Humanities

'Fascinating.' Hilary Mantel 'Terrific.' New Scientist 'Gripping.' Financial Times 'Stunning . . . Brimming with mystery and suffesed with haunt...

A town in need. An extraordinary cat. A season for miracles... It's nearly Christmas and committed Londoner, Mina Kestle, is close to signing a de...

'This book is genuinely, fantastically nuts, and I adored every single second of it! Jelly is the lonely, horny, enterprising heroine of my heart, ...

The sweeping story of the city of Rome, told through twenty-two moments that shaped its history. ***A Times History Book of the Year*** 'Vivid, ...

*** THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER *** 'A brilliant historical crime read' Bella 'This thrilling and twisty crime novel is perfect for fans o...

Compiled from the archives of the Mary Evans archives, this manual brings together articles from fashionable contemporary magazines including Brita...

'A compelling, beautifully written story of resilience, friendship and survival. The story of women's resistance during World War II needs to be to...

Budapest has always been an important place. Almost at the centre of Europe, it is at the crossroads of geographical regions and of civilizations, ...

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'A book of ideas [...] Strathern ably guides us through these moments of glory.' -- The Times *** Great cities are complex, chaotic and colossal...

A Spectator Book of the Year 'Sweeping . . . Poetic . . . Not only readable but also vital' Literary Review 'A terrific storyteller' New York Tim...

Praise for the author's A Brief Guide to the Greek Myths: 'Eminently sane, highly informative' PAUL CARTLEDGE, BBC History magazine The year 2022 ...

'Fascinating ... illuminating ... Stephenson examines ordinary life, painting a vivid and intriguing picture.' The Times Long before Rome fell to...

'Ian Morris has established himself as a leader in making big history interesting and understandable' Jared Diamond, author of Guns, Germs and Stee...

The Atlantic has borne witness to major historic events that have drastically shaped humanity with each crossing of its path. In this broad and rea...

Have you ever lain awake at night fretting over how we can be sure of the reality of the external world? Perhaps we are in fact disembodied brains,...

Discover the transformative power of mindfulness and meditation with this essential guide that will help you cultivate inner peace and resilience i...

'If you've ever wondered what would happen if limitless money met limitless power, wonder no longer, it's all here ... Terrifying, disturbing and g...

Review An essential guide to the British monarchy for those who should already know everything but don't. Written with a lively wit but crammed wi...

The encyclopaedia once shaped our understanding of the world. Created by thousands of scholars and the most obsessive of editors, adults cleared ...

Product Description A short but powerful study of one of the great watersheds of European history Although for generations the Reformation was re...

Review In the midst of Moscow's bloody war on Ukraine, with Putin invoking 'glorious victories' of World War II to inspire his country, Iain MacGr...

In the summer of 1812 Britain stood alone, fighting for her very survival against a vast European Empire. Only the Royal Navy stood between Napol...

Review A splendid account. --Bernard Porter, Guardian A vivid tale of adventure . . . Tim Jeal's wonderful book is filled with anecdotes and bril...

Product Description That the Blitz did not bring the UK to its knees is due, in large part, to a vast response by Civil Defence services and the B...

About the Author Joyce Meyer is the bestselling author of more than 100 inspirational books, including The Power of Simple Prayer, Approval Addict...

Review 'A shockingly vivid work . . . from a gifted chronicler of history's lower decks, at home in the unruly Atlantic world of pirates, slavers,...

Review This impressive book introduces us to the beautiful, painful world of John of the Cross, who is still our surest guide into the mystery of ...

They did so in the midst of the 1984 miners' strike - the most bitter and divisive dispute for more than half a century, and in one of the most tur...

In THE PRODIGAL GOD, New York pastor Timothy Keller uses the story of the prodigal son to shine a light on the central, beautiful message of Jesus:...

The number one hit by multi-million copy bestselling author Kate Mosse. 'LABYRINTH is a reader's Holy Grail . . . a heart-wrenching, thrilling tale...

Lorna Byrne sees and talks with angels every day of her life and has done since she was a baby. As a child Lorna was told by the angels that her jo...

Product Description British Summer Time Begins is about summer holidays of the mid-twentieth century and how they were spent, as recounted to Yse...

Product Description 'Grace Burrowes is terrific!' Julia Quinn, Sunday Times bestselling author of the Bridgerton seriesA duke meets his match in ...

Book Description This sweeping tale of magic, revolution and the struggle for freedom concludes the genre-defying Shadow Histories duology tha...

The four beautiful, cultured and clever daughters of the Count and Countess of Provence made illustrious marriages and lived at the epicentre of po...

Product Description In this illuminating and thoughtful book, Will and Ariel Durant have succeeded in distilling for the reader the accumulat...

In medieval England, man was the ruler of woman, and the King was the ruler of all. How, then, could royal power lie in female hands? In She-Wolves...

Product Description THE SEPARATION is the story of twin brothers, rowers in the 1936 Olympics (where they met Hess, Hitler's deputy); one joi...

Product Description Produced in partnership with the Royal British Legion, this beautifully illustrated book explains to children why it's imp...

Review 'Alan Furst's spy fiction is serious, even solemn: a good but never light read' - LITERARY REVIEW'[Furst's] stories combine keen deduct...

The bloodbath at Waterloo ended a war that had engulfed the world for over twenty years. It also finished the career of the charismatic Napoleon B...

Review From beginning to end, Greenwood infuses her series with evocative settings, multidimensional characters and satisfying mysteries --Boo...

Product Description 'I was seduced from John Grey's first scene' Ann CleevesJohn Grey is visited at his London office by Thomas Cade, a shipbu...

Product Description Daisy's in danger of heading off the rails! Daisy's embarking on a journey to Edinburgh and her biggest worry is that she has...