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  • Ninja

    1,000 Years of the Shadow Warrior: A New History

    by John Man ...
    The definitive history of the ninja, based on a wealth of historical texts, local Japanese sources, and John Man's own treks across Asia"An immensely entertaining history, packed with splendidly blood-thirsty tales of derring-do, feats of endurance and self-sacrifice." — The GuardianOut of the violent chaos of medieval Japan, a remarkable band of peasants rose to become the world's most feared ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Samurai

    The Last Warrior: A History

    by John Man ...
    The definitive history of the Samurai, by acclaimed author of Ninja: 1,000 Years of the Shadow Warrior"One could ask for no better storyteller or analyst than John Man." —Simon Sebag Montefiore, author of Jerusalem: The BiographyThe inspiration for the Jedi knights of Star Wars and the films of Akira Kurosawa, the legendary Japanese samurai have captured modern imaginations. Yet with these elite ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Genghis Khan

    Life, Death, and Resurrection

    by John Man ...
    "A thrilling account" of the brilliant, ruthless founder of the Mongol Empire ( The Guardian).Genghis Khan is one of history's immortals, alive in memory as a scourge, hero, military genius and demigod. To Muslims, Russians, and westerners, he is a murderer of millions, a brutal oppressor. Yet in his homeland of Mongolia he is the revered father of the nation, and the Chinese honor him as the ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • The Great Wall

    The Extraordinary Story of China's Wonder of the World

    by John Man ...
    The history of the landmark fortifications constructed during the eras of Chinese dynasties—and its everlasting symbolism for the nation.The Great Wall of China is a wonder of the world. Every year, hundreds of thousands of tourists take the five-mile journey from Beijing to climb its battlements. While myriad photographs have made this extraordinary landmark familiar to millions more, its story ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Saladin

    The Sultan Who Vanquished the Crusaders and Built an Islamic Empire

    by John Man ...
    In this authoritative biography, historian John Man brings the Muslim hero and his world to life with vivid detail in "a rollicking good story" (Justin Marozzi, author of The Way of Herodotus ).Saladin remains one of the most iconic figures of his age. As the man who united the Arabs and saved Islam from Christian crusaders in the twelfth century, he is the Islamic world's preeminent hero. A ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Kublai Khan

    by John Man ...
    In Xanadu did Kubla KhanA stately pleasure dome decreeKublai Khan lives on in the popular imagination thanks to these two lines of poetry by Coleridge. But the true story behind this legend is even more fantastic than the poem would have us believe. He inherited the second largest land empire in history from his grandfather, Genghis Khan. He promptly set about extending this into the biggest ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • The Mongol Empire

    An absorbing and unputdownable history of Genghis Khanand the founding of modern China, the perfect gift for military history buffs

    by John Man ...
    Genghis Khan is one of history's immortals: a leader of genius, driven by an inspiring vision for peaceful world rule. Believing he was divinely protected, Genghis united warring clans to create a nation and then an empire that ran across much of Asia.Under his grandson, Kublai Khan, the vision evolved into a more complex religious ideology, justifying further expansion. Kublai doubled the empire ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Marco Polo

    The Journey that Changed the World

    by John Man ...
    "I have read everything written on Marco Polo, and John Man's book is, by far, my favorite work on the subject. It's not only an over-due and important historical study, it's an entertaining ride every step of the way." — John Fusco, Creator of the Netflix original series Marco PoloGo behind the Netflix original series Marco Polo with the true story of the world’s most famous traveler.In 1271, a ... Read more

    Was $14.99 USD Now $7.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Leadership Secrets of Genghis Khan

    by John Man ...
    Genghis Khan is history's greatest conqueror. As a teenager he was an outcast fleeing enemies on a mountain in northern Mongolia, an exile, a nobody. Yet it took only twenty years for Genghis to build the largest land empire in history - four times the size of Alexander's, twice the size of Rome's.How did he do it? What lessons does his life reveal about the nature of leadership? What is ... Read more

    $14.59 USD

  • The Terra Cotta Army

    China's First Emperor and the Birth of a Nation

    by John Man ...
    "A virtuoso historical investigation" of the discovery and history of the sculptures of the first emperor of China's army ( Kirkus Reviews) .The Terra Cotta Army is an account of one of the greatest archaeological discoveries ever made. Over seven thousand life-size figures of warriors and horses were interred in the mausoleum of the first emperor of China'and each figure was individually carved ... Read more

    $14.39 USD

  • Alpha Beta

    by John Man ...
    The idea behind the alphabet - that language with all its wealth of meaning can be recorded with a few meaningless signs - is an extraordinary one. So extraordinary, in fact, that it has occurred only once in human history: in Egypt about 4000 years ago. Alpha Beta follows the emergence of the western alphabet as it evolved into its present form, contributing vital elements to our sense of ... Read more

    $17.89 USD

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    Attila

    The Barbarian King who Challenged Rome

    by John Man ...
    Narrated by James Adams ...

    Unabridged

    10 hours 21 min

    In the years AD 434–454, the fate of Europe hung upon the actions of one man: Attila, king of the Huns. The decaying Roman Empire still stood astride the Western World, but it was threatened by a new force, the much-feared barbarian hordes. Attila was the one-man wrecking ball that helped put the final boot into Rome’s decaying splendor.Today, Attila remains the most enduring bogeyman in history, ... Read more

    $19.95 USD