Anyone interested in the real London needs to read this. - Andrew MarrNo city can survive without water, and lots of it. Today we take the stuff for granted: turn a tap and it gushes out. But it wasn't always so. For centuries London, one of the largest and richest cities in the world, struggled to supply its citizens with reliable, clean water. The Mercenary River tells the story of that struggle from the...

'Wildly exciting' KATE ADIE'Thoroughly gripping ... An action-packed tale' JUSTIN MAROZZI, THE TIMES'Beautifully written' LOUIS DE BERNIÈRES'Stimulating... entertaining and instructive' JULIAN EVANS, DAILY TELEGRAPHThe forgotten story of a group of British mavericks who took on an impossible mission with a daring and fearless approach.As the First Worl...

Why is King Arthur a giant? Because his story has had such strong influences on our understanding of the history of Europe and the English-speaking world. Because the debate about Arthur as a historical figure has been central to understanding the fall of Roman Britain and the formation of England for much of the last 1,300 years. Because Arthur is one of the best-known kings in world history, whose reign was viewed as a golden age, an epoch in which to centre tal...

Bloomsbury presents Mavericks, written and read by Nick Higham.'Wildly exciting' KATE ADIE'An absolute gem of a book' CAROLINE WYATT'Beautifully written' LOUIS DE BERNIÈRESThe forgotten story of a group of British mavericks who took on an impossible mission with a daring and fearless approach.As the First World War drew to a close and regimes began to collapse across Europe,...

No city can survive without water, and lots of it. Today we take the stuff for granted: turn a tap and it gushes out. But it wasn't always so. For centuries London, one of the largest and richest cities in the world, struggled to supply its citizens with reliable, clean water. The Mercenary River tells the story of that struggle from the middle ages to the present day.Based on new research, it tells a tale of remarkable technological, scientific and organisational breakthr...

“Living the Life That You Are weaves together psychology, ancient wisdom, and honest personal reflections into a coherent and inspiring whole. If loneliness is the great disease of the modern age, then Nic’s heartfelt plea for self-love is much-needed medicine.”—Jeff Foster, author of Falling in Love with Where You AreWhen you feel isolated and alone, the world can seem like an enormously unfamiliar, confusing, and scary place. You may get ...