Author: Sarah Abrevaya Stein An award-winning historian shares the true story of a frayed and diasporic Sephardic Jewish family preserved in thousands of lettersFor centuries, the bustling port city of...

Author: John Lanshester In this acclaimed memoir from the award-winning author of Fragrant Harbour and Capital , John Lanchester pieces together his family's past and uncovers their extraordinary secrets -...

Deanna F Cook Looking for that unusual cake to make your child's birthday extra special? FamilyFun Birthday Cakes is filled with recipes that will surely be the highlight of any...

Richard Humble Beautifully illustrated historical guide of war history, as told by the most famous land battles.  

Nigel C GibonFanonian Practices in South Africa: From Steve Biko to Abahlali baseMjondoloFanonian Practices in South Africa examines Frantz Fanon’s relevance to contemporary South African politics, and by extension, research...

Ray Kurzweil and Terry Grossman, MD From the author of How to Create a Mind comes a book about the science behind radical life extension.Startling discoveries in the areas of...

Kate Pankhurst Fantastically Great Women Who Made History is the eagerly anticipated follow up to Kate Pankhurst's hugely successful, Fantastically Great Women Who Changed the World, number one best-selling children's...

Andrew Solomon In this seminal new study of family, Andrew Solomon tells the stories of parents who learn to deal with their exceptional children and find profound meaning in doing...

Christina Lamb From the award-winning co-author of ‘I Am Malala’, this book asks just how the might of NATO, with 48 countries and 140,000 troops on the ground, failed to...

Jennifer WorthWhen 22-year-old Jennifer Worth, from a comfortable middle-class upbringing, went to work as a midwife in the poorest section of postwar London, she not only delivered hundreds of babies...

Gene Baur Leading animal rights activist Gene Baur examines the real cost of the meat on our plates -- for both humans and animals alike -- in this provocative and...

Philip Lymbery with Isabel Oakeshott Farm animals have been disappearing from our fields as the production of food has become a global industry. We no longer know for certain what...