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Cover for Jack Margolin · The Wagner Group: Inside Russia’s Mercenary Army (Paperback Book) (2026)

The Wagner Group: Inside Russia’... (2026)

Cover for Way Makers: An Anthology of Women’s Writing about Walking (Paperback Book) (2026)

Way Makers: An Anthology of Wome... (2026)

Cover for Carol Atack · Plato: A Civic Life - Great Lives of the Ancient World (Paperback Book) (2026)

Plato: A Civic Life - Great Live... (2026)

Cover for Barbara Burman · The Point of the Needle: Why Sewing Matters (Paperback Book) (2026)

The Point of the Needle: Why Sew... (2026)

Cover for Malyn Newitt · Navigations: The Portuguese Discoveries and the Renaissance (Paperback Book) (2026)

Navigations: The Portuguese Disc... (2026)

Release July 1, 2026

Cover for Mary Pickering · Prophet of Science: The Vision and Passion of Auguste Comte (Hardcover Book) (2026)

Prophet of Science: The Vision a... (2026)

Release September 1, 2026

Cover for F. M. Gage · Annibale Carracci: Art, Wit and Authority - Renaissance Lives (Hardcover Book) (2026)

Annibale Carracci: Art, Wit and ... (2026)

Release August 1, 2026

Cover for Jamie Sexton · The Sounds of Lost Futures: British Musical Hauntology (Hardcover Book) (2026)

The Sounds of Lost Futures: Brit... (2026)

Release July 1, 2026

Cover for Timothy Mowl · All Around Is Fairy Ground: Pleasure and the Regency Garden (Hardcover Book) (2026)

All Around Is Fairy Ground: Plea... (2026)

Release July 1, 2026

Cover for Biancamaria Fontana · Desk Revolutionaries: The Men of the French Directory, 1795–9 (Hardcover Book) (2026)

Desk Revolutionaries: The Men of... (2026)

Biancamaria Fontana

Release July 1, 2026

Cover for Bjørn Berge · Smell: The Tale of a Fading Sense (Hardcover Book) (2026)

Smell: The Tale of a Fading Sense (2026)

Release July 1, 2026

Cover for Robert Wicks · Immanuel Kant - Critical Lives (Paperback Book) (2026)

Immanuel Kant - Critical Lives (2026)

Release August 1, 2026

Cover for Andrew Hadfield · Thomas More: Humanism and Heresy - Renaissance Lives (Hardcover Book) (2026)

Thomas More: Humanism and Heresy... (2026)

Andrew Hadfield

Release July 1, 2026

Cover for Tobias Ruther · Heroes: David Bowie and Berlin (Paperback Book) (2026)

Heroes: David Bowie and Berlin (2026)

Release July 1, 2026

Cover for Hannele Klemettila · The Medieval Kitchen: A Social History with Recipes (Paperback Book) (2026)

The Medieval Kitchen: A Social H... (2026)

Hannele Klemettila

Release July 1, 2026

Cover for John B. Kachuba · Shapeshifters: A History (Paperback Book) (2026)

Shapeshifters: A History (2026)

John B. Kachuba

Release September 1, 2026

Cover for Ghosts, Trolls and the Hidden People: An Anthology of Icelandic Folk Legends (Paperback Book) (2026)

Ghosts, Trolls and the Hidden Pe... (2026)

Release July 1, 2026

Cover for Jules Stewart · Aikido to Zen: The Story of Martial Arts (Hardcover Book) (2026)

Aikido to Zen: The Story of Mart... (2026)

Release August 1, 2026

Cover for Paul Atkinson · Amplified: A Design History of the Electric Guitar (Paperback Book) (2026)

Amplified: A Design History of t... (2026)

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Cover for Prof. Scott Peeples · How Many Roads: A Life of Bob Dylan (Hardcover Book) (2026)

How Many Roads: A Life of Bob Dylan (2026)

Prof. Scott Peeples

Release August 1, 2026

Cover for Jessica Keating · Impossible Nature: The World of Giuseppe Arcimboldo - Renaissance Lives (Hardcover Book) (2026)

Impossible Nature: The World of ... (2026)

Jessica Keating

Release August 1, 2026

Cover for Katie Barclay · The Kiss: A History of Passion and Power (Hardcover Book) (2026)

The Kiss: A History of Passion a... (2026)

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Cover for Paul Collins · The Sumerians: Lost Civilizations - Lost Civilizations (Paperback Book) (2026)

The Sumerians: Lost Civilization... (2026)

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Cover for Simon Franklin · Troublesome Words: A Cultural History of Russian - Language Worlds (Hardcover Book) (2026)

Troublesome Words: A Cultural Hi... (2026)

Release August 1, 2026

Cover for Helen M. Rozwadowski · Vast Expanses: A History of the Oceans (Paperback Book) (2026)

