A radical retelling of the history of science that challenges the Eurocentric narrative.We are told that modern science was invented in Europe, the product of great minds like Nicolaus Copernicus, Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin and Albert Einstein. But this is wrong. The history of...

A RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK'Full of delightful nuggets' and Guardian online'Entertaining, informative and philosphical ... An essential read' and All About History'Extraordinary range ... All the world and more is here' and Evening Standard165 million years ago saw the birth of rhythm.66...

A ramble through my life' is how the author describes what he has written in this book. A ramble indeed it is-wandering through childhood memories of a lost playmate, remorse over shooting a squirrel, the camaraderie among crows; and part travelogue. He touches briefly...

A really entertaining thriller [that] like Michael Crichton . . . keeps ratcheting up the suspense'and Booklist____________________________Two sisters have always stood together. Now, they're the only ones left.In the shadow of Mount Hood in the US Pacific Northwest, sixteen-year-old Tennant is checking rabbit traps...

A Remarkable History of the Two-Centuries-Old Relationship Between the United States and China, from the Revolutionary War to the Present DayFrom the clipper ships that ventured to Canton hauling cargos of American ginseng to swap for Chinese tea, and the Yankee missionaries who brought...

A remarkable history with elements of both In the President's Secret Service and The Butler, The Residence offers an intimate account of the service staff of the White House, from the Kennedys to the Obamas. America's First Families are unknowable in many ways. No...

A remarkable Holocaust memoir, a powerful testament to human courage and fortitude, for readers of Edith Eger'sand The Choice.'This memoir is heartbreaking.' Elie Wiesel, author ofand Night'Profoundly observed... remarkably lived... ferocious bravery.'and New York Times__________Alicia Jurman is five-years-old when her story begins. It is...

A renowned historian addresses misconceptions about Byzantium, suggests why it is so important to integrate the civilization into wider histories, and lays out why Byzantium should be central to ongoing debates about the relationships between West and East, Christianity and Islam, Catholicism and Eastern...

A revealing and dramatic chronicle of the twelve months leading up to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s assassination Martin Luther King, Jr. died in one of the most shocking assassinations the world has known, but little is remembered about the life he led in...

A revealing, honest and often comic coming-of-age story about growing up in 1970s Britain on the boundaries of race 'Full of charm' GUARDIAN 'You can't fail to be moved' THE TIMES 'Sparky, accessible and stimulating' OBSERVER 'Brilliant' EVENING STANDARD Kamal Ahmed's childhood was very...

A revelatory new history of Spain, from the late nineteenth century to the twenty-first'Spain is different,' proclaimed the Franco regime in the 1940s, keen to attract foreign tourists. For the most part, the world has agreed. From the end of its 'glorious empire' in...

A revised and updated edition ofand Remarkable Golf Coursesand detailing the extremes of the sport - from the highest golf course in La Paz, Bolivia, to the lowest, in Death Valley, USA; and from the most northerly in the Arctic Circle to the most...

A revised and updated edition of the international bestseller. Graeber, one of the early organisers of Occupy Wall Street and a well regarded academic, presents a stunning reversal of conventional wisdom; he shows that before there was money, there was debt. For more than...

A revisionist, completely accessible and radically inclusive history of maths'Lively, satisfying, good at explaining difficult concepts'and The Sunday TimesMathematics shapes almost everything we do. But despite its reputation as the study of fundamental truths, the stories we have been told about it are wrong....

A revisionist, completely accessible and radically inclusive history of maths'Lively, satisfying, good at explaining difficult concepts'and The Sunday TimesMathematics shapes almost everything we do. But despite its reputation as the study of fundamental truths, the stories we have been told about it are wrong....

A revolutionary book'and Sunday Times'A pulsating account' Peter Frankopan*Aand SPECTATORand ANDand NEW STATESMANand BOOK OF THE YEAR*How did the People's Republic of China transform from a backwater economy in the 1970s into the world superpower of today? Drawing on hundreds of previously unseen archival...

A rich and greedy sultan meets his match in a VERY cheeky little red rooster…Hilariously wacky tale by bestselling author of War Horse.The rich and greedy sultan loves his jewels more than anything, so when he loses a diamond button he is furious!Especially as...

