The Lost: A search for six of six million
A writer’s search for his family’s tragic past in World War II becomes a remarkably original and riveting epic, brilliantly exploring the nature of time and memory.
Biography: general
Under My Skin: text-only edition
The first volume of the autobiography of Doris Lessing, author of ‘The Grass is Singing’ and ‘The Golden Notebook’, and Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature 2007.
Winner of the James Tait Black Prize 1994.
Battle of the Titans: How the Fight to the Death Between Apple and Google is Transforming our Lives (Previously Published as ‘Dogfight’)
The story behind the bitter rivalry between Apple and Google – and how an an epic battle is reshaping the way we think about technology. This book, previously published as ‘Dogfight: How Apple and Google Went to War and Started a Revolution’, explores the real reasons beneath the world’s biggest deathmatch.
The Irish Are Coming
In the follow-up to his bestselling JFK in Ireland, the Emerald Isle’s favourite son delves into his country’s past to celebrate the Irish people who through their skills and endeavours helped make the British Isles Great.
Gareth Malone’s Guide to Classical Music: The Perfect Introduction to Classical Music
Have you ever been carried away by a piece of classical music? In this funny, evocative, personal book, previously published as ‘Music for the People: The Pleasures and Pitfalls of Classical Music’, Gareth takes us on a journey of musical discovery that explains and entertains in equal measure.
Empires of the Dead: How One Man’s Vision Led to the Creation of WWI’s War Graves
Shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson prize for non-fiction.
The extraordinary and forgotten story of the building of the World War One cemeteries, due to the efforts of one remarkable man, Fabian Ware.
My Old Man: A Personal History of Music Hall
Shortlisted for the Theatre Book Prize; former prime minister John Major takes a remarkable journey into his own unconventional family past to tell the story of the British music hall.
Titian: His Life and the Golden Age of Venice
The first biography since 1877 of Venice’s greatest artist – a towering work which captures the genius of Titian, beautifully illustrated throughout with full colour plates.
Kant: Philosophy in an Hour: Unabridged edition
Philosophy for busy people. Listen to this succinct account of the philosophy of Kant in just one hour.
Road of Bones: The Siege of Kohima 1944 – The Epic Story of the Last Great Stand of Empire
(This ebook contains a limited number of illustrations. Maps are best viewed on a tablet.)
The epic story of one of the most savage battles of the Second World War.
The Plantagenets: The Kings Who Made England
This brilliant new book explores the lives of eight generations of the greatest kings and queens that this country has ever seen, and the worst. The Plantagenets – their story is the story of Britain.
Leibniz: Philosophy in an Hour: Unabridged edition
Philosophy for busy people. Read a succinct account of the philosophy of Leibniz in just one hour.
Spinoza: Philosophy in an Hour: Unabridged edition
Philosophy for busy people. Read a succinct account of the philosophy of Spinoza in just one hour.
Tommy’s War: A First World War Diary 1913–1918
The extraordinary diaries of Thomas Cairns Livingstone represent twenty years of gorgeously idiosyncratic daily records of a middle-class Glasgow household, over a period spanning shortly before the Great War to the early 1930s.