HimalayaFor centuries, Himalaya has captivated an illustrious succession of admirers, from explorers, surveyors and sportsmen, to botanists and zoologists, ethnologists and geologists, missionaries and mountaineers. Now historian John Keay introduces us to the myriad mysteries of this vast, confounding and utterly fascinating corner of the planet, and makes the case that it is one of our most essential and endangered wonders.

unfolding in the treacherous wartime years of Occupied France

Shape shows us how

and yet events on opposite sides of the world had profound effects

who has written a children's title

The play was 'A Taste of Honey' and the author

When Darwin was writing On the Origin of Species

and the roots of the indelible patriotism that characterizes every Turk

fans and colleagues

and finds a kind of shelter

anaesthetising pursuit of perfection

Do you ever get the feeling you're surrounded by idiots

As Noble's superiors are drawn further into political meddling