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The Blackest Streets: The Life and Death of a Victorian Slum
The Blackest Streets: The Life and Death of a Victorian Slum
Author Sarah Wise reads from her latest book and discusses the people history has forgotten.


Universe of Stone
Universe of Stone: Chartres Cathedral and the Triumph of the Medieval Mind
Listen to exclusive audio extracts of Philip Ball's exploration of Chartres Cathedral.


Hugo!
Hugo! ~ A Quick Guide
So who is he?


George Johnson
George Johnson ~ Author Interview
A Q&A with the author of The Ten Most Beautiful Experiments


McMafia
McMafia ~ World Map of Crime
Explore the world’s crime hotspots with McMafia



Cosmic Imagery
Take a tour through science’s most extra- ordinary images


Great Hatred, Little Room
Great Hatred, Little Room
Making Peace in Northern Ireland - How was it done?
The Case for God: What religion really means

Hardback
2/7/2009

The Case for God: What religion really means
by Karen Armstrong

An essential book for our times: Karen Armstrong answers bestselling atheists Richard Dawkins and Christopher Hitchens and argues that faith still has a fundamental role in the modern world.

The Power of Art

Paperback
2/7/2009

The Power of Art
by Simon Schama

The first paperback edition of Simon Schama's acclaimed and bestselling Power of Art.

The Scourging Angel: The Black Death in the British Isles

Hardback
4/6/2009

The Scourging Angel: The Black Death in the British Isles
by Benedict Gummer

The definitive account of the Black Death in the British Isles.

Life Inc: How the World Became a Corporation and How to Take it Back

Paperback
4/6/2009

Life Inc: How the World Became a Corporation and How to Take it Back
by Douglas Rushkoff

A timely, provocative and urgent look at the origins and nature of the modern corporate system, a world in which everything can be commodified, a closed system that conquers not through exclusion but total inclusion.

Moral Clarity: A Guide for Grown-up Idealists

Hardback
4/6/2009

Moral Clarity: A Guide for Grown-up Idealists
by Susan Neiman

Distinguished scholar, Susan Neiman, argues for a commitment to a more just world that is rationally grounded, implacable and insatiable.

The Geopolitics of Emotion: How Cultures of Fear, Humiliation and Hope are Reshaping the World

Paperback
14/5/2009

The Geopolitics of Emotion: How Cultures of Fear, Humiliation and Hope are Reshaping the World
by Dominique Moisi

In the first book to explore the emotional impact of globalization, a leading authority on international affairs provides a new way of understanding and dealing with the complexities of world relations now and in the future.

The Rise and Fall of Communism

Hardback
7/5/2009

The Rise and Fall of Communism
by Archie Brown

A definitive and groundbreaking account of the revolutionary ideology that changed the modern world.

Chasing Alpha: How Reckless Growth and Unchecked Ambition Ruined the City's Golden Decade

Hardback
2/4/2009

Chasing Alpha: How Reckless Growth and Unchecked Ambition Ruined the City's Golden Decade
by Philip Augar

The definitive insider’s history of Britain’s financial services sector over the last decade, by one of our leading City commentators.

A Blueprint for a Safer Planet: How to Manage Climate Change and Create a New Era of Progress and Prosperity

Hardback
2/4/2009

A Blueprint for a Safer Planet: How to Manage Climate Change and Create a New Era of Progress and Prosperity
by Nicholas Stern

A book about the action required of this generation to ensure the continued existence of the human race – by the world’s leading authority on climate change.

'A Senseless, Squalid War': Voices from Palestine 1945 - 1948

Hardback
19/3/2009

'A Senseless, Squalid War': Voices from Palestine 1945 - 1948
by Norman Rose

A Senseless, Squalid War' makes a dramatic and original contribution to our understanding of one of the most deep-rooted and controversial international problems that continues to baffle and bedevil us to this day.

Extracts
McMafia
by Misha Glenny
Cosmic Imagery
by John D. Barrow

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