Taking his title from Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness, Sven Lindqvist traces Europe's dark history in Africa in the form of a travel diary and a historical examination of European imperialism and racism over the past two centuries.
A groundbreaking memoir by the acclaimed Kenyan Caine Prize winner.
A sweeping, hugely readable account of history's biggest ecological invasion, when Europe and the Americas collided for the first time in millennia.
'Dancing in the Streets is a genuine triumph of popular critical scholarship - the punchy elegance of [Ehrenreich's] prose makes this an essential purchase' Independent
A compendium of sounds from this world and beyond, from the author of A New Map of Wonders and The Book of Barely Imagined Beings.
A stylish reissue of the bestselling contemporary classic, winner of the 2004 Samuel Johnson Prize.
Gathering together stories from all corners of the world, this is an inspiring celebration of private heroisms and public triumphs, and a brilliant, necessary manifesto for women everywhere
The first ever global overview of philosophy: how it developed around the world and impacted the cultures in which it flourished
Re-issue of Malcolm's revelatory biography of the tumultous union of Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes, and the critical battle that dogs their legacies.
Charts the relationship between Mark Rowlands, a rootless philosopher, and Brenin, his extraordinarily well-travelled wolf. This life-affirming book can make you reappraise what it means to be human.
The landmark history of the Balkans, fully revised and updated.
From the bestselling author of Strange Weather in Tokyo, here is a story of treasure hoarders, bargain hunters and would-be lovers.
The second novel from an LA Times First Fiction Prize finalist, Dept. of Speculation is an annihilating, electrifying account of marriage and motherhood, love and madness
A lyrical and searing account of life on the front line of the wars between the Russian state and the Chechen people
From the best-selling author of The Glass Palace and Sea of Poppies, an extraordinary work of non-fiction that combines ancient history with a modern-day travelogue.
An entrancing guide to the world's most far-fetched creatures - a unique blend of cutting-edge science and philosophical meditation on what we humans can learn from the extraordinary animals around us
It was believed that in 1491, the year before Columbus landed, the Americas were a near-pristine wilderness inhabited by small roaming bands of indigenous people. Here, Charles Mann provides a new, fascinating and iconoclastic account of the Americas before Columbus.
'Makes you laugh out loud, then finally breaks your heart. That's why [Homes] has and deserves her A-list status' Independent
'Here be dragons,' said the old maps ... In the late eighteenth century, a few brave men started to venture up the mountains of Switzerland to discover the secrets hidden in their snowy peaks. Then the British arrived and 'mountaineering' was born. This is a history of the conquest of the Alps.
A powerful, compressed masterwork that explores questions of complicity, power and devotion
One man with an insatiable hunger: a novel of desire and destruction in Revolutionary France, based on a true story, from the Desmond Elliott Prize-winning author of The Manningtree Witches.
The tale of Mendel Singer, a God-fearing and ordinary Jew, living in Zuchnow in Russia. This modern Job goes through his trials in the ghettos of Tsarist Russia and on the unforgiving streets of New York. He loses his family, falls terribly ill and is badly abused. He needs a miracle.
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