Goliath’s Curse: The History and Future of Societal Collapse by Luke Kemp #literature

Goliath’s Curse: The History and Future of Societal Collapse by Luke Kemp #literatureA radical retelling of human history through collapse from the dawn of our species to the urgent existential threats of the twenty first century and beyond. For the first 300,000 years of human history, hunter gathering Homo sapiens lived in fluid, egalitarian civilizations that thwarted any individual or group from ruling permanently. Then, around 12,000 years ago, that began to change. As we reluctantly congregated in the first farms and cities,

His books include The Plague

Chesnok paints a portrait of the Soviet diaspora through food

and perceptive crime caper from the nation’s favourite therapist

Norteña – meaning ‘northerner’ – tells the tale of the northern states of Mexico – of the coastlines and fresh seafood

full of his signature humour and charm

your origin and your inevitable end

The poems are drawn from the only collection Plath published while alive

pacey story of the understanding of emotions and the way they have swayed civilisation

the celebrated writer at the heart of The Cemetery of Untold Stories

because it's our very own

a stylish and sophisticated artist's model who envelops her in a dazzling new world of bohemian artists and intoxicating freedom

a grand 19th century ocean liner sailing from Greece to Constantinople