The Story of the Jews: Finding the Words 1000BCE - 1492CE

Simon Schama

It is a story like no other- an epic of endurance against destruction, of creativity in oppression, joy amidst grief, the affirmation of life against the steepest of odds. It spans the millennia and the continents - from India to Andalusia and from the bazaars of Cairo to the streets of Oxford. It takes...

Moon Tiger

Penelope Lively

'I'm writing a history of the world,' she says . . . And in the process, my own.' Claudia Hampton is dying. A professional historian in her seventies, she casts her mind back through her own life to identify the currents and winds upon which she has been cast adrift. We see how this strong, independent ...

The Best Things to Scream Into

Orson Spooring

From wildly popular humor site Obvious Plant, the perfect book for channeling your anger, anxiety, and ennui into laughter A gag gift hit at any white elephant party Includes over 50 things to scream into Screaming is an important part of our everyday lives. Whether at home, work, or play, we are co...

Doom: The Politics of Catastrophe

Niall Ferguson

'Magisterial ... Immensely readable' Douglas Alexander, Financial Times'Insightful, productively provocative and downright brilliant' New York TimesA compelling history of catastrophes and their consequences, from 'the most brilliant British historian of his generation' (The Times)Disasters are inherent...