A brilliant book, written with wit and vigour MALCOLM GASKILL Absolutely fascinating IAN MORTIMERTabitha Stanmore transports us to a time when magic was used to navigate life's …
The extraordinary story of ancient Rome, history's greatest superpower, as told through humankind's most universal object: the coin.'Fantastic' CONN IGGULDEN, author of …
Brimming with life and drama, this is the first book to explore two thousand years of European history through one the greatest imperial networks ever built'a delightful, novel and …
A transporting voyage of archaeological discovery: Sound Tracks unearths instruments from around the world and across time, releasing the past's musical secrets for the first time. …
** THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER ** A book for anyone who finds it difficult to believe in a better future THE TIMESFeeling anxious, powerless, or confused about the future of our …
A lyrical tour of life as a young working-class man born into the first days of the 20th century, Caliban Shrieks is a lost masterpiece of 1930s British literature.WITH NEW …
'Absolutely fascinating . . . A must-read for anyone enthralled by the value and integrity of books' Janice Hallett, author of The Alperton AngelsA true detective story from the …
Israel: Jewish state and national homeland to Jews the world over. But a fifth of its population is Arab, a people who feel themselves to be an inseparable part of the Arab nation, …
A celebration of the printed book, told through the lives of 18 people who took it in radical new directions.'This really is the loveliest of books' I'I cannot recommend it highly …
Ten chapters, ten women and many stories of heartbreak, including her own: Xinran once again takes us right into the lives of Chinese women and their lost daughters. Whether as a …
