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From early humans carving notches in bones to the discovery of quantum mechanics, mathematics has certainly come a long...

This superb collection of over 100 puzzles offers hours of stimulating fun, and the easy-to-read grids mean that this really is a...

The puzzles in this compilation are designed to present a fun, brain-stretching challenge, while being easy to read. All the...

This collection of puzzles is designed to entertain as well as improve your mental prowess. Enjoy sharpening your mind without...

Alan Turing is often called the father of modern computing. During World War II, he worked at Bletchley Park, where top secret...

Combining mathematical puzzles with mind-blowing number facts, The Strange and Infinite World of Numbers introduces you to some...

Solve the botanical-themed crosswords in this delightful collection, published in association with The Royal Botanic Gardens,...

Written between 500 BCE and 700 CE, these seven texts have inspired generals for millennia, both in China and the wider world....

My mind rebels at stagnation. Give me problems, give me work, give me the most abstruse cryptogram or the most intricate...

A classic story of trying circumstances and enduring hope, The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave is...

A fascinating, lyrical account of an east-west walk across Britain's westernmost and most mysterious region.

A distant and...

We have lost the ability to deal with death. Most of our friends and beloved relations will die in a busy hospital in the care of...

Life and death in a modern hospital, from Seamus O'Mahony, the award-winning author of The Way We Die Now and Can Medicine Be...

The history of a demonic tradition that was stolen from women - and then won back again.

Creatures like Lilith, the seductive...

From the plains of ancient Mesopotamia to the vast sheep farms of modern-day Australia, sheep have been central to the human...

A collection of the greatest women's travel writing selected by journalist and presenter Mariella Frostrup.
From Constantinople...

This is the story of Messalina – third wife of Emperor Claudius and one of the most notorious women to have inhabited the Roman...

In Scenes from Prehistoric Life, the distinguished archaeologist Francis Pryor paints a vivid picture of British and Irish...

A glorious illustrated history of sixteen of the world's greatest cathedrals, interwoven with the extraordinary stories of the...

A ground-breaking collection of stories, poems and articles about Nepal covering the length and breadth of this enchanting nation...

The Crew, based on interviews with Ken Cook, the crew's sole surviving member, recounts the wartime exploits of the members of an...

In a sweeping narrative, David Olusoga describes how Europe's Great War became the World's War - a multi-racial, multi-national...

What can a diseased brain tell us about being human, living our own lives better and helping those with dementia get the best...

'I hope this book will mean there's one less thing on your list to stress about' Tom Kerridge

With quick ways to add maximum...

Home cooked food can be used to nourish our loved ones, as well as ourselves. Whether it's a roast chicken shared on a Sunday...

On the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement, Peter Taylor tells for the first time the gripping story of Operation...

When Thomas Roe arrived in India in 1616 as James I's first ambassador to the Mughal Empire, the English barely had a toehold in...

It is in the midst of a swirling river, casting a line, that Mark Wormald meets Ted Hughes.

He stands where the poet stood,...

The boldly original, dramatic intertwined story of Catherine de' Medici, Elisabeth de Valois and Mary, Queen of Scots - three...

In the first of an exciting new River Cottage Handbook series, mycologist John Wright explains the ins and outs of collecting,...