Microhistories

Explore history through a single object or event.

Updated October 11, 2025
RPL Staff
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The rise and fall of the dinosaurs : the untold story of a lost world
Brusatte, Stephen
Paper Book
THE TIMES SCIENCE BOOK OF THE YEAR A Sunday Times Bestseller 'Thrilling . . . the best book on the subject written for the general reader since the 1980s.' The Sunday Times 66 million years ago the dinosaurs...
Heart : a history
Jauhar, Sandeep
Paper Book
A Mail on Sunday Book of the Year 'Wonderful.' Henry Marsh, New Statesman The heart lies at the centre of life. For cardiologist Sandeep Jauhar it is an obsession. In this fascinating history he interweaves gripping scenes from the operating theatre with...
The gene : an intimate history
Mukherjee, Siddhartha
Paper Book
"THE NEW YORK TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEKThe Gene is the story of one of the most powerful and dangerous ideas in our history, from bestselling, prize-winning author Siddhartha Mukherjee.Spanning the globe and several centuries, The...
Dead wake : the last crossing of the Lusitania
Larson, Erik
Paper Book
On 1 May 1915, a luxury ocean liner as richly appointed as an English country house sailed out of New York, bound for Liverpool. The passengers - including a record number of children and infants - were anxious. Germany had declared the seas around Britain to be a war zone. For months, its...

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