Vast Expanses: A History of the ... (2026)

Helen M. Rozwadowski

Release September 1, 2026

Cover for John Sutherland · 97 Fights: A History of Modern Boxing (Hardcover Book) (2026)

97 Fights: A History of Modern B... (2026)

John Sutherland

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Cover for Ted Gott · Aiming for the Stars: The Life and Times of Odilon Redon (Hardcover Book) (2026)

Aiming for the Stars: The Life a... (2026)

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Cover for Lee Raye · Creatures of Story and Song: Tracing Britain’s Lost Species (Hardcover Book) (2026)

Creatures of Story and Song: Tra... (2026)

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Cover for Paolo Cherchi Usai · Firefly - Animal (Paperback Book) (2026)

Firefly - Animal (2026)

Paolo Cherchi Usai

Release September 1, 2026

Cover for Barbara Allen · Goose - Animal (Paperback Book) (2026)

Goose - Animal (2026)

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Cover for Elizabeth Craik · Hippocrates: Man, Medic, Myth - Great Lives of the Ancient World (Hardcover Book) (2026)

Hippocrates: Man, Medic, Myth - ... (2026)

Elizabeth Craik

Release September 1, 2026

Cover for Roman Hautala · Masters of the Earth: A History of the Golden Horde, 1219–1502 (Hardcover Book) (2026)

Masters of the Earth: A History ... (2026)

Release September 1, 2026

Cover for Tim Entwisle · Three Worlds Oak (Hardcover Book) (2026)

Three Worlds Oak (2026)

Release September 1, 2026

Cover for John Scanlan · Sex Pistols: Poison in the Machine (Paperback Book) (2026)

Sex Pistols: Poison in the Machine (2026)

Release July 1, 2026

Cover for Vilem Flusser · The Shape of Things: A Philosophy of Design (Paperback Book) (1999)

The Shape of Things: A Philosoph... (1999)

Cover for Dr Hilda Kean · Animal Rights: Political and Social Change in Britain since 1800 (Paperback Book) [Revised edition] (2000)

Revised edition

Animal Rights: Political and Soc... (2000)

Cover for David Batchelor · Chromophobia (Paperback Book) (2001)

Chromophobia (2001)

David Batchelor

Cover for Vilem Flusser · Towards a Philosophy of Photography (Paperback Book) (2000)

Towards a Philosophy of Photography (2000)

Cover for Lucian Boia · Romania: Borderland of Europe - Topographics (Paperback Book) (2001)

Romania: Borderland of Europe - ... (2001)

Icon and Devotion: Sacred Spaces... (2002)

Cover for Lisa Jardine · Global Interests: Renaissance Art between East and West - Picturing History (Paperback Book) (2003)

Global Interests: Renaissance Ar... (2003)

Cover for Martin Lynch · Mining in World History - Globalities (Paperback Book) [New edition] (2003)

Mining in World History - Global... (2003)

Cover for Maria Golia · Cairo: City of Sand - Topographics (Paperback Book) (2004)

Cairo: City of Sand - Topographics (2004)

Cover for Victor Burgin · The Remembered Film (Paperback Book) (2004)

The Remembered Film (2004)

Cover for Lars Svendsen · A Philosophy of Boredom (Paperback Book) (2004)

A Philosophy of Boredom (2004)

Cover for Jeffrey Sissons · First Peoples: Indigenous Cultures and their Futures - FOCI (Paperback Book) (2005)

First Peoples: Indigenous Cultur... (2005)

Jeffrey Sissons

Cover for Joe Roman · Whale - Animal (Paperback Book) (2005)

Whale - Animal (2005)

Cover for Steven Roger Fischer · Island at the End of the World: The Turbulent History of Easter Island (Paperback Book) (2006)

Island at the End of the World: ... (2006)

Steven Roger Fischer

Cover for Lars Svendsen · Fashion: A Philosophy (Paperback Book) (2006)

Fashion: A Philosophy (2006)

Cover for Katarzyna J. Cwiertka · Modern Japanese Cuisine: Food, Power and National Identity (Paperback Book) (2006)

Modern Japanese Cuisine: Food, P... (2006)

Katarzyna J. Cwiertka

Cover for Partha Mitter · The Triumph of Modernism (Paperback Book) (2007)

The Triumph of Modernism (2007)

Cover for Edward Kanterian · Ludwig Wittgenstein - Critical Lives (Paperback Book) (2007)

Ludwig Wittgenstein - Critical L... (2007)

Edward Kanterian

Cover for Mary E. Davis · Erik Satie - Critical Lives (Paperback Book) (2007)

Erik Satie - Critical Lives (2007)

Cover for Keith Pratt · Everlasting Flower: A History of Korea (Paperback Book) (2007)

