China: A History: Revised edition
Three thousand years of Chinese history in an accessible and authoritative single volume.
History of ideas
The Grammar of Angels: The Life of a Renaissance Prodigy and his Search for a Philosophy of Everything
‘Ingenious… a glorious portrait of the great 15th-century prince of learning’ Daily Telegraph
Progress: A History of Humanity’s Worst Idea
‘A spirited skewering of the idea that things can only get better’ The Guardian
‘A new understanding of our past’ Danny Dorling, author of Inequality and the 1%
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Normal Women: 900 Years of Making History
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
‘A lasting work of social history’ THE TIMES
‘A genuinely new history of our nation’ DAN JONES
‘This celebration of women is a triumph of popular history’ SPECTATOR
Authenticity: Reclaiming Reality in a Counterfeit Culture
‘Wide-ranging, witty and fresh … a stimulating read. Authentic fun’Tim Harford, Financial Times Best Summer Books 2022
‘Brilliantly witty, profoundly illuminating, Alice Sherwood is a master storyteller’ Simon Schama
‘Thought-provoking and beautifully written’ Adrian Wooldridge, Washington Post
The War on the West: How to Prevail in the Age of Unreason
SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER
‘The most important book of the year’ Daily Mail
The brilliant and provocative new book from one of the world’s foremost political writers
Nehru: The Debates that Defined India
‘An important contribution … Delving lucidly into the most significant ideological battles of the era, this book deftly outlines the thinking and dialogue that laid the foundations of the Republic – and which remain deeply relevant and contentious today’Shashi Tharoor, author of Inglorious Empire
The Official History of Britain: Our Story in Numbers as Told by the Office For National Statistics
A wonderfully written and entertaining book which places Britain under the microscope and asks who we are today and how we’ve changed as a nation.
Collins Modern Classics – Fermat’s Last Theorem (Collins Modern Classics)
Introducing the Collins Modern Classics, a series featuring some of the most significant books of recent times, books that shed light on the human experience – classics which will endure for generations to come.
Collins New Naturalist Library – Ecology and Natural History (Collins New Naturalist Library)
Ecology is the science of ecosystems, of habitats, of our world and its future. In the latest New Naturalist, ecologist David M. Wilkinson explains key ideas of this crucial branch of science, using Britain’s ecosystems to illustrate each point.
How Innovation Works
‘Ridley is spot-on when it comes to the vital ingredients for success’ Sir James Dyson
Building on his bestseller The Rational Optimist, Matt Ridley chronicles the history of innovation, and how we need to change our thinking on the subject.
Unbelievers: An Emotional History of Doubt
Why have Western societies that were once overwhelmingly Christian become so secular? Looking to the feelings and faith of ordinary people, the award-winning author of Protestants Alec Ryrie offers a bold new history of atheism.