Category: Non-Fiction

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

In 2010 Biteback, a leading publisher of political and current affairs titles, started to bring back classic out-of-print spy histories…

Robbing the rich to give to the poor, and repeatedly eluding the sheriff of Nottingham, Robin Hood is one of…

The world’s bestselling novelist, and the creator of finely crafted mysteries, Agatha Christie also featured at the heart of one…

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

When two books from Pen and Sword’s Car Craft series arrived at Postscript, I volunteered to deal with them, although…

A thoroughly enjoyable read, the way this book is written is simultaneously engaging and light. It has interludes from Maxwell’s…

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

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

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