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"If an injury has to be done to a man, it should be so severe that his vengeance need not be feared."--Niccolo Machiavelli, The Prince One of the foremost examples...

Pocket manual detailing the training and operations of the British pilots, ground crew and anti-aircraft gunners. In the summer of 1940, Britain stood alone. For three long months, brave young...

In 1953, twenty-four-year old Nicolas Bouvier and his artist friend Thierry Vernet set out to make their way overland from their native Geneva to the Khyber Pass. They had a...

In 100 Missions North, Ken Bell recounts the harrowing sorties that he and his comrades flew in F-105 Thunderchiefs - the famous "Thud" - in 1966-67, when pilots faced a...

A National Book Award winner The New York Times bestselling history of how racist ideas were created, spread, and deeply rooted in American society. "An engrossing and relentless intellectual history...

"Olly's top-notch language-learning insights are right in line with the best of what we know from neuroscience and cognitive psychology about how to learn effectively. I love his work -...

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THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP FIVE BESTSELLER SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION SHORTLISTED FOR THE RSL ONDAATJE PRIZE A Financial Times , New York Times and Times / Sunday...

With an introduction by award-winning novelist Barbara Kingsolver In the late nineteenth century, when the great powers in Europe were tearing Africa apart and seizing ownership of land for themselves,...

An unforgettable tale of love, loss and betrayal from an exciting new Australian voice in historical fiction. In stark contrast to her own childhood during the last days of the...

*Shortlisted for Cycling Book of the Year at the Sports Book Awards 2024* From award-winning author Matt Rendell, an examination of the phenomenal success of Alejandro Valverde and the moral...

Far from worrying about the onset of war, in the spring of 1938 the burning question on the French Riviera was whether one should curtsey to the Duchess of Windsor....

Of the many hard-fought battles on the Western Front, Ypres stands out as an example of almost inhuman endeavour. For four long years it was the focal point of desperate...

The 'unparalleled romantic adventure'* of Nalini Singh's New York Times bestselling series continues as a new dawn begins for the Psy-Changeling world . . . The Psy-Changeling world has undergone...

'An empowering read . . . it is refreshing to see somebody celebrate the role that black Britons have played in this island's long and complicated history' DAVID LAMMY, author...

'Who was Mark Twain? On our side of the Atlantic we think of him as the author of a couple of imperishable boys' adventures - those of Tom Sawyer and...

'Very little makes me laugh. I would say the one exception is anything by David Sedaris' GRAHAM NORTON 'Sedaris is the God of the comic essay... Sedaris' only rule: be...

DK Eyewitness Switzerland will lead you straight to the best attractions this unique country has on offer. Packed with colour photographs, illustrations and detailed maps, discover Switzerland area by area;...

The guides that show you what others only tell you! Features a 'Discovery' feature which describes each region and its highlights, to ensure you make the most of your trip....

They cracked the glass ceiling and changed the face of finance. The untold story of the women who took on Wall Street. Long before gender diversity became a corporate buzzword,...

'Filled with twists and turns' Patricia Gibney 'Tense and taut' Sunday Independent 'Compelling, unsettling' Catherine Kirwan 'A gripping thriller' RTE Guide 'A glorious read - both literary and page-turning' Irish...

'A glorious tapestry of magic and murderous gods' - BuzzFeed News 'Fans of A Darker Shade of Magic and All of Us Villains will want to pick this up' -...

What The Lord of the Rings is to fantasy, Dune is to science fiction. Presenting Children of Dune , the third book in one of the most influential series of...

'Stunning . . . Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia for Faeries meets Jane Eyre ' MEGAN SCOTT 'A sensual, gothic feast, full of forbidden romance and wild magic' SARAH HAWLEY 'A fearsome...

Three men. One battle. No Heroes. They say Black Dow's killed more men than winter, and clawed his way to the throne of the North up a hill of skulls....

At fifty-seven, Julia Ames has found herself with an improbably lovely life. Despite her inclination towards self-sabotage, she has a husband she loves, two happy children and a quiet, contented...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2025: 'A masterfully written biography... inspiring and powerful' 'Gripping, moving and important' SIMON SEBAG MONTEFIORE 'Agent Zo is a triumph. Absolutely essential reading'...

THE BRAND NEW NOVEL FROM THE AUTHOR OF TIKTOK SENSATION MAGNOLIA PARKS **** London-based Georgia Carter, professional lie-detector and body-language savant, has long been estranged from her infuriating, close-minded, wealthy...

The award-winning, shocking Korean bestseller , a unique tale where magic comes at a price. 'A story of choice and consequence. Unique and unorthodox' 'I didn't want to stop reading,...

MEMORIES RUSH BACK LIKE AN AVALANCHE. I REMEMBER EXACTLY WHERE WE ARE AND WHY. I REOPENED THE VEIL TO TIRNANOG, AND NOW WE STAND IN MY MOTHER'S REALM. Reopening the...

In early August with the failure of the August Offensive at Gallipoli the senior commanders still believed that victory was possible. To help prepare for a new offensive sometime in...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * "Of all the books about the ground war in the Pacific, [this] is the closest to a masterpiece."- The New York Review of Books "Eugene...

The Mountie always gets his man. He asserts the law not by using violence but by denying it. He is a uniquely Canadian figure in the great stories of the...

The Definitive Polish Cookbook, The Art of Polish Cooking contains recipes for all the traditional favourites enjoyed in Poland for more that a thousand years. This edition includes 500 delicious...

On 25 February 1956, twenty-three-year-old Sylvia Plath walked into a party and immediately spotted Ted Hughes. The sensational aspects of the Plath-Hughes relationship have dominated the cultural landscape to such...

'The final days of the German occupation of the French capital are vividly captured in this fine account of death and deliverance' Sir Max Hastings The liberation of Paris was...

This collection of ancient images of women as goddesses and heroines brings together legends, rituals, and prayers from China, Celtic Europe, South America, Africa, India, North America, Scandinavia, Japan, and...

Gathers the author's interviews with Johannes Brahms, Giacomo Puccini, Richard Strauss, Engelbert Humperdinck, Max Bruch, and Edvard Grieg.

January 23, 1942, New Britain. It was 2:30 a.m., the darkest hour of the day and, for the defenders of this Southwest Pacific island, soon to be the war's darkest...

The Apache attack helicopter is the British Army's most awesome weapons system. Deployed for the first time in Afghanistan, it has already passed into legend. The only thing more incredible...

On 20 July 1944, Adolf Hitler narrowly escaped an assassin's bomb. Axel von Gottberg and his conspirators were hunted down and hanged from meat-hooks, and the executions filmed. Sixty years...

The Commandos were Britain's first-ever special forces, formed in 1940 using volunteers from all three services. After the war, Commando units of the Royal Marines engaged in virtually every military...

Launched as a military blog (or "milblog") by Doonesbury creator Garry Trudeau in October 2006, The Sandbox is an online forum through which service members in Afghanistan and Iraq share...

'I loved every page of this funny, warm, delightful novel!' LIANE MORIARTY 'Told with great humour and pathos. It is a tonic and a delight' PIP WILLIAMS Things haven't gone...

On 19 November 1941, the pride of the Australian Navy, the light cruiser Sydney , fought a close-quarters battle with the German armed raider HSK Kormoran off Carnarvon on the...

True stories of Aussie courage and mateship from the annals of the RSL. Published to mark the centenary of the First World War and of the RSL in 2016, this...