A rich and subtle exploration of the sacredness of nature,and filled with a timeless wisdom and deep humanity'and GuardianIn this hugely powerful book, Karen Armstrong argues that it isn't enough to change our behaviour to avert environmental catastrophe - we must rekindle our spiritual...

A rich exploration of the extraordinary life and work of celebrated architect Yasmeen Lari.and andlt;p/andgt;After more than three decades as a renowned global architect, Yasmeen Lari, the first woman to open her own architecture firm in Pakistan in 1964, developed Zero Carbon Architecture, which...

A rich, lively and nostalgia-provoking sensory experience ... this is history in its messiest, most bustling human essence'and THE TIMES'The queen of food historians'and LUCY WORSLEY'Annie Gray's fascinating history of a British institution in crisis illuminates and entertains' GREG JENNER'Properly immersive, full of juicy...

Exquisitely written and lavishly illustrated, this delightful book brings five centuries of Ottoman culture to life. Diana Darke constantly amazes the reader with fascinating facts and points of relevance between the Ottoman past and the present day' - Eugene Rogan, author ofand The Fall...

A richly informative and visually packed sourcebook demonstrating and explaining the function and worldwide appeal of Islamic architecture.Islamic architecture dates back 1,400 years and continues to reinvent itself up to the present day. The enormous richness of building types, regional styles, and architectural details...

A rip-roaring account of a career in the ad world by a renowned ad-man A few weeks before Sandeep Goyal turned forty, he resigned from Zee. And his world came crashing down. He lost his so-called friends, his Merc, his memberships of the Chambers...

A riveting account of a forgotten holocaust: the slaughter of over one hundred thousand Ukrainian Jews in the aftermath of the Russian Revolution. In the Midst of Civilized Europe repositions the pogroms as a defining moment of the twentieth century. 'Exhaustive, clearly written, deeply...

'A riveting and illuminating tour of how nations deal with crises - which might hopefully help humanity as a whole deal with our present global crisis' YUVAL NOAH HARARI, author of SAPIENS** NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER**Author of the landmark international bestsellers Guns, Germs and...

A riveting follow-up to Michael Bar-Zohar and Nissim Mishal's account of the most memorable missions of the Mossad, No Mission Is Impossible sheds light on some of the most harrowing, nail-biting operations of the Israeli Special Forces In No Mission Is Impossible, Michael Bar-Zohar...

A riveting trip down the corridors of Soviet deception'and Sunday Telegraphand (Five-Star Review)'Philps' book vindicates the value of truth'and Washington Post'Philps has an eye for detail and a heart for those left behind'and The Times'A tale of intrigue and suppression'and New York Times'A compelling...

A riveting, decades-in-the-writing memoir from the determined young prosecutor who, in two of America's most celebrated trials, managed to convict famed mob boss John Gotti-and subsequently took down the Mafia altogether.John Gotti was without a doubt the flashiest and most feared Mafioso in American...

A scalpel-sharp political satire from the Orange Prize winning writer of We Need to Talk about Kevin. Ostracized as a kid, Edgar Kellogg has always yearned to be popular. A disgruntled corporate lawyer, he's more than ready to leave his lucrative career for the...

A self-portrait in 154 songs, by our greatest living songwriter'More often than I can count, I've been asked if I would write an autobiography, but the time has never been right. The one thing I've always managed to do, whether at home or on...

A sensitively written account of a Pakistani writer's discovery of Delhi Why, asks Raza Rumi, does the capital of another country feel like home? How is it that a man from Pakistan can cross the border into 'hostile' territory and yet not feel 'foreign'?...

A serious and timely exploration of the hopes and catastrophes, the bravery and the abuse, that are the daily lot, of millions of India's women. As 2012 came to a close, news of the gang rape of a young woman in India's capital generated...

A sexy, scandalous and utterly unputdownable new regency series from million-copy bestselling author Jodi Ellen Malpas, perfect for fans of Bridgerton by Julia Quinn.--This text refers to an alternateand kindle_editionand edition.

