Widely acclaimed as Hugh Johnson’s longest, most ambitious and enthralling book, The Story of Wine is a book of enormous richness, a biography of wine. Winner of every wine award in the UK an...
In this monumental history of the First World War, Germany's leading historian of the twentieth century's first great catastrophe explains the war's origins, course, and consequences. With an unriv...
Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, and Nero – these are the names history associates with the early Roman Empire. Yet, not a single one of these emperors was the blood son of his predece...
When things turn out right for Bordeaux, as they frequently do, its wines are sublime. They inspire many thousands of tributes, from Samuel Pepys’ succinct reviews to the the most rhapsodic o...
A history of women's trends, illustrated through the evolution of tastes and styles of perfumes, scents and eaux de toilette -A collector's coffee-table book celebrating women and their perfumes, f...
Developments in medical science have afforded us the opportunity to improve and enhance the human species in ways unthinkable to previous generations. Whether it's making changes to mitochondrial D...
Michael Napier details the critical role of air power in the skies over Afghanistan, from the ten-year occupation by the USSR in the 1980s through to the US and NATO campaign from 2001 to 2021.
A compelling history of the decline of an army from the triumph of victory in 1918 to defeat in 1940 and why this happened. A salutary warning for modern Britain.The British Army won a ...
In the summer of 1940, the most important battle in the history of air warfare was fought between the British Royal Air Force and the German Luftwaffe in the skies over southern Britain. Only after...
Kosmochemia. Ewolucja i budowa Wszechświata, jest pierwszą książką dotyczącą kosmochemii, która ukazała się po blisko 50 latach od wydania popularnej pracy B. Kuchowicza pod tytułem Kosmoche...
Paused in Cosmic Reflection is the definitive story of The Chemical Brothers. Told in the voices of Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons, with contributions from friends and collaborators, it is fully illust...
Książka English for Eye Care Professionals to pierwsza na polskim rynku wydawniczym pozycja o tej tematyce skierowana do osób kształcących się lub pracujących w zawodzie optometrysty, lekarz...
On the outbreak of war in 1914, the Royal Navy found it required more small craft than it possessed to carry out minesweeping, anti-submarine patrols and coastal defence. This led to the formation ...
Discover everything you ever wanted to know about the world's greatest novels.From medieval romances and tales of chivalry found in the realist novels of the 19th century, to experiment...
Coffee lovers: here are recipes and inspiration for every taste, mood, and complexity, making for the perfect coffee drink for each moment of the day.While the popularity of craft cockt...
Lennon's life after the Beatles was eventful and fascinating. He moved from stardom in the world's biggest pop group to global peace campaigner and figurehead for radical causes. He left England fo...
First published in 1968 and 1976, the two volumes of this work still constitute the only authoritative study of the broad geo-political, economic and strategic factors behind the inter-war developm...
Najnowsza publikacja Pawła Dettloffa z Instytutu Sztuki PAN to wielowątkowa, przekrojowa opowieść o dziejach tytułowego pałacu usytuowanego przy ul. św. Jana 20, począwszy od średniowiecza aż po ws...