THE BOOKSELLER BUYER’S GUIDE | PUBLISHERS’ AUTUMN TITLES
GENERAL HISTORY
July, hb, £34.99, 9781107126060 Ambitious books on the history of sciences from the mid-18th century through the mid-20th century.
ROME: AN URBAN HISTORY FROM ANTIQUITY TO THE PRESENT RABUN TAYLOR July, pb, £18.99, 9781107601499
This is the first urban history of Rome to span its entire 3,000-year history.
CARLTON BOOKS
THE RYDER CUP CHRIS HAWKES; NICK CALLOW
July, hb, £25, 9781780977997 The sports fan’s definitive history of the prestigious Ryder Cup with glorious photographs.
CASEMATE BOOKS
THE DRAGON’S TEETH: THE CHINESE PEOPLE S LIBERATION ARMY ITS HISTORY, TRADITIONS, AND AIR SEA AND LAND CAPABILITY IN THE 21ST CENTURY BENJAMIN LAI
July, hb, £19.99, 9781612003887 An illuminating look at today’s Chinese armed forces. E
TO WAR WITH THE 4TH: A CENTURY OF FRONTLINE COMBAT WITH THE U.S. 4TH INFANTRY DIVISION, FROM THE ARGONNE TO THE ARDENNES TO AFGHANISTAN DAVID HILBORN; MARTIN KING October, hb, £19.99, 9781612003993 Here the role of one of America’s mainstay divisions in its modern conflicts is illuminated. E
UNDER A BLOOD RED SUN: THE GALLANT STAND OF AMERICA’S TORPEDO BOAT SQUADRON 3 IN THE PHILIPPINES, 1941-42 JOHN J DOMAGALSKI September, hb, £19.99, 9781612004075 The story of the Philippine PT-boats through the accounts of Bulkeley and his subordinate officers. E
CHRONICLE BOOKS (ADULT)
BAD GIRLS THROUGHOUT HISTORY: 100 REMARKABLE WOMEN
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WHO CHANGED THE WORLD ANN SHEN September, hb, £12.99, 9781452153933 A vibrant collection of 100 badass women throughout history who have changed the world.
CONSUMER LEARNING
THE ODDITORIUM: THE TRICKSTERS, ECCENTRICS, DEVIANTS AND INVENTORS WHOSE OBSESSION CHANGED THE WORLD DAVID BRAMWELL; JO KEELING October, hb, £14.99, 9781473640313
Explores the obsessions, achievements and failures of lesser-known but utterly remarkable individuals. E
CORK UNIVERSITY PRESS
ATLAS OF THE IRISH REVOLUTION JOHN CROWLEY; DONAL O DRISCEOIL; MIKE MURPHY EDS September, hb, £45, 9781782051176
Presents scholarship on the revolutionary period in a uniquely accessible manner.
CORNELL UNIVERSITY PRESS
MORAL COMMERCE: QUAKERS AND THE TRANSATLANTIC BOYCOTT OF THE SLAVE LABOR TRADE JULIE L HOLCOMB October, hb, £27.95, 9780801452086 Traces the geneology of the boycott of slave labour from it’s Quaker origins. E
42: INSIDE THE PRESIDENCY OF BILL CLINTON MICHAEL NELSON; BARBARA A PERRY; RUSSELL L RILEY September, hb/pb, £62.50/£16.95,
9780801454066/6893 Illuminates the life and times of President Bill Clinton. E
CLEARING THE AIR: THE RISE AND FALL OF SMOKING IN THE WORKPLACE GREGORY WOOD December, hb, £31.50, 9781501704826 Examines smoking’s importance to the social and cultural history of working people in the US. E
BIG HISTORY: OUR INCREDIBLE JOURNEY, FROM BIG BANG TO NOW October, hb, £25, 9780241225905 Aligned with Bill Gates’ Big History project, showcasing 13.8 billion years of history.
