Colossus is the definitive showcase of epic European street art. From Berlin to Barcelona, Budapest to Lisbon it's a visual guide to both the astonishing...
A major new history of England's turbulent seventeenth century and how it marked the birth of a new world'This is a wonderful book, exhaustively researched,...
`In 1939: A People's History, Frederick Taylor has done us a great service in making the personal stories of what it was actually like to...
The modern aircraft carrier is without doubt one of the most exciting and hazardous operating environments in the field of warfare. The ‘flattop' is a...
A new look at the crusaders, which shows how they pursued long-term plans and clear strategic goals Medieval states, and particularly crusader societies, often have...
An absorbing history of Europe’s nine most puzzling texts, including the biggest mystery of all: the Voynich Manuscript &,nbsp, Books can change the...
A car book which takes you through motoring history, from classic cars to how we enjoy driving today, and beyond. As Jodie Kidd says in...
Economics is sold as pure and apolitical: scientific, neutral, exact. This urgent book exposes its true role: to convince us there’s no alternative to capitalism....
A kaleidoscopic journey tracing the methods and means of visual communication from the cave paintings of the earliest humans to the 'photograph' of a black...
Take a stroll down the aisles of America's toy store. Bolstered by a booming consumer culture, the 20th century saw U.S. toys become a commodity...
",Lifestyle Illustration of the 60s", is a stunning survey of magazine artwork from the Swinging Sixties. It not only gives a fascinating insight into the...
A fascinating tour of cities that have been lost to history, from the Neolithic period up to the late Roman Empire, that offers a fresh...
Few forces have shaped our world as powerfully – or as secretly – as mafias. Groups such as La Cosa Nostra, the Medellín Cartel,...
Bobbi Brown shares all her secrets so every woman can put on makeup like a professional...
A major new biography of Maria Theresa, the formidable Habsburg Empress &,nbsp, Maria Theresa was the single most powerful woman in eighteenth-century Europe. At the...
Fascinating showcase book documenting the private world of collectors of the macabre...
Old Norse mythology is elusive: it is the label used to describe the religious stories of the pre-Christian North, featuring such well-known gods as Odin...
Our Own Time retells the story of American labor by focusing on the politics of time and the movements for a shorter working day. It...
An inventive philosophical study that reconsiders the figure of the tourist. Tourism is a characteristically modern phenomenon, yet modern thinkers have tended to deride...
A major new history of Saudi Arabia, from its eighteenth-century origins to the present day &,nbsp, Saudi Arabia is one of the wealthiest countries in...
