Ask our staff anything about our shop or products, or leave your feedback.
In November 1915, Sir Ernest Shackleton watched horrified as the grinding floes of the Weddell Sea squeezed the life from his ship, Endurance, before letting ...
"Gripping history, offering both drama and suspense." -Wall Street Journal
A riveting, behind-the-scenes account of the personalities and contending forces in Tokyo during the volatile ...
Maps that Made History is like a 1000-year-long journey around the world; every one of the carefully selected maps featured here has influenced the course ...
A striking, nuanced biography of Nero-the controversial populist ruler and last of the Caesars-and a vivid portrait of ancient Rome
"This exciting and provocative book ...
Updated and revised, with all new images throughout, this is a complete study of the Chinese Civil War, a defining conflict in world history that ...
A unique history of the ancient Near East that compellingly presents the life stories of kings, priestesses, merchants, bricklayers, and others In this sweeping history ...
Shortlisted for the PEN Hessell-Tiltman Prize 2022
Longlisted for the 2021 National Book Award for Nonfiction
The Cold War was not just a contest of ...
An archival delve into the remarkable life, expeditions and voyages of Thor Heyerdahl, author of the bestselling adventure classic The Kon-Tiki Expedition
Norwegian archaeologist, anthropologist ...
The essential guide to the complex, fascinating world of Chinese myths: retelling the stories and exploring their significance in Chinese culture.
This is a concise ...
Born in 1765, third son of King George III and Queen Charlotte, Prince William, Duke of Clarence, initially had little expectation of succeeding to the ...
The story behind the mythic brutality of Genghis Kahn, one of the most successful leaders in human history. A new title in the series created ...
With coverage of all the recent events, the new edition of this bestselling book gives a thorough and accessible account of the history behind the ...
The dark, compelling history of a colonial witch-hunt, from the author of Witchfinders
In the frontier town of Springfield in 1651, peculiar things begin to ...
In this book, first published in Hebrew in 1975 and now available in English for the first time with an introduction by Noam Chomsky, Amnon ...
The first volume in a pioneering account of Oliver Cromwell-providing a major new interpretation of one of the greatest figures in history
"Hutton's book ...
