21st Century History

Hacking, espionage, war and cybercrime as you've never read about them before Fancy Bear was hungry. Looking for embarrassing information about Hillary Clinton, the elite hacking unit within Russian military...

A new history of command from 'one of Britain's foremost military thinkers' (Observer) Throughout history, the concept of command - as both a way to achieve objectives and as an...

Why did Rome fall - and what can it teach us about the decline of the West today? A historian and a political economist investigate Over the last three centuries,...

A revelatory new history of Spain, from the late nineteenth century to the twenty-first, drawing on a wealth of Spanish-led historical scholarship never before seen in English 'Spain is different,'...

#1 Bestselling author of Chavs and The Establishment returns with an urgent analysis of where the Left - and Britain - goes next We live in an age of upheaval....

One of our most essential political thinkers offers a vital account of democracy in the twenty-first century After the acrimony of Brexit, the shock of Trump, and the continued pull...

How can we stop the spread of fascism? The bestselling author of PostCapitalism offers a guide to resisting the far right The far right is on the rise across the...

A Palestinian prisoner's memoir of thirty years' captivity, and a love letter to the wall that encircles and comforts him This is the story of a wall that somehow chose...

A groundbreaking history of the people at the centre of Europe, from the Second World War to today In 1945, Germany lay in ruins, morally and materially. The German people...

The legendary oracle of technological change explains how AI will transform our species beyond recognition within two decades By the end of this decade, AI will exceed human levels of...

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...

From one of the world's most prominent thinkers comes an urgent warning of the threat that US power poses to humanity's future The land of the free. The home of...

The high-wire true story of the millionaire trader, who won the finance game and then blew it wide open 'If you were gonna rob a bank, and you saw the...

The celebrated CNN journalist and leading global commentator examines how COVID-19 will fundamentally reshape our world Since the end of the Cold War, the world has been shaken to its...

The definitive history, now revised and updated with a new final chapter covering Russia's role in the world in 2020 Russia's recent past has encompassed revolution, civil war, mass terror...

The crucial book for understanding modern China, now updated to include the rule of Xi Jinping In 1850, China was the 'sick man of Asia'. Now it is set to...

The definitive story of the Great Financial Crisis and how it continues to haunt our lives In September 2008 the Great Financial Crisis, triggered by the collapse of Lehman brothers,...

From the bestselling author of The Lincoln Highway, A Gentleman in Moscow and Rules of Civility THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES and NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER FROM THE AUTHOR OF A...

Set over one sizzling summer comes a shimmering, joyful new novel about the happily-ever-after that wasn't and the exes determined to make the best of it from the #1 Sunday...

The fourth book in the record-breaking Thursday Murder Club series from British national treasure Richard Osman Shocking news reaches the Thursday Murder Club. An old friend in the antiques business...

A collection of the finest essays by the 'Best of the Booker' winner, following on from his much-acclaimed STEP ACROSS THIS LINE From 'Best of the Booker' winner Salman Rushdie,...

A history of modern Greece by one of the pre-eminent experts in the field We think we know ancient Greece, the civilization that shares the same name and gave us...

The epic history of consumption, and the goods that have transformed our lives over the past 600 years In this monumental study, acclaimed historian Frank Trentmann unfolds the extraordinary history...

An intimate, powerful, and inspiring memoir; 17 million copies sold worldwide Now in paperback featuring a new introduction by Michelle Obama, a letter from the author to her younger self,...

Winner of the 2017 T. S. Eliot Prize Winner of the 2017 Felix Dennis Prize for Best First Collection A Guardian / Daily Telegraph Book of the Year PBS Summer...

The Sunday Times and NYT bestseller. A shocking true-life thriller about corruption, dirty politics and murder in Russia by one of Putin's Most Wanted. 'An unburdening, a witness statement and...

A both definitive and highly enjoyable book on how modern Japan works - now fully updated to 2020 and the new 'Reiwa' Era Despite years of stagnation, Japan remains one...

