So what's Alveridgea like? Think one part Ugly Duckling; one part Raymond Briggs; one part West Side Story (but with much cuddlier characters); and at least three parts something totally, utterly, charmingly, off-the-wall different.

From the inimitable Martin Rowson, a modern illustrated retelling of Swift's classic, Gulliver's Travels

From one of our leading novelists and historians comes a breathtakingly vivid novel that recalls the three voyages Captain Cook made to the southern hemisphere, culminating in the last, fateful expedition on which he was brutally murdered

A fun and illuminating look at cinema's mistreatment of history, based on the Guardian newspaper column 'Reel History' by acclaimed historian Alex von Tunzelmann.

The perfect quirky Christmas present for readers of New Scientist and anyone who enjoys QI, The Things that Nobody Knows is a fascinating and unputdownable exploration of the limits of human knowledge of our planet, its history and culture, and the universe beyond.

For fourteen centuries the story of Arthur was a legend, misted over by the tradition of romantic hero-tales. But Arthur was real - a man of towering strength, a dreamer and a warrior who actually lived, fought and died for his impossible dream. In Sutcliff's now legendary retelling, King Arthur is brought passionately to life.

The first accessible, authoritative and complete account of Vasco da Gama's historic and audacious attempt to seize the spice routes and re-conquer the Holy Land.

In his new book,to DON'T VOTE - It Just Encourages the Bastards, best-selling political humorist P. J. O'Rourke writes the mirthful political theory companion his classic mirthful political science book, Parliament of Whores.