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THE PHENOMENAL INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER - 3 MILLION COPIES SOLD ¿ The iconic bestseller Prisoners of Geography, now fully updated with brand new content to reflect the changing global geopolitical landscape since it was first published in 2015 ¿ '...

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SHORTLISTED FOR THE FINANCIAL TIMES¿BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES¿BESTSELLER AN ECONOMIST¿'BEST BOOK OF 2025' 'Chokepoints¿is a masterful narrative of US economic warfare in the 21st century.'¿Financial Times 'A timely...

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*THE¿SUNDAY TIMES¿BESTSELLER* 'I can't imagine reading a better book this year'¿Daily Mirror Tim Marshall's global bestseller¿Prisoners of Geography¿showed how every nation's choices are limited by mountains, rivers, seas and concrete. Since then,...

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*Discover the ten maps that reveal the future of our world in THE POWER OF GEOGRAPHY - the sequel to PRISONERS OF GEOGRAPHY¿- OUT NOW* ___ THE MILLION COPY INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER Geography shapes not only our history, but where we're headed... A...

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OUT NOW! The iconic bestseller Prisoners of Geography, updated with brand new content to reflect the changing global geopolitical landscape since it was first published 10 years ago. THE NO.1¿SUNDAY TIMES¿BESTSELLER A SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF 2023 A W...

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When you see your nation's flag fluttering in the breeze, what do you feel? For thousands of years flags have represented our hopes and dreams. We wave them. Burn them. March under their colours. And still, in the 21st century, we die for them. Fl...

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'An illuminating and often scary book' The Daily Telegraph ¿ 'Joe has a gift for uncovering stories others can't and turning them into something unforgettable. This book doesn't just tell a story. It grabs you, pulls you in, and doesn't let go.'¿J...

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* FINANCIAL TIMES - BEST BOOKS OF 2025 'An extremely efficient romp through the postwar decades, one dish at a time' Jay Rayner 'Mouthwatering' The Mail on Sunday 'A valuable historical contribution. More importantly... a delightful read.' The Sun...

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LONGLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR CONSERVATION 2025 'Reading Hannah's story, compellingly told, you will fall in love with these increasingly endangered birds, true masters of the sky.' Jane¿Goodall, PhD, DBE¿ The inspirational story of a bi...

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What is it that so fascinates us about the places where writers live and create?¿ Why does a remote cabin, ramshackle shed or library garret, strewn with papers and piled with books, so capture our imagination? ___ The rooms of certain writers are...

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OUT NOW! The iconic bestseller Prisoners of Geography, updated with brand new content to reflect the changing global geopolitical landscape since it was first published 10 years ago. A gripping eyewitness account of a major 20th-century military c...

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LONGLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR NATURE WRITING 2025 Share in the company of owls in this nocturnal love song? From the author of Some of Us Just Fall, longlisted for the Wainwright Prize for Nature Writing. ¿ 'I couldn't put down this warm...

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Once upon a time, the enchanting creature that is the cat infiltrated our lives - and our folklore. ¿ Cats have a long association with the supernatural - from being worshipped as gods in ancient Egypt to vilified as witches' familiars in Europe -...

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It is a time of awakening. In our fields, hedgerows and woodlands, our beaches, cities and parks, an almost imperceptible shift soon becomes a riot of sound and colour: winter ends, and life surges forth once more. Whether in town or country, we a...

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"Admirably lucid" -¿Gillian Tett,¿FT "What happens when we make a payment is literally a multi-billion dollar question. This is a fascinating and entertaining insight into those seconds between clicking a button and money appearing in far-off acco...

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Shortlisted for the Wales Creative Nonfiction Book of the Year 2019 Rediscover the light in the dark? 'A treasure of a book, wonderfully attentive in outlook and generous in spirit.' - Amy Liptrot As November stubs out the glow of autumn and the d...

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'Labour's record in government shows that Attlee and Blair were in the top rank of change-making Prime Ministers, and Wilson not far behind. An inspirational history.' ALASTAIR CAMPBELL ¿ A fascinating history of how the unfolding drama of each el...

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DISCOVER THE TRUTH ABOUT THE WORLD'S MOST-LOVED COMPOSER Musical history is full of tormented geniuses, tortured despite - or because of - their enormous talent. Yet perhaps the greatest musical virtuoso the world has ever known cannot be counted ...

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'Highly recommended' PETER FRANKOPAN 'Labour's record in government shows that Attlee and Blair were in the top rank of change-making Prime Ministers, and Wilson not far behind. An inspirational history.' ALASTAIR CAMPBELL The Labour party was fou...

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The captivating story of WWII Airman Frank Murphy, who features in new TV miniseries Masters of the Air. ¿ THE INSTANT¿NEW YORK TIMES¿BESTSELLER "In the pursuit of authenticity, of accurate history and undeniable courage, no words matter more than...

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THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP THREE BESTSELLER Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for History 2018 One of the Daily Telegraph's Best Books of 2017 A Guardian 'Readers' Choice' Best Book of 2017 Without the benefit of hindsight, how do you interpret...

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* FINANCIAL TIMES - BEST BOOKS OF 2025 'An enjoyable grand tour of western European history ?¿full of flavour and sparkle.' The Sunday Times ¿ 'The book's elegant premise is that the Rhine, the Rhône and the Po gave rise to the three great nationa...

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OUT APRIL 2025! The iconic bestseller Prisoners of Geography, updated with brand new content to reflect the changing global geopolitical landscape since it was first published 10 years ago. A STANFORDS BOOK OF THE MONTH Just how good is your world...

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Shortlisted for Waterstones Book of the Year 2019 / Shortlisted for Children's Travel Book of the Year, Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards 2020 How did the USA become a superpower? Why do people go to war? And why are some countries rich while ...

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'As entertaining as it is engrossing' John Banville 'Enlightening, delightful' Arthur der Weduwen, author of The Library Why don't¿eleven¿and¿twelve¿end in -teen? The rest of our counting system sits in neatly arithmetical sets of ten, so why do t...

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*SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2023 BRITISH BOOK DESIGN & PRODUCTION AWARDS* THE IRISH TIMES BESTSELLER and IRISH INDEPENDENT BOOK OF THE YEAR 'A masterpiece'¿Max Porter 'A forest of writing to be cherished' Irish Times 'One of the most inspired items of en...

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The revealing story of the legendary Wallis Simpson's controversial and formative year in China in the 1920s. ¿ 'Compelling' Dr Amanda Foreman 'Fascinating' Lisa See 'Riveting' Anne Sebba 'Surprising' Anne de Courcy 'Convincing' Hugo Vickers 'Intr...

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The Sunday Times bestseller, revised and updated for the 250th anniversary of Beethoven's birth. As heard throughout 2020 on Classic FM You know the music... but do you know the man? Ludwig van Beethoven is one of the world's best loved and most i...

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Every animal on the planet owes its existence to one crucial piece of evolutionary engineering: the egg. ¿ It's time to tell a new story of life on Earth. ¿ 'Jules Howard's egg's-eye view of evolution is dripping with fascinating insights' ALICE R...

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The Sunday Times bestseller The tale of two Waltz Kings: how the Strauss family took Europe by storm during the nineteenth century. The Strauss family name is forever intertwined with Vienna - as is their music. Two generations of this remarkable ...

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