The thrilling story of archaeological adventure, and astonishing discoveries around the globe &,nbsp, Archaeology tells the story of our ancestors: how they lived, what they...
A lively and engaging introduction to the progress of science over the ages Science is key to understanding the infinite distances of space, the tiniest...
A character-filled history that brings the American saga to life &,nbsp,&,nbsp, The United States is one of the most powerful countries in the world. This...
Selected as a Financial Times Best Book of 2013Governments today in both Europe and the United States have succeeded in casting government spending as reckless...
An unforgettable 3,000-year-old journey - from Mesopotamian clay tablets trying to predict the future, to Tudor book-hunters and Nazi bonfires, and on into the dangers...
'Full of unbelievable nonsense' Ian Hislop'A tour de force' Jeremy Vine'An excellent piece of investigative journalism' Julia Ebner, Telegraph'A compelling guided tour of a dystopian...
Born almost a hundred years ago in Vienna - the cultural heart of a bourgeois Mitteleurope - Eric Hobsbawm, who was to become one of...
Discover - or rediscover - the major achievements of Chinese culture and civilization. Great Books of China offers concise introductions - each of them accompanied...
On 24 February 2022, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in an escalation of the Russo-Ukraine conflict that began eight years earlier. But the...
'Exhilarating' Financial Times'A profound meditation on how and why democracy must keep its faith in the future and the future must keep its faith in...
Tells you things you need to know about the ups and downs of knightly life in the Middle Ages, from how to look your best...
In this work of daring and immersive contemporary anthropology, Carl Hoffman, who has written about the most dangerous and remote corners of the world, journeys...
Most things you ‘know’ about science and religion are myths or half-truths that grew up in the last years of the nineteenth century...
Former Prime Minister and the country's longest-serving Chancellor, Gordon Brown has been a guiding force for Britain and the world over three decades. This is...
*A Telegraph Book of the Year* *Shortlisted for the Parliamentary Book Awards* An astonishing investigation into the start of the Russo-Ukrainian war - from the...
Property carries a great promise: that it will make you rich and set you free. But it's also a weapon, an agent of displacement and...
A concise history of the goddess-like figures who evade both Christian and pagan traditions, from the medieval period to the present day In this riveting...
'A book of ideas [...] Strathern ably guides us through these moments of glory.' -- The Times ***Great cities are complex, chaotic and colossal. These...
The Book of Kells, dating from about 800, is a brilliantly decorated manuscript of the four Gospels. This new official guide, by the former Keeper...
We live in a world made by science. How and when did this happen? This book tells the story of the extraordinary intellectual and cultural...
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