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A cultural history of the goddess of love, from a New York Times bestselling and award-winning historian.Aphrodite was said to have been born from the sea, rising out of a...

Ancient shipwrecks in crystal seas, mythical princesses preserved in ice and astonishing lost rituals - this is the story of archaeology. Professor Michael Scott uncovers the true stories behind history's...

Author: Matthew Reilly Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 416 THE BRAND NEW JACK WEST THRILLER AND SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Spectacular...Part-Jack Reacher, part-Indiana Jones' SMH THE END IS HERE Jack West...

'Irresistibly fascinating' MARIE CLAIRE GREECE'Essential' VICTORIA HISLOP'Brilliantly conceived' PAUL CARTLEDGEAn enormous bestseller in Greece, this is a bold, witty retelling of the story of Ancient Greece by a rising star...

Author: Barry Stone Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 304 Humanity's written history stretches back only 5,000 years, a mere blip on the timeline of our existence. If you...

*A RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK, FINANCIAL TIMES BEST BOOKS OF 2025, SCOTSMAN BOOKS OF 2025, COUNTRY LIFE BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2025* 'Packed with anecdote and colour, it's...

Triumphs and disasters in the deep seaThis is a journey through time and water, to the bottom of the ocean and the future of our planet. We do not see...

The essential writings of ancient Egypt, from songs to stories, newly translated 'Man perishes; his corpse turns to dust; all his relatives pass away. But writings make him remembered.' The...

'An underwater treasure-chest to be slowly unpacked, full of things I adore: nosy and loving families, epistolary romance, gorgeous worldbuilding, and anxious scholars doing their best to meet the world...

A TIMES HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEAR 'A diligent historian and a superb writer' THE TIMES A gripping new history of the making of England as a nation. In December...

A groundbreaking new perspective on catastrophes throughout human history, with vital lessons for our future 'This book upended my understanding of the ancient world' Zoe Schlanger, author of The Light...

Massmarket edition of the hardback bestseller- In The Story of the World in 100 Moments Oliver presents a remarkable journey through time, curating one hundred moments that shaped our world,...

A Neanderthal hunter takes us on a riveting journey of discovery What if we have completely misunderstood who the Neanderthals truly were? For over a century we saw them as...

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A vibrant, accessible social history of Rome, from 753 BCE to the fall of the Empire some 1300 years later. To support its findings the book features hundreds of translations...

A journey around the archeological and cultural remains of Roman Britain by the award-winning author of It's All Greek to Me. Shortlisted for the 2013 Samuel Johnson Prize, the Thwaites...

In 1911 Hiram Bingham, a pre-historian with a love of exotic destinations, set out to Peru in search of the legendary city of Vilcabamba, capital city of the last Inca...

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Rome as you've never seen it before - brazenly unconventional, badly behaved and ever so feminine. 'Hugely entertaining and illuminating' -Elodie Harper, author of The Wolf Den A WATERSTONES BEST...

A groundbreaking account of how the ancient Egyptians perceived children and childhood, from the Predynastic period to the end of the New Kingdom There could be no society, no family,...

This is the story of Ancient Egypt as it was revealed to the world - a succession of discoveries and treasures. The book provides a trip through the golden ages...