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Scandinavians: In Search of the Soul of the North
Paperback,
10/08/2017,
£8.99
£8.09
A journey of discovery through two millennia of Scandinavia's history, culture and society.
Turkey: A Short History
Paperback,
10/08/2017,
£9.99
£8.99
From the bestselling historian Norman Stone, whose work has been described by Andrew Roberts as `stunning ... no one else quite writes history like he does'.
War Stories: Gripping Tales of Courage, Cunning and Compassion
Hardback,
21/09/2017,
£25.00
£22.50
A uniquely intimate account of ordinary men and women who rose to the challenge of war with acts of great heroism and humanity
Red Nile: The Biography of the World's Greatest River
Paperback,
10/04/2014,
£10.99
£9.89
A rip-roaring yet intimate biography of the mighty Nile by Robert Twigger, award-winning author of ANGRY WHITE PYJAMAS. 'A tour de force' FINANCIAL TIMES.
Lost City of the Monkey God
Paperback,
07/09/2017,
£8.99
£8.09
A five-hundred-year-old legend. An ancient curse. A medical mystery. A journey into the unknown heart of the world's densest jungle and a stunning archaeological discovery.
Beeronomics: How Beer Explains the World
Hardback,
07/09/2017,
£16.99
£15.29
Beer has played a pivotal role in history, from the transition to an agarian lifestyle in ancient Mesopotamia to bankrolling Britain's imperialist conquests. Beeronomics tells the story of beer through economics, the innovations it brought, and how its strategic taxation and regulation helped shape the world.
Fracture: Life and Culture in the West, 1918-1938
Paperback,
07/09/2017,
£14.99
£13.49
A sweeping and vibrant history of Europe and America during the inter-war years, by the acclaimed author of The Vertigo Years.
God: A Human History
Hardback,
07/11/2017,
£18.99
£17.09
In God, Reza Aslan sheds new light on mankind's relationship with the divine and challenges our perspective on faith and the birth of religion.
Hitler's Piano Player: The Rise and Fall of Ernst Hanfstaengl
Paperback,
23/02/2006,
£8.99
£8.09
Ernst Hanfstaengl was court jester, pianist, and foreign press chief for Hitler, he even claimed to have devised the chant of Sieg Heil, but when the two men fell out he fled to Britain. This book recounts his remarkable life, through declassified documents, interviews with his family members, and writing by himself.
Africa: A Modern History
Hardback,
05/10/2017,
£40.00
£36.00
A revised and updated edition of this magisterial and sweeping history of modern Africa.
Unsinkable Aircraft Carrier
Paperback,
14/12/2015,
£13.00
£11.70
In The Unsinkable Aircraft Carrier, Duncan Campbell has penetrated the veil of secrecy around this concentration of armed forces on our shores, and shows how wartime US military power in Britain now matches the height of the Cold War, thirty years ago. This is an authorised re-issue of the 1986 version of this book.
Oxford Dictionary of the Classical World
Paperback,
08/03/2007,
£14.99
£13.49
Essential for students and teachers of classics and classical civilization and for anyone interested in discovering more about the foundations of Western culture, this guide offers over 2,500 A-Z entries on the most significant aspects of the classical world, giving a fascinating insight into the attitudes of the ancient Greeks and Romans.
Witchcraft: a History : the Study of Magic and Necromancy Through the Ages, with 340 Illustrations
Hardback,
01/06/2013,
£9.99
£8.99
A detailed historical and anthropological study of the traditions of witchcraft around the world with an in-depth examination of magic and its relationship with religion, from prehistory to the post-modern era.
Rooms with a View: The Secret Life of Great Hotels
Hardback,
02/11/2017,
£12.99
£11.69
Incredible, startling and often hilarious tales from the world's best hotels
Antiques Roadshow: 40 Years of Great Finds
Hardback,
19/10/2017,
£25.00
£22.50
A collection of the timeless, the priceless and the unforgettable, this beautiful compendium accompanies the beloved BBC One TV series.
Civilisations: First Contact / The Cult of Progress
Hardback,
05/04/2018,
£15.00
£13.50
"Published in conjunction with the BBC's Civilisations series"--Title page verso.
Civilisation
Paperback,
15/08/2005,
£10.99
£9.89
The classic international bestseller -- a marvellously exciting and stimulating look at the emergence and development of Western civilisation
Out of China: How the Chinese Ended the Era of Western Domination
Paperback,
29/03/2018,
£12.99
£11.69
Spectral Arctic: A History of Dreams and Ghosts in Polar Exploration
Paperback,
01/05/2018,
£22.99
£20.69
Square and the Tower: Networks, Hierarchies and the Struggle for Global Power
Paperback,
30/05/2018,
£10.99
£9.89
An English Christmas
Hardback,
14/11/2017,
£14.99
£13.49
A Christmas anthology from legendary historian and Christmas Cracker compiler, John Julius Norwich.
Radical History of the World
Paperback,
20/09/2018,
£14.99
£13.49
A history of the world that proves that nothing can stay the same.
Rise of Yeast: How the sugar fungus shaped civilisation
Hardback,
08/03/2018,
£18.99
£17.09
Yeast is humankind's favourite microbe, our partner in brewing, baking, and winemaking. Nicholas P. Money tells the story of this 10,000-year-long marriage, looking at how yeast served as a major factor in the development of civilization, celebrating its importance, and considering its future roles in molecular biology and genetic engineering.
Exterminate All The Brutes
Paperback,
04/10/2018,
£10.00
£9.00
Taking his title from Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness, Sven Lindqvist traces Europe's dark history in Africa in the form of a travel diary and a historical examination of European imperialism and racism over the past two centuries.
Istanbul: A Tale of Three Cities
Paperback,
28/12/2017,
£12.99
£11.69
The SUNDAY TIMES-bestselling biography of one of the world's greatest cities - Byzantium, Constantinople, Istanbul
Belonging: The Story of the Jews 1492-1900
Paperback,
04/10/2018,
£10.99
£9.89
SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZESELECTED AS A BOOK OF THE YEAR 2017 BY THE DAILY TELEGRAPH, MAIL ON SUNDAY AND OBSERVERBelonging is a magnificent cultural history abundantly alive with energy, character and colour.
Political History of the World: Three Thousand Years of War and Peace
Hardback,
25/10/2018,
£25.00
£22.50
Golden Atlas: The Greatest Explorations, Quests and Discoveries on Maps
Hardback,
18/10/2018,
£25.00
£22.50
A spectacular visual history of exploration and cartography, stunningly illustrated throughout with some of the most beautiful maps ever created
Crises in Economic and Social History: A Comparative Perspective
Paperback,
19/11/2015,
£25.00
£22.50
Exploring how crises have shaped economic and social life from the thirteenth century to the twenty-first.
Oxford Illustrated History of the World
Hardback,
07/01/2019,
£30.00
£27.00
The Oxford Illustrated History of the World is the story of humanity itself, from earliest times to the present day, and the changes-good and bad-which have shaped our world.
Lost Maps of the Caliphs
Hardback,
01/02/2019,
£37.50
£33.75
Lost Maps of the Caliphs provides the first general overview of The Book of Curiosities and the unique insight it offers into medieval Islamic thought.
Oil, Power, and War : A Dark History
Hardback,
06/11/2018,
£25.00
£22.50
Translation of: Or noir: la grande histoire du p etrole.
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