Engineering in the Ancient World is a detailed but easy to read work that was published in 1978, written by Dr Landels of the University…

Much like Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly (the basis for the Academy Award nominated 2016 film), The Glass Universe provides a highly readable account…

Palmyra: Mirage in the Desert is a beautifully produced book of 160 pages on the ancient city of Palmyra in Syria.

Happy Valley by Nicholas Best is a thoroughly entertaining and easy to read historical account of the English people in Kenya.

Less by Andrew Sean Greer is the hilarious, Pulitzer Prize winning tale of Arthur Less – ageing author, rejected lover, world traveler, failure…

Meccano by Roger Marriott tells the delightful story of how a small English toy company became a global hit, and of how English companies survived…

Rebecca Stott’s engaging book, Darwin’s Ghosts, features 1 great thinker or researcher each chapter, turning what might have been a dry overview of the life…

Eugenia by Mark Tedeschi QC is quite simply about a person born as a female, but determined to live as a male – extraordinarily, this…

The Claimant by Paul Terry follows the fascinating story of an ordinary Wagga-Wagga butcher – and his claim over a prestigious English baronetcy!

Qantas by George! by Paul Byrnes is the delightful story of George Roberts, dedicated aircraft engineer and his 30 year history with the airline.

The Lost City of the Monkey God by Douglas Preston is the true story of the author’s adventure with an archaeological team through La…