Two families locked in a battle that is fraught with mistrust, betrayal, and lies?a battle that threatens to destroy them all When Alicia Carlyle returns to the home of her childhood after the tragic
A mouthwateringly delicious collection of simple and seasonal recipes from such esteemed cooks as Gordon Ramsay, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, Michel Roux, and more?A sumptuous cookbook that will have
In?an astonishing, revelatory original debut, Caine Prize for African Writing winner Brian Chikwava tackles head-on the realities of life as a refugee?When he lands in Harare North, our unnamed protag
In It's Only a Movie, the incomparable Mark Kermode takes us into the weird world of a life lived in widescreen. Join him as he gets lost in Russia on the trail of a low-budget horror flick, gasp as h
A fascinating survey of 100 years of children's games and rhymesFrom conkers to marbles, from skipping to tag, not forgetting "one potato, two potato" and "eeny, meeny, miny, mo," Lore of the Playgrou
The Bedside Guardian 2010 brings together the very best writing and photography from a tumultuous year in Britain and abroad. The centerpiece of the political year was an enthralling general election:
Simon Heffer's incisive and amusingly despairing emails to colleagues at the Telegraph about grammatical mistakes and stylistic slips have attracted a growing band of ardent fans over recent years. No
Now a major motion picture from Paramount PicturesBREAKING NEWS: Ambitious young TV producer Becky Fuller is fired from a local morning show in New Jersey, and her career begins to look as bleak as he
From a former close advisor to Tony Blair, a devastating, frank and insightful analysis of how power is wielded in the modern world.'Niccolo Machiavelli is misunderstood,' argues Jonathan Powell in hi
John Crace, creator of the Guardian's 'Digested Read' column, hilariously summarises the great -- and not so great -- classics of modern literature.?John Crace's 'Digested Read' column in the Guardian
Perfect Letters and Emails for All Occasions is an invaluable guide for anyone who wants to get the most out of their written communication. Covering everything from advice on how to write to your MP
Fern Jenkins' life is changed forever when her brother is killed in action and her father dies in a mining explosion. Turned out of their home by the ruthless pit owner, Fern and her mother Wynne are
What happens in the third of our lives when we’re slumbering? How have sleep, dreams, and nightmares been interpreted over the centuries? Why do so many people feel that they are deprived of sleep? Th
Urban legends, conspiracy theories, and bogus public-health scares circulate effortlessly. Meanwhile, people with important ideas--business people, teachers, politicians, journalists, and others--stru
The real story behind the leaking of climate change emails at the University of East Anglia.It is the biggest scandal to hit global warming science in years. In November 2009 it emerged that thousands
As the case of Jarndyce vs. Jarndyce?a long and hopeless lawsuit over a disputed will?drags slowly on through the courts, it begins to wear down all those caught in its complicated web. Esther Summers
The story of an ordinary boy growing up in Belfast who would go on to become world-famous as a hostage in Beirut, and author of the extraordinary testimony of imprisonment and survival that was An Evi
Presented here uncropped and in their full glory, these photographs show why Jane Bown has been hailed as the natural successor of Cartier-Bresson and as one of the UK's preeminent portrait photograph
Over the last?2,000 years doctors have killed patients far more often than they saved them, and patients have colluded because they trusted them?this book is about how little and how much has changed?
David Loogan is leading a new and quietly anonymous life in a new town. But his solitude is broken when he finds himself drawn into a friendship with Tom Kristoll, the melancholy publisher of the crim
What do Postman Pat, Tommy Cooper, Norman Wisdom and George Best have in common with being abandoned in a Costa Rican jungle after a severe bout of flatulence? Indeed, how are they also connected to
A dramatic and original contribution to our understanding of one of the most deep-rooted and controversial international problems that continues to baffle and bedevil us to this day.The troubles in Pa
Wimbledon is a paradox. While outwardly appearing the quintessential English lawn tennis club, it is in fact the largest annual outside broadcast operation in the world and a multimillion?dollar comme
London is a city with almost as many ancient legends and deep-rooted customs as it has streets and landmarks, and here a leading folklorist brings together an astonishingly rich selection of them—tale
The lives of three strangers interconnect in unforeseen ways--and with unexpected consequences--in acclaimed author Dan Chaon’s gripping, brilliantly written new novel. Longing to get on with his lif
In The Playground Potting Shed, Dominic Murphy relates how he helped his local school establish a garden and grow a stunning array of flowers, fruit and vegetables during term-time. Week by week, he d
Appearing at a critical juncture in the history of the Labour Party, Speak for Britain! provides an original and challenging interpretation of Labour's evolution from its sectional trade union origins
Gordon Brown is one of the most influential politicians of the past 30 years. In opposition he was the strategic driving force behind New Labour. In Government he was one of Britain's most intellectua
When Labour came to power in 1997, Britain had the best system of retirement provision in the world. Millions of us knew that our years of hard work would ultimately be rewarded by a leisurely and com
A sweeping historical saga in the tradition of Conn Iggulden, Bernard Cornwell, and Jean Auel?The beginning of civilization is fraught with war, invasion, plunder, and rapine. The little city state of
Is English football really about manliness, hard work, fair play and a never-say-die attitude? Why is there so little room in our game for individual brilliance? And just why are we so hung up on beat
Moscow in the 1930s is the consummate symbol of the Soviet paradise, a fairy-tale capital where, in Stalin’s words, ?life has become better, life has become merrier”. In Happy Moscow Platonov exposes
What do Postman Pat, Tommy Cooper, Norman Wisdom, and George Best have in common with being abandoned in a Costa Rican jungle after a severe bout of flatulence? Indeed how are they connected to trying
Istanbul’s Galata Bridge has spanned the Golden Horn since the sixth century AD, connecting the old city with the more Western districts to the north. But the bridge is a city in itself, peopled by me
Henry York never dreamed his time in Kansas would open a door to adventure—much less a hundred doors. But a visit to his aunt and uncle’s farm took an amazing turn when cupboard doors, hidden behind H
Lt Colonel E.W. Hermon died in a hail of bullets on the 9th April 1917, the first day of the Battle of Arras, leading his men of the 24th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers into the attack. Like hundr
Just before Christmas on a farm in Northern Norway, 80-year-old Anna Neshov, matriarch of a troubled family, is taken gravely ill. Her three sons have been quietly immersed in their work: one an under
In this haunting and frank account, Donna Ford, author of The Step Child, returns to the horrific abuse she suffered at the hands of her stepmother. As a tiny girl of five, and for six long years, Don
Delving into data from surveys, the census, and the Office of National Statistics, this revealing study paints a clear portrait of who the British people are, what they do, how they think, and how the
Afghanistan, February 2008: In an out-of-control, dangerous country torn apart by war, littered with Taliban guerrilla forces and thousands of miles from home, Lance Corporal Matt Croucher, a Royal Ma
