UFOs, Aliens and the Battle for the Truth : A Short History of UFOlogy

Witnessing Waterloo

Midnight, Sunday, June 18, 1815. Britain holds its breath. Since Napoleon’s escape from Elba in February, Europe has been jolted from eleven months of peace

Theresa May

Only the second woman to hold office at 10 Downing Street, Theresa May inherits the most difficult political mandate of recent times: to negotiate Britain’s

Thomas Cromwell : The Rise and Fall of Henry VIII's Most Notorious Minister

The son of a brewer, Thomas Cromwell (1485-1540) rose to become Earl of Essex, Vice-Regent and High Chamberlain of England, Keeper of the Privy Seal

A CENTURY OF CHANGE

These outstanding books bring to life the people, places and events of the past in these islands, from the earliest settlers to the present day.

Conspiracy Theories

Is the world as we know it a lie? Could the truth be something far different to what we're told it is? Whether it's the

The Holocaust

This thought-provoking book uses evocative photographs, maps and easy-to-follow text to tell the story of this dark event to young readers in a clear and

A Brief History of the Battle of Agincourt

Few victories have been so complete, or achieved against such heavy odds, as that won by Henry V against Charles VI's army at Agincourt on

ZERO SIX BRAVO

bestsellerul nr. 1 din Sunday Times. Aceasta este povestea adevărată și nespusă a celei mai disperate bătălii purtate de forțele speciale britanice și aliate prinse

Peace and War: Britain In 1914

1914 dawned with Britain at peace, albeit troubled by faultlines within and threats without: Ireland trembled on the brink of civil war
suffragette agitation was

Speaking With the Spirits of the Old Southwest

DISCOVER THE CHILLING TRUE STORIES OF THE SPIRITS WHO HAUNT THE OTHERWORLDLY LANDSCAPE OF THE AMERICAN SOUTHWEST Out in the Arizona desert, among the crumbling

Reporting on Hitler : Rothay Reynolds and the British Press in Nazi Berlin by Will Wainewright

Allegedly the only man capable of holding the Fuhrer's intense gaze, Rothay Reynolds was a leading foreign correspondent between the wars and ran the Daily

Not for Patching

In his famous report of 1942, the economist and social reformer William Beveridgewrote that the war was a 'revolutionary moment in the world's history' and

Return

'After growing up in Britain following exile from Palestine in 1948, Karmi returns to her homeland in the hope of helping with the peace process

Dead Men Risen

WINNER OF THE ORWELL PRIZE 2012. This is the gripping story of the men of the Welsh Guards and their bloody battle for survival in

They Take Our Jobs!

Revised and expanded edition of the groundbreaking book which demystifies twenty-one of the most widespread myths and beliefs about immigrants and immigrations. Aviva...

Doorway to Hell: Disaster in Somalia

Spring, 1993: Most of Somalia outside of Mogadishu was secured. Then something went wrong... It started as a mission of mercy-to feed the hungry, cure

Scotland Vs England

For 300 years, Scotland and England have stood together, united in glorious kinship. This text is full of angry jibes and gentle jokes between the

The History of the World in Bite-Sized Chunks

Istoria este un subiect bogat, variat și fascinant, astfel încât este rar să găsești totul într-o carte ... până acum. The History of the World

American Bible-Whose America Is This?

The New York Times bestselling author of Religious Literacy and God Is Not One presents a provocative crash course in the great 'American scriptures'--those texts

Al-Qaeda and Sacrifice: Martyrdom, War and Politics

Al-Qaeda and Sacrifice is a pioneering critical intervention into the study of terrorism. Challenging the commonly held idea that 'suicide-bombings' are motiva...

The Bitter Peace: Conflict in China 1928-37

After the civil conflict in China since the fall of the Imperial system in 1911, the victory of the Nationalists in 1928 should have heralded

The Great Leader and the Fighter Pilot

From the New York Times bestselling author of Escape From Camp 14, Blaine Harden tells the riveting story of Kim Il Sung's rise to power,

The Oxford History of Britain and Ireland: Volume 3: Crown and People : 1500 - 1700

These outstanding books bring to life the people, places and events of the past in these islands, from the earliest settlers to the present day.

The Story of the British and Their Weather : From Frost Fairs to Indian Summers

The British weather: famously changeable, subject of endless complaint and endless small talk. We all feel we know it well as a largely benign backdrop

Partner to power

A former congressional staffer and Capitol Hill veteran recounts the colorful history of presidential advisers, showing how influential these unelected appointees have ...

Women at the Siege, Peking 1900

On 20 June 1900, Baron von Ketteler, the German Minister, was assassinated in a Peking street. By 4pm the first shots were fired into the

Indians and Europe: An Interdisciplinary Collection of Essays

North American Indians have fired the imaginations of Europeans for the past five hundred years. The Native populations of North America have served a variety

The Woman Who Censored Churchill

During World War II, the only way Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt could communicate was via a top-secret transatlantic telephone link—all other Atlantic tele...

BROLLIOLOGY

Humans have been making, using, perfecting, and decorating umbrellas for millennia - holding them over the heads of rulers, signalling class distinctions, and exploring ...

