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Following on from the enormous success of his bestseller, The Secret Life of Bletchley Park, renowned author Sinclair McKay uncovers...

A tour of the stupidest, most self-defeating, self-blinding ways in which supposedly clever people use maths in everyday life. Some...

"Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?" Shakespeare's much-quoted sonnets are some of the most beautiful and moving poems...

After centuries of neglect there is renewed interest in the life and works of Lucius Annaeus Seneca (or Seneca the...

1215 – the penultimate year of the reign of a king with the worst reputation of any in our history...

Blending philosophy and humor, here are 250 thought-provoking, challenging, and strange questions—from the profound “what is the meaning of life?”...

It's Bond as you've never seen him before in this collection of wit and humor based on the 007 movies.

Britain's first Prime Minister, Robert Walpole, smuggled wine up the Thames with the help of the Navy. Tony Blair confessed...

A cultural and military history of the sniper since 1643, when the first shot was fired by a sniper during...

A provocative manifesto on what it means for women to be 'good' - and what happens when we stop. 'A...

NIGHT SKY Northern Hemisphere [Paperback] Storm Dunlop

The book tells the fascinating, compelling and tragic tale of Napoleon Bonaparte from his defeat at Waterloo, through the period...

On each page of My First Microscope, children are able to take a closer look at an ant, a flower,...

It's time to snuggle down for a bedtime story with Elmer! In this chunky shaped board book, Elmer helps Baby...

This new volume uses an engaging and timeless mix of uplifting inspirational quotes that are as relevant today as they...

Explore the world and discover new words in these ingenious, large format board books with amazing fold-out pages from Dutch...