20th Century History

Craig Unger begins his House of Bush House of Saud, a massive seller in the US likened to All the President's Men, with an explosive question: how is it that...

'A sizzling summer read! - Sarah MorganIs home always where the heart is? When Ellie spent a summer with her mum on a Wiltshire commune in the 90s it was...

Despite the saturation of global media coverage, Osama bin Laden's own writings have been curiously absent from analysis of the "war on terror." Over the last ten years, bin Laden...

Australia's greatest escape stories from two world wars Australia's Greatest Escapes is a collection of stories about the most hazardous aspect of the prisoner of war experience - escape. Here...

Capture the spirit of Mediterranean cuisine with over 200 appetizing and heart-healthy recipes in The Complete Mediterranean Cookbook. Influenced by the many and varied cultures of the region, Mediterranean food...

CHARLES TYRWHITT SPORTS BOOK AWARDS CRICKET BOOK OF THE YEAR THE CRICKET WRITERS' CLUB DEREK HODGSON BOOK OF THE YEAR LONGLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR...

During the Second World War, life in the iconic Bryant & May match factory is grimy and tough. Annie, Rose, Pearl and Millie carry on making matches for the British...

A gripping and shocking story of a serial killer mother, and the brave daughter who brought her to justice. Dulcie Bodsworth was the unlikeliest serial killer. She was loved everywhere...

The enthralling new novel from the ten-million-copy, Number One bestselling author Is there a murderer across the street? It's 1964 and twenty-three-year-old Katy Speed is fascinated by Gloria and the...

PRE-ORDER THE INSTITUTE , THE NEW HIGH-CONCEPT PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER BY KATHERINE BRADLEY, OUT SPRING 2026. 'Frightening and timely, Bradley's The Sisterhood is the book everyone should read this year. If...

This book investigates how identities have been constructed in Australian art from 1788 to the present. Ian McLean shows that Australian art, and the writing of its history, has since...

Privileged access to both the Queen and Prince Philip is the key to this revealing and engrossing royal biography. This is the first major biography of the Queen and the...

'Frances Brody has made it to the top rank of crime writers' DAILY MAIL A charming historical mystery set in 1960s Yorkshire, starring prisoner governor and amateur sleuth Nell Lewis....

Getting to grips with the overlapping geopolitical, economic, and political crises faced by Western democratic societies in the 2020s. The 21st century has brought a powerful tide of geopolitical, economic,...

The epic story of the rivalry that shaped the 20th century and poses questions for the 21st. Mohandas Gandhi and Winston Churchill- India's moral leader and Great Britain's greatest Prime...

Blending the journalistic rigor of Masha Gessen with the call to action of We Should All Be Feminists, a searing denunciation of Putin's Russia, revealing how modern Russia's history of...

"Thrilling . . . With deep research and suspenseful storytelling, Mr. Randall reminds us that America's pre-eminence in the aviation industry was never assured and that it took a race...

The hotly anticipated final book of bestselling author Tim Shipman's Brexit quartet. The Johnson Years to Rishi Sunak 'Magnificent... Pacy and packed with delicious details... Shipman puts you in the...

Read the brand-new heart-wrenching historical novel from Tessa Harris, The Florence Sisters , now! 'If you're a fan of WWII historical fiction [and] a courageous woman not willing to settle...

A FINALIST FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE A FINALIST FOR THE MOORE PRIZE A NEW STATESMAN BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR 'A gripping and rigorous crime story about the murder of...

The stories and secrets behind BBC television's most-loved show. The official companion to series 1 and 2, as well as the forthcoming Christmas special. The Life and Times of Call...

The powerful new bestseller from Josephine Cox -- the country's favourite storyteller. Home is where the heart is - but it's also where the pain lurks! After a tragic accident...

Everyone has an opinion about Winnie Mandela, and usually a strong one. She has been adored, feared and hates more than any other women in South African history. But few...

The QBE Insurance Group is Australia's largest general insurer and its growth, nationally and internationally since its small beginnings in 1886, is the story of an institution that has played...