The Lost City of Z by David Grann

‘A riveting, exciting and thoroughly compelling tale of adventure’JOHN GRISHAM The story of Colonel Percy Harrison Fawcett, the inspiration behind Conan Doyle's The Los...

Letters from America

An amazing collection of delightful and eloquent letters that contain the seeds of Tocqueville’s later masterful account of American democracy Young Alexis de Tocquevil...

I Am the Border, So I Am

‘I was living the quiet life, watching the traffic and the sheep go by and then Brexit came along and I listened to people dismissing

A Girl's Guide to Joining the Resistance: A Feminist Handbook on Fighting for Good

So—the presidential election of 2016 happened. You cried, you ranted, you marched. But how do you stay engaged for the long term? How do you

Inspector Minahan Makes a Stand

In Victorian London, the age of consent was just thirteen. Unwitting girls were regularly enticed, tricked and sold into prostitution. If not marked out for

Gangsters

Be Your Own Politician

Countless articles decry our apathy, our lack of motivation, our disinterest in political affairs. Yet the recent Scottish referendum showed the essential falsehood at t...

Putin: A Man's Manual of Manliness

A hilarious spoof gift activity book featuring everyone's favorite Russian premier, packed with amusing stories, games, and inspirational quotes from the man himself. ...

Mad Men & Bad Men

What happened when a rag-tag band of scruffs and smart-arses invaded Westminster, sprinkling creative fairy dust over earnest politicians? How much did snappy slogans a...

Empire and Superempire: Britain, America and the World

The present American “empire” is often compared with the British one of yore—not surprising in view of the fact that Afghanistan and Iraq were once

Codename Xavier: The Story of Richard Heslop

Colonel Richard Heslop, alias Xavier, was one of Britain's Greatest Special Operations agents in France. Ingeniously orchestrating resistance groups and ruthless...

Nicholas II, The Last Tsar

The character of the last Tsar, Nicholas II (1868-1918) is crucial to understanding the overthrow of tsarist Russia, the most significant event in Russian history.

ARNOLD: GLOBE- LIFE IN SHAKESPEARE'S

he life of William Shakespeare, Britain’s greatest dramatist, is inextricably linked with the history of London. Together, the great writer and the great city came

COBUILD Key Words for IELTS: Book 3 Advanced (Collins Cobuild)

The Collins COBUILD Key Words for IELTS series is a brand-new range of three graded books which contain the essential vocabulary students need to succeed

Into the Jaws of Death: The True Story of the Legendary Raid on Saint-Nazaire

It is the night of 28 March 1942. Royal Navy and British commandos are poised to assault the German-held port of Saint-Nazaire in what will

Reviving the Heart: The story of the 18th century revival

The English Revival of the eighteenth century was an exciting time. What caused the Revival? Why did it spread? Did it prevent a revolution in

Kings of the Grail : Tracing the Historic Journey of the Holy Grail from Jerusalem to Spain by Margarita Torres Sevilla

Having been kept in Jerusalem until the eleventh century, the chalice was given to the Muslim prince of Dénia by the caliph of the Fatimid

What's left?

Nick Cohen vine din 'stânga' politicii. În copilăria sa, mama lui căuta pe rafturile supermarketurilor citrice de renume politic și disperare. Când, la vârsta de

The Less You Know, the Better You Sleep

Once you accept that the impossible is really possible, what happens in Russia makes perfect sense In December 2013, David Satter became the first American

Real England

Part personal journey, part manifesto, Real England offers a snapshot of a country at a precarious moment in its history, while there is still time

50 Things You Should Know about the Tudors

Acoperind cei 118 ani de domnie a Tudorilor, din 1485, până în 1603, această carte explorează de la originile dinastiei Tudorilor până la dispariția lor

The Garments of Court and Palace : Machiavelli and the World that He Made BY Philip Bobbitt

The Prince, a political treatise by the Florentine public servant and political theorist Niccolo Machiavelli, is widely regarded as the most important exploration of pol...

We Shall Fight On the Beaches

'...we shall defend our Island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall

Spain in Our Hearts: Americans in the Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939

Fatal Rivalry, Flodden 1513

On the back of historian George Goodwin's critically acclaimed debut, FATAL COLOURS, comes FATAL RIVALRY, providing the first in-depth examination of the Battle of Flodd...

Wounds

A family story of a murder, blood and betrayal that tore an Irish town apart and causes men to be silent still. There was a

Weapons, Wireless and World Wars

This account explores the involvement of the Lea Valley in two World Wars--from advances in weapons manufacture to the development of wireless technology. At the

Saving Freedom

The year was 1947. The Soviet Union had moved from being America’s uneasy ally in the Second World War to its most feared enemy. With

World's Greatest Idea: 50 Great Ideas That Have Changed Humanity

The World's Greatest Idea: The Fifty Greatest Ideas that Have Changed Humanity Where would humanity be without fire, farming, or wine? A great idea changes

A Savage Order : How the World's Deadliest Countries Can Forge a Path to Security

The most violent places in the world today are not at war. More people have died in Mexico in recent years than in Iraq and

The Virgin Mary Conspiracy: The True Father of Christ and the Tomb of the Virgin

What became of the Virgin Mary after the Crucifixion is one of the greatest mysteries of the Bible. Although it appears nowhere in the Bible,