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This book offers a largely chronological illustrated guide to how the chemical elements were discovered over the past three millennia. It provides ...

'60 fantastical structures described and illustrated in this colourful and highly entertaining book.' The Sunday Times 'If you can't think of a p...

Entertaining in town and country is an essential part of the life and work of design gurus Paolo Moschino and Philip Vergeylen ―as revealed in this...

"The best thriller I've ever read." (Philip Pullman). With an introduction by Philip Pullman Kolymsky Heights. A frozen Siberian hell lost in endle...

Sheep are the thread that runs through the history of the English countryside. Our fortunes were once founded on sheep, and this book tells a story...

A deeply unsettling existential horror story, a nightmare you'll never be sure you've woken up from. - Time Glen Runciter is dead. Or is he? Someon...

Product Description Nick and his family are forced to leave Earth in order for him to keep his cat, Horace - because all pets are now banned, as t...

The definitive editions of Philip K. Dick's short stories, containing some of the most defining works in the Science Fiction genre. This stunning ...

Philip's Stargazing is the perfect practical guide for both budding and experienced astronomers. Covering Britain and Ireland, the new 2022 edition...

A fascinating tour of cities that have been lost to history, from the Neolithic period up to the late Roman Empire, that offers a fresh new perspec...

An overview of the lost peoples and cultures who flourished and fought for survival alongside the Egyptians, Greeks and Romans. Beyond the Greeks,...

A revised edition of a compelling photographic history of Queen Elizabeth II’s life and reign This book is a photographic portrait of Queen Elizab...

Product Description * FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF HOW TO ARGUE WITH A RACIST *Throughout history, people have sought to impro...

Product Description 'A fascinating and challenging story' New York Review of Books 'This is an incredibly absorbing and insightful book about the...

Review Fascinating, occasionally chilling and very readable -- Rhys Blakely ― The Times Detailed and deeply researched ... striking ... complex -...