The first book to tell the Greek story through the interconnecting lives of the men and women who shaped its politics and literature, its science and philosophy, its art and sport.

(Hardback)

Travelling through time from Ancient Egypt to today, A History of Love and Hate in 21 Statues unpicks the past, illuminates the present and offers a new perspective on the future through these controversial symbols of our identity.

(Paperback)

A fascinating and surprising history of the world told through the lines people have drawn on maps, by the 'charming and outstandingly nerdish' author of The Compendium of (Not Quite) Everything.

(, Main)

The entertaining and surprising stories that lay behind six of the world's most popular beverages.

(, Main)

From Samuel Johnson Prize Shortlisted author Dominic Streatfeild comes a brilliantly original and stunningly readable work of investigative history which paints an revealing picture of the world since the attacks on the World Trade Centre. Essential reading for fans of Naiomi Klein and Michael Moore.

A tie-in to the acclaimed BBC television series.

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(Hardback)

A history of the university grounds, their design, management and landscape evolution. It is also a reminder of the very rich educational resource the grounds can offer in botany, ecology, landscape design and social history. It includes sections on areas of special interest such as the Sunken Garden, Somerville Auditorium and Japanese Garden.

(Paperback, Reprint)

Eric Graham traces the development of the Scottish marine and its institutions during a formative period, when state intervention and warfare at sea in the pursuit of merchantilist goals largely determined the course of events.

'[A] minor masterpiece of compression, intelligent selection and lucid analysis ... It provides an outstanding introduction to the history of Western Europe's least understood people' Spectator

(Paperback)

Objects found on the banks of the Thames tell the stories of Londoners through the centuries.

(Paperback, New Edition)

An illustrated history of witchcraft. It includes an analysis of the importance of the Internet and films in the dissemination of witchcraft, and the potential tensions as a movement that was originally a closed, secretive cult becomes an open, recognized public religion.

(Paperback, 3rd edition)

Presents aboriginal history. This book includes chapters on: The Assimilation Era 1937-1960s; The Rise of Self determination 1960s-1990s; Mabo, Wik and Reconciliation.

(Paperback)

In 1883 pastoralists began to drive great herds of cattle into Victoria River District of Australia's Northern Territory. They entered a vast tropical land of big rivers, wide plains, and rugged ranges. It was a cattleman's paradise, but also a paradise for the Aboriginal people who had lived there for thousands of years.

The internationally bestselling account of the transformative period that followed the Armistice in November 1918.

(Paperback)

A bestselling 1930s' cookbook by the author's Jewish grandmother was published for decades under a false name after the Nazi takeover of Austria

The truth about the sacrifice and suffering on the home front during World War I is rarely discussed. This book presents interviews from eyewitnesses, describing rural famine, bereavement and the effects on families back home, as well as personal stories of Zeppelin raids and munitions work.

(Paperback)

A classic account of the fall of Saigon and other South East Asian conflicts.

(Paperback)

The surprising tale of the first American Protestant missionaries to proselytise in the Muslim world.

(, Tie-In)

The untold story of Frank Lucas, New York's most notorious drugs lord during the 1970s. Now a blockbuster movie, directed by Ridley Scott and starring Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe.

Previously published: New York: Hill and Wang, c1985.