Humanities

Product Description Alexia Tarabotti is labouring under a great many social tribulations. First, she has no soul. Second, she's a spinster whose ...

Now a major Netflix original film called 22 JULY - directed by Paul Greengrass On 22 July 2011 Anders Behring Breivik killed 77 of his fellow Norw...

Product Description In Amelia's seventh adventure, she and Emerson take passage on a boat travelling up the Nile, enjoying a second honeymoon whi...

Like its acclaimed predecessors, RESTORATION LONDON and DR JOHNSON'S LONDON, this book is the result of the author's passionate interest in the pra...

Bertrand Russell changed Western philosophy forever. He tackled many puzzles--how our minds work, how we experience the world, and what the true na...

Who first thought of atoms? How much can you learn about archaeology from an oil lamp? Who came up with the theory of the 'wandering womb'? Oxford...

Product Description On the afternoon of 9 September 2015 Her Majesty The Queen becomes the longest reigning British monarch. She will surpass the ...

Product Description The final book in the Blydon Family Saga - the first ever Regency romance trilogy written by Julia Quinn, author of the globa...

Leading philosopher's guide to the ideas that will shape the 21st century 'Ideas are the cogs that drive history, and understanding them is half wa...

Amsterdam is not just any city. Despite its relative size it has stood alongside its larger cousins - Paris, London, Berlin - and has influenced th...

"Introducing Descartes" explains why he is usually called the father of modern philosophy. It is a clear and accessible guide to all the puzzling q...

Discover the simple way to understand and remember the most groundbreaking concepts in 3,000 years of philosophical thought. Each idea is broken ...

Review 'An accomplished and engaging piece of social history' ― Daily Telegraph '[Nicolson] sweeps across voices and classes to assemble a mosaic...

What should you do at Christmas? In Edvard Munch's Christmas in the Brothel, the artist depicts himself sleeping off the effects of drink, but the ...

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Do tough times create tougher people? Can humanity handle the power of its weapons without des...

Once the Second World War had broken out, it soon became clear that morale would be crucial in the military effectiveness of our armed forces. And ...

Migrants cuts through the toxic debates to tell the rich and collective stories of humankind's urge to move. 'Fascinating... Miller's perspective ...

Many guidebooks cover the Somme offensive in 1916, the five-month struggle that has come to be seen as one of the defining episodes in the history ...

Death in the Afternoon is Ernest Hemingway's definitive contemplation on the history, culture, and spectacle of Spanish bullfighting. Viewing it no...

About the Author David Warnes is the author of Russia: A Modern History. The history of Russia has been his principal enthusiasm since his final y...

What makes philosophy on the continent of Europe so different and exciting? And why does it have such a reputation for being 'difficult'? Continen...

"Introducing Aristotle" guides the reader through an explosion of theories, from the establishment of systematic logic to the earliest rules of sci...

LIFE WITH GOD is Richard Foster's first major new work for nearly a decade and is of similar magnitude to his classics: PRAYER, CELEBRATION OF DISC...

The questions have haunted our nation for half a century: Was the President killed by a single gunman? Was Lee Harvey Oswald part of a conspiracy? ...

Product Description The new riveting novel from the West Country's medieval crime master Michael Jecks. King Edward II is furious when he learns ...

One man goes in search of the lost cities of the Amazon in the Inca heartland. The lost cities of South America have always exercised a powerful h...

A Guide to The Commonwealth War Graves Commission looks at an extraordinary organisation carrying out an extraordinary task. Establishing the CWGC ...

Tramp for the Lord tells of Corrie's experiences after the Second World War. She began to minister world wide and travel widely visiting those she ...

Product Description The classic novel of the London Blitz, DARKNESS FALLS FROM THE AIR captures the chaos, absurdity and ultimately the tragedy o...