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'A reference bible... inspirational in the way that it opens up new possibilities for vegetables' - Daily Mail Jane Grigson's...

Richard Rorty is one of the most provocative figures in recent philosophical, literary and cultural debate. This collection...

Little... , Silber...

The Death of Yugoslavia is a survey of the pressures and events that contributed to the break-up of former Yugoslavia, considered...

A very clear, reliable and readable history of economic thought from the ancient world to the present day. From Homer to Marx to...

In this very funny sports book (a cross between Nick Hornby and Bill Bryson) young journalist Lawrence Donegan tells the story of...

This new edition of Brogan's superb one-volume history - from early British colonisation to the Reagan years - captures an array...

Discover the heartfelt, laugh-out-loud account of one of Hollywood's greatest actors and, above all, greatest men

Debonair...

The first major account of the history of reggae, black music journalist Lloyd Bradley describes its origins and development in...

In Fish, Fishing and the Meaning of Life Jeremy Paxman creates the perfect literary catch for fellow angling enthusiasts in this...

Find inspiration from one of the most important books in the world's literature…

The I Ching is a book of oracles containing...

The path to achieving Zen (a balance between the body and the mind) is brilliantly explained by Professor Eugen Herrigel in this...

In the 1970s Shiva Naipaul travelled to Africa, visiting Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia for several months. Through his experiences,...

The Empress Helena made the historic pilgrimage to Palestine, found pieces of wood from the true Cross, and built churches at...

Every day, in every court and tribunal, advocates represent us all - Crown and defendant, landlord and tenant, rich and poor,...

Collecting legendary lectures from freewheeling scientific genius Richard P. Feynman, The Character of Physical Law is the...

The sixth of nine volumes in the major Penguin History of Britain series, A Monarchy Transformed narrates the tempestuous...

The Irish potato famine of the 1840s, perhaps the most appalling event of the Victorian era, killed over a million people and...

A portrait of 18th century England, from its princes to its paupers, from its metropolis to its smallest hamlet. The topics...

Armed with the insights of the scientific revolution, the men of the Enlightenment set out to free mankind from its age-old...

Wicked stepmothers and beautiful princesses … magic forests and enchanted towers … little pigs and big bad wolves … Fairy tales...

In "The New Science of Strong Materials" the author made plain the secrets of materials science. In this volume he explains the...

Palladio (1508-80) combined classical restraint with constant inventiveness. In this study, Professor Ackerman sets Palladio in...

In Consciousness Explained, Daniel C. Dennett reveals the secrets of one of the last remaining mysteries of the universe: the...

McPherson recounts the momentous episodes that preceded the Civil War including the Dred Scott decision, the Lincoln-Douglas...

For six centuries the Republic of Venice was a maritime empire, its sovereign power extending throughout much of the eastern...

As mentioned in The Times Travel Book Club 2020

Award winning writer Paul Theroux embarks on a journey that, though closer to...

If you want to discover the captivating history of the French Revolution, this is the book for you . . .

Concise, convincing...

In the terrible aftermath of the moorland battle of Culloden, the Highlanders suffered at the hands of their own clan chiefs....

Brian Keenan went to Beirut in 1985 for a change of scene from his native Belfast. He became headline news when he was kidnapped...

An intelligent, yet emotionally honest portrait of one of the 20th century's influential, engimatic thinkers.

'Monk's...