A compelling, fully illustrated account of the worldwide phenomenon of science fiction as depicted in film, literature and art, and the scientific advances and imagination...
From the wheel to artificial intelligence, our planet has been transformed by science. Now you can travel through time to experience centuries of invention and...
The official behind-the-scenes tie-in book to Sony Pictures Animation's Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Miles Morales returns for the next chapter of the Oscar (R)-winning Spider-Verse...
Britain. Made in Europe. In the 1930s, tens of thousands of central Europeans sought sanctuary from fascism in Britain.While the rainy, seemingly quaint island they...
Delve into the fascinating world of birds through astonishing photography and clear explanations in this absorbing global guide. Birds are dinosaurs with a history going...
Before the 16th century Britain was a small, out-of-the-way backwater, lagging far behind other global powers in terms of power and innovation. This all changed...
In the latter half of the twentieth century, a revolutionary idea promised to upend the global order. Anti-imperialist militancy, bolstered by international solidarity,...
From the author of The History of the World in 100 Animals, a BBC Radio Four Book of the Week, comes an inspirational new book...
This book explores both the Old and New Testaments in depth. It retells the stories from the bible and includes biblical quotations, references, portraits, artwork,...
Exploring the dialectic between historical determinism and the exercise of free will, from the Enlightenment to WWII, by the former Secretary of StateThis volume presents...
Explore more than 5,000 years of mechanised conflict around the globe – from the earliest chariots and warships to the supersonic fighters and...
How the modern world has understood the ancient Greeks and why they matter todayThe study of ancient Greek history has been central to the western...
The 1960s, the most tumultuous decade of the twentieth century, were a time of tectonic shifts in all aspects of society - from the March...
A brilliant account of the coming of the French Revolution, and the culminating work of this most distinguished historian 'Events do not come naked into...
Pre-order the story of the Second World War brought to life in full colour by renowned historian James Holland and award-winning artist Keith Burns. Spanning...
The story of our Universe, from its beginning in the first milliseconds of the Big Bang right up to our present moment and beyond, told...
A compelling and lively history that examines the lives of British artists from the late-19th century to today. In This is Tomorrow Michael Bird takes...
With a collection of 64 maps and infographics, this book includes the Map of Stereotypes Maps of Internet, YouTube and Gaming Maps of Literature, Music...
'Britain's favourite German historian' Sunday Times'Brilliantly researched, this is history at its very best' Julia BoydFrom bestselling historian Katja Hoyer comes a gripping story of...
A systematic investigation of growth in nature and society, from tiny organisms to the trajectories of empires and civilizations.Growth has been both an unspoken and...
