Old Street Publishing
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Independent British publisher of non-fiction and fiction since 2006.
Exeter and London
Joined April 2009
RT @TheTLS: Russell Williams (@rwilliamsparis) on governing a country with 246 types of cheese.
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At a moment when many are speculating about the future of North American hegemony, Emmanuel Macron continues to strive at positioning France as an
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We are very excited to be publishing time-travelling historian Ian Mortimer's next book MORTIMER'S A-Zs of ENGLISH HISTORY - four A-Zs from the medieval to the Elizabeth, Restoration to the Regency. Out on October 21.
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RT @oldstpublishing: 'If you're not a migrant, your ancestors were.' - Ian Goldin interviewed on The Agenda with Steve Paikin about his boo….
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RT @oldstpublishing: It's #World Bee Day. Andrew Leigh's The Shortest History of Economics. Out now in paperback. @ALeighMP .
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RT @oldstpublishing: 'Immensely readable and accessible. a gripping account. Excellent' MICHAEL KITSON of Books + Publishing Australia on….
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RT @oldstpublishing: Linda Jaivin interviewed by Richard Fidler on ABC News talking about Bombard the Headquarters! The Cultural Revolution….
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RT @oldstpublishing: Very good to see Linda Jaivin's book on the Chinese Cultural Revolution BOMBARD THE HEADQUARTERS! and Sheila Fitzpatri….
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From the death of Stalin and the career of Putin's chef to shaministic rituals on the Indonesian island of Siberut, Five Books editor Sophie Roell gives an overview of some of the excellent new...
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RT @jameshawes2: With #Trump and #Alaska all over the place it’s time again for my recent piece in @MonocleMag, explaining why we Europeans….
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“We must accept that the US’s unique geography and history means that it has always been more concerned with its...
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Time-travelling historian Ian Mortimer will be talking about his new book MORTIMER'S A-Zs of ENGLISH HISTORY at the Gloucester History Festival on the evening of Friday 19 September. @GlosHistFest @https://www.gloucesterhistoryfestival.co.uk/events/mortimers-a-to-z/.
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Ross King will be talking about his excellent new book The Shortest History of Ancient Rome at Waterstones Gower St on 20 October. @gowerst_books @Waterstones @andrewlownie Who were the Romans? How did Rome become such a mighty empire? And why did it fall?
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Events at Waterstones get you closer to the books and authors you admire most. Find information and tickets about The Shortest History of Ancient Rome - an evening with Ross King today.
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Nicholas T. Parsons' The Shortest History of Austria has been chosen as one of @five_books' recommendations for July.
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It's a golden age for historical writing, as well-researched and sometimes quite specialist books by historians are written in an engaging style for a broad audience. On our new history books list,...
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Very good to see Linda Jaivin's book on the Chinese Cultural Revolution BOMBARD THE HEADQUARTERS! and Sheila Fitzpatrick's THE DEATH OF STALIN selected as non-fiction highlights by @five_books
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From the death of Stalin and the career of Putin's chef to shaministic rituals on the Indonesian island of Siberut, Five Books editor Sophie Roell gives an overview of some of the excellent new...
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RT @LesleyDowner: Summer holiday reading, anyne, as you wing your way to Japan? Or at least dream that you're going there? Small, portable….
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Ever since US Commodore Matthew Perry forced Japan to open its borders in 1853, the culture of this remarkable and distant archipelago has enriched western life. At the same time the country has...
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RT @LesleyDowner: Thrilled to feature on @drchrisharding's brilliant substack on all things #Japan, history and more. If you're interested….
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An Interview with Novelist and Historian Lesley Downer
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RT @allhailtwit: Dublin, O'Connell Street, 1959. I post photographs taken by me since 1954. 180 unique historic street scenes of the UK and….
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RT @BBCArchive: “I consider myself a remarkable fella.”.Back in 1963 David Attenborough travelled to the outback of the Northern Territory….
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RT @LesleyDowner: Summer holiday reading, anyone, as you wing your way to Japan? Or at least dream that you're going there? Small, portable….
amazon.co.uk
Ever since US Commodore Matthew Perry forced Japan to open its borders in 1853, the culture of this remarkable and distant archipelago has enriched western life. At the same time the country has...
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Sheila Fitzpatrick's THE DEATH OF STALIN and Nicholas T. Parsons' The Shortest History of Austria selected as new history highlights by @five_books
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If you're looking for the best history books, browse our expert recommendations to find books that are both well-researched and highly readable.
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'With an innate sense of the dramatic, Jaivin conjures up these historical moments like a scriptwriter for an epic. ' - Linda Jaivin's BOMBARD THE HEADQUARTERS! THE CULTURAL REVOLUTION IN CHINA reviewed by Wanning Sun in @ConversationEDU .
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Linda Jaivin’s epic tale of China’s Cultural Revolution brings its players to life – and illustrates the massive scale of its violence, death and human suffering.
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