A tour of private spaces belonging to Nicky Haslam, Beata Heuman, Luke Edward Hall, and other such in-crowdish company. Irreverent and witty, VNL's previous work includes an early stint ass... read more
From the Persian sack in 614AD to the end of the Crusaders. Hosler argues that despite horrific acts of violence, the medieval period is also one of tolerance, when the city's conquerors oft... read more
Braun's strong illustrations are familiar from Mountains of the World and Wild Animals of the North. Short informative text but really it's Braun's distinctive artwork that carries this book... read more
A move to the country leaves Jem feeling desultory - but who is filling his shoes with conkers? Magic, mythology, moods and mayhem in O'Farrell's clever hands. Ages 6-8.
ELW's father travelled to the Antarctic in 1958. Here, she enters into a dialogue with place and person, intercutting fragments of science, photography and historical document.
The author of Europe's Tragedy, the definitive book on the Thirty Years War, has written a powerful narrative of five centuries of political, military, technological and economic change in G... read more