21st Century History

This book brings together a vast selection of images by Chinese photographers since 1949, giving readers a visual journey across the great People's Republic; edited by esteemed photojournalist Liu Heung...

For the first time ever, in one indispensable book-and-DVD package, "The New York Times" presents its complete front pages. The book reproduces a selection of 300 front pages covering the...

Ambiguity has marked the use of national flags in Australia since Federation. The gaps in the documented history of the transition from Union Jack to Australian national flag has left...

With ATACAMA, Jamey Stillings again shares his distinctive aerial perspective to examine dramatic large-scale renewable energy projects, the visual dynamic of enormous mining operations and the stark beauty of the...

Who are the Norman Fosters, Richard Meiers and Tadao Andos of tomorrow? Who will be building our airports, museums, and homes in the 21st century? 40 Under 40 is Taschen's...

The essential analysis of how and why Hillary Clinton lost the 2016 election by acclaimed cultural critic and historian Susan Bordo The result of the 2016 presidential election was widely...

By combing through the journals that Hannah has kept for much of her life, this collection of narrative essays deliver a fuller picture of her life, her experiences, and the...

A rich, immersive novel about war, memory and loss, spanning three generations of one family BAD RELATIONS tells the story of a family fractured by history, geography and desire. On...

Don't miss the perfect Christmas present for yourself (or for that best friend who would definitely help you hide a body...) --------------------- Anna's Christmas Eve To Do List: 1. Wrap...

Longlisted for the Gordon Burn Prize 2025 'A shocking story of serial killers, twisted idealism and a country that looked away' Rory Carroll, bestselling author of Killing Thatcher In a...

'Terrific and hugely thought-provoking' Ian Rankin 'One of my ten best reads of the year. Easy five stars' Lisa Jewell * Waterstones Thriller of the Month - August 2023 *...

The Queensland Art Gallery presents 'Unnerved: The New Zealand Project,' the second in a series of country-specific exhibition projects focusing on its contemporary collections. Since the 1990s, the Gallery's holdings...

The powerful and moving memoir of a fearless political opposition leader who paid the ultimate price for his beliefs. ** WINNER OF THE OVERALL BOOK OF THE YEAR AND BEST...

Drawing on fifty years of interviews and experience, Homelands tells the epic story of how Europe in the early twenty first century, having emerged from its wartime hell, recovered and...

On every page of this delicious book you will meet characters and situations that tell you this could only be New York. The parents who are determined to get their...

The Iraq War remains highly controversial, but in all the uncertainty about weapons of mass destruction, the use and misuse of intelligence, and the whereabouts of Saddam Hussein, it remains...

Discover every corner of Venice in this remarkable collection of spectacular colour photography that showcases Venice's magical beauty and hidden gems, from the Piazzo San Marco to the island of...

A Financial Times Best Book of the Summer 2025 'Top marks' The Times Book of the Month (March) 'Brilliant... Beaumont is worthy of being mentioned in the same breath as...

***Shortlisted for the RNA Joan Hessayon Award*** One crumbling cottage. One broken heart. A chance to start over? When Annie returns to Thorndale, the village where she spent much of...

THEN 1976. Loo and her sister Bee live in a run-down cottage in the middle of nowhere, with their artistic parents and wild siblings. Their mother, Cathy, had hoped to...

I was Top Gear 's script editor for 13 years and all 22 series. I basically used to check spelling and think of stupid gags about The Stig. I also...

This story poses a profound question - do we accept the hand that fate deals us, or do we battle to make the most of the life we have and...

The Presidency of George W. Bush brings together some of today's top American historians to offer the first in-depth look at one of the most controversial U.S. presidencies. Emotions surrounding...

In the Afghan wild lands, British and American special forces soldiers ate, slept, fought and died alongside each other - working in close-knit units the likes of which have rarely...

The New York Times bestselling author of The Gatekeepers and The Spymasters now turns his sharp eye towards the historic 2024 presidential race, providing the definitive, insider account of the...

"Sarah Goodwin is the queen of the survival thriller. The Private Jet is an exquisite parcel of danger and heart-racing suspense." DANDY SMITH THE HIGHER YOU FLY... In the dazzling...

Trisha's bestselling Christmas book will have you hooked from start to finish - the perfect read as those cold winter nights draw in. Christmas has always been a sad time...

Call and Response: The Story of Black Lives Matter is a broad and powerful exploration of the history of Black Lives Matter told through photographs, quotes, and informative text by...

It is not often that an author and his editor strike up a relationship which survives forty years of epistolary exchanges and intellectual sparring. The strangely enduring and occasionally fractious...

Innocent sleepwalker. Or a sleeping killer? You decide. *** *THE SMASH HIT NO.1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER *A GUARDIAN THRILLER OF THE MONTH *A SUNDAY TIMES THRILLER OF THE MONTH *TV IN...

It was meant to be paradise... the stunning new thriller that readers are calling 'a real page turner' and 'gripping and immersive' 'Thought-provoking, twisty and devastatingly plausible... captivating. One to...

*The deliciously entertaining new novel from the award-winning writer and comedian, MARK WATSON* 'Funny and thought-provoking' ADAM HILLS 'A heartwarming story of happenstance' iPAPER --------------- That's three sashimi rolls. Two...

How to Kill Your Family meets The Power in this entertaining and thought-provoking read, that asks: if you had the power between life and death, what would you do? Thea...

The national bestseller- John Cobby finally tells his story, 30 years after the murder of his wife Anita. On 4 February 1986, John Cobby's life imploded. He was driving up...

The New York Times bestselling author of The Gatekeepers and The Spymasters now turns his sharp eye towards the historic 2024 presidential race, providing the definitive, insider account of the...

Discover James Foley's much-loved S. Tinker Inc. graphic novel series for young readers - now in full colour! Sally Tinker is the world's foremost inventor under the age of twelve,...

The groundbreaking, intimate and inspiring memoir from Pope Francis. The wish of Pope Francis was for HOPE, on which he has been working for six years, to be published posthumously....

Told from the perspective of its former Foreign minister, this is a uniquely candid account of Chechnya's struggle for independence and its two wars against Russia which will revise our...

One dead wife is tragic. Two looks like murder... ________ ' Motherland meets Big Little Lies , It's Always the Husband is a totally addictive, up-all-night read. A masterclass in...

Surviving the unsurvivable. Healing from the unhealable. This is an inspiring memoir of physical and mental recovery, from someone who lived through the Whakaari White Island volcanic eruption. "I heard...

Brett Maher is not just SA's greatest basketballer - as a triple Olympian, he's also one of Australia's finest players. Mahervellous! isn't just about Brett's life; it also embraces the...

After the horrors of 9/11, the British armed forces were called upon by the government to engage new enemies in faraway lands. Spearheading the War on Terror, Royal Marines led...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE * Dr. Bennet Omalu discovered something he could not ignore. The NFL tried to silence him. His courage would change...

In "Days of Fire," Peter Baker, ChiefWhite House Correspondent for "The New York Times," takes us on a gripping and intimate journey through the eight years of the Bush and...

'It may take you a while to sleep after you finish it' Daily Express The most chilling and terrifying serial killer thriller of the year, from international bestseller Lars Kepler....

*Lucy Foley's new thriller - Murder at the Grand Alpine Hotel , the brand new Miss Marple novel - is available to pre-order now * ________ For starters, everyone here...

The debut novel from the brilliant essayist, reviewer, cultural critic and author of Flaneuse 'The Susan Sontag of her generation' Deborah Levy The story of two couples who live in...