Wings Over Water
Jonathan GlanceyRRP: £9.99
Announced in 1912, the Schneider Trophy was a series of glamorous air contests, popularly known as races, that captivated both sides of the Atlantic. While there were many other aviation competitions, …
Genre: History
Hard Choices
Peter RickettsRRP: £9.99
SHORTLISTED FOR THE PARLIAMENTARY BOOK AWARDS’Thought-provoking and well worth reading’ Times Literary SupplementAfter decades of peace and prosperity, the international order put in place after World …
Blood, Class and Empire
Christopher HitchensRRP: £12.99
Since the end of the Cold War so-called experts have been predicting the eclipse of America’s “special relationship” with Britain. But as events have shown, especially in the wake of 9/11, the politic …
For the Sake of Argument
Christopher HitchensRRP: £14.99
The global turmoil of the late 1980s and early 1990s severely tested every analyst and commentator. Few wrote with such insight as Christopher Hitchens about the large events – or with such discernmen …
How the West Stole Democracy from the Arabs
Elizabeth F. ThompsonRRP: £16.99
When Europe’s Great War engulfed the Ottoman Empire, Arab nationalists rose in revolt against their Turkish rulers and allied with the British on the promise of an independent Arab state. In October 1 …
Love, Poverty and War
Christopher HitchensRRP: £14.99
Love, Poverty and War: Journeys and Essays showcases the Hitchens’ rejection of consensus and cliché, whether he’s reporting from abroad in Indonesia, Kurdistan, Iraq, North Korea, or Cuba, or when hi …
No One Left to Lie To
Christopher HitchensRRP: £10.99
In No One Left to Lie To, Christopher Hitchens portrays President Bill Clinton as one of the most ideologically skewed and morally negligent politicians of recent times. In a blistering polemic which …
The Cat and The City
Nick BradleyRRP: £9.99
A BBC Radio 2 Book Club Pick’A love letter to Japan and its literature’ Rowan Hisayo Buchanan’Ingenious… Touching, surprising and sometimes heartbreaking’ Guardian’An ideal tonic for anyone craving …
The Delusions of Crowds
William L BernsteinRRP: £12.99
Inspired by Charles Mackay’s 19th-century classic Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds, William Bernstein engages with mass delusion with the same curiosity and passion …
A Burning Sea
Theodore BrunRRP: £10.99
‘Superb. A Burning Sea is a vivid, enthralling read, yet again proving that Theodore Brun is a force to be reckoned with.’ Giles KristianDoomed to wander. Destined for glory.Convinced he is cursed, Er …
The Hidden History of Burma
Thant Myint-URRP: £12.99
A Foreign Affairs Best Book of 2020A New York Times Critic’s Pick 2019’A sobering account, told elegantly and eruditely.’ Financial Times’Thant Myint-U is the greatest living historian of Burma.’ Will …
The Favour
Laura VaughanRRP: £8.99
‘Absorbing, intelligent and atmospheric… Genius’ Elizabeth Haynes_________________________Fortune favours the fraud…When she was thirteen years old, Ada Howell lost not just her father, but the li …
The Warrior and the Prophet
Peter CozzensRRP: £10.99
A History Book of the Year in The Times ‘Cozzens is a master storyteller; his books weave a wealth of intricate detail into gripping historical narrative.’ The Times’Marvellous… One of the best piec …
Budgerigar
Sarah HarrisRRP: £12.99
Budgies, budgies, budgies. Beautiful and cheeky, delightful and enchanting, wild or tamed, budgerigars are Australia’s gift to the bird world.They know how to count, can grasp simple grammar and have …
The Subterranean Railway
Christian WolmarRRP: £14.99
Revised and updated edition of Christian Wolmar’s classic history of the London Underground, with a new chapter on Crossrail.’I can think of few better ways to while away those elastic periods awaitin …
Vox Populi
Peter JonesRRP: £10.99
In this compelling tour of the classical world, Peter Jones reveals how it is the power, scope and fascination of their ideas that makes the Ancient Greeks and Romans so important and influential toda …
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