Ten years since the death of the world-renowned and controversial intellectual, this stylish edition is one of twelve commemorating Christopher Hitchens' most wry and provocative works.

A wonderfully witty and illuminating social history of post-war Britain, by the author of Engel's England and Eleven Minutes Late.

An engaging, original and radical reassessment of J.R.R. Tolkien, revealing how his visionary creation of Middle-Earth is more relevant now than ever before.

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, published to exceptional reviews in both the US and the UK, American Prometheus is as compelling a work of biography as it is a significant work of history.

A history that has never been told before: the story of the global search for moral truth.

A witty and engaging beginner's guide to the Classics, by the author of Veni, Vidi, Vici and Eureka!

The bestselling author of Rin Tin Tin and The Orchid Thief reopens the unsolved mystery of one of the most catastrophic library fires in history and delivers a dazzling love letter to a beloved institution - our libraries.

Intelligent, nuanced and wide-ranging, this is the essential handbook for understanding the chaotic political times in which we live.