History & Classics
The Stones of Christ Church
Judith Curthoys
A lively account of the architecture and construction of Oxford's grandest college over the last 500 years
Nagasaki
Susan Southard
Chosen as one of the Washington Post's most notable nonfiction books of 2015, Nagasaki tells the neglected story of life after nuclear war
China at War
Hans van de Ven
An authoritative account of the brutal wars that wracked China between 1937 and 1952, including China's war with Japan, the Chinese Civil War, and…
Telling Tales in Greek
Lorna Robinson
An engaging guide to ancient Greece, narrated by the sly hero Odysseus.
Mafia Life
Federico Varese
A compelling account of life inside the mafia, from a leading academic: out now in paperback
The Russian Revolution
Sean McMeekin
The first major new history of the Russian Revolution in a decade combines cutting-edge scholarship and a fast-paced narrative to shed new light on a…
A Heavy Reckoning
Emily Mayhew
No-holds-barred, powerful medical non-fiction from the bleeding edge of medicine and war: out now in paperback
The Greedy Queen
Annie Gray
Full of original research, Annie Gray's first book considers Britain's most iconic monarch from a new perspective, telling the history of Br…
The Moor's Last Stand
Elizabeth Drayson
A thrilling account of the life of Spain's last Moorish king and the ending of seven centuries of Spanish Islam
Giro d'Italia
Colin O'Brien
The full, rich story of the legendary Giro d'Italia, published to celebrate its 100th edition
The Dawn of Christianity
Robert C. Knapp
Robert Knapp finds a new answer to the old question: why did Christianity take root and spread in the ancient Roman world?
Eat Me
Bill Schutt
At last, something to really get your teeth into: an entertaining, informative and gruesome look at the world's greatest taboo.
Release Your Inner Roman by Marcus Sidonius Falx
Jerry Toner
After his acclaimed How to Manage your Slaves, Marcus Sidonius Falx returns with a guide to self-fulfilment the Roman way
Boots on the Ground
Richard Dannatt
A vivid and fascinating account of Britain and her Army since 1945, told by the former head of the British Army
Imperial Triumph
Michael Kulikowski
Two hundred years of Roman imperial politics and power brought to life in an action-packed narrative
Shrinking Violets
Joe Moran
Come on, don't be shy: pick up this outstanding cultural history of shyness from the brilliant Joe Moran
The French Revolution
Ian Davidson
A clear and fast-paced account of how and why the French Revolution descended into the Terror
Historically Inevitable?
Tony Brenton
The essential analysis of the events leading up to October 1917 and beyond, by the world's foremost experts of Russian history
In the Bonesetter's Waiting Room
Aarathi Prasad
The first comprehensive history of medicine in India – now available in paperback