The captivating story of an advanced ancient civilization, the Persians.
Looking to the vast human history of water worship, a crucial study of our broken relationship with all things aquatic – and how we might mend it.
An overview of the life and work of the scandalous Renaissance writer Thomas Nashe.
Tracks the British love affair with pets over the last two centuries.
An examination of the complex meanings of white clothing through history.
Shows how René Descartes transformed philosophy.
A concise, clear-eyed account of the flamboyant poet Byron’s life and work.
A wonderfully illustrated account of the giant planet Jupiter.
A concise, cogent biography of avant-garde writer, critic and publisher Ford Madox Ford.
The long, distinguished and surprising history of breakfast cereal.
Opens up new ways of thinking about architecture and the more-than-human.
An overview of master medieval Russian icon painter Andrey Rublev.