About the Book The story of the greatest British sit-com and its enduring appeal.When we laugh at Dad's Army we laugh at ourselves, and nearly fifty years after it was first broadcast, millions of us
David Mitchell and Robert Webb have been hard at work cramming all the comic genius that marked their award-winning TV and radio shows into one very beautiful and very funny hardback book. Ted the sno
As the producer behind the phenomenally successful Keith Floyd and Rick Stein BBC cookery programs, David Pritchard tells the tale of the ascent of the celebrity chef. Twenty-five years ago, no one co
Roman Abramovich's purchase of Chelsea FC. The takeover by the former KGB man Alexander Lebedev of London's Evening Standard newspaper. The unsolved murder of Alexander Litvinenko, the ex-spy, and the
Since the publication of the firest edition in 1996, Jane's Tanks Recognition Guide has sold more than 32,000 copies worldwide and remains the most authoritative and comprehensive military vehicle han
The definitive biography of Edward Gorey, the eccentric master of macabre nonsense. 'A genius book about a bookish genius' Daniel Handler, author of A Series of Unfor
They say two heads are better than one - but who are the great dynamic duos of history? In It Takes Two, Cathy Newman rewrites the history books to give a vibrant, feminist account
They say two heads are better than one - but who are the great dynamic duos of history?In It Takes Two, Cathy Newman rewrites the history books to give a vibrant, feminist account of the extraordinary
For more than three decades, millions of Britons have woken to the sound of John Humphrys' voice. As presenter of Radio 4's Today, the nation's most popular news programme, he is
An intimate portrait of Patrick O'Brian, written by his stepson Nikolai Tolstoy. Patrick O'Brian was one of the greatest British novelists of the twentieth century, securing his
In a brilliantly entertaining, living history of the modern United Kingdom, Andrew Marr traces how radically we have transformed through the course of Queen Elizabeth II's reign. W
In a brilliantly entertaining, living history of the modern United Kingdom, Andrew Marr traces how radically we have transformed through the course of Queen Elizabeth II's reign. When the Queen steppe
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Non-fiction 2003 A shattering history of the last hundred years of genocidal war that itemises in authoritative, persuasive manner exactly what the West knew
The sinking of the White Ship is one of the greatest disasters in English history. Here, Sunday Times bestselling author Charles Spencer tells the real story behind the legend to show how one cataclys
Winner of the Man Booker Prize Shortlisted for the the Orange Prize Shortlisted for the Costa Novel Award `Dizzyingly, dazzlingly good' Daily Mail 'Our most brilliant English writer' Guardian England,
Winner of the Man Booker Prize 2012 Winner of the 2012 Costa Book of the Year Shortlisted for the 2013 Women's Prize for Fiction 'Simply exceptional...I envy anyone who hasn't yet read it' Daily Mail
’This is essential’ Margaret Atwood on Twitter’The single best book that I have read about the populist, authoritarian trend that is remaking our world’ Benjamin Rhodes, author of The World As It Is’V
A dark, funny, deliciously different literary thriller about a jaded hitman, set in the criminal underworld of Seoul‘Kill Bill meets Murakami’ D. B. John, author of Star of the North‘A work of literar
We never snacked like this and we never binged like this. We never had so many superfoods, or so many chips. We were never quite so confused about food, and what it actually is.This is a book about th
An ingenious dystopian novel of one young woman’s resistance against the constraints of an oppressive society When a recklessly idealistic girl in a dystopian future society dares to test the perimete
Soon to be a major film, this is a dramatic reinterpretation of the life of Mary Queen of Scots by one of the leading historians of this period. She was crowned Queen of Scotland at nine months of age
As broadcast on BBC radio 4: the fifteen ‘prequel’ stories to the Costa Award-WinningReservoir 13. ‘He leaves behind all other writers of his generation’ Sarah Hall Midwinter in the early years of thi
‘Eleanor Henderson is in possession of an enormous talent’ Ann Patchett‘A superb novel whose roots can be traced to Harper Lee and Carson McCullers‘ Oprah MagazineGenus Jackson was killed in Cotton Co
A TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR • A GUARDIAN BOOK OF THE YEAR • A METRO BOOK OF THE YEAR ‘The year’s must read novel’ The Times ‘One of the most important books you’ll pick up this decade’ Harper’s Bazaar ‘A
Moving between Ghana and London, Hold is an intimate, moving, powerful coming-of-age novel. It’s a story of friendship and family, shame and forgiveness; of learning what we should cling to, and when
Shortlisted for the Booker Prize. In a small East Anglian town, Florence Green decides, against polite but ruthless local opposition, to open a bookshop. Hardborough becomes a battleground. Florence h
A thought-provoking Colombian crime novel set in and around a beauty salon in Bogota‘An intriguing mystery around issues of gender, class and race’ Winnie M Li, author of Dark Chapter ‘Fantastic. I re
A GUARDIAN BOOK OF THE YEARAN FT BOOK OF THE YEARA TLS BOOK OF THE YEARAN OBSERVER BOOK OF THE YEARA TELEGRAPH BOOK OF THE YEAR From the award-winning author of If Nobody Speaks of Remarkable Things.
At the age of only 36, Sir Mark Sykes was signatory to the Sykes-Picot agreement, one of the most reviled treaties of modern times. A century later, Christopher Sykes' lively biography of his grandfat
What does it mean to be English in a post-Brexit world? Is it the beer-swilling, tea-drinking, marmite-eating, wonky-toothed caricature? Or is it a bit more nuanced?Ben Fogle drives a Land Rover, owns
What does it mean to be English in a post-Brexit world? Is it the beer-swilling, tea-drinking, marmite-eating, wonky-toothed caricature? Or is it a bit more nuanced?Ben Fogle drives a Land Rover, owns
By the bestselling author of All Out War, shortlisted for the Orwell Prize 2017 The unmissable account of politics covering Theresa May's time as PM through to the end of the election campaign. Stuffe
By the bestselling author of All Out War, shortlisted for the Orwell Prize 2017 The unmissable account of politics covering Theresa May's time as PM through to the end of the election campaign. Stuffe
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER. A New York Times Notable Book of the Year • A Washington Post Book of the Year • An NPR Book of the Year • A Wall Street Journal Book of the Year • A Slate Book of the Yea
Together in one special volume, selections from the best of beloved, bestselling author C. S. Lewis's classic works for readers contemplating the `grand miracle' of Jesus's resurrection. Preparing for
A heartstopping, beautifully written debut, telling the story of one girl's search for freedom. `You think you're invincible. You think you won't ever miss. We need to put the fear on you. You need to
