The Army That Never Was: D-Day and the Great Deception tells the remarkable story of the deceptions, hoaxes and misdirections carried out by the Allies ahead of the most pivotal moment of the Second World War - the D-Day invasion.The most audacious of... Zobraziť viac
Three textile roads tangle their way through Central Asia. The famous Silk Road united east and west through trade. Older still was the Wool Road, of critical importance when houses made from wool enabled nomads to traverse the inhospitable winter... Zobraziť viac
'What Aitken writes about fun is worth reading' Mail on Sunday'Irresistible' Christopher Somerville, author of The January Man and Walking the Bones of Britain'A great book' Simon Rimmer, Sunday Brunch'Aitken's writing is always a delight' Madeleine... Zobraziť viac
'A masterful, must-read contribution to conversations on power, justice, healing, and devotion from a singular voice I now trust with my whole heart'GLENNON DOYLE, author of Untamed**Roxane Gay's Book Club March 2023 Pick**When Lamya is fourteen, she... Zobraziť viac
One millennial, six coach trips, one big generation gap. Zobraziť viac
Obsessive was, still is, my natural state, and I never wondered why. I didn't mind, didn't know that other people could feel at peace. I always felt like a raw nerve, but then, I thought that everyone did. Writer and journalist Marianne Eloise was... Zobraziť viac
A new edition of an irreverent homage to the '95 travel classic, from the author of The Gran Tour. Zobraziť viac
**With a Foreword by OLIVER BURKEMAN, author of thebestseller Four Thousand Weeks**Do you ever wish you could find more time to write? Do you ever feelfrustrated that other things get in the way? Perhaps you're stuck at the start,mired in the middle or... Zobraziť viac
A true-crime account of one of the greatest - and first - forensic scientists, with an uncanny knack for finding clues, establishing evidence and deducing answers with a skill that seemed almost supernatural. Zobraziť viac
Lucy Jane Santos presents the surprising history of radium in everyday life. Zobraziť viac
A fascinating insight into climate change biology around the globe, as well as in our own backyards Zobraziť viac
A groundbreaking history of the Black Joke, the most famous member of the British Royal Navy's anti-slavery squadron, and the long fight to end the transatlantic slave trade. Zobraziť viac
The never-before-told story of a small cadre of influential female spies in the precarious early days of the CIA - women who helped create the template for cutting-edge espionage (and blazed new paths for equality in the workplace). Zobraziť viac
The incredible story of a 3,500-mile cycle ride to explore the onshore and offshore lighthouses around the coastline of England and Wales, proving that a diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis doesn''t mean giving up on a lifelong dream.The Beacon Bike is the... Zobraziť viac
When it comes to big science, very few things are conclusively known. From Quantum Mechanics to Natural Selection, what we have instead are theories... Zobraziť viac
The breakthroughs that have had the most transformative practical impacts, from thermodynamics to the Internet.Physics informs our understanding of how the world works - but more than that, key breakthroughs in physics have transformed everyday life.... Zobraziť viac
In the age of information overload, traditional time management techniques simply don't cut it when it comes to overflowing inboxes, ever-expanding to-do lists and endless, pointless meetings. Thankfully there is a better way: ... Zobraziť viac
Icon Books: Neymar da Silva Santos Junior is the new global football superstar, already acclaimed as 'the next Pele'. He is... Zobraziť viac
A beautiful piece of nature / travel writing akin to Robert MacFarlane or Richard Mabey. After ten years renting expensive rooms in small flats, Helen Babbs swapped bricks and mortar for a boat called 'Pike'... Zobraziť viac
The outbreak of the First World War was ‘a drama never surpassed’. One hundred years later, the characters still seem larger than life: Archduke Franz Ferdinand, brooding heir to the Habsburg throne; the fanatical Bosnian Serb assassins ... Zobraziť viac
