Arts, Language & Literature
The World in Conflict
John Andrews
The complete guide to the causes and current status of global hostilities
The Art of Understanding Art
Hugh Moss
A refreshingly original and thought-provoking new theory of art, argued with intelligence, panache and wit.
Social Theory: Ideas in Profile
William Outhwaite
Social theory lets us understand the full complexity of the world we live – this book explains how
Last Bell
Carl Bistany
A last bell is sounding for public education in America. It's time to take a free market approach.
The Book of Spice
John O'Connell
A compendium of spices: the history and uses of the world's favourite flavours. Now available in paperback
The Time Travel Handbook
James Wyllie
An entertaining and informative travel 'guidebook' to some of the most important events in world history
The Cabaret of Plants
Richard Mabey
A Mabey magnum opus:'Mabey's finest, an eclectic world-roaming collection of stories … lacing colour, intimacy and emotional texture aroun…
SPQR
Mary Beard
Mary Beard on Ancient Rome: Britain's favourite classicist lifts the lid on the Roman Empire. A major new BBC TV series presented by the author s…
How to Watch a Movie
David Thomson
An enlightening guide to all the magical workings of watching film from 'a giant in the world of film criticism' (The Times)
Flight into Danger
John Castle
The book that inspired a major television drama and the movie Airplane! A classic novel of suspense by John Castle and Arthur Hailey.
Mastering Coaching
Max Landsberg
What coaches and managers need to know to truly master the skills of coaching, and so encourage and deliver high performance
The Shark and the Albatross
John Aitchison
For twenty years John Aitchison has been travelling to distant places to film wildlife for the BBC and other broadcasters. The Shark and the Albatross…
O Sing unto the Lord
Andrew Gant
The biography of a quintessentially English tradition by one of its leading scholars and proponents
The Railways
Simon Bradley
An extraordinary social history of Britain's rail networks and its people, that will appeal to railway enthusiasts, commuters and everyone else w…
The Signalman
Simon Bradley
A classic ghost story by Charles Dickens, introduced by Simon Bradley, author of The Railways
Making a Point
David Crystal
The triumphant third volume in David Crystal's classic series on the English language combines the first history of English punctuation with a co…
The Book of Human Emotions
Tiffany Watt Smith
Now available in paperback: let Tiffany Watt Smith guide you through the history, politics, art, literature and philosophy of 156 emotions from around…
The Economist: Economics 4th edition
Richard Davies
An all-new digest of the Economist's own analysis of the state of economies and economics
Other People's Money
John Kay
A scathing and well-informed critique of the financial industry by leading economist John Kay