English Non-fiction

Ralph Emerson Paperback 128 pages Originally published anonymously, Nature was the first modern essay to recommend the appreciation of the outdoors as an all-encompassing positive force. Emerson'...

Epicurus Paperback 80 pages 'It is impossible to live the pleasant life without also living sensibly, nobly and justly'The ancient Greek philosopher and teacher Epicurus argued that pleasure - no...

Mary Hollingsworth Paperback 480 pages, 1x24pp colour plates Wealthy bankers, wise politicians, patrons of the arts, glittering dukes... so runs the traditional telling of the story of the Med...

Daniel Kahneman - Olivier Sibony - Cass R. Sunstein Paperback 464 pages From the world-leaders in strategic thinking and the multi-million copy bestselling authors of Thinking Fast and Slow and ...

Vincent Zammit Paperback 272 pages Born and raised in Valletta, VINCENT ZAMMIT is a licensed tourist guide who has been tourists' first introduction to Malta for over 40 years, as well as a lec...

Priya Satia Paperback 384 pages For generations, the history of the British empire was written by its victors. British historians' accounts of conquest guided the consolidation of imperial rule i...

Ryan Holiday & Stephen Hanselman Paperback 352 pages For millennia, Stoicism has been the ancient philosophy that attracts those who seek greatness, from athletes to politicians and everyone in ...

Stephen P. Kershaw Paperback 480 pages In 2022 it will be 2,500 years since the final defeat of the invasion of Greece by the Persian King Xerxes. This astonishing clash between East and West st...

Tom Greig Paperback 263 pagina's Where are the 5 best places to find street food? What are the 5 most innovative theatres? What are the best places for craft ale or the best spots to dig for vin...

Silvia Federici Paperback 400 pages A cult classic since its publication in the early years of this century, Caliban and the Witch is Silvia Federici's history of the body in the transition to ca...

Marie Farman - Joram Van Holen - Tino Van den Berg Paperback 251 pages New and fully updated edition 2022 The 500 Hidden Secrets of Paris reveals 500 off-the-beaten- track places and interes...

Ollivier Pourriol Paperback 208 pages Sick of striving? Giving up on grit? Had enough of hustle culture? Daunted by the 10,000-hour rule? Relax: As the French know, it's the best way to be better...

PaperbackErling Kagge Surviving extreme conditions can teach us to lead a fulfilled life. No one knows this better than Erling Kagge, who was the first man in history to reach all of the Earth's pole...

PaperbackDerek Blyth The second book in the fabulous 500 Hidden Secrets series, this time revealing the beauty of the city of Antwerp. Discover the city's best-kept secrets, with this practical guide...

PaperbackFernando Cervantes The 'conquistadores', the early explorers and settlers of Spanish America, have become the stuff of legends and nightmares. In their own time, they were glorified as heroi...

Softback Femke VandeveldeFrom fantastic food shops to extraordinary locations to dine al fresco, from classy, Michelin-starred restaurants to cafés with simple but tasty local specialities: this must...

HardbackRukmini Iyer From the bestselling author of The Roasting Tin series, comes seventy-five easy and delicious one-tin bakes in one sweet package. From crave-worthy cakes and brownies to moreish ...

PaperbackRachel Carson (Introduction by Shackleton ) Rachel Carson's Silent Spring alerted a large audience to the environmental and human dangers of indiscriminate use of pesticides, spurring revol...

HardbackLucretius - (Introduction by Richard Jenkyns) One of a major new Classics series - books that have changed the history of thought, in sumptuous, clothbound hardbacks. Lucretius' poem On the...

Friedrich Nietzsche Hardcover One of the most iconoclastic philosophers of all time, Nietzsche dramatically rejected notions of good and evil, truth and God. Beyond Good and Evil demonstrates that th...

HardbackEmma Baxter-Wright Little Book of Yves Saint Laurent is the pocket-sized and exquisitely illustrated story of 60 years of innovative fashion design. An enigmatic, daring and astonishingly cre...

PaperbackJordan B. Peterson How should we live properly in a world of chaos and uncertainty?Jordan Peterson has helped millions of people, young and old, men and women, aim at a life of responsibili...

PaperbackStephen Hawking The world-famous cosmologist and #1 bestselling author of A Brief History of Time leaves us with his final thoughts on the universe's biggest questions in this brilliant post...

PaperbackPeter Singer 'So the only question is: do animals other than man suffer?'One of the great moral philosophers of the modern age, Peter Singer asks unflinching questions about how we should li...