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Robert C. Austin, Artan R. Hoxha
Enver Hoxha

The extraordinary story of Europe's longest-ruling communist dictator.This is the first full-length biography of Enver Hoxha, the communist dictator who ruled Albania for nearly half a century. Hoxha was …

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Bernadine Barnes
Medieval Horse

Medieval Lives

A rich history of how the bonds between horses and people shaped the Middle Ages.This book explores the role of horses across the global medieval world. Covering the early medieval period to the late Midd…

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Michael S. Begnal
Death Trip

The definitive musical history of the influential Raw Power era of Iggy and the Stooges.Raw Power by Iggy and the Stooges is arguably the most aggressive, dynamic album in rock history, and inarguably one…

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Bjørn Berge
Smell

A celebration of our olfactory sense.The sense of smell is often linked to the dark, the antisocial, the primitive--the very opposite of modernity and progress. Today, we live in an almost odorless world,…

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Andreas Beyer
Katherine Mansfield

One of the Best Memoirs and Biographies of 2025 at The Guardian A revealing look at the life and writing of the great modernist.This biography explores the life and work of Katherine Mansfield, one of lit…

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Svend Brinkmann
Domenico Ghirlandaio

Renaissance Lives

An accessible life of the fifteenth-century painter and instructor of Michelangelo.Domenico Ghirlandaio (1448-94) was a master of Renaissance art, celebrated for his vivid frescoes and detailed portraits.…

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Kerry Brown
Mao

Chairman Mao's extraordinary life and complex legacy laid bare.Mao Zedong lived one of the most epic and influential lives of the twentieth century. His impact on the People's Republic of China was vast. …

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Liam Cagney
Myriad, Microscopic and Marvellous

The fascinating life and legacy of a pioneering seventeenth-century microbiologist.The pioneering Dutch microbiologist Antoni van Leeuwenhoek uncovered hidden worlds of minuscule life. With his ingenious,…

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Steven Connor
Street Style

A revealing portrait of class relations during the Italian Renaissance explored through the artistic representations of clothing.In late sixteenth-century Rome, artists found inspiration in bustling stree…

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Mary E. Davis
Secret Sacred

With numerous images of artifacts, an illuminating investigation of the clandestine cults of the ancient world.The Secret Sacred explores the hidden religious practices of the classical world. These cults…

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Daniel M. Grimley
Icelandic Pop

A celebration and guide to the land of fire and ice's music history.Iceland punches well above its weight in the world of music, producing global icons like Björk, Sigur Rós, Of Monsters and Men, and Lauf…

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Thomas Dacosta Kaufmann
Yardbirds

One of the "Most Exciting Rock Books Released in 2025" at Ultimate Classic Rock - "Stanfield makes one want to step back in time into one of those packed clubs, so hot that, as one writer o…

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Emily Kilpatrick
How the Spanish Empire Was Built

"A richly researched account of the clever, industrious and deeply practical men who followed in the footsteps, often literally, of Columbus, Cortés, Pizarro, Núñez de Balboa and others."--Wall …

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Gerri Kimber
Globe

A New Scientist Best Book of 2023From Babylon to Columbus and beyond, a journey across millennia and--yes--the globe exploring how we came to understand our spherical planet.The Globe tells the story of h…

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James King
Marcus Aurelius

Great Lives of the Ancient World

Now in paperback, the moving life and legacy of Rome's great emperor philosopher.This book guides us through the fascinating life and writings of Marcus Aurelius, Stoic philosopher and Roman emperor. Phil…

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Jake Poller
Paul Poiret

Beautifully illustrated, the story of the incandescent French designer and entrepreneur, purveyor of all things lavish.Before Chanel, Dior, or Saint Laurent, there was Paul Poiret. Born in Paris in 1879, …

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Tobias Rüther
Heroes

Now available in a new format, the story of Bowie's rebirth in Berlin, where a city's revival shaped his most innovative work.In 1976, David Bowie left Los Angeles and the success of his celebrated albums…

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Helen Scales
Berghain Nights

One of the Books of the Year 2025 at The Irish TimesA pulsing, personal, and fabulous ride through the music and culture of an iconic nightclub scene.Fascinated by Berlin nightclub Berghain's strange tech…

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Maria Jose Sevilla
Plunder?

A provocative reassessment of a popular narrative that connects museums, the antiquities trade, and theft.In this thought-provoking new work, historian Justin M. Jacobs challenges the widely accepted beli…

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William Sheehan
Solar Eclipses

A thrilling guide to the celestial drama and scientific wonder of eclipses.For millennia, solar eclipses have stirred awe and fear. Once seen as omens, they are now celebrated as rare spectacles that unit…

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