This epic story of settlement and colonization is, specifically, the story of the settlement of the southeast of Western Australia. At its heart is the story of Georgiana Molloy and...

A millennium edition of the 100 Years of Popular Music, including a song from each year from 1900 to 1999. All the songs are arranged for voice and piano with...

This revelatory account of how the Vatican saved thousands of Jews during the Second World War shows why history must re-assess 'Hitler's Pope'. Accused of being 'silent' during the Holocaust,...

The Education Service was a vital arm of the British Colonial Service while the British Council has been paramount in promoting the English language and culture overseas. But are both...

'Atmospheric and foreboding this is the perfect contemporary homage to the gothic tradition.' - The Sun Beneath the surface lies a terrible secret... Hollywood, 1975: Tragedy sends troubled film star...

The events that followed President Nasser of Egypt's nationalization of the Suez Canal on 26 July 1956 were as dramatic as they were painful to Britain's standing in the world....

Albert Memmi's classic work stands as one of the most powerful and psychologically penetrating studies of colonial oppression ever written. Dissecting the minds of both the oppressor and the oppressed,...

For the first time, The Secret Royals uncovers the remarkable relationship between the Royal Family and the intelligence community, from the reign of Queen Victoria to the death of Princess...

On 21 October 1966, thousands of tonnes of coal tip waste slid down a mountainside and devastated the mining village of Aber-fan. The black mass crashed through the local school....

A breathtaking collection of 200 photographs expertly colourised by Aotearoa New Zealand's premier colourist, Brendan Graham, with commentary from award-winning historian Jock Phillips ONZM Our Land in Colour celebrates the...

Do you know what's within you? If it's deadly asbestos, you'd better have what it takes to fight for what's right. James and Jenny Henderson came to Australia for a...

Tie-in edition of the bestselling, Costa Award-winning novel; now a major four part BBC1 Drama series starring Thomasin McKenzie, Sian Clifford and James McArdle. SOON TO BE A MAJOR BBC1...

PRE-ORDER THE INSTITUTE , THE NEW HIGH-CONCEPT PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER BY KATHERINE BRADLEY, OUT SPRING 2026. 'Frightening and timely, Bradley's The Sisterhood is the book everyone should read this year. If...

Fox News war correspondent Trey Yingst shares his gripping, firsthand account of the events of October 7, 2023, and the ensuing war, offering riveting insight and fresh facts that clarify...

Interior designer and television host Jeremiah Brent explores the emotional meaning of home in this warm and inviting book that illuminates what make peoples' spaces so personally significant. For many...

The hotly anticipated final book of bestselling author Tim Shipman's Brexit quartet. The Johnson Years to Rishi Sunak 'Magnificent... Pacy and packed with delicious details... Shipman puts you in the...

"A brilliantly researched tale of greed, ambition, and our desperate need to believe in magic, it's history that captures America as it really was--and always will be. A great read."...

'The 'Queen of Uplit' returns brilliantly to form with this gloriously good-natured novel.' DAILY MAIL ' Supremely upliftng ...an absolute gem' - MIKE GAYLE 'Stunning, immersive and absolutely wonderful' -...

From the greatest living Irish author, a brilliant and moving novel about fame, sexual power, and a daughter's search to understand her mother's hidden truths 'Written with all the ingenuity...

The cult gay classic set in 1970s, decadent New York that gave a voice to a generation. Now back in print to mark the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots....

Knives Out meets The Binding in this historical romp full of magic, queer romance and adventure. A Restless Truth by Freya Marske is the thrilling follow-up to A Marvellous Light....

In riveting prose, In the Midst of Civilized Europe repositions the pogroms as a defining moment of the twentieth century. Between 1918 and 1921, over a hundred thousand Jews were...

"A renegade Florence Nightingale cares for the ill in a remarkable tale of compassion and combating prejudice" The Guardian ' Breath-taking courage and compassion [...]a beautiful book' The Sunday Times...

John Fitzgerald Kennedy led the United States for barely a thousand days, and yet he is regarded as one of the great Presidents of all time for his brave decisions...