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A brilliant new account of the world's very first clash of civilisations between the Persians and the Greeks in 480BC.
The provocative history that re-imagines the development of the Western mind is being reissued as one of five titles celebrating Abacus's 50th anniversary. With a new Introduction by Nassim Nicholas Taleb, author of The Black Swan
'If great books encourage you to look at the world in an entirely new way, then Dominion is a very great book indeed . . . Written with terrific learning, enthusiasm and good humour, Holland's book is not just supremely provocative, but often very funny' Sunday Times
* Tom Holland, author of RUBICON and PERSIAN FIRE, gives a thrilling panoramic account of the birth of the new Western Europe in the year 1000
'The Book that really held me, in fact, obsessed me, was Rubicon . . . This is narrative history at its best. Bloody and labyrinthine political intrigue and struggle, brilliant oratory, amazing feats of conquest and cruelty' Ian McEwan, Books of the Year, Guardian
From the bestselling author of Rubicon and Persian Fire comes this thrilling panoramic account of the rise of Islam
A masterful history of Rome's first imperial dynasty by the award-winning author of Rubicon, Persian Fire and In the Shadow of the Sword.
This book shows you how to focus on micro-workouts that are just as effective as longer workouts.
* A Restoration Tragedy of Revenge and Redemption