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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 ...

Irish Independent Music Book of the Year Guardian Book of the Week After discovering a derelict record plant on the edge of a northern English ci...

'Simon Rich is outrageously, lavishly gifted' - Caitlin Moran 'Simon Rich is the funniest writer alive' - Matt Haig 'How fabulously funny' - Laur...

A day-by-day collection of over 6000 events, trivia, quotations, news items, anniversaries and birthdays for every day of the year. Presented a...

History is a rich, varied and fascinating subject, so it's rare to find the whole lot in one book ...until now. The History of the World in Bite-Si...

Review An incredible trip . . . both educative and gripping. -- Allan Jones ― Uncut A thoroughly enjoyable read and likely to remain the best-wri...

Product Description 'Scurrilous, scandalous and frequently disgusting. I absolutely loved it' James O'BrienTwitter hero James Felton brings you t...

'Brilliantly funny' SHAPARAK KHORSANDI 'Immensely enjoyable' BBC HISTORY MAGAZINE 'Every page contains delights' LINDSEY FITZHARRIS Why is Italy c...

The numbers that tell the story of humanity 'Vital ... If you're thinking about setting up a giant land empire in Asia, you cannot do so without t...

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 infamous Valkyrie assassination attempt on Adolf Hitler on 20 July 1944 failed to kill the German F hrer. It did not succeed simply because v...

The Hit is David Baldacci's blockbuster follow up to The Innocent, the smash-hit bestseller featuring U.S. government assassin, Will Robie. YOU SE...

John Haywood presents a grand sweep of global history in an immediately accessible format via concise, insightful and engaging text summaries along...

'A huge, fizzing omnium-gatherum of a book . . . marvellous' Daily Telegraph 'Witty, wise and elegant . . . a classic of history itself' The Specta...

In this "incisive" (Vanity Fair) and "authoritative" (New York Times) instant New York Times bestseller, America's top historians set the record st...

If your response to a mention of the Wars of the Roses, the Sumerians or the Reformation is, 'Hmm, I've heard of that - what was that again?', then...

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...

Product Description A charming, lively and often amusing tour of the overlooked episodes, people and places of English history Who was the first ...

Come to Chasm City and embark on a mind-bending ride through the universe of Revelation Space Tanner Mirabel was a security specialist who never ma...

Review Irreverent and highly enjoyable ― ObserverCombines erudition and enthusiasm ― IndependentAs entertaining and illuminating a work of pop...

Discover the transformative power of self-discovery and personal growth in this compelling guide that will inspire you to unlock your true potentia...