How the contest between the US and China will shape our century An urgent and essential assessment of the global contest between the US and China, and how looking to ... Sir Robin Niblett – The New Cold War
A vivid, inventive, spellbinding virtuoso portrait of a woman, a family and a city that are as everlasting as their glass by a master of her craft. Venice, 1486. Across ... Tracy Chevalier – The Glassmaker
Drawing on writers, storytellers and poets through the centuries, botanical illustrator Christina Hart-Davies examines the long history of herbal remedies, how plants have been used for healing and the beliefs ... Christina Hart Davies and Vanessa Berridge – A Herbal Year and Garden Heaven
Anne Somerset masterfully traces Victoria’s political evolution, from headstrong teenager to seasoned octogenarian. This book demonstrates her passionate involvement in state affairs, and casts fresh light on her relationships with ... Anne Somerset – Queen Victoria and her Prime Ministers
Former Royal Marine, Major Scotty Mills, blends personal experiences from his remarkable life with inspirational advice and insights to provide his 12 Commando Rules for Life that could help anyone ... Scotty Mills – Never Give In
With bees, butterflies and other pollinators threatened by climate change and habitat loss, it's now more important than ever to support and nurture pollinators in your garden. In this practical ... Rachel de Thame – A Flower Garden for Pollinators
Both dark and luminous, poignant and wickedly funny, Alan Hollinghurst’s new novel gives us a portrait of modern England through the lens of one man’s acutely observed and often unnerving ... Alan Hollinghurst – Our Evenings
Over the course of her 30 year long career in the Metropolitan Police, Nusrit Mehtab was subjected to and witnessed a host of racist and sexist behaviour. This included fellow ... Nusrit Mehtab – Off the Beat
It should have an easy victory. After triumph in Tunisia, the sweeping success of the Sicilian invasion, and with Italy finally knocked out of the war, the Allies were confident ... James Holland – Cassino ’44
In her irresistible new novel, Sunday Times No 1 bestselling author Victoria Hislop shines a light on the questionable acquisition of cultural treasures and the price people – and countries – will ... Victoria Hislop – The Figurine
Former townies Giles and Mary swapped city life for rural Wiltshire over thirty years ago, and they've each embraced it in their own very different ways.Mary has happily traded sophisticated ... The Oldie Event – Giles Wood and Mary Killen – Country Life – in conversation with Harry Mount
Kate Humble has a knack for sharing her own journey towards a more pleasing and purposeful life in a way that inspires readers, enables them to reassess their own lives ... Kate Humble – Where the Hearth Is
