Author: Philip Steele

Go behind the headlines to explore the wider background of news stories that are making a major impact across the world. In Global Financial Crisis...

Gossip, scandal, badly behaved rulers - if you thought that celebrity culture was a symptom of the 21st century, think again. This is an irreverent...

This book considers the Vietnam (or Second Indochina) War, 1955-1975, which may have killed as many as 3 million troops and civilians. It divided A...

This book looks at how and why World War I was born out of the longstanding rivalries and feuds between European nations, at home and across their ...

China''s economic rise during the past twenty years has been meteoric, as a nation of farmers has been transformed into an industrial superpower. T...

A high-end geography series that explores some of the fastest-developing countries and cities in the world and assesses how they are dealing with t...

Age range 9 to 14 As we approach the 60th anniversary of the Freedom Riders, who in 1961 challenged segregation policies in the Deep South, ev...

This title helps you learn about the legendary Norse raiders, with 15 step-by-step projects and more than 350 exciting pictures. You can step back ...

This title explores the ancient cultures that shaped human history and civilization. It vividly portrays key periods from the past, with glimpses i...

A high-end geography series that explores some of the fastest-developing countries and cities in the world and assesses how they are dealing with t...

Find out what is fact or fantasy in these 8 amazing books. Explore the amazing worlds of fact and fantasy in this collection of eight exciting book...

Find out about 12 of the most incredible expeditions in history, from the ancient Egyptian voyage to the land of Punt around 1470 BCE to the Apollo...