Yale University Press

A thrilling journey through 100,000 years of art, from the first artworks ever made to art's central role in culture today. "A fresh take on art history as we know it." (Katy Hessel, The Great Women Artists Podcast)

A lively, inviting account of the history of economics, told through events from ancient to modern times and through the ideas of great thinkers in the field

A title that takes on a very big subject: the glorious span of literature from Greek myth to graphic novels, from The Canterbury Tales to Harry Potter. With masterful digressions into various themes - censorship, narrative tricks, self-publishing, taste, creativity and madness - it demonstrates the full depth and intrigue of reading.

A lively, engaging guide to music around the world, from prehistory to the present

Philosophy begins with questions about the nature of reality and how we should live. This book introduces the great thinkers in Western philosophy and explores their most compelling ideas about the world and how best to live in it. It takes us on a chronological tour of the major ideas in the history of philosophy.

A vital, engaging, and hugely enjoyable guide to poetry, from ancient times to the present, by one of our greatest champions of literature

A vital, engaging, and hugely enjoyable guide to poetry, from ancient times to the present, by one of our greatest champions of literature