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Helena Kelly
The Life and Lies of Charles DickensThink you already know the story of Charles Dic...Think you already know the story of Charles Dickens' life? Think again. Almost everything you're familiar with was first mentioned in an authorised biography written by Dickens' close friend John F... -
Alistair Moffat
Between Britain : Walking the History of England and ScotlandThe border between Scotland and England is rich...The border between Scotland and England is rich in history. It has been the site of battles, treaties, castles and crossroads. It is also a place where both countries display their nationalism: Sal... -
Alistair Moffat
The Highlands and Islands of ScotlandAlistair Moffat tells the extraordinary story o...Alistair Moffat tells the extraordinary story of the Highlands in the most detailed book ever written about this remarkable part of Scotland. This is the story of the Highlands and Islands of Scotl... -
Douglas Beattie
How Labour WinsA fascinating history of how the unfolding dram...A fascinating history of how the unfolding drama of each election from 1900 to 2024 has shaped the Labour Party and modern Britain. -
Callum Watson
1314: The Year of BannockburnThe Battle of Bannockburn has long been recogni...The Battle of Bannockburn has long been recognised as one of the most influential moments in Scottish history. The fighting that took place on 23rd and 24th June 1314 is frequently presented as a s... -
Alan Johnson
Harold WilsonHarold Wilson was one of the most successful po...Harold Wilson was one of the most successful politicians of the twentieth century. Prime Minister from 1964-70, and again from 1974-76, he won four elections as well as a referendum on UK membershi... -
Prit Buttar
To Besiege a City : Leningrad 1941–42Shortlisted for the Military History Matters Bo...Shortlisted for the Military History Matters Book of the Year Award 2024. A ground-breaking history of one of the greatest ever sieges. Masterfully brought to life by a leading expert using origina... -
Prit Buttar
Hero CityOne of the greatest ever sieges is masterfully ...One of the greatest ever sieges is masterfully brought to life by a leading expert on the Eastern Front. At the height of World War II the people of Leningrad endured a bitter 900-day siege, strugg... -
Kathryn Hughes
Catland : Feline Enchantment and the Making of the Modern WorldSome called it a craze. To others it was a cult...Some called it a craze. To others it was a cult. Join prize-winning historian Kathryn Hughes to discover how Britain fell in love with cats and ushered in a new era. ‘He invented a whole cat world’... -
Leslie Hills
10 Scotland Street10 Scotland Street – the story of an Edinburgh ...10 Scotland Street – the story of an Edinburgh home and its cast of booksellers, silk merchants, sailors, preachers, politicians, cholera and coincidence and its widespread connections over two cen... -
Nigel Toon,
How AI ThinksTHE #2 TIMES BESTSELLER. Those who understand h...THE #2 TIMES BESTSELLER. Those who understand how AI thinks are about to win big. We are used to thinking of computers as being a step up from calculators - very good at storing information, and ma... -
Gareth Cole
Café CannaPerched on a beautiful Scottish island measurin...Perched on a beautiful Scottish island measuring just two miles across, Café Canna is one of the remotest restaurants in Britain. Justly famous for its seafood, landed from clear, sparkling Hebride...
