History
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.
The Occasional Human Sacrifice: Medical Experimentation and the Price of Saying No
Paperback
Shocking cases of abusive medical research and the whistleblowers who spoke out against them, sometimes at the expense of their careers
The Discovery of Britain: An Accidental History
Hardback
Graham Robb takes readers on a time-traveling adventure around the “spindly, sea–wracked island” he calls home.
Carthage: A New History
Hardback
A Waterstones UK Best Book of 2025
A landmark new history of ancient Rome’s most famous rival—home of Hannibal, jewel of North Africa, and foundational power of the western Mediterranean.
The Oak and the Larch: A Forest History of Russia and Its Empires
Hardback
A majestic cultural and environmental history that reveals how forests have made—and resisted—Russia’s many empires.