el autor hace un repaso único de algunos de los momentos que cambiaron para siempre el transcurso de la Historia. Zweig recrea, con una prosa vibrante y de manera magistral, catorce momentos clave: desde Cicerón hasta Thomas Woodrow Wilson, los protagonistas se enfrentan a aquellos instantes cruciales de la Historia de la humanidad.

In Mafia: A Global History, Ryan Gingeras takes listeners on a fascinating journey into the shadowy world of organized crime and its far-reaching impact on contemporary society. From backroom deals to global power plays, this compelling narrative spans two centuries, unraveling the complex ties between crime syndicates and law enforcement—and how these relationships have reshaped both sides in unexpected ways.

An astonishing maritime adventure: the true story of a Captain's wife forced to take the helm in the most perilous seas, beating the odds in Antarctica to save herself, her husband and their ship's mutinous crew.

He wasn’t born to rule — he was born to ignite. This is the epic, explosive, and relentlessly human story of Alexander the Great, the man who almost conquered the world through sheer willpower. From a boy raised on Homer and prophecy to a general who destroyed empires and demanded worship, ALEXANDER: The Man Who Couldn’t Stop is a firestorm biography that walks the razor’s edge between genius and madness. Written with bite, clarity, and a streak of dark humor, this book doesn’t worship Alexander — it dissects him. Because he wasn’t a god. He was something scarier. He was human. With no brakes.

Die Kreuzfahrer, die zurück in ihre Heimatdörfer humpelten und vertrocknete Palmblätter aus dem Heiligen Land auf die Altäre der Kirchen legten, hatten 1099 gesiegt: Jerusalem war in christlicher Hand. Was zählte der gemeinsame Glaube, wenn es um Gold und Macht ging?

Connaissez-vous Tamerlan, le chef turco-mongol qui vécut au XIXe siècle et qui massacra à lui seul 5% de la population de l'humanité de l'époque ? Savez-vous que Pythagore a inventé la gamme de musique, qu'il était végétarien, qu'il croyait à la réincarnation, qu'il a inventé les mots « philosophie » et « mathématique », et qu'il était un excellent boxeur et chanteur ? Connaissez-vous les orgues à chats ? Saviez-vous qu'une épidémie de rire se déclencha en Tanzanie en 1962 ?

Prince Edward Island: A Journey Through History and Must-See Destinations is your all-in-one companion to Canada’s beloved island province. Whether you're planning your next trip or simply exploring from home, this book brings PEI to life with unforgettable depth and warmth.

Two thousand books have been written about Columbus, most of them spirited defenses or relentless attacks. Recently, the balance has shifted: the Genoese navigator, once considered a hero, is now blamed for bringing plunder and genocide to the Americas. In The Nine Lives of Christopher Columbus, historian Matthew Restall takes us beyond polemic, sifting through the evidence across nations, languages, and five centuries to explore the central questions of Columbiana.

The Hidden Hand: A History of Secret Societies pulls back the curtain on the groups that shaped civilization—not with conspiracy, but with structure, symbolism, and silence. From ancient mystery rites and medieval brotherhoods to Ivy League crypts and Silicon Valley cults, JJ traces the real influence of secret societies across time—without the tinfoil, the paranoia, or the guesswork. This is not a book about who runs the world. It’s a book about how power cloaks itself—through ritual, myth, and the illusion of secrecy.

This Very Short Introduction is a general introduction to oral history from the interview to the archive. Douglas A. Boyd examines the oral history interview, recording techniques and strategies, technologies for making oral history accessible, and the legal and ethical implications throughout the work of oral history. Boyd also pays special attention to the role of the archive and the importance of memory.

Donald Worster looks back over 200,000 years of Homo sapiens to show how human nature, especially the drive for food and sex, has responded to environmental conditions throughout history. Examining how this process led from foraging to the agrarian revolution and then to a capitalist way of life, Worster brings us face to face with a third transformation of human society that is beginning to take shape in China: an ecological civilization.

What if the empire never died? What if the fall of Rome, the rise of the tsars, the Soviet revolution, and Putin’s reign weren’t separate stories—but one long mutation of power? In tsar.exe, JJ cracks open the greatest geopolitical illusion of our time: that tyranny is something we left behind. This is not just a history book. It’s a blueprint decoder. A survival manual. A mirror. From the mythmaking of Julius Caesar to the ice-veined calculus of Vladimir Putin, this odyssey doesn’t just chart the evolution of empire—it shows you exactly how it hides, adapts, and thrives in plain sight.

Mountains, meridians, rivers, and borders—these are some of the features that divide the world on our maps and in our minds. But geography is far less set in stone than we might believe, and, as Maxim Samson’s Earth Shapers contends, in our relatively short time on this planet, humans have become experts at fundamentally reshaping our surroundings.

En Enigmas los autores hacen un completo repaso por diversos tópicos inquietantes de la historia universal. Es un libro que nos enfrenta a lo desconocido y nos reencuentra con la fascinación atávica del ser humano por el misterio y lo inexplicable, desde el lejano pasado hasta todos los futuros posibles. Con este tercer libro, Francisco Ortega y Juan Andrés Salfate completan una trilogía sobre lo desconocido, que comenzó hace tres años.

In this groundbreaking investigation, archaeologist R Jay Driskill combines decades of fieldwork with cutting-edge research to reveal the true story behind one of history's most dramatic collapses. Drawing on newly discovered evidence from Egypt to Greece, from Cyprus to Syria, Raiders of the Bronze Age Collapse transforms our understanding of this pivotal moment when the ancient world burned.

Nikola Tesla was one of history’s greatest scientists, and though he is best known for his pioneering work with electricity, the fact that he is mostly remembered solely for that actually does a disservice to his legacy.