'The beauty of The Wager unfurls like a great sail... one of the finest nonfiction books I've ever read' Guardian
'The greatest sea story ever told' Spectator
'A cracking yarn... Grann's taste for desperate predicaments finds its fullest expression here' Observer
THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES NO. 1 BESTSELLER
From the international bestselling author of KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON and THE LOST CITY OF Z, a mesmerising story of shipwreck, mutiny and murder, culminating in a court martial that reveals a shocking truth.
On 28th January 1742, a ramshackle vessel of patched-together wood and cloth washed up on the…
In 1942 Paris, gifted architect Lucien Bernard accepts a commission that will bring him a great deal of money - and maybe get him killed. But if he's clever enough, he'll avoid any trouble. All he has to do is design a secret hiding place for a wealthy Jewish man, a space so invisible that even the most determined German officer won't find it. He sorely needs the money, and outwitting the Nazis who have occupied his beloved city is a challenge he can't resist. But when one of his hiding spaces fails horribly, and the problem of where to…
Brilliant, detailed, wonderfully researched book. An excellent overview of human history within the context of climate change, both natural and human influenced. Ends with a look to the future that tries to be hopeful but isn't.
A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF THE YEAR: A revolutionary new history that reveals how climate change has dramatically shaped the development—and demise—of civilizations across time
*Detailing many years of extensive research, endnotes for this edition run to more than 200 pages. They are available online via a link contained in the book.*
Global warming is one of the greatest dangers mankind faces today. Even as temperatures increase, sea levels rise, and natural disasters escalate, our current environmental crisis feels difficult to predict and understand. But climate change and its effects on us are not new. In a bold narrative that…
"This is the perfect browsing book…a great gift for anyone with an interest in history and geography as well as in fine photography" Don LePan
In five decades of travelling and storytelling, John Wilson has visited more than 30 countries and every continent except Antarctica. At first he took amateur snapshots on an assortment of old cameras. As time passed, his skills improved and when he became a full-time Freelance Writer, he began selling photographs to accompany his articles and as stand-alone Photo Essays to an assortment of glossy magazines. As his career morphed into writing fiction and non-fiction, his focus narrowed to words, but he never lost his love of image. As the publishing industry changed and some of his 50 titles became available for reprinting, he began designing covers for his new editions and including illustrations where appropriate. This led to his well-received trilogy of photography books, Places not Paisley: Photographic Peregrinations, The Natural World, The Human World and The Ruined World. Then came the idea for STEPS—why not imagine a life of travelling as a single journey around the world. This is John's imagined journey.
"…remarkable photos…genuinely striking images…an absolutely lovely book." review of Places not Paisley: Photographic Peregrinations, The Natural World.
