History & Classics
Art of the Extreme 1905-1914
Philip Hook
The ten most revolutionary years in art ever, covered by former Sotheby's director Philip Hook.
Ruin and Renewal
Paul Betts
A monumental new history of post-war Europe – how it was made, and how it made us
The Handshake
Ella Al-Shamahi
A quirky and engaging history reveals the secrets of one of our most ancient social gestures
Stride Toward Freedom
Martin Luther King
The inspiring account of the march towards American Civil Rights, as told by Martin Luther King, Jr.
Active Measures
Thomas Rid
This startling history of secret psychological operations traces the century-long rise of organized deception from the Russian Revolution to contempor…
Great State
Timothy Brook
The last eight centuries of China's relationship with the world told through the eyes of traders, invaders, civil servants, visionaries, and trait…
Imperial Tragedy
Michael Kulikowski
Two hundred years of Roman imperial politics and power brought to life in an action-packed narrative
Britain at Bay
Alan Allport
Power. Glory. Death. Courage. How well do we know the story of the Second World War?
Escape from Earth
Fraser MacDonald
Lies, spies, sex-magic and socialism: the secret history of the first American rocket in space
Rummage
Emily Cockayne
An original exploration of all the ordinary, extraordinary and totally mad things we've thrown out and redeemed through the ages
The Gravediggers
Hauke Friederichs
A thrilling day-by-day account of the final months of the Weimar Republic, documenting the collapse of democracy in Germany and Hitler's frighteni…
Cult of Progress
David Olusoga
A major rethink of global relations throughout time, told through art by the author of Black and British
The Origin of Empire
David Potter
Capturing the pivotal moment when Rome transformed from a republic to a world empire, spanning over three hundred action-packed years
Victory in the Kitchen
Annie Gray
The story of the twentieth century through one woman's life and the food she cooked for our most famous Prime Minister, Winston Churchill
A Scheme of Heaven
Alexander Boxer
'A delightful and utterly fascinating work of intellectual history.' Joshua Foer, author of Moonwalking with Einstein
The Colonizer and the Colonized
Albert Memmi
In this classic study of European colonialism, Albert Memmi examines the psychological effects of colonial ideology and system on both the colonizer a…
Cows and Curates
Judith Curthoys
A unique account of the land and property owned by Oxford's grandest college
A Cheesemonger's History of The British Isles
Ned Palmer
A celebration of cheese to go perfectly with your summer picnic cheeseboard