Everlasting Flower: A History of... (2007)

Cover for Peter Larsen · Film Music (Paperback Book) (2007)

Film Music (2007)

Cover for Robert Bird · Andrei Tarkovsky: Elements of Cinema (Paperback Book) (2007)

Andrei Tarkovsky: Elements of Ci... (2007)

Cover for Mary Hilson · The Nordic Model: Scandinavia since 1945 - Contemporary Worlds (Paperback Book) (2008)

The Nordic Model: Scandinavia si... (2008)

Cover for Alcestis P. Rodi · Greece: Modern Architectures in History - Modern Architectures in History (Paperback Book) (2012)

Greece: Modern Architectures in ... (2012)

Alcestis P. Rodi

Cover for Barry Curtis · Dark Places: The Haunted House in Film - Locations (Paperback Book) (2008)

Dark Places: The Haunted House i... (2008)

Cover for Lars Svendsen · A Philosophy of Fear (Paperback Book) (2008)

A Philosophy of Fear (2008)

Cover for Joseph Leo Koerner · Caspar David Friedrich and the Subject of Landscape, Second Edition (Paperback Book) (2009)

Caspar David Friedrich and the S... (2009)

Joseph Leo Koerner

Cover for Malyn Newitt · Portugal in European and World History (Paperback Book) (2009)

Portugal in European and World H... (2009)

Cover for David Maclagan · Outsider Art: From the Margins to the Marketplace (Paperback Book) (2009)

Outsider Art: From the Margins t... (2009)

Cover for Sarah Moss · Chocolate: A Global History - Edible (Hardcover Book) (2009)

Chocolate: A Global History - Ed... (2009)

Cover for Robert Irwin · Camel - Animal (Paperback Book) (2010)

Camel - Animal (2010)

Cover for Deirdre Jackson · Lion - Animal (Paperback Book) (2010)

Lion - Animal (2010)

Deirdre Jackson

Cover for Panayi, Panikos (Reviews Editor) · Spicing up Britain: The Multicultural History of British Food (Paperback Book) (2010)

Spicing up Britain: The Multicul... (2010)

Panayi, Panikos (Reviews Editor)

Cover for Sigurður Gylfi Magnusson · Wasteland with Words: A Social History of Iceland (Paperback Book) (2010)

Wasteland with Words: A Social H... (2010)

Sigurður Gylfi Magnusson

Cover for Marta Braun · Eadweard Muybridge - Critical Lives (Paperback Book) (2010)

Eadweard Muybridge - Critical Lives (2010)

Cover for Helen Saberi · Tea: A Global History - Edible (Hardcover Book) (2010)

Tea: A Global History - Edible (2010)

Cover for Kevin R. Kosar · Whiskey: A Global History - Edible (Hardcover Book) (2010)

Whiskey: A Global History - Edible (2010)

Cover for Lars T. Lih · Lenin - Critical Lives (Paperback Book) (2011)

Lenin - Critical Lives (2011)

Cover for Palle Yourgrau · Simone Weil - Critical Lives (Paperback Book) (2011)

Simone Weil - Critical Lives (2011)

Cover for Brett Mizelle · Pig - Animal (Paperback Book) (2011)

Pig - Animal (2011)

Cover for Jeremy Black · A History of Diplomacy (Paperback Book) (2011)

A History of Diplomacy (2011)

Cover for Erika Janik · Apple: A Global History - Edible (Hardcover Book) (2011)

Apple: A Global History - Edible (2011)

Cover for Timothy May · The Mongol Conquests in World History - Globalities (Paperback Book) (2011)

The Mongol Conquests in World Hi... (2011)

Cover for Kim Todd · Sparrow - Animal (Paperback Book) (2011)

Sparrow - Animal (2011)

Cover for Aldis Purs · Baltic Facades: Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania since 1945 - Contemporary Worlds (Paperback Book) (2012)

Baltic Facades: Estonia, Latvia ... (2012)

Cover for Ian Inglis · The Beatles in Hamburg - Reverb (Paperback Book) (2012)

The Beatles in Hamburg - Reverb (2012)

Cover for Lesley Jacobs Solmonson · Gin: A Global History - Edible (Hardcover Book) (2012)

Gin: A Global History - Edible (2012)

Lesley Jacobs Solmonson

Cover for Gary Allen · Herbs: A Global History - Edible (Hardcover Book) (2012)

Herbs: A Global History - Edible (2012)

Cover for Richard Foss · Rum: A Global History - Edible (Hardcover Book) (2012)

Rum: A Global History - Edible (2012)

Cover for Patricia Herlihy · Vodka: A Global History - Edible (Hardcover Book) (2012)

Vodka: A Global History - Edible (2012)

Patricia Herlihy