A smart, funny book about the rise and slow death of the art of handwriting; and why it still matters

A sparkling celebration of our much-loved Queen Elizabeth II for her Platinum Jubilee including special writings and illuminating insights around key moments in her 70-year reign, introduced and edited by her biggest fan Joanna Lumley.In 2022 Queen Elizabeth II celebrates seventy years as Queen...

Aand Spectatorand Book of the Year 2020Aand Timesand andand Sunday Timesand Best Book of 2020A Mail on Sundayand Book of the Year 2020 Inspired … Lowe's sensitive, disturbing book should be compulsory reading for both statue builders and statue topplers' MAX HASTINGS, SUNDAY TIMESWhat...

Aand Spectatorand Book of the Year 2020Aand Timesand andand Sunday Timesand Best Book of 2020A Mail on Sundayand Book of the Year 2020 Inspired … Lowe's sensitive, disturbing book should be compulsory reading for both statue builders and statue topplers' MAX HASTINGS, SUNDAY TIMESWhat...

Aand Spectatorand Book of the YearAand New Statesmanand Book of the Year An illuminating and riveting read.' - Jonathan DimblebyJeremy Bowen, the International Editor of the BBC, has been covering the Middle East since 1989 and is uniquely placed to explain its complex past...

Aand Spectatorand Book of the Year'Sweeping . . . Poetic . . . Not only readable but also vital'and Literary Review'A terrific storyteller'and New York Times'Exceptional . . . tender and beautifully written'and Country LifeThe groundbreaking story of Nomadic peoples on the move across...

A spellbinding accountand of the first forgotten half of the English encounter with India withand a fascinating historyand of the Mughal Empire'and JOSEPHINEand QUINN, author ofand How the World Made the West'Compelling, highly readable' NANDINI DAS, author ofand Courting India'Remarkable'and THE TIMESWhen the first...

A spellbinding epic tale of ambition, anarchy, and absolute power set against the sprawling medieval canvas of twelfth-century England,and The Pillars of the Earthand is Ken Follett's classic historical masterpiece.A MASON WITH A DREAM1135 and civil war, famine and religious strife abound. With his...

A spellbinding family history.'and Irish TimesThe Nawab Nazim was born into one of India's most powerful royal families. However, by 1880, he was forced to abdicate by British authorities who permanently abolished his titles. The Nawab's change in fortune marked the end of an...

A spellbinding look at the history of the world through the stories of twelve carpetsBeautiful, sensuous, and enigmatic, great carpets follow power. Emperors, shahs, sultans and samurai crave them as symbols of earthly domination. Shamans and priests desire them to evoke the spiritual realm....

A spicy cottagecore fae romance with a love triangle. Perfect for romantasy lovers!A Library with a deadly enchantment.A fae lord who wants in.A human woman willing to risk it all for a taste of power.In a land ruled by ruthless Fae, twenty-one-year-old Lore Alemeyu's...

A Story Of The Great Islamic Warrior Of State Osmania (A Past Story). Ertuğrul was the father of Osman I. According to Ottoman tradition, he was the son of Suleyman Shah, leader of the Kayı tribe of Oghuz Turks, who fled from western Central...

A Story Of The Great Islamic Warrior Of State Osmania (A Past Story). Ertuğrul was the father of Osman I. According to Ottoman tradition, he was the son of Suleyman Shah, leader of the Kayı tribe of Oghuz Turks, who fled from western Central...

A striking new edition of the most authoritative account of the Second World War by one of the greatest living military historians. A history of the Second World War that covers all the war fronts, the fighting on land, at sea and in the...

A strikingly illustrated overview ofand the computing machines that have changed our world-from the abacus to the smartphone-and the people who made them, by theand New York Timesand bestselling author and illustrator ofand Women in Science.“A beautifully illustrated journey through the history of computing,...

A study of the comparative world history of civilizations that no power or civilization in the past five thousand years has any parallel to this achievement of Soft Power Superpower', which makes the People's Republic of China the most admired and respected power in...

A stunning behind-the-scenes look at the making of Legendary Pictures' and Universal Pictures'and Warcraft: Behind the Dark Portal, and based on Blizzard Entertainment's World of Warcraft, the highest grossing role-playing video game series of all time.The peaceful realm of Azeroth stands on the brink...