We can all treat history with more respect. If we do, we might find that the cure for the Russia Anxiety is within reach ... Russia is an exceptional country,...

One of the world's greatest thinkers tells the heroic story of human progress - and why we neglect it at our peril Is modernity really failing? Or have we failed...

A New York Times bestseller and recommended by Bill Gates- Jared Diamond's visionary exploration of how nations cope with trauma and crisis, why some recover, and others don't. In his...

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Superb' OBSERVER 'Cunningly crafted' FINANCIAL TIMES 'Faulks is doing what he does best' SUNDAY TIMES In the depths of the archive, Hannah dances with the ghosts...

Meet ten of literature's most iconic heroines, jacketed in bold portraits by female photographers from around the world 'When I'd slept enough, I'd be okay. I'd be renewed, reborn.' This...

A book about family, selfishness and compassion on Ireland's Atlantic coast, from the Booker Prize-winner. A book about family, selfishness and compassion on Ireland's Atlantic coast, from the Booker Prize-winner....

A deliciously dark satire on modern privilege from the Man Booker-shortlisted author of Eileen (and enfant terrible of American fiction), Ottessa Moshfegh Read THE razor-sharp satire that everyone on TikTok...

What would a fair and equal society actually look like? The world-renowned economist and bestselling author presents his radical and subversive answer 'A landmark work' Brian Eno Imagine a world...

PRE-ORDER THE EAGERLY AWAITED, LIFE-AFFIRMING AND HEART-WARMING NEW NOVEL FROM NUMBER-ONE BESTSELLING AUTHOR DAWN FRENCH After five long years of waiting for a new novel, Dawn's millions of fans will...

The new chemistry-filled 'second chance love' romcom from Tiktok sensation, New York and Sunday Times bestselling author of Book Lovers Harriet and Wyn are the perfect couple - they go...

Set over one sizzling August, BOOK LOVERS is the new chemistry-filled 'rivals to lovers' romcom from New York Times #1 bestseller Emily Henry Nora is a cut-throat literary agent at...

THE FOURTH NOVEL IN THE RECORD-BREAKING, MILLION-COPY BESTSELLING THURSDAY MURDER CLUB SERIES BY RICHARD OSMAN Shocking news reaches the Thursday Murder Club. An old friend in the antiques business has...

'The hottest book of the summer' JOSIE SILVER TWO FRIENDS. TEN SUMMER TRIPS. THEIR LAST CHANCE TO FALL IN LOVE. 12 SUMMERS AGO- Poppy and Alex meet. They hate each...

TWO WRITERS, ONE HOLIDAY. A ROMCOM WAITING TO HAPPEN... He doesn't believe in happy endings. She's lost her faith that they exist. But could they find one together? January is...

The bestselling razor-sharp debut novel by the author of Everything I Know About Love He said 'I love you'. And then he disappeared. Things that are going right for Nina...

The greatest chronicler of the age turns his incisive gaze to the tumultuous present in this superb new thriller. Nat, a veteran of Britain's Secret Intelligence Service, thinks his years...

From Obama to Trump, from black lives matter to the rise of the alt-right - THE definitive state-of-the-nation analysis of modern America From 2008-2016, the leader of the free world...

A comprehensive account of the simmering discontents that threaten the future of humankind - from world-leading public intellectual Noam Chomsky What kind of world are we leaving to our grandchildren?...

From San Francisco to Yemen, the gripping true story of a young American immigrant and his quest to resurrect the ancient art of Yemeni coffee - while escaping a terrifying...

TRUMP LOST. BRITAIN REMAINED. WAKE UP TO ANOTHER REALITY. They call Verity 'the app-whisperer', and she's just been hired by a shadowy start-up to evaluate a pair-of-glasses-cum-digital-assistant called Eunice. Only...

The dazzling, unforgettable conclusion to Ali Smith's tour de force, Man Booker-shortlisted Seasonal quartet In the present, Sacha knows the world's in trouble. Her brother Robert just is trouble. Their...