This is the story of Messalina - third wife of Emperor Claudius and one of the most notorious women to have inhabited the Roman world. According to the Roman historians Tacitus and Suetonius, the Empress Messalina was a sexually insatiable schemer.... Zobraziť viac
Alan Noland discovers his father's memoirs about the atrocities he committed in the Dutch East Indies during the war with Japan – and Alan begins to understand how war transformed his father into the monster he knew. Zobraziť viac
The prequel to Frank McDonough's bestselling Hitler Years series, covering the dramatic era of German history that culminated in the rise to power of Adolf Hitler in 1933... Zobraziť viac
An account of the reinvention of Paris in the mid-nineteenth century as the most beautiful, exciting city in the world – a position it has never relinquished. Zobraziť viac
Eight-year-old Edgar remembers nothing of the terrible accident people still whisper about. He only knows his father is... Zobraziť viac
The news is full of hotly debated and divergent claims about the impacts and risks of climate change. Lawrence Krauss, one of the world's most respected physicists and science popularizers... Zobraziť viac
The epic, harrowing and world-changing story - in words and colourized images - of global conflict from the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand to the obliteration of Hiroshima by the dropping of the first atom bomb... Zobraziť viac
Bestselling author Giles Tremlett traverses the rich and varied history of Spain, from prehistoric times to today, in a brief, accessible primer for visitors, curious readers and hispanophiles... Zobraziť viac
From literary icon Joyce Carol Oates comes a brand new collection of haunting and, at times, darkly humorous mystery & suspense stories... Zobraziť viac
The epic story of the imperial rivalry between two of the greatest empires of the ancient world - Parthian and Persian - and how they rose and eventually fell... Zobraziť viac
A powerful account of the decline of the Cuban Revolution, told through the lives of five ordinary Cuban citizens... Zobraziť viac
Neva is born into a world of trickery and illusion, where fortunes are won and lost on the turn of a card. But she is also born with an extraordinary gift: she can predict the weather... Zobraziť viac
In this previously banned collection of seven short stories, Alex La Guma vividly reveals the plight of the poor and oppressed in apartheid South Africa. Characterised by his striking style and colourful dialogue, La Guma’s stories explore... Zobraziť viac
'Vivid, evocative and tender.' Elif Shafak‘In our family, secrets were buried deep like treasure, never to be spoken of...’1974. Melike should be happy: school is shut and her parents have stopped hosting parties for their rowdy political friends. But... Zobraziť viac
An exploration of a British political system in peril and what we must do to save it. Zobraziť viac
Sally Coulthard dives into a fascinating exploration of the cultural and natural history of the frog. Zobraziť viac
A collection of seven feverishly unsettling short stories, confronting the dangers that surround us and the dangers that dwell within, from Nobel Prize nominee Joyce Carol Oates. Zobraziť viac
100 of the most astonishing stories of human survival, adventure and exploration, chosen by Levison Wood. We are always captivated by tales of courage and bravery, of world-firsts and death-defying experiences. In this anthology, explorer and... Zobraziť viac
The brilliant second novel from the acclaimed author of In Every Mirror She''s Black follows three women as they try to navigate life, love, prejudice and privilege in Stockholm.Yasmiin cannot comprehend what the policeman is saying to her. Her friend... Zobraziť viac
Combining psychological suspense with elements of the ghost story, Shadow Girls is a literary exploration of girlhood by the Booker Prize-shortlisted author of Jamrach's Menagerie. Manchester, 1960s. Sally, a cynical fifteen-year-old schoolgirl, is... Zobraziť viac
