22 May
Niccol Machiavelli dies 1527 - The Prince was published in 1532 after his death. His surname yielded the modern political word Machiavellianism the use of cunning and deceitful tactics in politics. Find out more about Machivelli
Read the opening extract of the brand new Philippa Gregory book before its publication on 24/05/2012
John van Wyhe
John van Wyhe is a historian of science at the University of Cambridge. He is the founder and Director of Darwin Online, a Bye-Fellow of Christ's College (Darwin's own college) and a member of the British Society for the History of Science. Van Wyhe's recent research has challenged the long-held view that Darwin kept his theory secret for 20 years (Darwin's delay).
Van Wyhe is publishing four books and numerous shorter items on Darwin for 2009: an edited volume of Darwin's shorter publications, Darwin's notebooks from the voyage of the Beagle, a booklet on Darwin in Cambridge and an accessible book on Darwin and evolution which contains many facsimile documents, Darwin.
Featured Books, with extracts, by John van Wyhe
Darwin : The Story of the Man and His Theories of Evolution John van Wyhe
This is a fantastic facsimile providing the reader with everything they could want to know about Charles Darwin. Beautifully presented and with lots of fascinating items of memorabilia to look at and take out of the book. There are copies... Format: Hardback - Released: 01/09/2008