Legacy - The Difficult History of J Lyons and the Family Behind It (Harding Thomas)(Paperback / softback)

Legacy - The Difficult History of J Lyons and the Family Behind It (Harding Thomas)(Paperback / softback)

Homeland (Kempowski Walter)(Paperback / softback)

A sharply evocative novel of one man's journey into his family history and the troubled legacy of World War II, from the author of All for

Provenance: An Alternate History of Art (Feigenbaum Gail)(Paperback)

A re-examination of the importance and legacy of provenance in the history of art. It goes beyond the narrow definition of the term provenance, which addresses only the bare facts of ownership and transfer, to explore ideas about the origins and itineraries of objects, consider the historical uses

House by the Lake (Harding Thomas)(Paperback / softback)

Year of Living Biblically (Jacobs A J)(Paperback / softback)

The stoning of adulterers proved a little more difficult - and potentially controversial. The resulting spiritual journey is at once funny and profound, reverent and irreverent, personal and universal, and will make you see history's most influential book with new

Mystery of the Exploding Teeth and Other Curiosities from the History of Medicine (Morris Thomas)(Paperback / softback)

Cholera: The Victorian Plague (Thomas Amanda J.)(Paperback)

A fresh approach to the history of Victorian Britain and the consequences of cholera for nineteenth century society.Discover the story of the disease that devastated the Victorian population, and brought about major changes in sanitation. Drawing on the latest scientific research and a wealth of

A History of Reading and Writing: In the Western World (Lyons Martyn)(Paperback)

Martyn Lyons surveys the changing relationships enjoyed by men and women with the written word, from early times to the present day. He provides a highly-readable account of the social history of reading and writing, relating it to key historical moments such as the Renaissance, the Reformation and

Viking Britain - A History (Williams Thomas)(Paperback / softback)

A new narrative history of the Viking Age, interwoven with exploration of the physical remains and landscapes that the Vikings fashioned and walked: their rune-stones and ship burials, settlements and battlefields.To many, the word `Viking' brings to mind red scenes of rape and pillage, of

Blood on the Page - WINNER of the 2018 Gold Dagger Award for Non-Fiction (Harding Thomas)(Paperback / softback)

Penzance The Biography (Sagar-Fenton Michael)(Paperback / softback)

A history of Penzance, covering the secrets behind some of its key places of interest and the fascinating heritage lodged inthis area's

Northern Line - The History of a Provincial Jewish Family (Simons Judy)(Paperback / softback)

Judy Simons thought to leave her grandchildren a legacy of reminiscences about her Jewish upbringing in 1950s Sheffield. But when her mother died shortly before her hundredth birthday, Judy discovered a treasure chest of papers hidden at the back of the wardrobe. Reading them, she realised she had

Aqueducts and Viaducts of Britain (Owens Victoria)(Paperback / softback)

A look at the fascinating history behind some of the most iconic landmarks of the British

A-Z of Curiosities of the Yorkshire Dales (Strevens Summer)(Paperback / softback)

Exploring the origins, history and culture behind over two hundred 'curiosities' from across the region, some of which have not been revealed in print

Trailblazers: J.K. Rowling: Behind the Magic (Senker Cath)(Paperback)

Bring history home and meet some of the world's greatest game changers Get inspired by the true story of the author of Harry Potter--the bestselling book series of all time This biography series is for kids who loved Who Was? and are ready for the next level. On July 22, 2008, J. K. Rowling

The Borgias: The Hidden History (Meyer G. J.)(Paperback)

The startling truth behind one of the most notorious dynasties in history is revealed in a remarkable new account by the acclaimed author of The Tudors and A World Undone. Sweeping aside the gossip, slander, and distortion that have shrouded the Borgias for centuries, G. J. Meyer offers an

A History of Modern Japan: In Search of a Nation: 1850 to the Present (Harding Christopher)(Paperback)

'Lucid and lyrical...a vivid history of Japan's turbocharged (and painful) modernization.' --The Daily Telegraph In A History of Modern Japan, cultural historian Christopher Harding delves into the untold stories of Japan's recent history--from a pop star's nuclear power protest song in 2011, to

Unfinished Tales - Of Numenor and Middle-Earth (Tolkien J. R. R.)(Paperback / softback)

This paperback edition of JRR Tolkien's legacy of short stories which inhabit the realm of The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion.Unfinished Tales is a collection of narratives ranging in time from the Elder Days of Middle-earth to the end of the War of the Ring, and provides those

Dominion (Sansom C. J.)(Paperback / softback)

The Great Smog. London. A dense, choking fog engulfs the city and beneath it, history is re-written

Legacy from the Stars (Cannon Dolores)(Paperback)

We are children of the stars. This is our legacy and our heritage. In the history of the cosmos Earth is a young planet. Our souls on the other hand have been around forever and will continue to be around forever. Thus Earth is not our only home. We have lived many lives in unusual environments

The Beast & the Sovereign (Derrida Jacques)(Paperback)

When he died in 2004, Jacques Derrida left behind a vast legacy of unpublished material, much of it in the form of written lectures. With The Beast and the Sovereign, Volume 1, the University of Chicago Press inaugurates an ambitious series, edited by Geoffrey Bennington and Peggy Kamuf,

Titanic Sisters (Falvey Patricia)(Paperback / softback)

A novel of love and loss in the aftermath of the Titanic, and the impact it had on one family across the

Flesh and Blood - A History of My Family in Seven Sicknesses (McGann Stephen)(Paperback / softback)

A uniquely personal and insightful delve into one man's family history, as seen through the prism of two-hundred years of medicine in the British

Wycliffe and the Beales (Burley W.J.)(Paperback / softback)

A mysterious death ... an eccentric family living on the edge of Dartmoor ... And Chief Superintendent Wycliffe has one of his most complex cases to date. The Beales are an odd, reclusive family living in Ashill House, on the edge of Dartmoor: old Simon has withdrawn from active life; Nicholas and