Rise of Athens - The Story of the World's Greatest Civilisation (Everitt Anthony)(Paperback / softback)

Rise of Athens - The Story of the World's Greatest Civilisation (Everitt Anthony)(Paperback / softback)

The story of the modest city-state that would become the birthplace of

Alexander the Great: His Life and His Mysterious Death (Everitt Anthony)(Paperback)

What can we learn from the stunning rise and mysterious death of the ancient world's greatest conqueror? An acclaimed biographer reconstructs the life of Alexander the Great in this magisterial revisionist portrait. ' An] infectious sense of narrative momentum . . . Its energy is unflagging,

Midnight in Chernobyl - The Untold Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster (Higginbotham Adam)(Paperback / softback)

Cicero: The Life and Times of Rome's Greatest Politician (Everitt Anthony)(Paperback)

NATIONAL BESTSELLER - 'An excellent introduction to a critical period in the history of Rome. Cicero comes across much as he must have lived: reflective, charming and rather vain.'--The Wall Street Journal 'All ages of the world have not produced a greater statesman and philosopher combined.'--John

Archimedes Codex - Revealing The Secrets Of The World's Greatest Palimpsest (Netz Reviel)(Paperback / softback)

The story of the amazing discovery of Archimedes' lost

Longest Kill - The Story of Maverick 41, One of the World's Greatest Snipers (Harrison Craig)(Paperback / softback)

The action-packed, detailed memoir of British sniper Craig

Wings on My Sleeve: The World's Greatest Test Pilot Tells His Story (Brown Eric)(Paperback)

The autobiography of one of the greatest pilots in

No Way Home - A Cuban Dancer's Story (Acosta Carlos)(Paperback / softback)

The rags-to-riches story of one of the world's greatest dancers, from his difficult beginnings living in poverty in the backstreets of Cuba to his astronomical rise to international

To War with Wellington - From the Peninsula to Waterloo (Snow Peter)(Paperback / softback)

The story of one of the world's greatest soldiers - and the men who fought with

Diamond Brothers in The Falcon's Malteser (Horowitz Anthony)(Paperback / softback)

A hilarious story about the world's worst detectives by the bestselling author of the Alex Rider series, Anthony

Brief History of the Celts (Ellis Peter)(Paperback / softback)

Uncovering one of the world's greatest

The Dream of Enlightenment - The Rise of Modern Philosophy (Gottlieb Anthony)(Paperback / softback)

The author of the celebrated The Dream of Reason vividly explains the rise of modern thought from Descartes to RousseauIn a short period - from the early 1640s to the eve of the French Revolution - Descartes, Hobbes, Spinoza, Locke, Leibniz, and Hume all made their mark on Western thought. The

Diamond Brothers in South by South East (Horowitz Anthony)(Paperback / softback)

A hilarious story about the world's worst detectives by the bestelling author of the Alex Rider series, Anthony

Cosmos - The Story of Cosmic Evolution, Science and Civilisation (Sagan Carl)(Paperback / softback)

The story of fifteen billion years of cosmic evolution transforming matter and life into consciousness, of how science and civilisation grew up together, and of the forces and individuals who helped shape modern science. A story told with Carl Sagan's remarkable ability to make scientific ideas

History of the Peloponnesian War (Thucydides)(Pevná vazba)

Thucydides of Athens, one of the greatest of historians, was born about 471 BCE. He saw the rise of Athens to greatness under the inspired leadership of Pericles. In 430, the second year of the Peloponnesian War, he caught and survived the horrible plague which he described so graphically. Later,

History of the Peloponnesian War (Thucydides)(Pevná vazba)

Thucydides of Athens, one of the greatest of historians, was born about 471 BCE. He saw the rise of Athens to greatness under the inspired leadership of Pericles. In 430, the second year of the Peloponnesian War, he caught and survived the horrible plague which he described so graphically. Later,

History of the Peloponnesian War (Thucydides)(Pevná vazba)

Thucydides of Athens, one of the greatest of historians, was born about 471 BCE. He saw the rise of Athens to greatness under the inspired leadership of Pericles. In 430, the second year of the Peloponnesian War, he caught and survived the horrible plague which he described so graphically. Later,

Diamond Brothers in Public Enemy Number Two (Horowitz Anthony)(Paperback / softback)

A hilarious story about the world's worst detectives by the bestelling author of the Alex Rider series, Anthony

Power of Five: Evil Star (Horowitz Anthony)(Paperback / softback)

The second story in the bestselling fantasy series The Power of Five by Anthony

Spy and the Traitor - The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War (MacIntyre Ben)(Paperback / softback)

Man Ray(Paperback / softback)

Part of the 'Photofile' series, this book features some of the best works of the worlds greatest

Faber & Faber (Faber Toby)(Paperback)

Published to celebrate Faber's 90th anniversary, this is the story of one of the world's greatest publishing houses - a delight for all readers who are curious about the business of writing. The names of T. S. Eliot, William Golding, Ted Hughes, Sylvia Plath and Seamus Heaney are synonymous with

Parthenon (Beard Professor Mary)(Paperback / softback)

The ruined silhouette of the Parthenon on its hill above Athens is one of the world's most famous images. Its 'looted' Elgin Marbles are a global cause celebre. But what actually are they? This work tells the history and explains the significance of the Parthenon, the temple of the virgin goddess

Fabio The World's Greatest Flamingo Detective: The Case of the Missing Hippo (James Laura)(Paperback / softback)