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Mammoth
This small bomb of a novel, not remotely pastoral, builds to a howling crescendo of social despair, leaving us at the mercy of Eva Baltasar’s wild voice.
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Return to Eden
The celebrated Spanish cartoonist’s most ambitious work yet is a touching homage to his mother and a bittersweet depiction of life in post-war Spain.
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Franco’s Pirates
The Spanish Civil War was won and lost upon the high seas. It was won because the Nationalists had an uninterrupted flow of men and materials while Republican sea lanes were attacked by Fascist warships, submarines, and aircraft – the pirates of the title.
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Second Punic War in Iberia 220–206 BC
The first dedicated, illustrated study of the events of the Second Punic War in Iberia, which served as a launch pad for the Carthaginian invasion of Rome.
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The Ancient Assyrians
Drawing on 30 years of scholarship, this is a unique, richly illustrated history of the Ancient Assyrian Army and Empire.
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Solar System
How many planets orbit the Sun? What are the rings of Saturn made of? Did you know the Sun is over a million times bigger than Earth? The answer to these and many other questions are in this book about the Solar System with 10 fabulous pop-ups.
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Never Tell Anyone Your Name
Narrated in a disturbing second person voice that constantly questions the reader, and with a rhythm marked by suspense (there is skill and mastery in the way information is drip fed), contrasts (the beautiful and the terrible, fear and safety) and a delicate balance between the sparsity and minutiae of the descriptions’ - Rosanna Peveroni, La Diaria
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The Anarchist Inquisition
The Anarchist Inquisition explores the groundbreaking transnational human rights campaigns that emerged in response to a brutal wave of repression unleashed by the Spanish state.
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