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Genre: History

The Art of Not Eating

Jessica Hamel-Akré

RRP: £12.99

‘A courageous and beautifully written exploration of a vitally important subject’ The Herald’Fascinating’ Katherine May’These books … deepen our understanding of how our bodies are ourselves, and ho …

If Russia Wins

Carlo Masala

RRP: £9.99

**THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER**A New Statesman Book of the YearA Le Monde Best Book of 2025’Amazing … My book of the year’ Alastair Campbell, The Rest Is Politics’So compelling … So plausible’ Ne …

Other Rivers

Peter Hessler

RRP: £12.99

‘Memorable… One of [China’s] most astute and sensitive foreign observers’ Financial Times’Compassionate… full of warmth’ GuardianMore than two decades after teaching English in Sichuan Province, P …

Fallen

Mick Conefrey

RRP: £10.99

‘Mick Conefrey’s Fallen is a marvellously researched and written story about the enigma of George Mallory and the fulfilment of his “Because it’s there!”‘ Peter Hillary’Mick Conefrey’s gripping accoun …

Land Between the Rivers

Bartle Bull

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

Sophie Shorland

RRP: £12.99

‘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

Mark Baker

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

Hugo Greenhalgh

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 …

Dark Brilliance

Paul Strathern

RRP: £12.99

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

Rob Eastaway

RRP: £10.99

‘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

Norman Ohler

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 …

This Earthly Globe

Andrea di Robilant

RRP: £12.99

‘A dazzling tale, brilliantly told’ Peter Frankopan’Marries the intrigue of Europe’s most powerful royal courts with the globe-trotting thrill of adventure and discovery’ Sunday Telegraph, 5* reviewDU …

Southeast Asia

Milton Osborne

RRP: £10.99

A lively and easy-to-read guide to Southeast Asian history written by one of the world’s pre-eminent historians of the area.Southeast Asia: An introductory history was first published in 1979 and imme …

Truss at 10

Anthony Seldon

RRP: £12.99

*THE INSTANT #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER*’Enticingly structured… Commendable… The menu is well known, but is deliciously seasoned all the same.’ The Times[A] forensic and eloquent evisceration of T …

A Brutal Reckoning

Peter Cozzens

RRP: £14.99

‘Cozzens is a master storyteller’ The Times’Extremely well researched’ Times Literary SupplementFrom the devastating invasion by Spanish conquistadors in the sixteenth century to the relentless pressu …

In Search Of Berlin

John Kampfner

RRP: £12.99

A WATERSTONES BEST HISTORY BOOK OF 2023LONGLISTED FOR THE 2024 ONDAATJE PRIZE’A masterful portrait of one of the world’s greatest cities… A must-read’ PETER FRANKOPAN’Such a delightful read’ KATJA H …

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