Southeast Asia

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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

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*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 …

The Art of Not Eating

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A luminously original exploration of the deep roots of diet culture by an award-winning historian’A courageous and beautifully written exploration of a vitally important subject’ The Herald’Fascinatin …

The Lost Queen

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

Fallen

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‘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 …

This is Not America

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*A TIMES AND SPECTATOR BOOK OF THE YEAR*'[Owolade’s] argument has needed saying for years’ Janan Ganesh, Financial Times’Compelling and admirable’ Sunday Times’Passionate and timely’ Observer’Excellen …

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 …

Johnson at 10

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***THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER****A FINANCIAL TIMES, TELEGRAPH, NEW STATESMAN AND TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR*’Excellent… first class… both fair and damning.’ Daniel Finkelstein, The Times ‘Aut …

The Ghost at the Feast

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An NPR Book of the YearAt the dawn of the twentieth century, the United States was one of the world’s richest, most populous, most technologically advanced nations. It was also a nation divided along …

Language City

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WINNER OF THE BRITISH ACADEMY BOOK PRIZE 2024Half of all 7,000-plus human languages may disappear over the next century and – because many have never been recorded – when they’re gone, it will be fore …

A City Runs Through Them

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An original and fascinating history of Dublin that tells the story of the city through its bridges.Dublin started life on the south bank of the River Liffey and for six or seven centuries that is more …

Stuffed

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‘Delicious… Wonderful’ Guardian’Fascinating… Full of incident and food for thought’ Mail on Sunday’Delightful… Vogler offers up a feast of tales about popular British foods’ Financial TimesA SUN …

The Hard Road Will Take You Home

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‘Read this book, it will only serve you well’ Ant Middleton’Incredible … Staz is an inspiration’ Nims Purja ‘A must read for anyone who wants to succeed and thrive under pressure’ Dylan Hartley ‘Sta …

The Path of Peace

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Blackwell’s Non-Fiction Book of the Month’A formidable achievement’ Rory Stewart’Thoughtful [and] heartfelt’ Observer’Profound [and] compelling’ Spectator’A noble endeavour’ New StatesmanWithout a per …

In Search Of Berlin

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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 …

Now Then

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‘An enlightening, enjoyable and frequently very funny journey into what makes Yorkshire stand out from the crowd … a fascinating insight into our wonderful region and the people that make it what it …