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Product Description When Nicolaus Copernicus claimed that the Earth was not stationary at the centre of the universe but circled the Sun, he ...

Review Henry expounds his case with the contagious, even bullish, enthusiasm of the committed teacher, and the book is carefully pitched at an int...

Artificial Intelligence is transforming human society fundamentally and profoundly. Not since the Enlightenment and the Age of Reason have we chang...

Product Description The stunning new thriller from 'the proud carrier of the flag first unfurled by John le Carre' (LEE CHILD) 'An espionage ...

Together is about the extraordinary revival of small groups in Britain today. What happens when a room full of people decide to work towards the s...

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

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...

Shortlisted for Cricket Book of the Year at the British Sports Book Awards For over half a century, Henry Blofeld has conveyed his unfailing enth...

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...

Updated and expanded edition of the fullest ever collective investigation into Jack the Ripper and the Whitechapel Murders.This volume collects not...

Review Inviting, adj., is given two senses by the OED: that which invites or gives invitation, and attractive, alluring, or tempting. Although thi...

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...

"I don't regret for a single moment having lived for pleasure. I did it to the full, as one should do anything one does. I lived on honeycomb." Osc...

"A compelling slice of mid-century espionage that expertly blends history with possibility. All comparisons that will inevitably be made with le Ca...

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

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

About the Author Anton Chekhov, Russian dramatist and short-story writer, was born in 1860, the son of a grocer and the grandson of a serf. After ...

Product Description For more than half a century, Betjeman's writings have awakened readers to the intimacy of English places - from the smell of...

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...

About the Author Moli�re (1622-73) was born Jean Poquelin, the son of a prosperous upholsterer of Paris. His father was attached to the service of...

Expeditions and Endeavours is illustrated with over 100 paintings and drawings created on some of the most significant voyages of natural history d...

Product Description The latest in the Spotlight Series, which focuses on new bodies of work by contemporary artists, Sherrie Levine: Hong Kong Dom...