Jacob Field Author

Dr Jacob Field is an economic historian and the author of many books and articles on popular history, including Is Capitalism Working? Jacob lives in London where he teaches history at a girls’ school as part of the Researchers in Schools program.

Simon Basher needs little introduction as the illustrator of Kingfisher's extensive range of Basher titles, which have sold over 3 million copies to date. His bestselling book is Basher Science: The Complete Periodic Table. Basher's illustration style, often described as graphic surrealism, is quirky and humorous and has proved popular with children and students as well as parents and educators.