The amazing true story of how London became home to the Russian super-rich - told for the first time ever. A dazzling tale of incredible wealth, ferocious disputes, beautiful …
Redcoat is the brilliant story of the common British soldier from 1700 to 1900, based on the letters and diaries of the men who served and the women who followed them.Delving into …
Marking the centenary of the Titanic disaster, 'Titanic Lives' is a fresh investigation of the lives of the passengers and crew on board the most famous ship in history.
Prisoners of Geography meets Bill Bryson: a funny, fascinating, beautifully illustrated â?? and timely â?? history of countries that, for myriad and often ludicrous reasons, no …
CUNDILL PRIZE 2018 WINNERSHORTLISTED FOR THE JAMES TAIT BLACK BIOGRAPHY PRIZE 2018'Enlightening, compassionate, superb' John le CarreA visionary life and times of Joseph Conrad, …
A combination of social comment, biography and natural history, this book is also a witty account of Tom Fort's obsession with the eel, his journeying to discover the eel in all …
The electrifying story of Indiaââ?¬â?¢s struggle for independence, told in this classic account (first published in 1975) by two fine journalists who conducted hundreds of …
The astonishing tale of the first sea voyage to circumnavigate the entire globe. Magellan’s dramatic maritime expedition in 1519 discovered the straits that enabled Europe to trade …
