Каталог бренда William Collins

The Universe | Every night, above our heads, a drama of epic proportions is playing out. Diamond planets, zombie stars, black holes heavier than a billion Suns. The cast of characters is extraordinary...

Autonomy. The Quest to Build the Driverless Car and How It Will Reshape Our World | From the ultimate insider – a former General Motors executive and current advisor to the Google Self-Driving Car pro...

Falling Upwards. How We Took to the Air | From ambitious scientists rising above the clouds to test the air, to brave generals floating over enemy lines to watch troop movements, this wonderful book o...

Great Expectations | HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. ‘Take nothing on its looks; take everything on evidence. There’s no better rule’ Pip is an orpha...

The Wood for the Trees. A Long View of Nature from a Small Wood | From one of our greatest science writers, this biography of a beech-and-bluebell wood through diverse moods and changing seasons combi...

Islands of Abandonment. Life in the Post-Human Landscape | This is a book about abandoned places: ghost towns and exclusion zones, no man’s lands and fortress islands – and what happens when nature is...

Pride and Prejudice | 'It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.' Elizabeth Bennet, full of vivacity and wit, lives a quiet c...

The Palace. From the Tudors to the Windsors, 500 Years of History at Hampton Court | For centuries, Hampton Court has been a place of power, scandal and intrigue: a stage for events that shaped the na...

The Plantagenets. The Kings Who Made England | This brilliant new book explores the lives of eight generations of the greatest kings and queens that this country has ever seen, and the worst. The Plan...

The Betrayal of Anne Frank. A Cold Case Investigation | Less a mystery unsolved than a secret well kept The mystery has haunted generations since the Second World War: Who betrayed Anne Frank and her ...

An English Affair. Sex, Class and Power in the Age of Profumo | Published to coincide with the fiftieth anniversary of the Profumo scandal, An English Affair is a sharp-focused snapshot of a nation on...

Our Bodies, Their Battlefield. What War Does to Women | From award-winning war reporter and co-author of I Am Malala, this is the first major account to address the scale of rape and sexual violence i...

No Boys Play Here. A Story of Shakespeare and My Family’s Missing Men | From the brilliantly original and critically acclaimed Sally Bayley, a literary story of working class childhood, absent or brok...

Moby Dick | HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. ‘Towards thee I roll, thou all-destroying but unconquering whale; to the last I grapple with thee; from h...

Vietnam: An Epic History of a Tragic War | THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER `His masterpiece' Antony Beevor, Spectator `A masterful performance' Sunday Times `By far the best book on the Vietnam War' Geral...

The Real Jane Austen. A Life in Small Things | Who was the real Jane Austen? Overturning the traditional portrait of the author as conventional and genteel, bestseller Paula Byrne’s landmark biography...

Net Zero. How We Stop Causing Climate Change | The inconvenient truth is that we are causing the climate crisis with our carbon intensive lifestyles and that fixing - or even just slowing - it will af...

The Infinite Monkey Cage – How to Build a Universe | The Infinite Monkey Cage, the legendary BBC Radio 4 programme, brings you this irreverent celebration of scientific marvels. Join us on a hectic le...

Sextant. A Voyage Guided by the Stars and the Men Who Mapped the World's Oceans | In the tradition of Dava Sobel's 'Longitude' comes sailing expert David Barrie's compelling and dramatic tale of inven...

Wuthering Heights | 'Is Mr. Heathcliff a man? If so, is he mad? And if not, is he a devil?' Heathcliff, an orphan, wild and unkempt, is taken in by Mr Earnshaw and raised as his son at Wuthering Heigh...

Snow Widows. Scott's Fatal Antarctic Expedition Through the Eyes of the Women They Left Behind | The men of Captain Scott's Polar Party were heroes of their age, enduring tremendous hardships to furth...

The Naked Diplomat. Understanding Power and Politics in the Digital Age | Who will be in power in the 21st century? Governments? Big business? Internet titans? And how do we influence the future? Digi...

The Problem of Pain | For centuries people have been tormented by one question above all - 'If God is good and all-powerful, why does he allow his creatures to suffer pain?' And what of the suffering ...

Human Universe | Where are we? Are we alone? Who are we? Why are we here? What is our future? Human Universe tackles some of the greatest questions that humans have asked to try and understand the ver...

The Last Leonardo. A Masterpiece, A Mystery and the Dirty World of Art | In 2017 the Salvator Mundi was sold at auction for $450m. But is it a real da Vinci? In a thrilling narrative built on formidab...

War on Peace. The Decline of American Influence | US foreign policy is undergoing a dire transformation, forever changing America's place in the world. Institutions of diplomacy and development are bl...

The Collins Garden Birdwatcher's Bible | Combining practical birdwatching tips, the insights of internationally renowned ornithologists and the science, nature, art and history of birds, The Collins G...

Lady Chatterley's Lover | Lady Chatterley's Lover was banned on its publication in 1928, creating a storm of controversy. Lawrence tells the story of Constance Chatterley’s marriage to Sir Clifford, a...

Knowing What We Know. The Transmission of Knowledge. From Ancient Wisdom to Modern Magic | From the creation of the first encyclopedia to Wikipedia, from ancient museums to modern kindergarten classes...

Great Expectations | HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. ‘My father’s family name being Pirrip, and my Christian name Philip, my infant tongue could make...

The Four Loves | C.S. Lewis’s famous work on the nature of love divides love into four categories: Affection, Friendship, Eros and Charity. The first three are loves which come naturally to the human ...

Little Women | How can you forge your own path in times of war, uncertainty and hardship? Meg longs for marriage; Amy wants to be a painter; Beth is content to stay at home; while Jo wants adventure a...

