A quarter of a century in power has allowed Vladimir Putin to enrich himself. He has plundered Russia’s resources, confiscated private businesses and persecuted those who stood against him including Boris Berezovsky, Vladimir Gusinsky, Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Bill Browder putting their assets under the control of his friends and cronies, who creamed off billions from ... Martin Sixsmith – Suing the Kremlin: The battle for Putin’s Billions

Much-loved sports presenter, author and endurance-athlete Vassos Alexander got bitten by the swimming bug during lockdown – heading to his local patch of the Thames to find distraction and solace during that hot summer. Now he can’t pass a body of water without wanting to jump in. Swimmingly is Vassos’ rip-roaring account of how he ... Vassos Alexander – Swimmingly

With sensational new material, biographer Andrew Lownie brings the most extraordinary and dramatic royal story in a generation up to date. Tracing the lives of the former Prince and his ... Andrew Lownie – Entitled

Jung Chang’s Wild Swans was a book that defined a generation, an epic personal history of Jung, her mother and grandmother – ‘three daughters of China’. From her grandmother’s birth in 1909 under the last emperor, through Mao Zedong’s rule, the Cultural Revolution during which Jung’s parents were subject to unbelievable suffering, it finishes as ... Jung Chang – Fly Wild Swans: My Mother, Myself and China

Archie Gibson’s initiation into desert warfare almost proved to be his last. Barrelling through the sand dunes at the wheel of his truck, Gibson spied a searing flash of light up ahead, the signature of a feared German 88mm gun firing… right at him. He leapt from his speeding vehicle just before it was torn ... Damien Lewis – Behind Enemy Lines: The Special Forces Heroes Who Changed the Course of WW2