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Techniques for Predicting the Future

Techniques for Predicting the Future

At the beginning of his intriguing study of ancient techniques of divination, Robert Temple describes a hair-raising ‘descent into Hell’:…
Dialogue Espionage Classics

Dialogue Espionage Classics

In 2010 Biteback, a leading publisher of political and current affairs titles, started to bring back classic out-of-print spy histories…
Robin Hood: From Medieval Ballads to Hollywood Films

Robin Hood: From Medieval Ballads to Hollywood Films

Robbing the rich to give to the poor, and repeatedly eluding the sheriff of Nottingham, Robin Hood is one of…
Why Agatha Christie Disappeared for 11 Days in 1926

Why Agatha Christie Disappeared for 11 Days in 1926

The world’s bestselling novelist, and the creator of finely crafted mysteries, Agatha Christie also featured at the heart of one…
Pirate Queens of the Caribbean: Anne Bonny and Mary Read

Pirate Queens of the Caribbean: Anne Bonny and Mary Read

The Golden Age of Piracy was well underway when two of history’s most notorious female pirates were born. Superstition at…
My Life in Cars

My Life in Cars

When two books from Pen and Sword’s Car Craft series arrived at Postscript, I volunteered to deal with them, although…
Professor Maxwell’s Duplicitous Demon by Brian Clegg

Professor Maxwell’s Duplicitous Demon by Brian Clegg

A thoroughly enjoyable read, the way this book is written is simultaneously engaging and light. It has interludes from Maxwell’s…
Bird Books: Habitats, Migration and the First Ornithologist

Bird Books: Habitats, Migration and the First Ornithologist

Our wide selection of books about birds reflects their variety around the world as well as humanity’s continuing fascination with…
Great Inventions

Great Inventions

Whether inspired by a particular need or stumbled across by accident, many of the everyday objects we take for granted…
Playing with Words

Playing with Words

From marvelling at the endless oddities of the English language to digging out practical guides on getting it right, it…

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