An impeccably researched and inspiring insight into the evolution of jewellery through the ages, explored through sumptuous photography of pieces drawn from the V&A’s outstanding collection.

An arresting insight into the origins and material culture of Arctic peoples, whose lifestyle is now threatened by climate change.

An architectural journey through the cityscapes and buildings of Andrew Bromberg’s career to date, exploring the influences of nature and social and urban development on his projects and ideas about architecture.

The first full, interpretive synthesis for a generation on the rise of the Mediterranean world from its very beginnings up to the threshold of Classical times - winner of the Wolfson History Prize. The Mediterranean has been for millennia one of the global cockpits of human endeavour. World-class interpretations exist of its Classical and subsequent history, but there has been remarkably little holistic exploration of how its societies, culture and economies first came into being, despite the...

Nearly forty thrilling, first-hand accounts by men and women who are the modern heirs of the great explorers of previous ages.