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'History is a bottomless reservoir of all the bonkers, heroic, awful and weird things we eccentric humans have ever done. We can't help generating ...

On which day was history's shortest war waged and won (in roughly 40 minutes)? How was Napoleon bested by a group of rabbits in 1807? Why did a dis...

THE GRIPPING SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'A vastly entertaining tale, bursting with astonishing stories and extraordinary characters ... A fascinating...

*FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF A BRIEF HISTORY OF EVERYONE WHO EVER LIVED and HOW TO ARGUE WITH A RACIST* WHAT MAKES US HUMAN? Waging war? Se...

Review What is History, Now? demonstrates how our constructs of the past are woven into our modern world and culture, and offers us an illuminatin...

'Illuminating . . . reveals why some people and systems are more likely to be corrupted by power than others' - Adam Grant 'Passionate, insightful...

'Taylor Downing is a wonderful historian and a wonderful history communicator' Dan Snow, History Hit 'Vividly brings to life a terrible year' Max ...

Product Description Radio 4's Book of the WeekA Financial Times Book of the YearShortlisted for the 2020 Financial Times / McKinsey Business ...

'Read this fascinating book and you'll become a better listener, a better conversationalist and better company' Adam Kay 'A brilliant book on the a...

Review Dan Barber's new book, The Third Plate, is an eloquent and thoughtful look at the current state of our nation's food system and how it must...

The instant Sunday Times bestseller A Times, New Statesman and Spectator Book of the Year 'Simply the best popular history of the Middle Ages th...

Book of the Month, Countryside magazine '[this] fascinating new book... provides a detailed insight into the snow-white species' Waterways World ...

'SUCH AN INCREDIBLE READ' ZOE BALL 'ONE OF THE YEAR'S MOST INSPIRING BOOKS' HOLLY WILLOUGHBY With a foreword by 2021 Strictly Come Dancing winner...

Join Postman Pat and his trusty cat Jess as they embark on a heartwarming adventure in the snowy countryside! This delightful tale is perfect for y...

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

Product Description 'Fizzes with clever vignettes and juicy tidbits... [a] joyous romp of a book.' Guardian'A fascinating, rollicking book in...

The team that revitalized Guardians of the Galaxy does cosmic superheroes THEIR way! It is the far future; the human race has finally colonized the...

Product Description From the ski slopes of Utah to the frigid tundra of northwestern Russia, Snowbound celebrates contemporary design in cold ...

Anthony Armstrong-Jones was born to a Welsh father and English-Jewish mother. Creative and inventive, he attended Eton and then Cambridge. The enga...

Review This fascinating and absorbing new book, drawing on original Gestapo files, provides a wide range of vivid and fascinating stories that exp...

What happens when a boy is brave enough to stand up for what he feels is right? Greedy Greenbackboy's got an idea for a game. He wants Snowboy to ...