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‘Slowly Down the Ganges’ is seen as a vintage Newby masterpiece, alongside ‘A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush’ and ‘Love and War in the Apennines’. Told with Newby's self-deprecating... Læs mere
Revolt and upheaval in medieval Britain by a brilliant new narrative historian, ‘Summer of Blood’ breaks new ground in its portrayal of the personalities and politics of the bloody days of June 1381.
WINNER OF THE 2019 PEN HESSELL-TILTMAN PRIZE The fascinating history of Christopher... Læs mere
Twenty years after the siege of Sarajevo, BBC Samuel Johnson Prize winner Barbara Demick revisits her compelling account of living in a city under fire.
A magisterial survey of Irish history from the end of the ice age to the peace settlement in Northern Ireland.
In White Innocence Gloria Wekker explores a central paradox of Dutch life-the passionate denial of racial discrimination and colonial violence... Læs mere
The story of three generations of Iranian women - Kamin, her mother and her grandmother - which portrays the history of twentieth century Iran
'Full of detail and colour about everyday life in Dickens's London, and leaves you with a sense not only of how hard life was then, but how strange.... Læs mere
The definitive history of the Opium War between Britain and China in the nineteenth century, shortlisted for the 2018 Baillie Gifford Prize.
A prize-winning biography of one of the foremost intellects of the twentieth century: Claude Shannon, the neglected architect of the Information Age.
The ultimate book on King Tut and his tomb--the most exciting archaeological find the world has ever known--now in a compact edition