History

Bill Browder Paperback 480 pages have to assume that there is a very real chance that Putin or members of his regime will have me killed some d

Eugene Rogan Hardback 400 pages This remarkable book recreates one of the watershed moments in the history of the Middle East: the ferocious out

James Crossland Paperback 376 pages, 12 black & white illustrations In the dying light of the nineteenth century, the world came to know and fea

Nadine Akkerman - Pete Langman Hardback 368 pages, 60 color illus. +1 map A fascinating exploration of the devious tricks and ingenious tool

Softback 292 pages When everyday life becomes a state of emergency, how can yesterday’s words suffice?‘We were so happy and didn’t know it

Richard Blakemore Hardback 336 pages ‘The Laws of all Nations … define & declare a Pirate to be an Enemy of Mankind … He is perhaps the on

Tiya Miles Paperback 416 pages In 1850s South Carolina, Rose, an enslaved woman, faced a crisis: the imminent sale of her daughter Ashley. Thinki

Stefanos Geroulanos Hardback 512 pages ooks about the origins of humanity dominate best-seller lists, while national newspapers present breathle

Corinne Fowler Hardback 432 pages The countryside is cherished by many Britons. There is a depth of feeling about rural places, the moors and lo

Softback Lisa Hilton In 1682, a young woman in the throes of a passionate affair flees her parents' home in Surrey to seek a new life in London.

Andrea Komlosy Paperback 272 pages Andrea Komlosy argues in this important intervention that, when we examine it closely, work changes its mea

Mike Jay Paperback 384 pages A provocative and original history of the scientists and writers, artists and philosophers who took drugs to explor

Peter Burke Paperback 336 pages A rich, wide-ranging history of ignorance in all its forms, from antiquity to the present day Throughout histo

Nigel Townson Paperback 608 pages SA revelatory new history of Spain, from the late nineteenth century to the twenty-first'Spain is different,'

Quinn Slobodian Paperback 352 pages Look at a map of the world and you'll see a neat patchwork of nation-states. But this is not where power act

Mary Beard Paperback 336 pages What made the Romans laugh? Was ancient Rome a carnival, filled with practical jokes and hearty chuckles? Or was

Katja Hoyer Paperback 496 pages Well-researched, well-written and profoundly insightful, Beyond the Wall explodes many of the lazy Western cli

Softback 320 pages A fascinating tale of discovery, wonder, and revolution' Matthew StanleyTwo friends in a Parisian perfume shop make a discove

Kate Strasdin Paperback 320 pages The hidden fabric of a Victorian woman's life told through her unique scrapbook. In 1838, Anne Sykes was gi

Keren Blankfeld Paperback Zippi Spitzer and David Wisnia's story began when they first locked eyes across the work floor. It was the start of a ro

Christopher Wilson Paperback 272 pages It is the year of our Lord 1349 and it is the season of the Plague. Brothor Diggory's life is about to cha

Philippa Gregory Paperback Did you know that there are more penises than women in the Bayeux Tapestry?That the Peasant's Revolt was started and p

Cat Bohannon Paperback How did wet nurses drive civilization? Are women always the weaker sex? Is sexism useful for evolution? And are our bodies

Feargal Cochrane Hardback 320 pages, 20 color illus. A lively and inviting history of Belfast-exploring the highs and lows of a resilient city M