Philip Steele

The Atlas of Great Journeys allows readers to follow in the footsteps of the most daring adventurers as they set out to explore the unknown.…

Water keeps us and our world alive. Without it we couldn't exist. Water and climate influence every aspect of human life. They affect where and…

Petroleum has utterly changed the way we live. But has the cost to the planet been too great? Has oil overheated our climate? Is the…

In an era when the global environment is defined by humans and their activities, humans are destroying natural habitats and resources, often the same ones…

Food is fundamental to life on Earth. The struggle to find or grow food, and often failing, is the story of human history. Today we…

The world's climate has always been changing, but climate change in the past has been mostly gradual, with some rapid events. Today's warming is relatively…

The world's population is growing, and with this growth comes an increased pressure on the resources, such as food, water, land for housing and energy…

This thought-provoking book uses evocative photographs, maps and easy-to-follow text to tell the story of this dark event to young readers in a clear and…

Epic: Empires focuses on 12 of the biggest and most incredible empires in the history of the world, from the first Babylonian Empire, founded in…

This book considers the deadliest war in US history, which killed 750,000 soldiers and many civilians before this young nation was a century old. Its…

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 America,…

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…

Go behind the headlines to explore the wider background of news stories that are making a major impact across the world. In Race and Crime,…

Go behind the headlines to explore the wider background of news stories that are making a major impact across the world. In School Shootings, we…

China's economic rise during the past twenty years has been meteoric, as a nation of farmers has been transformed into an industrial superpower. This transformation…

Russia is more prosperous now than at any time in its history, with new wealth based on its rich natural resources. This new era of…

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…

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,…

Go behind the headlines to explore the wider background of news stories that are making a major impact across the world. In Hostage-takers, we ask…

Go behind the headlines to explore the wider background of news stories that are making a major impact across the world. In Uprisings in the…

Explore the world of some of the toughest, scariest and most fearsome fighters. Facts and stats on training, weapons and fighting styles will tell you…

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 the challenges…

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 draws on evidence that reveals the lives of men, women and children during the First World War. It examines how they lived, fought,…