Rhyme and Reason

‘Enchanting’ Stephen FryDid you know:- Lord Byron sold more books in a day than Jane Austen did in her lifetime- During the First World War there were more women poets published than soldier poets- A …

Deadwood

‘What Peter Cozzens has done with this remarkable book is to show us that the truth about Deadwood is, in fact, even more interesting than the myth.’ S. C. Gwynne, New York Times bestselling author of …

Peacemaker

‘A wonderful subject, beautifully written, evoking a world startlingly like and unlike our own’ Rory Stewart’A brilliant portrait not just of a great and unjustly forgotten man, but of an entire age’ …

Turncoat

The remarkable story of George Downing: savvy soldier, politician, diplomat and spy… or the biggest scoundrel in Stuart England?

If Russia Wins

RRP: £9.99

**THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER**’Amazing’ Alastair Campbell, The Rest Is Politics ‘Chilling’ Financial Times’Excellent’ Lewis Goodall, LBC’A cracking book … Reads like a thriller’ Matt Frei, LBC Mar …

Other Rivers

RRP: £12.99

‘Memorable… One of [China’s] most astute and sensitive foreign observers’ Financial Times’Compassionate… full of warmth’ GuardianMore than twenty years after teaching English to China’s first boom …

V-Force

‘Impressive… Glancey has written an engaging and affectionate account of the V-bombers, not least the figures who made it all possible.’ TelegraphTHE THREE VERY DIFFERENT models of V class bomber co …

The Stronger Sex

‘Fun, rooted in science… May this book give all women strength for the times we now live in.’ Cat BohannonA myth-busting vindication of women’s physical strengthsFor decades, Starre Vartan – like mo …

Land Between the Rivers

RRP: £16.99

‘Elegant, erudite, ambitious, inventive – a remarkable blend of research, imagination and first-hand experience.’ Rory Stewart’A sweeping and superbly written epic’ Wall Street Journal ‘A work of grea …

Queen Catherine’s Court

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‘A good story, embracing character, emotion and drama… refreshing.’ THE TIMES’A splendidly sympathetic and sparky portrait… Wittily written and rich in detail’ Miranda SeymourCatherine of Braganza …

Buckham's Bombers

RRP: £18.99

‘Brings to life a brilliant yet forgotten feat of arms of the World War Two air war. A terrific read.’ Michael Veitch, author of 44 Days and Australia’s Secret ArmyBruce Buckham was captain of one of …

The Diaries of Mr Lucas

RRP: £10.99

‘A kaleidoscopic portrait of post-war queer life’ Guardian’Fascinating’ The Times’Absorbing, illuminating, highly entertaining and often very funny’ Spectator’Fascinating, bitchy, humorous and shockin …

The Liberation Line

RRP: £12.99

‘Highly original’ Simon Heffer, Telegraph’Masterful… A gripping tale’ Giles MiltonThey certainly were not soldiers, yet they suddenly found themselves in uniform, in a foreign land. But, as locomoti …

Dark Brilliance

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A sweeping history of the Age of Reason, which shows how, although it was a time of progress in many areas, it was also an era of brutality and intolerance, by the author of The Borgias and The Floren …

Much Ado About Numbers

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‘A spectacular journey… Highly recommended!’ Dr Simon Smith, The Shakespeare Institute ‘A fascinating and hugely entertaining guide to Shakespearean mathematics.’ Prof Sarah Hart, author of Once Upo …

Tripped

RRP: £10.99

AS FEATURED ON THE JOE ROGAN EXPERIENCE’Entertaining’ The Times’Utterly fascinating and illuminating’ Sinclair McKay’Fascinating… An astonishing read, with remarkably vivid protagonists’ Harald Jähn …