Nonfiction

Bad Mexicans tells the dramatic story of the magonistas, the migrant rebels who sparked the 1910 Mexican Revolution from the United States. Led by a brilliant but ill-tempered radical named...

ECONOMIST, SUNDAY TIMES, FINANCIAL TIMES AND GUARDIAN BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2017'Comprehensive and compelling ... A nuanced, landmark study that has deservedly won plaudits from both Palestinian and Israeli historians'...

WINNER OF THE SOCIETY FOR MILITARY HISTORY'S DISTINGUISHED BOOK AWARD 2021SHORTLISTED FOR THE GILDER LEHRMAN PRIZE FOR MILITARY HISTORY AND THE BRITISH ARMY MILITARY BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD A...

Make your trip to Amsterdam extraordinaryMarvel at masterpieces at world-famous galleries and museums. Cycle past colourful buildings and tranquil waterways. Experience fields of bright tulips in springtime bloom. Whatever your...

What Is Value Investing? provides individual investors with an introduction to value investing, today's most talked-about yet misunderstood investing strategy. Lawrence Cunningham explores: * How to quickly measure the value...

Make your trip to the Greek Islands extraordinaryWatching the sun set from the iconic cliffs of Santorini. The first bite of gyros at a seaside taverna. Days spent beside picture-perfect...

Did an Irish monk discover America? Which rebel died of having a feckin' tooth pulled? And who in the name of Jaysus was responsible for the Pledge? If you've ever...

Exotic, talented and an inspirer of devoted passion from both sexes, Violet Gordon Woodhouse was one of the twentieth century s most gifted musicians. In 1888, aged sixteen, she was...

The first volume of Jan Morris's brilliant triptych depicting the rise and decline of the British Empire. In a series of episodes, descriptive passages, character studies and evocations the book...

In the final years of the twentieth century Ireland was the economic wonder of the western world. The economy is now in transition and things have changed dramatically, especially in...

This beautifully produced book, with full-colour photographs throughout, will tell you everything you ever wanted to know about Irish whiskey.The History of Irish Whiskey There is a strong connection between...

Felipe Fernandez-Armesto's Ideas That Changed The World is a compelling andthought-provoking guide to the historical and philosophical notions that haveshaped human civilization. From cannibalism to jihad, from the dawn of...

Bizarre coastal cliffs, charming sandy bays, beautiful chestnut and pine forests, sparkling clean brooks, magical mountain lakes, summit destinations at over 2700 metres high, as well as predominantly unspoilt nature...

Formerly Hitler's architect, Albert Speer became the undisputed master of the German war machine and was responsible for conscripted foreign labour in the Third Reich. Sentenced at Nuremberg after pleading...

Hands up if you've killed a plant? Yep, me too. It's no secret that we've all become plant obsessed, but do we really understand how to look after them? I...

This is a remarkably honest and moving account of fathering over the past century, with a particular focus on Richard Madeley's own turbulent family history.Richard Madeley is fascinated by the...

UPDATED & EXTENDED 2ND EDITION - with a brand-new foreword by Merryn Somerset WebbLet the market come to youDeep Value Investing by Jeroen Bos is an incredibly candid and revealing...

No comedian could have written the joke this election cycle has been. The punch line is too ridiculous (whoever the punch line is going to be). Celebrated political satirist, journalist,...

'Absolutely mesmerising. I was possessed by this book in the same way that I suspect its author was possessed by Spark. It still hasn't put me down' SPECTATOR'Unputdownable' FINANCIAL TIMES'Joyously,...

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Hardy's story dramatizes the human condition as a struggle between powerful men and against fate. (Fate usually wins!) In this tale, violent natural and social forces toss the characters about...