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Leading art critic and writer Richard Cork tells the stories of his personal encounters with some of the world’s most influential modern and contem...

In his engaging and penetrating observations of major modern and contemporary visual art, Shiff has written about an impressive range of artists, i...

About the Author VIRGINIA ROUNDING is a translator and writer who lives in London. She studied Russian at the University of London. She is the aut...

Product Description May 1914. Britain is on the eve of war with Germany. Richard Hannay is living a quiet life in London, but after a chance ...

Product Description In a sparkling, fast-paced narrative, Shakespeare's Kings chronicles the turbulent events that inspired Shakespeare's history ...

Professor Richard Wrangham advances a provocative new theory of what makes human civilisation special: the nature of our violence.

The richly varied lives of the Martin brothers reflected the many upheavals of Britain in the age of Industrial Revolution. Low-born and largely un...

About the Author Kenya born, Irish by blood and UK resident, Ben Kane's passion for history has seen him change career from veterinary medicine to...

By 1700, France and Italy already had dictionaries of their own, and it became a matter of national pride that England should rival them. Dr Johnso...

Product Description Probably the greatest British novelist of his generation, Graham Greene's own story was as strange and compelling as those...

The thrilling third instalment in the epic LIONHEART series from Sunday Times Bestselling author, Ben Kane. Warleader Autumn 1192. With Jerusalem ...

A Sunday Times Art Book of the Year A visual journey through five centuries of the city known for centuries as 'La Serenissima' – a unique and com...

'Fascinating new book examines the history of Nasa's Apollo space missions' Daily Mail _______ Eight key lessons to revolutionise your life with ...

A colorful look at how modern presidents play sports, have used sports to play politics, and what our fan-in-chief can often tell us about our nati...

From the Back Cover Original catalogue to the Paris exhibition and now a core part of the blockbuster retrospective at the V&A. 2017 marks th...

Review Rich, you're a brilliant comedian and this is a great book but I think the last thing it needs is a quote by yet another man ― James Ac...

Review I have read umpteen books about the financial crisis of 2007-2008 and its lessons. This is the cleverest one, brimming over with new ideas....

C. S. Lewis offers a magisterial take on the literature and poetry of one of the most consequential periods in world history, providing deep insigh...

'The problem with The Problem with Men is that I do believe men will have less trouble with it than the title suggests as it is actually a glorious...

FOLLOW-UP TO THE PHENOMENAL INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER INCLUDING LETTERS FROM: Jane Austen, Richard Burton, Helen Keller, Alan Turing, Albus Dumbledo...

Product Description A RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK 'A love letter to police officers and the most vulnerable people they protect and serve' CHRISTIE ...

Review The whole book is excellent. Highsmith is pointed and dry about herself and everything else. But the early chapters are special. They c...