Explore the history of the world in unprecedented detail with this ultimate guide to history throughout the ages.Maps don't just show us where to go, but also where we've been. If you'r...
Robert Forczyk covers the development of armoured warfare in North Africa from the earliest Anglo-Italian engagements in 1940 to the British victory over the German Afrikakorps in Operation Crusade...
With their breathtaking range of flora and fauna, rain forests are veritable treasures in the world of wildlife. Photographed by the award-winning photojournalist and conservationist, Christian Zie...
This volume is perhaps the most in-depth exploration ever undertaken of Tolkien's world. Accessible but authoritative, and fully illustrated, it is now being reissued with a stunning new cover trea...
The inspiring and heartbreaking true story of two best friends torn apart and reunited against all odds.When Hannah Pick-Goslar's family fled Nazi Germany for Amsterdam, she struck up a...
The three millennia up to the establishment of the first imperial Qin dynasty in 221 BC cemented many of the distinctive elements of Chinese civilisation still in place today: an extraordinarily ch...
Dracula is the classic vampire novel that set the standard by which all other vampire fiction is measured. This deluxe edition, which takes its text from the first printing, features art and design...
In this collection of writings, the logbook of an intelligence always on the move, Carlo Rovelli follows his curiosity and invites us on a voyage through science, history, philosophy and politics.<...
A special hardback edition of Murakami's epic, magical masterpiece, The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, now with a new introduction from the authorToru Okada's cat has disappeared.H...
"Highly recommended as a sobering but enlightening account.” Richard B. Frank, author of Downfall: The End of the Japanese EmpireIn the 44 months between December 1941 and Au...
The accepted historical narrative of the Second World War predominantly assigns U-boats to the so-called ‘Battle of the Atlantic', almost as if the struggle over convoys between the new world...
In Disney's Planes and Planes: Fire and Rescue, the big-hearted crop duster Dusty Crophopper is full of dreams. In the first film, he overcomes his fear of heights to win the Wings Around The Globe...
"Its name is Doomsday. It came from the Phantom Zone, where the Man of Steel had banished it once before. Bigger.Deadlier. Capable of killing life onEarth. Only Superman can stop i...
This sequel to Olivier Dupon's bestselling The New Artisans - the book that began it all - showcases 60 new makers whose creations will inspire and delight. The book is divided into two sections fo...
For over forty years, the Doctor has battled against the monsters and villains of the universe. This book brings together the best - and the worst - of his enemies, companions, and fellow Time Lord...
It is your turn to say something now, Mr Darcy.- I talked about the dance, and you ought to make some kind of remark on the size of the room, or the number of couples.
‘Fairy Tale is vintage, timeless King, a transporting, terrifying treat’ – Guardian‘A blazing flash of creativity . . . King’s best book in over a decade&r...
Wolff's previous books on this president - Fire and Fury and Siege - titillated us with inside tales from a dysfunctional White House; terrified us a bit with gut-wrenching episodes of Diet Pepsi-f...
1 May 1945. The world did not know it yet, but the final week of the Third Reich's existence had begun. Hitler was dead, but the war had still not ended. Everything had both ground to a halt and y...