Frankel. The Greatest Racehorse of All Time and the Sport That Made Him | In horse racing greatness is defined by speed. Being the second fastest counts for little. You have to win. And win. And keep ...

Mere Christianity | Special 65th Anniversary Edition One of the most popular and beloved introductions to the concept of faith ever written, ‘Mere Christianity’ has sold millions of copies worldwide. ...

The Sloth Lemur's Song. Madagascar from the Deep Past to the Uncertain Present | A moving account of Madagascar told by a researcher who has spent over fifty years investigating the mysteries of this ...

Letters from a Stoic | HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. No man can live a happy life, or even a supportable life, without the study of wisdom L...

Born to Be Posthumous. The Eccentric Life and Mysterious Genius of Edward Gorey | From The Gashlycrumb Tinies to The Doubtful Guest, Edward Gorey's wickedly funny and deliciously sinister little books...

Race for Tomorrow. A Journey Through the Front Lines of the Climate Fight | In this compelling journey through twenty-six countries, Simon Mundy traces how the struggle to respond to the climate crisi...

Emma | 'The real evils, indeed, of Emma's situation were the power of having rather too much her own way, and a disposition to think a little too well of herself...' Beautiful, rich, self-assured and ...

The Book Smugglers of Timbuktu. The Quest for this Storied City and the Race to Save Its Treasures | The fabled city of Timbuktu has captured the Western imagination for centuries. The search for this...

The Young Alexander. The Making of Alexander the Great | This is an astonishing new account of Alexander the Great – one of the most important figures of the ancient world, whose earlier years have un...

First Steps. How Walking Upright Made Us Human | Humans are the only mammals to walk on two, rather than four, legs. From an evolutionary perspective, this is an illogical development, as it slows us ...

Operation Pedestal. The Fleet that Battled to Malta 1942 | In August 1942, beleaguered Malta was within weeks of surrender to the Axis, because its 300,000 people could no longer be fed. Churchill mad...

Mrs Dalloway | HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. 'She had a perpetual sense, as she watched the taxi cabs, of being out, far out to sea and alone; she ...

Phosphorescence. On Awe, Wonder & Things That Sustain You When the World Goes Dark | Julia Baird's intimate study of phosphorescence is full of wisdom and joy; a roadmap for rediscovering our inner li...

Labrador. The Story of the World's Favourite Dog | A social history of Labradors, and how they have become the world’s most beloved dogs, by writer, presenter and long-time dog lover Ben Fogle. Labrad...

The Great Gatsby | 'I believe that on the first night I went to Gatsby's house I was one of the few guests who had actually been invited. People were not invited - they went there' Jay Gatsby's Long I...

Arabian Nights | HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. ‘So he rose and lighted one lamp after another, till he had lighted the whole eighty and the palace ...

Curlew Moon | Curlews are Britain’s largest wading bird, known for their evocative calls which embody wild places; they provoke a range of emotions that many have expressed in poetry, art and music. A...

Francis Bacon. Revelations | A decade in the making, based upon hundreds of interviews and extensive new material, Pulitzer Prize winners Mark Stevens and Annalyn Swan have written a startlingly origi...

Crazy for Birds. Fascinating and Fabulous Facts | A charming and quirky illustrated exploration of birds and the reasons we love them. From the Common Swift, which can stay in the air continuously wit...

Other Minds. The Octopus and the Evolution of Intelligent Life | Introducing the Collins Modern Classics, a series featuring some of the most significant books of recent times, books that shed light o...

The Wind in The Willows | HarperCollins is proud to present its range of best-loved, essential classics. 'There is nothing - absolutely nothing - half so much worth doing as simply messing about in bo...

The Sign of the Four | HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. 'How often have I said to you that when you have eliminated the impossible whatever rem...

Architecture. A History in 100 Buildings | This stunning book by renowned television historian Dan Cruickshank tells the history of architecture through the stories of 100 iconic buildings. Journeying...

The Making of Poetry. Coleridge, the Wordsworths and Their Year of Marvels | It was the most extraordinary year. In a book brimming with poetry and nature writing, biography and adventure, Adam Nicols...

Encounters with Euclid. How an Ancient Greek Geometry Text Shaped the World | Euclid's Elements of Geometry was a book that changed the world. In this sweeping history, Benjamin Wardhaugh traces how t...

Emma | 'The real evils, indeed, of Emma's situation were the power of having rather too much her own way, and a disposition to think a little too well of herself...' Beautiful, rich, self-assured and ...

Girl With Dove. A Life Built By Books | Growing up in a dilapidated house by the sea where men were forbidden, Sally's childhood world was filled with mystery and intrigue. Hippies trailed through the...

Meet the Georgians. Epic Tales from Britain's Wildest Century | Anne Bonny and Mary Read, pirate queens of the Caribbean Tipu Sultan, the Indian ruler who kept the British at bay Olaudah Equiano, the ...

Silk. A History in Three Metamorphoses | There is not just one story of silk. In silk is science, history and mythology. In silk is the future. Aarathi Prasad's Silk is a gorgeous new history weaving ...

The Hidden Life of Trees. What They Feel, How They Communicate | Are trees social beings? How do trees live? Do they feel pain or have awareness of their surroundings? In The Hidden Life of Trees Pete...

Noise | From the world-leaders in strategic thinking and the multi-million copy bestselling authors of Thinking Fast and Slow and Nudge, the next big book to change the way you think. We like to think...

Palaces of Revolution. Life, Death and Art at the Stuart Court | The story of the Stuart dynasty is a breathless soap opera played out in just a hundred years in an array of buildings that span Europe...