James Belich Why are we speaking English? Replenishing the Earth gives a new answer to that question, uncovering a 'settler revolution' that took place from the early nineteenth century that...

Michael Bloch This work focuses on the life of Joachim von Ribbentrop, Hitler's Foreign Minister from 1938 until the end of the Third Reich. At the heart of German power...

Tom Bower When Tony Blair became Prime Minister in 1997, he was, at 43, the youngest to hold that office since 1812. With a landslide majority, his approval rating was...

Theo Farrell Chosen as a Book of the Year by the Sunday Times and the Evening Standard'Authoritative and provocative… For its range and breadth, it is a tour de force and a must...

Diane Purkiss This is a remarkable popular history of the English Civil War, from the perspectives of those involved in this most significant turning point in British history. This compelling...

Cordelia Fine A vehement attack on the latest pseudo-scientific claims about the differences between the sexes.Sex discrimination is supposedly a distant memory. Yet popular books, magazines and even scientific articles...

Lewis Page This irreverent and provocative study exposes the scandalous state of contemporary armed forces as well as the politicians, top brass, and practices who keep these numerous flaws under...

Avivah Gottlieb Zornberg In her commentary on the book of Exodus—the stories of slavery and liberation, the burning bush, the revelation at Sinai, the golden calf, the shattering of the...

Michael Weiss and Hassan Hassan A newly updated and revised edition of the New York Times bestselling and highly praised book on ISIS—with fresh revelations on Russia’s campaign, how ISIS...

Yuval Noah Harari   Humans today enjoy unprecedented levels of power and an increasingly god-like status. The great epidemics of the past – famine, plague and war – no longer...

Philippe Sands   A uniquely personal exploration of the origins of international law, centring on the Nuremberg Trials, the city of Lviv and a secret family historyWhen he receives an...

Mervyn Cooke This book provides a comprehensive and lively introduction to the major trends in film scoring from the silent era to the present day, focussing not only on dominant...