History
The Driving Machine: A Design History of the Car
Paperback
The renowned design writer on the extraordinary history of car design
Tiny Gardens Everywhere: The Past, Present, and Future of the Self-Provisioning City
Hardback
From the eighteenth century to the twenty–first, the surprising history and inspiring contemporary panorama of urban gardening: nurturing health, hope, and community.
Embers of the Hands: Hidden Histories of the Viking Age
Paperback
In imagining a Viking, a certain image springs to mind: a barbaric warrior, leaping ashore from a longboat, and ready to terrorize the hapless...
The White Ladder: Triumph and Tragedy at the Dawn of Mountaineering
Paperback
Winner of the 2025 National Outdoor Book Award (History/Biography)
"Hugely entertaining.…[A]nyone who loves mountains will enjoy this book." —Sarah Wheeler, Spectator
A sweeping history of mountaineering before Everest, and the epic human quest to reach the highest places on Earth.
Declaring Independence: Why 1776 Matters
Hardback
On the 250th anniversary of American independence, with the history of America’s founding a political battleground, this study of the ideas and battlefield sacrifices of 1776 could not be more timely