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Writing on the Wall: Graffiti and Rebellion in Eighteenth-Century
What if walls could talk? For historian Madeleine Pelling, they can - if you know where to look.A brilliant new cultural history of the long eighteenth century, Writing on the...
Culture: The surprising connections and influences between
It shows how art forms have crisscrossed continents over centuries to produce masterpieces. From Nefertiti's lost city and the Islamic Golden Age to twentieth century Nigerian theatre and Modernist poetry,...
Rivets, Trivets and Galvanised Buckets: Life in the village hardware
'A hymn to hardware, charming, lyrical' - The Sunday Times, BOOK OF THE WEEK'A paean to DIY' - The Times'Strung together very agreeably, with dry wit and, dare I say...
Divided: Racism, Medicine and Why We Need to Decolonise Healthcare
'AN ILLUMINATING AND POWERFUL INTERSECTIONAL ANALYSIS OF HEALTH INEQALITIES AND RACISM' - i-D Magazine'A VITAL CALL TO ACTION' - Leah HazardIn the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, we are all...
The Anointed
Michal, Abigail and Bathsheba: three women trapped by circumstance.They are the property of husbands, fathers and grandfathers; their own lives are out of their control. When they meet David, he...
The Invention of Essex: The Making of an English County
SHORTLISTED FOR THE EAST ANGLIAN BOOK AWARD 2023'Exceptionally well-written and intelligent ... if you are interested in this remarkable microcosm of England, the book will grip you; if you aren't,...
The Spitfire Kids: The generation who built, supported and flew
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'An inspirational read celebrating the incredible young people who gave so much for this iconic British aircraft'. John Nichol, bestselling author of Spitfire: A Very British Love...
In the Streets of Tehran: Woman. Life. Freedom.
INSIDE IRAN'S NEW REVOLUTIONI've stopped pulling up my scarf to cover my hair when I pass by the guards. I knowthat nothing can stop one of them from raising his...
Rum: A Global History
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Escaping Auschwitz: A Culture of Forgetting
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Venice
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The Little Book of Ireland: Land of Saints and Scholars
Ireland has given the world so many wonderful things - Liam Neeson, of course, and loads of other stuff. Yes, Ireland is perhaps the most magical and mysterious nation on...
Astonish Me!: First Nights That Changed the World
A SUNDAY TIMES BEST FILM AND THEATRE BOOK OF 2022'Anyone in love with the arts will fall in love with this beautifully written and fascinating book' - Kathy BurkeAstonish Me!...
The Gilded Edge: Two Audacious Women and the Cyanide Love Triangle
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"The Gilded Edge is a compelling read from start to finish. Gripping, suspenseful, cinematic. This is narrative nonfiction at its best."-Lindsey Fitzharris, bestselling author of The Butchering ArtAstonishingly well written,...
Advanced Australian Fare: How Australian Cooking Became the World's Best
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After the Holocaust: Rebuilding Jewish Lives in Postwar Germany
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Fashion Victims: The Dangers of Dress Past and Present
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Songs of America: Patriotism, Protest, and the Music That Made a Nation
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Moveable Feasts: From Ancient Rome to the 21st Century, the Incredible Journeys of the Food We Eat
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Modern Cooking
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In Ruins
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The Mosquito Bowl: A Game of Life and Death in World War II
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Red Land, Black Land: Daily Life in Ancient Egypt
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The Little Book of Wine: In vino veritas
A oenophile's guide to all things wine.Red, white, sparkling or rose - arguably no other alcoholic drink has had more impact on our society than wine. From its earliest iterations...
Rivets, Trivets and Galvanised Buckets: Life in the village hardware
'A hymn to hardware, charming, lyrical' - The Sunday Times, BOOK OF THE WEEK'A paean to DIY' - The Times'Strung together very agreeably, with dry wit and, dare I say...
Interwar: British Architecture 1919-39
British architecture between the wars is most famous for the rise of modernism - the flat roofs, clean lines and concrete of the Isokon flats in Hampstead and the Penguin...
Roman Aqueducts and Water Supply
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The Bang-Bang Club: Snapshots from a Hidden War
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Shoulder to Shoulder: A Queer History of Solidarity, Coalition and
This is a love letter to the pioneers of solidarity and coalition. It's a new global look at those bold moments where marginalised voices came together to say 'enough is...
