From the history of the Tour de France to Chris Hoy’s dominance of the Beijing velodrome via the origins of the ubiquitous quick release system and the diet that powered Graeme Obree to the world hour...

Stephen Frears’ TAMARA DREWE will open in cinemas throughout the UK on 10th September through Momentum Pictures. Filled with lust and humour and starring Gemma Arterton (Prince of Persia, Disappear...

The definitive collection of the letters of the enigmatic writer, providing new perspectives on his extraordinary life

Great-grandson of a crofter and son-in-law of a Duke, Harold Macmillan (1894–1986) was both complex as a person and influential as a politician. Marked by terrible experiences in the trenches in the ...

A breathtaking, thrilling and beautifully produced collection of photographs which uncovers the art and graphics of the Cultural Revolution, collated by Jiang Jiehong.

Fourteen years after independence, the enduring childhood friendship of three women has carried them through times of violence and loss in Kenya, their chosen homeland. The dramatic and moving conclus...

There are many stereotypical images of the Crusades. But how well do they fit the reality? In this remarkable book, Jonathan Phillips explores the conflict of ideas, beliefs and cultures and shows bot...

'I didn't choose it. Certainly, I didn't choose it. I would have chosen almost anything else. But then what life chooses its subject? The story starts on 14th March 2006. Or at least, that was the d...