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On The Map
Simon Garfield
From Mappa Mundi to Google Maps - the bestsellingJust My Typeauthor turns his gaze to maps
Maps fascinate us. They chart our understanding of the world and they log our progress, but above all they tell our stories.From the early sketches of philosophers and explorers through to Google Maps and beyond, Simon Garfield examines how maps both relate and realign our history. His ...
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A Short History of England
Simon Jenkins
The definitive concise account of our remarkable past
Which battle was fought'For England, Harry and St George'? Who demanded to be painted'warts and all'? What - and when - was the Battle of the Bulge?InA Short History of England, bestselling author Simon Jenkins answers all these questions - and many more - as he tells the tumultuous story of a fascinating nation. From the invaders of the dark ...
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Events, Dear Boy, Events
Ruth Winstone
Brings twentieth-century British politics vividly to life and reveals perspectives on the tumultuous...
Ruth Winstone retells Britain's history through the great diarists of the last century, drawing back the curtain on the lives of political classes, their doubts, ambitions, and emotions. She moves deftly among those in the thick of it, showing the ...
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The Diaries of Nella Last
Patricia Malcolmson, Robert Malcolmson
A collected edition of bestselling author Nella Last's diaries, including substantial never-before ...
'I can never understand how the scribbles of such an ordinary person ... can possibly have value.'So wrote Nella Last in her diary on 2 September 1949. More than sixty years on, tens of thousands of people have read and enjoyed three volumes of her vivid ...
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The Man in the Picture
Susan Hill
The chilling tale of a painting so terrifying, its secrets will haunt those who see it ... A ghost ...
A mysterious depiction of masked revellers at the Venice carnival hangs in the college rooms of Oliver's old professor in Cambridge. On this cold winter's night, its eerie secret is revealed by the ageing don. The dark art of the Venetian scene, ...
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Spell It Out
David Crystal
An enlightening tour of English spelling that untangles'stationery'from'stationary'- and explains ...
Why is there an'h'in ghost? William Caxton, inventor of the printing press and his Flemish employees are to blame: without a dictionary or style guide to hand in fifteenth century Bruges, the typesetters simply spelled it the way it sounded to their ...
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The Beauty And The Sorrow
Peter Englund
Four devastating years told by twenty eyewitnesses showing not just what the First World War was, ...
There are many books on the First World War, but award-winning and bestselling historian Peter Englund takes a daring and stunning new approach. Describing the experiences of twenty ordinary people from around the world, all now unknown, he explores the everyday ...
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Securing Freedom
Eliza Manningham-Buller
The former head of MI5 on freedom, intelligence, the rule of law, torture and security
How do we balance our belief in human freedom with the need to defend ourselves against those who believe the use of terror can be justified? Can our handling of security risk and the laws we pass to deal with them distort our response to the threat of terrorism?In this sobering and ...
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Lessons from the Top
Gavin Esler
One of Britain's leading journalists and interviewers reveals what the stories that leaders tell can...
Great leaders have always understood the power of stories. Through the stories they tell, the most successful leaders educate, persuade and bring about change, but we rarely have the background knowledge to explore how they do so. In this hugely ...
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The Arab Spring and the Gulf States
Mohamed Althani
The most challenging question today for the citizens of any country in the Gulf region is whether it is heading in the right direction to become a durable, sustainable system, fully supported by its people and capable of being defended from internal and external threats. InThe Arab Spring and the Gulf States, Mohamed A. J. Althani, a former minister in the Qatari government, analyses the ...
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Tell to Win
Peter Guber
Success is won by creating compelling stories that have the power to move people. If you can't tell...
Stories have always had the power to move, but it has only recently become clear thatpurposefulstories - those created with a specific mission in mind - are essential in persuading others to support a vision or cause. For Peter Guber, what began as a...
