The Building of England: The Architectural History of a Nation
From awe-inspiring Norman castles, to the homes we live in, Simon Thurley explores how the architecture of this small island influenced the world.
The Arts
Collins Wild Flower Guide: The Most Complete Guide to the Wild Flowers of Britain and Ireland: Third edition
Following on from its successful launch in 2009, Collins Wild Flower Guide – the ultimate reference book for wild flower enthusiasts – now enters its third edition. It is now completely up to date, including the most recent BSBI common names and the extra species recently discovered in the British Isles.
Collins Classics – Hamlet (Collins Classics)
HarperCollins is proud to present our range of timeless literary classics.
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THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
‘A fascinating perspective on a great pop story.’ Sunday Times
‘A career this packed with highs – and personal lows – makes for dream memoir fodder.’ Daily Telegraph
The long-awaited memoir of legendary Lionel Richie.
Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk
‘A roadmap for a new generation’ VOGUE
‘Radical, funny and fearless’ VANITY FAIR
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
An electric, searing memoir by the original Riot Grrrl and legendary frontwoman of Bikini Kill and Le Tigre
Jane Austen: Rise of a Genius
‘I relished every page … This is the best book on Jane Austen I have ever read’Spectator
‘Compelling … a delightful and engrossing book … Byrne’s passion is nothing if not persuasive’Sunday Times
Was Jane Austen a woman of prim manners and genteel calm? Or someone who behaved outrageously, filled with sharp wit and wild comedy?
Tiny Dancer, Big World: How to Find Fulfilment from the Inside Out
‘Fab-u-lous’ Craig Revel Horwood
‘Uplifting’ Fleur East
‘Brilliant’ Sara Davies
‘Feel-good’ Gemma Atkinson
Change your life for the better, starting today, with this primer on positivity from Strictly star and It Takes Two host, Janette Manrara.
The Point of Distraction
A memoir by the 2019 Wellcome Prize winner Will Eaves that looks at the creation of eight piano pieces.
Silk: A History in Three Metamorphoses
There is not just one story of silk. In silk is science, history and mythology. In silk is the future.
Aarathi Prasad’s Silk is a gorgeous new history weaving together the story of a unique material that has fascinated the world for millennia.
The Palace: From the Tudors to the Windsors, 500 Years of History at Hampton Court
‘If a house could gossip, this is the book that Hampton Court would whisper. An enjoyable and readable stroll through 500 years of Hampton Court history: royal residents, common visitors, thieves, invaders and ghosts’ PHILIPPA GREGORY
Countryfile: A Year in the Countryside
A month-by-month celebration of the best of Countryfile magazine as well as an illustrated overview of the beauty and the drama of a year in the countryside.
Dying of Politeness: A Memoir
‘I adored this book. It’s so Geena and so inspiring and such a wonderful read’ Emma Thompson
A Times Film and Theatre Book of the Year 2022
Painted People: 5,000 Years of Tattooed History from Sailors and Socialites to Mummies and Kings
In 1881, a writer in the Saturday Review called tattooing ‘an art without a history’. ‘No-one’, it went on, ‘has made it the business of his life to study the development of tattooing.’
Until now.
We Were Dreamers: An Immigrant Superhero Origin Story
The star of Marvel’s first Asian superhero film, Shang-Chi and The Legend of the Ten Rings, tells his own origin story of being a Chinese immigrant, his battles with cultural stereotypes and his own identity, becoming a TV star, and landing the role of a lifetime.
Collins Bird Guide: Third edition
The ultimate reference book for bird enthusiasts – now in its third edition.
Origin Africa: Safaris in Deep Time
A major new look at how Africa’s geological history, climate, geography and biology resulted in the wonderful diversity of life found there. It is also the story of how it was the crucible for the evolution most extraordinary species on Earth – Homo sapiens.