From the bestselling author of the Ibis trilogy and The Great Derangement, The Nutmeg's Curse is an enthralling, panoramic history of the influence of colonialism on the world today, told through the surprising story of the nutmeg.

I know your street rather well. Count Moïse de Camondo lived a few doors away from Edmund de Waal's forebears, the Ephrussi, first encountered in his bestselling memoir The Hare with Amber Eyes. Edmund de Waal explores the lavish rooms and detailed archives and uncovers new layers to the family story.

An accessible introduction to the Indus, an extraordinary and tantalizing ‘lost’ ancient civilization.

Diaries, sketchbooks, common-places, notebooks, ledgers and ships' logs: how the blank book changed the way we think, and helped us change the world.

For two and a half thousand years The Art of War has been the core text of military strategy and planning, providing leaders with enduring insights into tactics, psychology, discipline and the nature of power.

A sweeping account of the social and political world of the Roman emperors by 'the world's most famous classicist' (Guardian)

Vor über 66 Millionen Jahren von der Erde verschwunden, üben Dinosaurier seit ihrer Wiederentdeckung im 19. Jahrhundert eine ungeheure Faszination auf den Menschen aus. Kein Wunder, dass man früh den Wunsch verspürte, nicht nur Fossilien und Skelette betrachten zu können. Im Jahr 1830 malte ein englischer Wissenschaftler namens Henry De la Beche das erste Stück Paläokunst: eine überwältigende, herrlich makabre Darstellung prähistorischer Reptilien, die sich unter Wasser bekämpfen. ...

Descubre la magia global de la Navidad con Navidades del Mundo, una obra que te invita a celebrar la festividad más especial del año a través de las diversas tradiciones navideñas alrededor del mundo. Escrita por Manuel García, este libro no es solo una lectura, es una experiencia que te llevará a vivir la Navidad en cada rincón del planeta, desde los mercados navideños de Alemania hasta las coloridas celebraciones de América Latina. Cada capítulo te sumerge en historias entrañable...

Japan: A Guide to Traditions, Customs and Etiquette is the first book to explain in detail why the Japanese think and behave as they do and it has now been completely revised and expanded.