Personal highlights from our history sale — Stella

This is the week you can add some excellent history books to your shelves. Unlock history with these recommendations. Interested in textiles and the history of clothing, then you need Worn which is an excellent blend of history and social commentary, complete with wonderful information about those five fibre staples; cotton, wool, synthetics, silk and linen. If are intrigued by Japan and enjoy women's histories you can't go past the excellent Stranger in the Shogun's City which is fascinating and superbly written. Other women's histories that are must haves are Svetlana Alexievich's The Unwomanly Face of War and Barbara Brookes's A History of New Zealand Women. For an excellent social history centred on food, Claudia Roden's The Book of Jewish Food is packed with insightful information (and recipes) and will distract you from your cooking. More intrigued by the machinations of Eastern Europe then there's Philippe Sands's brilliant East West Street. Looking for something different, there's the stunning Te Ahi Ka, the fascinating A History of Bombing, and the moving Library of Exile.

• Use the key HIST101 when checking out for a 15% discount on all history books. (Promotion ends 13 August 2023. (In-stock items only; excludes items already marked down.) >>Click through to start choosing now.