Attlee and Churchill
Leo McKinstryRRP: £10.99
Chosen as a Book of the Year in the Daily Telegraph and Daily Mail’A masterpiece’ Frederick Forsyth ‘Beautifully written… unlikely to be surpassed’ Simon Heffer’Superb’ Daily Mail, Book of the Week’ …
Genre: History
Cathedrals of Steam
Christian WolmarLondon hosts a dozen major railway stations, more than any comparable city. King’s Cross, St Pancras, Euston, Marylebone, Paddington, Victoria, Charing Cross, Cannon Street, Waterloo, London Bridge, L …
Scoff
Pen VoglerThe entertaining story of British cuisine and the hidden role it plays in our political, social and cultural lives.Avocado or beans on toast? Gin or claret? Nut roast or game pie? Milk in first or mil …
The Monk
Paul WilliamsRRP: £14.99
On the streets of the tough Dublin inner-city neighbourhood where he grew up, Gerard Hutch was perceived as an ordinary decent criminal, a quintessential Robin Hood figure who fought the law – and won …
Prince Albert
A. N. WilsonRRP: £10.99
Chosen as a Book of the Year in The Times and the Daily Mail’Highly entertaining’ Sunday Times’Enthralling’ Daily TelegraphFor more than six decades, Queen Victoria ruled a great Empire at the height …
The Lost Lights of St Kilda
Elisabeth GiffordRRP: £8.99
‘Desperately romantic, lyrically written and with a fascinating plot’ Katie Fforde1927: When Fred Lawson takes a summer job on St Kilda, little does he realise that he has joined the last community to …
Wings Over Water
Jonathan GlanceyAnnounced in 1912, the Schneider Trophy stole the imaginations of pioneering aircraft manufacturers in America, France, Britain and Italy, as they competed in a series of air races that attracted a hu …
A Burning Sea
Theodore BrunDoomed to wander. Destined for glory.Erlan Aurvandil has turned his back on the past and his native Northern lands, taking a perilous journey to the greatest city in the world, Byzantium. But as his v …
Open
Johan NorbergHumanity’s embrace of openness is the key to our success. The freedom to explore and exchange – whether it’s goods, ideas or people – has led to stunning achievements in science, technology and cultur …
She Speaks
Yvette CooperRRP: £7.99
A powerful celebration of brilliant speeches by women throughout the ages, from Boudica to Greta Thunberg.’A treasure trove of trailblazers…’ Cathy NewmanLooking at lists of the greatest speeches of …
The Borgias
Paul StrathernRRP: £10.99
‘A wickedly entertaining read’ The TimesA Daily Mail Book of the WeekThe sensational story of the rise and fall of one of the most notorious families in history, by the author of The Medici.The Borgia …
The Churchill Complex
Ian BurumaIt is impossible to understand the last 75 years of British and American history without understanding the Anglo-American relationship, and specifically the bonds between presidents and prime minister …
The Prime Ministers
Steve RichardsRRP: £9.99
‘Fascinating, revealing and entertaining.’ John Humphrys’A pure pleasure to read.’ Polly Toynbee’Extraordinary.’ Kirsty WarkA landmark history of the men and women who have defined the UK’s role in th …
Why the Germans Do it Better
John KampfnerEmerging from a collection of disparate city states 150 years ago, no other country has had as turbulent a history as Germany or enjoyed so much prosperity in such a short time frame. Today, as much o …
A Dominant Character
Samanth Subramanian‘A wonderful book about one of the most important, brilliant and flawed scientists of the 20th century.’ Peter Frankopan, author of The Silk RoadsJ.B.S. Haldane’s life was rich and strange, never shor …
The Infiltrators
Norman Ohler‘An astonishing story… brilliantly told’ Antony Beevor’Gripping… Will appeal to anyone who relishes Ben Macintyre’s tales of wartime espionage and cryptic codes.’ Sunday Telegraph’A detailed and m …
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