This book reveals the stories behind some of the world's most impressive fallen metropolises. Joel Levy explores 28 abandoned cities and settlements, each with a unique and fascinating story to tell....

It may sound innocuous compared to war, plague and famine, but flu is in fact one of the world's biggest killers. Strains of the virus are always in circulation but every so often a new and particularly virulent one comes along, to which we have no historic immunity - when that happens the consequen...

1 April 2009 is the 70th anniversary of the end of the Spanish Civil War, (1936-1939), a war that inspired some 35,000 men and women around the world to leave their homes to join the International Brigades. What began as a military coup in Spain, quickly...

Discovering Roman Britain celebrates the enduring visible legacy of the Roman Empire in England, Wales and Scotland, one which is best appreciated by walking in their footsteps....

Looking at the famous writers and artists who frequented these historic places, No%l Riley-Fitch celebrates the caf,s' architecture, history and tradition, providing an insight to their enduring charm....

This new study of the dual monarchy takes a modern look at the period by analysing the body, spirit and soul of the Empire, as well as exploring the daily lives of its citizens, problems of territory and nationality, an looking at the heritage it left behind....

Saving Kyoto focuses on international efforts to confront the crisis and provides a colourful overview of the history of global climate negotiations, explaining why international cooperation between poor and rich nations has become critical....