Winner of the British Book Awards History Book of the YearLonglisted for the Samuel Johnson PrizeThis thrilling biography of Stalin and his entourage during the...
The first definitive and visual guide to the popular Sci-Fi/Victorian mash-up movement and its manifestations in popular culture....
The splendid finale to Eric Hobsbawm's study of the nineteenth century, THE AGE OF EMPIRE covers the area of Western Imperialism and examines the forces...
Bread, cash, dosh, dough, loot. Call if what you like, it matters now more than ever. In The Ascent of Money, Niall Ferguson shows that...
As winter comes and the hours of darkness overtake the light, we seek out warmth, good food, and good company. But beneath the jollity and...
To mark the centenary of its foundation, the British Security Service, MI5, has opened its archives to an independent historian. This book reveals the precise...
For nearly a century the two most powerful nations on earth, Victorian Britain and Tsarist Russia, fought a secret war in the lonely passes and...
What’s so special about Dutch paintings of cheese? When does Art Nouveau become Art Deco? Why were the Pre-Raphaelites obsessed with gingers? Who thought it...
Gideon Levy is one of the most respected critics of Israel's apartheid policies against the Palestinian people. He is the outspoken award-winning journalist who has...
Who were the Norse gods – the mighty Asyr, led by Ó?inn, and the mysterious Vanir? In The Norse Myths we meet this passionate and...
How the character of war is changing and how militaries can successfully adapt to meet the challenge &,nbsp, This book by military strategist Andrew F....
A major work by one of the great public intellectuals of the twentieth century, The Question of Palestine was the first book to narrate the...
National Bestseller Winner of the 2023 National Book Award in Nonfiction • Finalist for the 2023 Los Angeles Times Book Award in History • Winner...
The long history of China’s relationship between stability, diversity, and prosperity, and how its current leadership threatens this delicate balance &,nbsp,“Riveting.”—Tunku Varadarajan, Wall Street Journal...
The Story of Aston Martin is a compact and beautifully designed celebration of the iconic car manufacturer. With their stunning looks and powerful engineering, Aston...
The Story of Lamborghini is a pocket-sized and wonderfully designed celebration of this most astonishing of supercar manufacturers. With their incredible looks and performance to...
NOW IN PAPERBACK: THE HISTORY OF BUREAUCRACY AS TOLD BY A LEADING PUBLIC INTELLECTUALFrom the author of the international bestseller Debt: The First 5,000 Years...
In this era of superheated rhetoric and vitriolic exchanges between the leaders of Iran and Israel, the threat of nuclear violence looms. This book traces...
'A must-read graphic history. . .an inspired and inspiring defence of heroic women whose struggles could be fuel for a more just future' Guardian'Not only...
Every single one of the letters you're reading right now can tell a fascinating story, having been on a long linguistic, historical, political and social...
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