All That She Carried: The Journey of Ashley's Sack, a Black Family
NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER * NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * WINNER OF THE CUNDILL HISTORY PRIZELONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2024'A remarkable book' - Jennifer Szalai, The New...
Conspiracy: A History of Boll*cks Theories, and How Not to Fall for
'Uproarious . . . [Phillips and Elledge] pair the abundant good humour of this book with a warning about the corrosive effects of conspiracy theories' The TimesFrom the Satanic Panic...
Milk: An Intimate History of Breastfeeding
- 'Illuminating . . . an important book' Sunday Times- 'A fascinating journey through the social, cultural and historical meanings of breastfeeding. A sublime book' Elinor Cleghorn, author of Unwell...
Dreams of El Dorado: A History of the American West
In Dreams of El Dorado, H. W. Brands tells the thrilling, panoramic story of the settling of the American West, from Lewis and Clark's expedition in the early 19th century...
Freedom's Dominion (Winner of the Pulitzer Prize): A Saga of White
American freedom is typically associated with the fight of the oppressed for a better world. But for centuries, whenever the federal government intervened on behalf of nonwhite people, many white...
Songs of America: Patriotism, Protest, and the Music That Made a
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * A celebration of American history through the music that helped to shape a nation, by Pulitzer Prize winner Jon Meacham and music superstar Tim McGraw"Jon...
The Violence of Empire: The Tragedy of the Congo-Ocean Railroad
The gruesome history of the Congo-Ocean Railway, a forgotten chapter in the story of colonial Africa. In September 1927, a 30-year-old man was taken from his village in the French...
A Place of Our Own: Six Spaces That Shaped Queer Women's Culture - 'An
Lesbians are a people without a home. Perhaps that's why the ones we make for ourselves are so important.A highly readable cultural history of queer women's lives in the second...
Little Englanders: Britain in the Edwardian Era
'The very best sort of panoramic portrait' David Kynaston'The Edwardians have long been the lost decade of British history, yet they are that history at its climax. Alwyn Turner sets...
The Shoulders We Stand On: How Black and Brown people fought for
** Eastern Eye's Non-Fiction Book of the Year 2023 **The UK is grappling with big questions about belonging, equality and the legacies of Empire and Colonialism. We've been here before....
Re-Sisters: The Lives and Recordings of Delia Derbyshire, Margery
From the acclaimed author of Art Sex Music comes a vital meditation on womanhood, creativity and self-expression, and a revelatory exploration into the lives of three visionary artists.'A fascinating tale...
America's Black Capital: How African Americans Remade Atlanta in the
The remarkable story of how African Americans transformed Atlanta, the former heart of the Confederacy, into today's Black mecca Atlanta is home to some of America's most prominent Black politicians,...
Searching for Juliet: The Lives and Deaths of Shakespeare's First
'Invigorating ... engaging ... thrilling' Samantha Ellis, GUARDIAN'An astonishing tour-de-force . . . Juliet has found the biographer she deserves' Marion TurnerA cultural, historical, and literary exploration of the birth,...
Melting Point: Family, Memory and the Search for a Promised Land:
LONGLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZEA TIMES & SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEARA NEW STATESMAN'S BOOKS OF THE YEAR A SPECTATOR'S BOOKS OF THE YEARONE OF THE CONVERSATION'S 5...
A Place of Our Own: Six Spaces That Shaped Queer Women's Culture - 'An
Lesbians are a people without a home. Perhaps that's why the ones we make for ourselves are so important.A highly readable cultural history of queer women's lives in the second...
King Richard: Nixon and Watergate: an American tragedy
From an acclaimed British author, a sharply focused, riveting account - told from inside the White House - of the crucial days, hours, and moments when the Watergate conspiracy consumed,...
Populus: Living and Dying in the Wealth, Smoke and Din of Ancient Rome
A Time Travellers Guide to Ancient Rome - by one of the best historians of the ancient worldLiving in ancient Rome was superbly and vividly recorded by Rome's historians, philosophers,...
All That She Carried: The Journey of Ashley's Sack, a Black [...]
LONGLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTIONNATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER ~ NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ~ WINNER OF THE CUNDILL HISTORY PRIZELONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2024'An...
Divided: Racism, Medicine and Why We Need to Decolonise Healthcare
A FINALIST FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL WRITING 2023A FINANCIAL TIMES BEST SUMMER BOOK 2023'Prepare to be blown away' CHIKWE IHEKWEAZU, Assistant Director General at WHO'Important and ambitious' OBSERVERThis...