books by subject
Social & Cultural History

Don't Shoot The Clowns: War and the Circus in Iraq

A Century in Oil : The "Shell" Transport and Trading Company 1897-1997

The Seed Detective: Uncovering the Secret Histories of Remarkable Vegetables

A Brief History of the Caribbean: Indispensable for Travellers

Rebel Englishwoman: The Remarkable Life of Emily Hobhouse

The Curious History of Dating: From Jane Austen to Tinder

My Mad Fat Diary

The Future Starts Here: An Optimistic Guide to What Comes Next

Daughter of Empire: Life as a Mountbatten

The Horror of Love: Nancy Mitford and Gaston Palewski in Paris and London

Out of the Woods

MAGIC: The Life of Earvin 'Magic' Johnson

Inverting the Pyramid: The History of Football Tactics

Fake Heroes: Ten False Icons and How they Altered the Course of History

Among You Taking Notes...

Look Again: The Power of Noticing What was Always There

Margot at War: Love and Betrayal in Downing Street, 1912-1916

Voices from the Blue: The Real Lives of Policewomen

The Joy of Pubs: Everything you wanted to know about Britain's favourite drinking establishment

Who Loses, Who Wins: The Journals of Kenneth Rose: Volume Two 1979-2014

Who's In, Who's Out: The Journals of Kenneth Rose: Volume One 1944-1979

The Fleet Street Girls: The women who broke down the doors of the gentlemen's club

The Queen: The gripping true tale of a villain who changed history

Dangerous Days in Elizabethan England: Thieves, Tricksters, Bards and Bawds

Dangerous Days in the Roman Empire: Terrors and Torments, Diseases and Deaths

Dangerous Days in Ancient Egypt: Pyramids, Plagues, Gods and Grave-Robbers

Fighting Fit: The Wartime Battle for Britain's Health

At Day's Close: A History of Nighttime

The Duff Cooper Diaries: 1915-1951
