The sensational second volume of Charles Moore's bestselling authorized biography of the Iron Lady In June 1983 Margaret Thatcher won the biggest increase in...
The Penguin Book of English Song anthologizes the work of 100 English poets who have inspired a host of different composers (some English, some not)...
After the enormous international success of The Phantom Atlas and The Golden Atlas, Edward Brooke-Hitching's stunning new book unveils some of the most beautiful maps...
Strikingly original and abundantly illustrated, The Art of Biodiversity surveys the golden age of natural history art, exploring the alliance between scientists and...
The Gutenberg Parenthesis traces the epoch of print from its fateful beginnings to our digital present - and draws out lessons for the age to...
The definitive history of the Maya, fully updated with the latest archaeological studies. The Maya has long been established as the best, most readable introduction...
‘A riveting read that skips along at pace. Illuminating and concerning, it lifts the lid on the tawdry world of Westminster powerbroking’ Tim...
In&,nbsp,The Unruly City, historian Mike Rapport offers a vivid history of three intertwined cities toward the end of the eighteenth century-Paris, London, and New York-all...
It has been 50 years since Norman Mailer asserted, 'I think that William Burroughs is the only American novelist living today who may conceivably be...
Female kings have always been a rarity, an oddity, or an undesirable outcome. In almost all places on the globe a male ruler was preferred...
Discover the spine-chilling history of ghosts and the supernatural across the world in this stunningly illustrated guide. A History of Ghosts, Spirits and the Supernatural...
Unrivalled in scope and brimming with human drama, A People’s Tragedy is the most vivid, moving and comprehensive history of the Russian Revolution available today.‘A...
The global powerhouse that is the United States of America is younger even than the British Museum, Guinness and the flushing toilet. In 2026 it...
From an indispensable voice on China, comes a riveting, first-hand account of China's seismic progress For close to a decade, Dan Wang has been observing...
Coffee is one of the most valuable commodities in the history of the global economy and the world's most popular drug. The very word 'coffee'...
From the moment there was an ",online,", there was sex online. The famous test image used by software engineers to develop formats like the jpeg...
A classic, an icon, and much more than just a car. For many owners, the VW Beetle was practically a member of the family. For...
'Magisterial' - The Financial TimesAn updated edition of Ramachandra Guha's India After Gandhi with new material that explains the major events, policy shifts and controversies...
Le Tour 100 is a&,nbsp,unique and stunning reference&,nbsp,guide to the world's greatest race. With&,nbsp,100 computer-generated artworks&,nbsp,detailing the routes of the most important stages, it relates...
'A book I’ve been longing for someone to write and Hussain is the man to write it’ William Dalrymple‘Uncovers a world of which few are...
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