Red
Jacky Colliss HarveyRRP: £12.99
A New York Times bestseller, Red is the first book to explore the history of red hair and red-headedness throughout the world.With an obsessive fascination that is as contagious as it is compelling, J …
Genre: History
The Art of Not Eating
Jessica Hamel-AkréRRP: £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 MasalaRRP: £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 HesslerRRP: £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 ConefreyRRP: £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 …
Queen Catherine’s Court
Sophie ShorlandRRP: £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 BakerRRP: £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 …
Peak Human
Johan NorbergRRP: £12.99
AN ECONOMIST BOOK OF THE YEAR’A compelling and timely study of what drove history’s most influential civilisations… the book comes with impeccable timing… An entertaining and informative read for …
Dark Brilliance
Paul StrathernRRP: £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 …
Tripped
Norman OhlerRRP: £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 RobilantRRP: £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 OsborneRRP: £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 SeldonRRP: £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 …
In Search Of Berlin
John KampfnerRRP: £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 …
Now Then
Rick BroadbentRRP: £10.99
‘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 …
An Uneasy Inheritance
Polly ToynbeeRRP: £10.99
‘Fascinating’ Spectator’Entertaining’ Sunday Times’Enthralling’ Guardian’Beautiful, funny and moving’ Daily Mail’Compelling and moving’ Observer’Replete with vivid – often hilarious, often shocking – …
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