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  • Audiobook

    The Boundless Sea

    A Human History of the Oceans

    Narrated by Nigel Patterson ...

    Unabridged

    41 hours 8 min

    From the author of the acclaimed The Great Sea, David Abulafia's new book guides readers along the world's greatest bodies of water to reveal their primary role in human history. The main protagonists are the three major oceans—the Atlantic, the Pacific, and the Indian—which together comprise the majority of the earth's water and cover over half of its surface. These waterways carried goods, ... Read more

    $39.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Accidental Detectorist

    Uncovering an Underground Obsession

    'Richardson writes beautifully about his return to the land, about listening to the soil and about understanding the ancient world.' - The SpectatorEach new field is hope, each old one reality.There are things below the surface that pull people together in a shared love of history, landscape and the hope that, this time, something incredible will be unearthed.When a travel writer is stuck on home ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

  • A Little History of Philosophy

    Series series Little Histories
    For readers of E. H. Gombrich's A Little History of the World, an equally irresistible volume that brings history's greatest philosophers to life"A primer in human existence: philosophy has rarely seemed so lucid, so important, so worth doing and so easy to enter into. . . . A wonderful introduction for anyone who's ever felt curious about almost anything."—Sarah Bakewell, author of How To Live: A ... Read more

    $11.59 USD

  • Audiobook

    Perfume

    The Story of a Murderer

    Narrated by Nigel Patterson ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours

    In the slums of eighteenth-century France, the infant Jean-Baptiste Grenouille is born with one sublime gift—an absolute sense of smell. As a boy, he lives to decipher the odors of Paris, and apprentices himself to a prominent perfumer who teaches him the ancient art of mixing precious oils and herbs. But Grenouille's genius is such that he is not satisfied to stop there, and he becomes obsessed ... Read more

    Was $25.99 USD Now $20.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Colonialism

    A Moral Reckoning

    by Nigel Biggar ...
    The Sunday Times BestsellerA new assessment of the West’s colonial recordIn the wake of the dissolution of the Soviet empire in 1989, many believed that we had arrived at the ‘End of History’ – that the global dominance of liberal democracy had been secured forever.Now however, with Russia rattling its sabre on the borders of Europe and China rising to challenge the post-1945 world order, the ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

  • Gold for Prince Charlie

    MacGregor Trilogy 3

    by Nigel Tranter ...
    In 1745 the Highlanders limped away from the bitter field of Culloden. Soon the Duke of Cumberland was offering a huge sum for the capture of Prince Charles Edward Stuart, dead or alive.Duncan MacGregor, great-nephew of Rob Roy, volunteers to join the small band of men escorting the Prince to safety.Just one day after the Prince's escape, a large amount of French gold is landed at the very spot ... Read more

    Was $3.99 USD Now $2.99 USD

  • The Kubernetes Book

    by Nigel Poulton ...
    Series series 2023 Edition
    2024 edition. Fully updated for Kubernetes v1.29. Brand new chapter covering WebAssembly on Kubernetes.The Kubernetes Book, by Nigel Poulton, renowned author and video trainer, is up to date with the latest trends in Kubernetes and the rapidly evolving cloud-native ecosystem.Containers transformed how we package and deploy applications, but they came with inherent challenges. Kubernetes is a ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • Why Can't I Meditate?

    How to Get Your Mindfulness Practice on Track

    An accessible guide from an expert on Mindfulness on how to get the most out of meditation--and make the practice a permanent part of your daily life.Meditation is supposed to be a practice that's relaxing and beneficial...so why is it so hard to commit to?While many people have taken workshops in meditation, a significant number don't maintain their practice for long after the class is finished. ... Read more

    Was $7.99 USD Now $4.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    Lord Emsworth and Others

    Narrated by Nigel Lambert ...
    Series Audiobook 1937 - The Blandings Castle Saga

    Unabridged

    8 hours 15 min

    Contained here are nine glorious episodes from the idyllic world of Wodehouse. There’s a crime wave which broke out towards the middle of a fine summer afternoon and was to rock Blandings Castle to its foundations, Ukridge appears on Corky’s doorstep at three in the morning, wearing his yellow mackintosh and requesting a whisky and soda, while the Oldest Member warns of the folly of driving into ... Read more

    $19.95 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Captive Crown

    House of Stewart Trilogy 3

    by Nigel Tranter ...
    With the heir to the throne murdered, King Robert III a sick weakling,and his remaining son a child, Scotland and the Stewarts were in a badway three generations on from the great Bruce. But two young men stoodout: Alex Stewart, bastard son of the notorious Wolf of Badenoch, andhis cousin, Brave John of Coull, a son of the hated regent. With theirfortunes are entwined those of Sir Jamie Douglas, ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • MacGregor's Gathering

    MacGregor Trilogy 1

    by Nigel Tranter ...
    At the beginning of the eighteenth century, one of the most exciting and romantic periods of British history, the famous Rob Roy MacGregor and his gallant nephew Gregor, a fierce young Highlander loyal to the cause, led the MacGregor clan into battle against the English Army.Outlawed and landless, they still clung to Glengyle, one small remaining corner of their ancient territories, and held fast ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • History's Greatest Battles

    Masterstrokes of War

    Great battles mark history's turning points, occurring as they do where cultures and ideologies clash.While some battles have been won by the superior force, others have been won by a sheer dogged refusal to surrender in the face of overwhelming odds. Superior weaponry has sometimes brought victory, as at Plassey, while the superior generalship of a Napoleon, a Wellington, or a Marlborough has won ... Read more

    $0.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus