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Judith Mackrell A gripping biography of six extraordinary women who, in their very different ways, epitomise the decade they came of age - the 1920s | Antonia Fraser The two-year revolution that totally changed how Britain is governed. |
Eduardo Galeano Shows us how to remember and how to live. This book is shaped like a calendar. Each day brings with it a story: a journey, feast or tragedy that really... | George Monbiot Tells the story of author's efforts to re-engage with nature and discover a new way of living. This title shows how, by restoring and rewilding our damaged ecosystems on land... |
Jesse Norman Both conservative and subversive, Burke's beliefs have never been more relevant than in today's 'Big Society', as MP Jesse Norman explains. | Roy Hattersley William Cavendish, the father of the first Earl, dissolved monasteries for Henry VIII. Bess, his second wife, was gaoler-companion to Mary Queen of Scots during her long imprisonment in England... |
Arthur Aldridge; Mark Ryan Action-packed Second World War memoir by the UK's last living torpedo pilots. | Qais Akbar Omar With all the emotional power of The Kite Runner, this is the very first true life account of growing up in Afghanistan, by a writer who still lives in Kabul. |
Stuart Tootal D-Day as it has never been told before | Edward Stourton The mountain paths are as treacherous as they are steep - the more so in the dark and in winter. Even for the fit the journey is a formidable challenge... |
Robert Twigger An intimate biography of one of the world's natural wonders | Eva Schloss A Story of heartbreak and survival by the step-sister of Anne Frank |
Charles Emmerson A title that presents a panoramic view of a world crackling with possibilities, from St Petersburg to Shanghai and from Los Angeles to Jerusalem. | Con Coughlin A riveting and revelatory account of Winston Churchill's first campaign - in Afghanistan in the 1890s, offering shocking parallels into today's Afghan war |
Mary Beard Mary Bear explores our rich classical heritage in a series of essays - from Greek drama to Roman jokes, introducing some larger-than-life characters of classical history, such as Alexander... | Mark Urban From the evacuation of France in 1940 to the final dash to Hamburg in 1945, the 5th Royal Tank Regiment were on the front line throughout the Second World War... |