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Paula Byrne Who was the real Jane Austen? Overturning the traditional portrait of the author as conventional and genteel, bestseller Paula Byrne's landmark biography reveals the real woman behind the books. | Kate Summerscale From the number one bestselling, multi-award-winning author of The Suspicions of Mr Whicher |
Dominic Sandbrook The late 1970s were Britain's years of strife and the good life. They saw inflation, riots, the peak of trade union power - and also the birth of home computers... | Antonia Fraser The two-year revolution that totally changed how Britain is governed. |
Eduardo Galeano Shows us how to remember and how to live. This book is shaped like a calendar. Each day brings with it a story: a journey, feast or tragedy that really... | Judith Mackrell A gripping biography of six extraordinary women who, in their very different ways, epitomise the decade they came of age - the 1920s |
Robert Macfarlane Written by a nature writer who was shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson prize 2012, this title offers an exploration of the ghosts and voices that haunt old paths, of the... | Ha-Joon Chang Turns received economic wisdom on its head to show you how the world really works. In this book, the author destroys the biggest myths of our times and shows us... |
Niall Ferguson Reveals the 'killer applications' that did it: competition - How Europe's small, piratical states built modern capitalism; science - How innovation gave the West the military edge; property rights -... | Steven Pinker Can violence really have declined? The images of conflict we see daily on our screens from around the world suggest this is an almost obscene claim to be making. In... |
Ian Kershaw In almost every major war there comes a point where defeat looms for one side and its rulers cut a deal with victors, if only in an attempt to save... | Anne De Courcy The untold stories of the young women who were sent to India in search of marriage |
Frank Dikotter An unprecedented, groundbreaking history of China's Great Famine Winner of the BBC Samuel Johnson Prize 2011 | Andrew Marr Andrew Marr's vivid account of the Queen and her reign now available in paperback. |
Jerry Brotton Throughout history, maps have been fundamental in shaping our view of the world, and our place in it. This title tells the story of our world through maps. It examines... | Judy Parkinson Looks at the key events in British history, covering various important dates, people and events. This title presents each subject in short, self-contained 'articles', designed to be dipped into on... |