Biography: historical, political and military

Trauma Bonds

A fascinating journalistic exploration into the impact of intergenerational trauma on the descendants of both survivors and perpetrators

Parallel Lives: A Love Story from a Lost Continent

This is the simplest tale in the world. Two people meet and fall in love. But the route which brought Larissa Salmina and Francis Haskell to a backstreet Venetian restaurant in 1962 was anything but straightforward.

Joseph Banks

Botanist, explorer, President of the Royal Society and one of Australia’s founding fathers.

Queen James: The Life and Loves of Britain’s First King

‘James comes alive in full flamboyance … Russell expertly weaves the bedchamber gossip into the tapestry of a tumultuous reign’ SUNDAY TIMES

‘Brings the backbiting and power struggles of the Jacobean court to life with wit and vigour’ OBSERVER

‘A warts and all story told with compassion’ PHILIPPA GREGORY

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Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York

THE SUNDAY TIMES #1 BESTSELLER

‘Makes Prince Harry’s Spare look positively restrained’ SUNDAY TIMES

‘A jaw-dropping account of arrogance, financial incontinence, greed and, indeed, entitlement’ DAILY EXPRESS

‘This searing biography of Prince Andrew crackles with scandals’ BBC NEWS

The Indefatigable Asa Briggs

Asa Briggs’s energy fuelled him to write more than fifty books, including five formidable volumes on the history of broadcasting. At the zenith of his fame he was one of the best-known historians of his generation, his name on a cover a guarantee of substantial sales.

The Boy from Baghdad: My Journey from Waziriyah to Westminster

‘Very few people in parliament can match Nadhim’s childhood experience, his understanding of international affairs, his skills as a businessman and his passion for politics’ Rory Stewart

‘From Baghdad to number 11 Downing Street: in any other country it would be fiction. You have to read it to believe it’ Jeffrey Archer

The Spy in the Archive: How one man tried to kill the KGB

The compulsively readable new book from The Rest is Classified host Gordon Corera. About how one man – Vasili Mitrokhin – turned first disaffected dissident and then traitor to the KGB, stealing the most secret Soviet archives and smuggling them to the West.

Marsha: The Joy and Defiance of Marsha P. Johnson

The first definitive biography of revolutionary activist Marsha P. Johnson—an iconic and trailblazing figure in LGBTQIA+ history—unveiling her life, profound impact, and enduring legacy.

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