(, Main)

Bringing great writing back into print - a Faber Finds book.

(Paperback, 2nd edition)

Brand new edition of David King's lauded visual history. A unique and brilliant study into the doctoring and propogandising of Soviet photographs by Stalin's regime. From the creator of the award-winning Red Star Over Russia.

(Hardback)

Presents discoveries in the different fields of Ice Age Research. This book reveals how the epoch was discovered, the profound climatic fluctuations it generated as ice sheets waxed and waned, and the myriad ways in which humans and animals coped with the changing world they lived in.

(Paperback)

Illuminates the lives of the kings, queens, princes and princesses of ancient Egypt, unravelling family relationships and exploring the parts they played in politics, cultural life and religion. This book is suitable for students and Egyptophiles.

The Darkest Year is a narrative history of the American home front from December 7, 1941 through the end of 1942, a psychological study of the nation under the pressure of total war.

The Darkest Year is a narrative history and psychological study of the American home front from December 7, 1941 through the end of 1942.

(Paperback)

Snapshots of Britain during the momentous events which brought the Second World War to a close.

(Hardback)

What - and who - is a demagogue How did America's Founders envision the presidency What should a constitutional democracy look like and how can it be fixed when it appears to be broken

(, Main)

Beginning in Ethiopia where he sails a dhow along the same route that carried the first beans to Yemen 1500 years ago, Allen travels the world in his mission to prove that coffee is the driving force in history.

"Elegant, entertaining and occasionally brilliant... As this book powerfully demonstrates, French history is nothing if not built on paradox and contradiction. Most importantly, Robb reminds us why France still matters." Observer

(Paperback)

The powerful and inspiring diary of a doctor who survived the atomic bomb and treated the people of Hiroshima only 1500m from the centre of the blast.

(Paperback)

The powerful chronicle of the women who used their sewing skills to survive the Holocaust, stitching beautiful clothes at an extraordinary fashion workshop created within one of the most notorious WWII death camps.

(Paperback)

A riveting account of how the Cold War came to an end by one of our leading historians.

(Hardback)

From a Pulitzer Prize finalist, a new and eye-opening interpretation of the meaning of the frontier, from early westward expansion to Trump's border wall

Provides a view of what life was like in two internment camps through Paul Dubotskis rediscovered photos and never-before-published excerpts from inmates diaries.

(Hardback)

The story of the first 25 years of Australia's national signals intelligence organisation, told for the first time.

(Paperback)

James Miller tells the dramatic and sometimes surprisingly humorous story of travel and transport in the Highlands. This thought-provoking book will appeal to all who like stories of travel and transport, and are interested in how changing modes of transport have affected the ways of life in the Highlands.

(, Main)

An amazing portrait of the great walled palace compound of the Forbidden City in the heart of Beijing.

A revealing look at rural lives and lifestyles that have all but disappeared today.

(Hardback)

A groundbreaking and highly entertaining account of the role women played at the birth of Australia's democracy.

(, Main)

Bringing great writing back into print - a Faber Finds book.

(Hardback, Main)

A groundbreaking book that explains how the world's history of empires still shapes our lives and politics today.

(Paperback)

This book tells the story of this unique undertaking - one of the biggest community arts projects ever to take place in Scotland - and reproduces in full colour a selection of the panels from the completed tapestry, together with descriptive and explanatory material