Betsy Ross

Examines the decade from Dien Bien Phu to the mid-1960s, when France shifted from an agrarian, insular society to a decolonized, Americanized and indu

Alex Ross's sweeping history of twentieth-century classical music, winner of the Guardian First Book Award, is a gripping account of a musical revolut

Using the concept of the everyday as a lever for social transformation

TORN APART BY WAR. REUNITED BY LOVE?

An entertaining look at the theories behind our favourite films

"Nappies are YUUECH!" said the Little Princess. "There must be something better!" At first, the Little Princess thinks the royal potty is even worse,

'A marvel of storytelling and a masterclass in the history of the book' Wall Street Journal The Renaissance in Florence conjures images of beautiful

SHORLISTED FOR THE DIVERSE BOOK AWARDSLONGLISTED FOR THE ONDAATJE PRIZELONGLISTED FOR THE DIVERSE BOOK AWARDS'Dazzling' Cosmopolitan'I deeply admire T

Na De koepel van Brunelleschi, over de Dom in Florence, en De hemel van de paus, over Michelangelo's meesterwerk in de Sixtijnse Kapel, buigt Ross Kin

In de ijskoude winter van 1942 reist de jonge Amsterdamse advocaat Anton van Buuren door bezet Europa. Na dagen van ontbering bereikt hij het neutrale

In de jaren zestig van de vorige eeuw is Nederland een broeinest van activiteiten en infiltraties door Russische en Oost-Duitse geheim agenten. De Bin