A delightful global history of mustard, one of the world’s most loved condiments.
A new account of the controversial alchemist, physician and social radical known as Paracelsus.
This wide-ranging book describes the importance, as well as the fragility of glaciers.
A natural and cultural history of the majestic yet endangered polar bear.
Galaxy tells the rich scientific story of the evolution and our observation of galaxies.
A historical journey to unearth the Egypt of the imagination.
A spirited revisionist history of the iconic, mythic young woman of the 1920s, the flapper.
An exploration of the meteoric rise of the now-ubiquitous avocado.
An account of moles in nature, and cultures around the world.
A comprehensive account of France’s rich culinary history.
A new history of the United Arab Emirates, which looks behind the region’s glossy facade to cast a revealing light on a much-misunderstood land.
A thoroughly researched, balanced new biography of author, journalist and adventurer Ernest Hemingway.