A sweeping account of the ‘art public’, the collective audience for art.
Image-transforming techniques such as close-up, time lapse, and layering are generally associated with the age of photography,... Læs mere
The controversial history of chemical and biological weapons.
A history of how we came to know that the earth is round, rather than flat.
A rogues’ gallery of the worst leaders in military history.
A multi-faceted, clear-eyed history and assessment of fasting.
A new account of the brilliant and influential yet combative naturalist Richard Owen.
An exploration of the evolution of the quintessentially English country house.
The fascinating life and work of the groundbreaking, free-spirited modernist poet H.D.
Narrates the history of eating on around-the-world adventures.
A fascinating look at the Anglo-Saxons’ obsession with monsters.
A beautifully observed journey through the cycle of the year in Anglo-Saxon England.