The Potter's Hand

RRP: £15.99

LONGLISTED FOR THE WALTER SCOTT PRIZE FOR HISTORICAL FICTION.In 1774, Josiah Wedgwood, master craftsman possessed with a burning scientific vision, embarks upon the thousand piece Frog Service for Cat …

Fire in the Sky

RRP: £9.99

‘I half rolled, and there before my eyes was as perfect a target as I had ever seen in my life. A pressure of a thumb, a short burst, a puff of smoke, a flash of flame, a hole on the clouds – and it w …

Great Anzac Stories

RRP: £12.99

Over the years, the experiences of soldiers at war become the stuff of legend: tales of great bravery, battlefield wins, and also the tragic losses and poignant moments. Great Anzac Stories gathers ic …

The British Dream

RRP: £24.00

One of Britain’s most influential centre-left thinkers examines UK immigration policy and argues that there have been unforeseen consequences which need urgently to be addressed.

Carl von Clausewitz's On War

RRP: £16.99

On War by Carl von Clausewitz was first published in Germany after the Napoleonic Wars. One of the most significant treatises on military strategy ever written, it is still prescribed at various milit …

Hardmen

RRP: £12.99

When the going gets tough, the tough get tougher.The ranks of rugby league around the world have been liberally peppered with hardmen. With violence that would never be tolerated off the footy field, …

Uncommon Soldier

In this new book from Australia’s foremost investigative journalist, Chris Masters turns his attention to the modern Australian soldier. Moving away from the ongoing fascination with the Anzac story, …

Where Have All the Good Times Gone?

RRP: £9.99

Louis Barfe’s elegantly written, authoritative and highly entertaining history charts the meteoric rise and slow decline of the popular recording industry. Barfe shows how the 1920s and 1930s saw the …

In the Hour of Victory

RRP: £30.00

SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2013 MARITIME MEDIA AWARDSBetween 1794 and 1815 the Royal Navy repeatedly crushed her enemies at sea in a period of military dominance that equals any in history. When Napoleon eve …

The Lion Sleeps Tonight

RRP: £9.99

For Rian Malan, the blessing of living in South Africa is that every day presents him with material whose richness astounds those who live in saner places. Twenty years after the publication of his be …

Bang!

RRP: £20.00

‘Graham Stewart has done a terrific job. His book brings the decade vividly to life and convincingly places it in perspective… Excellent’ — Toby Young, Mail on SundayBritain in the 1980s was a pola …

Extra Virginity

RRP: £14.99

The best oils are made by authentic artist-craftsmen, who marry centuries-old agricultural wisdom with cutting-edge extraction technology, and now produce the finest oils in history. However, these pr …

The Battle

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A vivid and original reconstruction of the Battle of Waterloo.On the afternoon of 1 March, 1815, a fleet of ships dropped anchor off the southeast coast of France. After ten months in exile on the isl …

An Edible History of Humanity

RRP: £12.99

Throughout history, food has done more than simply provide sustenance. It has acted as a tool of social transformation, political organization, geopolitical competition, industrial development, milita …

Biggest Estate on Earth

RRP: £18.99

Across Australia, early Europeans commented again and again that the land looked like a park. With extensive grassy patches and pathways, open woodlands and abundant wildlife, it evoked a country esta …

Keep Your Head Down

RRP: £10.99

Nathan Mullins deployed to Afghanistan as a Special Forces Commando. Spearheading Australia’s Special Operations troops, he and other Australians like him sought the Taliban in the valleys and hills o …