Weidenfeld Nicolson imprint: 429 books
The Book of Unexplained Mysteries
On the Trail of the Secret and the Strange
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2019
Everybody loves a good mystery and sometimes the questions can be more interesting than the answers.
Will Pearson investigates twenty unique mysteries with their broad spectrum of strangeness. Some, like the sudden disappearance of the sailing ship Mary Celeste's passengers and crew have gained universal...
Choose Your Weapons
The British Foreign Secretary
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2013
Noisy popular liberal interventionism? Or a more conservative, diplomatic approach concentrating on co-operation between nations? This is the debate that lies at the heart of modern politics and Hurd traces its most interesting and influential exponents.
He starts with Canning and Castelreagh...
Love And Mr Lewisham
With an introduction by A.C. Grayling
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2017
Mr Lewisham, a young and highly ambitious schoolmaster, falls in love with Ethel Henderson, a young lady visiting his Sussex village. When Ethel returns to London they promise to keep in touch but as time passes their letters go astray. A few years later, we are re-introduced to Mr Lewisham, now a...
by Enrique de Heriz
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2011
The world's best magician is going blind, but is there a story in his past that can save him?
Victor Losa has spent his life studying magic. His mentor, Mario Galvan, taught him not only the practical aspects of the art, but also its history and the lives of famous Victorian magicians such...
The Frozen Heart
A sweeping epic that will grip you from the first page
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2010
**From the Spanish Maggie O'**Farrell, a sweeping epic about the Spanish Civil War.
'A classy blockbuster - a layered saga of family life, rivalry and redemption' GUARDIAN**
In the small town of Torrelodones on the outskirts of Madrid, a funeral is taking place. Julio Carrión González,...
by Tim Foster, Rory Ross
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2015
When Great Britain won gold at the Sydney 2000 Olympics coxless four, seven million people watched and voted it the greatest sporting moment of the year.
This moment, and Steve Redgrave's fifth Olympic gold medal, has eclipsed the long and troubled journey four men made to peak at exactly the...
City of the Sharp-Nosed Fish
Greek Lives in Roman Egypt
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2012
How an ancient rubbish dump has given us a unique view of life 2,000 years ago
In 1897 two Oxford archaeologists began digging a mound south of Cairo. Ten years later, they had uncovered 500,000 fragments of papyri. Shipped back to Oxford, the meticulous and scholarly work of deciphering these...
by Robin Neillands
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2013
A fresh and incisive examination of one of the Second World War's crucial campaigns, the battle for Normandy in the months after D-Day.
What happened to the Allied armies in Normandy in the months after D-Day, 1944? Why, after the initial success of the landings, did their advance stall a few...
by Colin MacIntyre, Ellen MacAskill
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2018
Original tales by remarkable writers
Hometown Tales is a series of books pairing exciting new voices with some of the most talented and important writers at work today. Some of the tales are fiction and some are narrative non-fiction - they are all powerful, fascinating and moving, and aim...
by Kirsty Logan, Paul McQuade
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2018
Original tales by remarkable writers
Hometown Tales is a series of books pairing exciting new voices with some of the most talented and important writers at work today. Some of the tales are fiction and some are narrative non-fiction - they are all powerful, fascinating and moving, and aim...
Wayfaring Stranger
A Musical Journey in the American South
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2019
Can you feel nostalgic for a life you've never known?
Suffused with her much-loved warmth and wit, Emma John's memoir follows her moving and memorable journey to master one of the hardest musical styles on earth - and to find her place in an alien world.
Emma had fallen out of love with...
by Gerard Baker, Isabella Beeton
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2015
As a nation, there is no denying that we have a sweet tooth - and classic treats such as sherbet fruit drops, Everton toffee, vanilla fudge and chocolate honeycomb, have stood the test of time. MRS BEETON'S HOMEMADE SWEETSHOP is a gorgeous and beautifully illustrated recipe book for the home cook,...
The Dumpling Sisters Cookbook
Over 100 Favourite Recipes From A Chinese Family Kitchen
Language: English
Release Date: June 11, 2015
Over 100 deliciously fuss-free recipes from The Dumpling Sisters' Kitchen.
Amy and Julie Zhang have been entertaining and educating their thousands of followers on Youtube with their recipes for deliciously easy homemade Chinese food - now THE DUMPLING SISTERS COOKBOOK brings you more of the...
by George Clarke
Language: English
Release Date: July 23, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: July 23, 2015
The ROOM BY ROOM series is a set of short essential guides to transform your house into your ideal home.
Each one is full of top tips and golden rules from award-winning architect and TV home-improvement guru George Clarke. From designing layouts, budgeting and lighting advice, through to storage...