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From the Back Cover ?A pictorial survey of the rich use of floral motifs in the details of India's architectural wonders, depicted through Hen...

'Excellent . . . This is narrative history of the highest quality' Andrew Lycett, Sunday Telegraph 'Wonderfully engrossing and intelligent . . ....

Philip Hook takes the lid off the world of art dealing to reveal the brilliance, cunning, greed and daring of its practitioners. In a richly anecdo...

From the Back Cover See through the eyes of a new generation of photographers responding to the rapidly unfolding issues shaping our lives. In thi...

This book is a professional military-intelligence officer's and a controversial insider's view of some of the greatest intelligence blunders of ...

Product Description In this groundbreaking new book, one of the world's greatest living scientists argues for the fundamental unity of all knowle...

An immediate sensation upon its publication in 1969, Papillon is a vivid memoir of brutal penal colonies, daring prison breaks and heroic adventure...

A stimulating narrative and reference resource that guides the reader through the most significant symbols from worldwide art history. Why do we r...

In INVERTING THE PYRAMID, Jonathan Wilson pulls apart the finer details of the world's game, tracing the global history of tactics, from modern pio...

Product Description A radical reappraisal of Charles Darwin from the bestselling author of Victoria: A Life. With the publication of On the Origin...

A down-to-earth, visual guidebook that shows how to ‘read’, understand and get the most out of art. For beginners, art history might seem a daunti...

Review Flynn, an extraordinarily good writer, plays her readers with the finesse and delicacy of an expert angler. She wields her unreliable narra...

This is not a book about politics. It is a book about what makes us British, and what makes us European. Spend time with some of your favourite wr...

The Earth is long dead, blasted apart, and the human survivors who settled on Venus live in huge citadels beneath the Venusian seas in an atrophyin...

Product Description Introduced by newsreader, presenter, and Barnardo's president Natasha Kaplinsky, Letters From Lockdown features 100+ lette...

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

I'm Tracy Beaker. This is a book all about me. I'd read it if I were you. It's the most incredible dynamic heart-rending story. Honest.' Tracy is t...

Product Description **NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER**Why do human beings behave as they do? 'Awe-inspiring… You will learn more about human nature th...

A comprehensive reference covering an extensive range of painting and drawing styles. Bursting with practical techniques, engaging artist profiles...

Explore the much-loved Magic Faraway Tree at the most special time of the year. This brand-new story by superstar author Jacqueline Wilson is set i...

Product Description REBEL. LEADER. BROTHER. KING. 1179. Henry II is King of England, Wales, Ireland, Normandy, Brittany and Aquitaine. The Hous...