This entertaining account of the Russian Revolution outlines conditions in Russia at the turn of the century, the revolution of 1905 and the parliament that...View more

When Quantum Physics expert Dr Chad Orzel went to adopt a dog he never imagined he would end up with one as inquisitive as Emmy....View more

Our society worships at the fountain of youth. Each year, we try to delay the arrival of old age, using everything at our disposal, from...View more

A fascinating collection of Victorian domestic wisdom, from recipes for home remedies to rules for good party etiquette. For advice on all aspects of life...View more

As Martha Beck says in her book, “Integrity is the cure for psychological suffering. Period.” In The Way of Integrity, Beck presents a four-stage process that anyone...View more

This collection tells the stories of true prison breaks, including those of Frank Abagnale, whose story is the basis for Catch Me If You Can, and...View more

Kingsley Amis was one of the great masters of comic prose, and no subject was dearer to him than the art and practice of imbibing....View more

'At last – a scintillating biography of Christiaan Huygens . . . Hugh Aldersley-Williams has evocatively illuminated this brilliant polymath who laid the foundations of...View more

Now available in paperback, this delightful gift book has been repackaged with a fresh jacket design for new readers and fans of the series alike....View more

If memories of learning algebra bring you out in a cold sweat and thoughts of quadratic equations cause you feelings of fear and dread, I...View more

This fascinating A-Z compilation of murderous crimes spans globe and centuries and uncovers the extremes of human criminality. More than 300 cases also shed light...View more

From the sixteenth-century Baltic to the American Revolution, from colonial India to the skyscrapers of modern-day Shanghai, Shakespeare’s plays appear at the most fascinating of...View more