Wuhan: How the COVID-19 Outbreak in China Spiraled Out of Control

Dali L. Yang

The definitive account of the Chinese government's response to the initial Covid-19 outbreak in Wuhan.

Capitalism and Crises: How to Fix Them

Colin Mayer

The world is encountering multiple crises - climate, droughts, floods, energy, food, and pandemics, to name a few. We have a problem, this is the solution.

The Genius of their Age Ibn Sina Biruni and the Lost Enlightenment

S. Frederick Starr

A vibrant portrait of an age when Arabic enlightenment anticipated and inspired the European Renaissance, illuminated by its guiding figures and rivals, Ibn Sina and Biruni.

Britain's Slavery Debt Reparations Now!

Michael Banner

A concise, reasoned, practical case for why Britain should pay reparations for historic wrongs to present Caribbean inhabitants.

A Question of Standing The History of the CIA

Rhodri Jeffreys-Jones

A Question of Standing deals with recognizable events that have shaped the history of the first 75 years of the CIA. Unsparing in its accounts of dirty tricks and their consequences, it values the agency's intelligence and analysis work to offer balanced judgements that avoid both celebration and condemnation of the CIA.

Tutankhamun and the Tomb that Changed the World

Bob Brier

This book explores the 100 years of research on Tutankhamun that have taken place since the tomb's discovery, from the several objects in the tomb made of meteoritic iron that came from outer space to new evidence that shows that Tutankhamun may actually have been a warrior who went into battle.

The Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order

Gary Gerstle

The most sweeping account of how neoliberalism came to dominate American politics for nearly a half century before crashing against the forces of Trumpism on the right and a new progressivism on the left.

The Meaning of Travel Philosophers Abroad

Emily Thomas

How can we think more deeply about travel? This was the thought that inspired Emily Thomas to journey into the philosophy of travel, to explore the places where philosophy and travel intersect.

How Coppola Became Cage

Zach Schonfeld

An in-depth look at one of the film industry's most audacious working actors.

The New Roman Empire: A History of Byzantium

Anthony Kaldellis

A major new history of the eastern Roman Empire, from Constantine to 1453.

Oceans Rise Empires

Gerard Toal

A powerful explanation of why geopolitical competition makes implementing effective climate change policies so difficult. As the Russia-Ukraine war has shown, great-power competition drives states to prioritize fossil fuel acquisition over working toward a zero-carbon future.

Forbidden Desire in Early Modern Europe Male-Male Sexual Relations, 1400-1750

Noel Malcolm

Forbidden Desire is a pioneering study of the history of male-male sex in the whole of Early Modern Europe, including the European colonies and the Ottoman world.

The Parrot in the Mirror

Antone Martinho-Truswell

In this book, Antone Martinho-Truswell explores these similarities to argue that we can learn a great deal about ourselves by thinking of the human species as 'the bird without feathers'.

The Oxford Companion to Spirits and Cocktail

David Wondrich, Noah Rothbaum

Anthropologists and historians have confirmed the central role alcohol has played in nearly every society since the dawn of human civilization, but it is only recently that it has been the subject of serious scholarly inquiry. The Oxford Companion to Spirits and Cocktails is the first major reference work to cover the subject from a global perspective.

The Oxford Companion to Wine

Fifth Edition

Julia Harding MW, Jancis Robinson OBE MW, Tara Q. Thomas

A comprehensive and in-depth A-Z reference book on every aspect of wine: more than 4,000 entries covering topics from history through geography, geology, soil science, viticulture, winemaking, packaging, academia, technology, and regulations to people and places, tasting, writing, and the language of wine.

Rebalancing Our Climate The Future Starts Today

Eelco J. Rohling

Eelco J. Rohling documents a wealth of ways to adjust the trajectory of climate change. He outlines measures to drive massive reductions of greenhouse gas emissions, remove these gases from our atmosphere, and reflect part of the incoming energy from the Sun back into space. The book evaluates both advantages and disadvantages of changing our behaviour.