Autor David Smith

This fascinating book covers one hundred classic toys that have enchanted, captivated and enthralled generations of children. From the simplest building blocks to the most sophisticated robots, each toy included is still being manufactured or is easily…

Lonely Planet's Tanzania is your most up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Watch wildebeest stampede across the Serengeti, pick your beach from over 100 km of Indian Ocean coastline, and track chimpanzees…

An A-Z of gin, explaining everything you need to know about this sylish spirit.

Sarajevo, 28 June 1914: The story of the assassination that changed the world. 'Outstanding' SPECTATOR'A fine piece of political and literary detective work, which held this reader enthralled' TRIBUNEYoung Gavrilo Princip arrived at the Vlajnic pastry…

Edwardian London in 1910, the notorious tale of Dr Crippen and Ethel Le Neve re-investigated by a prizewinning journalist. 'The definitive account of a crime which still intrigues, and to an extent baffles, aficionados of murder' P D JamesAt a time when…

'Free of jargon, obfuscation and interminable subordinate clauses, his prose is just the job' The TimesA fully updated and revised edition of the classic guide. The economy has never been so relevant to so many people as it is now. 'There's no such thing…