Selected by the Times Literary Supplement as one of the ",hundred most influential books since the war",How can we benefit from the promise of government...
How long is an ell? What is the largest size of champagne bottle?How do you measure the heat of a chilli pepper? Why is the...
Longlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction'Funny, erudite, frequently irritating . . . and never boring' – Sarah Bakewell, Financial Times 'An excellent, rich...
In 1970, Richard Sennett published the groundbreaking The Uses of Disorder, arguing that the ideal of a planned and ordered city was flawed. Fifty years...
The first international history of the emergence of economic sanctions during the interwar period and the legacy of this development A Foreign Affairs Best Book...
An epic history of how the so-called 'barbarians of the steppes' shaped the modern world. ‘A rollercoaster of historical narration’ History Today'This is a history...
Fake news about the past is fake history.Did Hugo Boss design the Nazi uniforms?Did medieval people think the world was flat?Did Napoleon shoot the nose...
An overview of the lost peoples and cultures who flourished and fought for survival alongside the Egyptians, Greeks and Romans. Who were the Philistines? What...
Through its millennium-long existence, Gaza has often been bitterly disputed, yet enduringly neglected. Squeezed between the Negev and Sinai deserts on the one hand and...
A searing insight into the political radicalization of Silicon Valley, from Elon Musk to Peter Thiel, JD Vance and Donald Trump, and how it will...
An essential overview of great kingdoms in African history and their legacies, written by world-leading experts.From the ancient Nile Valley to the savannas of medieval...
WINNER OF THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE 2021 What will you sacrifice for the truth? Maria Ressa has spent decades speaking truth to power. But her...
A compelling, expansive history of the relationship between China and Russia, from the seventeenth century to the present &,nbsp, Russia and China, the largest and...
From the acclaimed Wolfson Prize-winning author, a dazzling history of the world's emperors For millennia much of the world was ruled by emperors: a handful...
A classic work of reportage about the Katy Massacre during World War II by a soldier who narrowly escaped the atrocity himself.In 1941, when Germany...
Thoroughly updated and revised, JERUSALEM: THE BIOGRAPHY is the history of the Middle East through the lens of the Holy City and the Holy Land,...
Reveals the history of twentieth-century communist Europe told through its buildings. This is a book about power, and what power does in cities. It is...
Once-in-a-generation memoir of a rock legend - the No. 1 SUNDAY TIMES bestseller. 'A masterpiece' The Word 'Electrifying' New York Times...
WINNER OF THE 2025 PULITZER PRIZE FOR HISTORYWINNER OF THE 2024 CUNDILL HISTORY PRIZEWinner of the Bancroft Prize 2025Winner of the Mark Lynton History Prize...
Europe is facing a wave of migration unmatched since the end of World War II - and no one has reported on this crisis in...
