Unravelling the threads of Sicilian history, Sartorius explores the city's mingling of ancient and modern, Greek and Arab, medieval and baroque, creating a portrait of a city inseparably entwined with its past.
English Patriot is the extraordinary story of Henry Miller, a baker's son from Kent who became the only non-Hispanic General in the... Læs mere
In her life of Eric Warburg, Jeanette Erazo Heufelder tells the story of the nephew of the art historian Aby Warburg, whose world-famous library Eric relocated to London and saved from the Nazis.
"Human Nature" by Thomas Bell explores the Himalayas through four walks, blending travelogue, folklore, and history to reveal the complex interplay between the land and its people, touching on themes from ecology to British imperialism.
In Thoughtlines, Jacky Colliss Harvey explores the link between walking, writing, and thinking. Through five walks, the author guides readers through diverse... Læs mere
Writer and journalist Peter Stephan Jungk tells the story of Edith Tudor-Hart, his great-aunt, informed by lived experience and years of research into her mysterious... Læs mere
The young Habsburg emperor Joseph II travels incognito through his vast empire. He wants to see with his own eyes how his subjects... Læs mere
Navid Kermani’s In the Other Direction Now is a remarkable work of literary non-fiction that follows the author through a vast arc of East Africa, charting the emotional, environmental, and political fault lines that define the region.
Chris McGrath explores the Turin’s unique nature: the industrial heritage encapsulated by Fiat and the Agnelli family, the intellectual milieu championed by the Einaudi... Læs mere
Winding through the mist that shrouds Lewis and South Uist in the Outer Hebrides, Kociejowski illuminates an archipelago, a... Læs mere
Days on the Night Train is an ode to train travel. Travelling far and wide alongside backpackers, students, and itinerants, Millay Hyatt captures everything from the drama of... Læs mere