Collection: Nonfiction

A provocateur, radical thinker and instigator of the most important sartorial statements of the twenthieth and twenty-first centuries, Vivienne Westwood is a fearless nonconformist with a relentless passion for tradition.

Throughout the 1950s, as the Cuban people laboured under a repressive regime, the Mob-financed revelry in Havana never stopped. Led by Meyer Lansky and Lucky Luciano – with the compliance of President Batista – the Mob set out to create a financial empire

An illustrated 100-year history of modern art, from cubism to pop and avant-guard. .

Presents an overview of war in ancient Greece, including noteworthy wars, weaponry, types of fighting, and the importance of warfare in ancient Greek society.

How have technology and science helped historians and archaeologists through the years? How does today's technology help us understand the past? What role does technology hold for the future of history studies? From the invention of metal detectors through to today's computer modelling of long-de...

Wars, coronations, pageants and plagues affected everyone in medieval times. Knights were key members of feudal society who were both warriors and farmers. This tells the cradle-to-grave story of one of these worthy men.

An introduction to various aspects of Islamic culture including family, customs, ceremonies, fine arts, legends, and the culture's global influence

This illustrated edition of Bryson's biography of Shakespeare takes the reader on a journey through Elizabethan England and the eccentricities of Shakespearean scholarship. The age of Shakespeare is vividly evoked through colour paintings, portraits...

2015 will mark a century of the war on drugs in the United States: one hundred years since the first arrests under the Harrison Act. Johann Hari set out on a journey to find out how it began, how it has affected people, and how we can move beyond it.