Wings Over Water
Jonathan GlanceyRRP: £9.99
Announced in 1912, the Schneider Trophy stole the imaginations of pioneering aircraft manufacturers in America, France, Britain and Italy, as they competed in a series of air races that attracted a hu …
Genre: History
Open
Johan NorbergRRP: £12.99
AN ECONOMIST BOOK OF THE YEARHumanity’s embrace of openness is the key to our success. The freedom to explore and exchange – whether it’s goods, ideas or people – has led to stunning achievements in s …
She Speaks
Yvette CooperRRP: £9.99
Fully updated with new preface and five new speeches for paperback edition.A Guardian Book of the Year.Looking at lists of the greatest speeches of all time, you might think that powerful oratory is t …
The Borgias
Paul StrathernRRP: £12.99
· · A Daily Mail Book of the Week · ·The sensational story of the rise and fall of one of the most notorious families in history.____________________ ‘A wickedly entertaining read’ The Times__________ …
The Churchill Complex
Ian BurumaRRP: £9.99
It is impossible to understand the last 75 years of British and American history without understanding the Anglo-American relationship, and specifically the bonds between presidents and prime minister …
The Prime Ministers
Steve RichardsRRP: £12.99
‘Fascinating, revealing and entertaining.’ John Humphrys’A pure pleasure to read.’ Polly Toynbee’Extraordinary.’ Kirsty WarkA landmark history of the men and women who have defined the UK’s role in th …
Why the Germans Do it Better
John KampfnerRRP: £10.99
READ JOHN KAMPFNER’S NEW BOOK: IN SEARCH OF BERLIN: THE STORY OF A REINVENTED CITY***THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER***BOOK OF THE YEAR IN GUARDIAN, ECONOMIST & NEW STATESMAN’Excellent and provocative… …
A Dominant Character
Samanth SubramanianRRP: £10.99
Book of the Year in The Economist, Guardian, New Statesman, Wall Street Journal and New York Times.Shortlisted for the Duff Cooper Prize, the Elizabeth Longford Prize for Historical Biography and the …
The Wisdom of Tea
Noriko MorishitaRRP: £10.99
For more than 25 years Noriko Morishita has studied and practised the intricate rules of the famous Japanese Tea Ceremony, trying to master its complexities in order to find inner peace. In this vivid …
Morgan's Men
Nick HoultFrom English cricket’s embarrassing failure at the 2015 World Cup to their heart-stopping victory four years later, Nick Hoult and Steve James vividly describe the team’s dramatic journey from abject …
The Great Imperial Hangover
Samir PuriRRP: £12.99
‘An exceptional account.’ Prospect’Enlightening.’ SpectatorFor the first time in millennia we live without formal empires. But that doesn’t mean we don’t feel their presence rumbling through history. …
Splash!
Howard MeansRRP: £10.99
‘This fascinating history of how, where and why humans swim…is perfect reading for those missing a splash-about during the lockdown.’ GuardianFrom the first recorded dip into what’s now the driest s …
The Cat and The City
Nick BradleyRRP: £9.99
A BBC Radio 2 Book Club Pick’Ingenious … touching, surprising and sometimes heartbreaking.’ Guardian’If you’re itching to read a new novel by David Mitchell … try this.’ The Times_______________In …
Convict Colony
David HillRRP: £14.99
The British plan to settle Australia was a high-risk venture. We now take it for granted that the first colony was the basis of one of the most successful nations in the world today. But in truth, the …
The Louvre
James GardnerRRP: £12.99
Almost nine million people from all over the world flock to the Louvre in Paris every year to see its incomparable art collection. Yet few, if any, are aware of the remarkable history of that location …
The Secret Army
Barry StoneRRP: £14.99
It was arguably the greatest fighting force in the entirety of the Great War. They were the very best: hardened, fearless, decorated, cocky fighting men, all veterans of Gallipoli and the Western Fron …
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