THE HISTORY BOOK July, hb, £16.99, 9780241225929 Big history ideas, simply explained, from our earliest days to modern culture. E
FABER & FABER
SHOCK AND AWE SIMON REYNOLDS October, hb, £25, 9780571301713 The first complete epic history of Glam Rock from ‘68-’76. E
CRUSOE’S ISLAND: A RICH AND CURIOUS HISTORY OF PIRATES, CASTAWAYS AND MADNESS ANDREW LAMBERT September, hb, £20, 9780571330232 The fascinating history of an island that has haunted our imagination and culture. E
STALIN AND THE SCIENTISTS: A HISTORY OF TRIUMPH AND TRAGEDY 1905-1953 SIMON INGS October, hb, £20, 9780571290079 From acclaimed SF/non- fiction author Simon Ings comes a fascinating secret history of Soviet science. E
1956, THE WORLD IN REVOLT SIMON HALL
CORONET BOOKS
MAGICIANS OF THE GODS: THE FORGOTTEN WISDOM OF EARTH’S LOST CIVILISATION - THE SEQUEL TO FINGERPRINTS OF THE GODS GRAHAM HANCOCK August, pb, £8.99, 9781444779707 New archaeological evidence for a pre-historic civilisation— updated with a new chapter.
DARF
LIBYAN SUNSET RAPHAEL LUZON October, pb, £8.99, 9781850772989
In this memoir, Raphael Luzon speaks about Libya’s forgotten Jewish community. E
DK
1966: THE YEAR THE DECADE EXPLODED JON SAVAGE October, pb, £9.99, 9780571277636 Jon Savage’s exploration of the key highs, lows and revolutionary moments. E
ORIGINAL ROCKERS RICHARD KING July, pb, £9.99, 9780571311804 A wonderful account that recalls the debauched glory days of the independent record shop. E
CONQUERORS: HOW PORTUGAL FORGED THE FIRST GLOBAL EMPIRE ROGER CROWLEY August, pb, £9.99, 9780571290901 Tells how Portugal set about exploring and conquering the world in the 16th century. E
BITTER FREEDOM: IRELAND IN A REVOLUTIONARY WORLD 1918-1923 MAURICE WALSH September, pb, £9.99, 9780571243013 A new history of the Irish revolution, placing it in context of the global revolutions E
FIGHTERS IN THE SHADOWS: A NEW HISTORY OF THE FRENCH RESISTANCE ROBERT GILDEA July, pb, £9.99, 9780571280360 Tells how the French Resistance was, rather than how some choose to remember it. E
HUNDRED YEARS WAR VOLUME 4: CURSED KINGS JONATHAN SUMPTION July, pb, £22, 9780571274567 The hugely acclaimed fourth volume in Sumption’s prize-winning history of the Hundred Years War. E
November, pb, £9.99, 9780571312337 A capsule history of exhilarating triumphs and shattering defeats around the world in 1956. E
WROTE FOR LUCK: SELECTED LYRICS SHAUN RYDER October, hb, £100, 9780571331017 Thirty of Ryder’s lyrics with commentary, collected for the first time. E
FIREFLY BOOKS
OJIBWA: PEOPLE OF FORESTS AND PRAIRIES MICHAEL G JOHNSON November, hb, £20, 9781770858008 The history and culture of the Ojibwa people whose population spans Canada and the USA.
FOUR COURTS PRESS
THE COUNTRY HOUSE AND THE GREAT WAR: IRISH AND BRITISH EXPERIENCES TERENCE DOOLEY; CHRISTOPHER RIDGWAY EDS
November, pb, £24.95, 9781846826177 Recounts the experiences and hidden histories of country house owners, servants and tenants during World War One.
RICHARD II AND THE IRISH KINGS DARREN MCGETTIGAN September, pb, £24.50, 9781846826023 The story of remarkable encounters faced by King Richard II on expeditions to 14th-century Ireland.
THE GERALDINES AND MEDIEVAL IRELAND: THE MAKING OF A MYTH PETER CROOKS; SEAN DUFFY EDS September, hb, £45, 9781846825712
Collection examining myths that grew up around greatest Anglo-Norman dynasty in medieval Ireland: the FitzGeralds.
MEDIEVAL DUBLIN XVI: PROCEEDINGS OF CLONTARF 1014-2014: NATIONAL CONFERENCE MARKING THE MILLENNIUM OF THE BATTLE OF CLONTARF, 11-12 APRIL 2014 SEAN DUFFY ED December, hb/pb, £40/£19.95, 9781846826030/047 Marking millennium of Battle of Clontarf, leading experts re-evaluate this landmark event in Irish history.
FOURTH ESTATE
THE GLASS UNIVERSE DAVA SOBEL December, hb, £16.99, 9780007548187 From the author of Longitude, comes a fascinating history centring on the Harvard College Observatory. E
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