As in many countries in the 1970s, South Africa's railways were making the change over from steam to diesel and electric traction at an ever-increasin…
In this original and controversial book, historian and philosopher Reviel Netz explores the development of a controlling and pain-inducing technology-…
A Gift of Barbed Wire is a penetrating look at the lives of South Vietnamese officials and their families left behind in Vietnam after the fall of Sai…
Never cut the drugs--leave them pure. Guns are meant to be shot--keep them loaded. Family is everything--betray them and die.Harley McKenna is the onl…
Up to a certain age, Tom Chapman rarely had any reason to worry about his - or anyone else's - mental health. Aside from a bout of loneliness when his…
In the early 80s, 20 black West Indian cricketers were paid more than $100,000 each to take part in rebel tours of apartheid South Africa. Some, such…
This handy pocket-sized guide is packed with ideas for things to do in in Barcelona, and includes a sturdy pull-out map to help you navigate with ease…
In these postcards, sketcher and illustrator Lapin pours all his love and fascination for his adopted city. With the curiosity of the explorer and a w…
A septuagenarian contract killer, a chronic hypochondriac, two zombie-creating comedians, a good Samaritan and a man called Barnaby whose holiday take…
Preising, Swiss industrialist and garrulous fusspot, finds himself in Tunisia, attending the wedding of two City traders from London. At an old Berber…
From English cricket's embarrassing failure at the 2015 World Cup to their heart-stopping victory four years later, Nick Hoult and Steve James vividly…
'Meticulously researched and rich in human and social as well as military interest, Defiant fills a crucial gap in our understanding of that most peri…
From the bestselling author of Fighter Boys and Bomber Boys, this is a magisterial chronicle of a defining episode in British history: the epic strugg…
