Faust’s Metropolis: A History of Berlin
‘Beautifully conceived and marvellously researched. I haven’t read a better book on Berlin.’ Gordon A. Craig
Society & culture: general
Morecambe and Wise
The dual biography of the great British comedy double-act and the rise and fall of mass audience television by the respected biographer of Cary Grant .
The Mystery of the Crystal Skulls
The crystal skulls are a mystery as profound as the Pyramids of Egypt, the Nazca Lines of Peru, or Stonehenge.
Paul Heathcote’s Rhubarb and Black Pudding
Not another chef’s book but a book about English food and English cooking and an English chef.
Zeros and Ones: Digital Women and the New Technoculture
A highly contentious, very readable and totally up-to-the-minute investigation of women’s natural relationship with modern technology, an association which, Plant argues, will trigger a new sexual revolution.
Football in Sun and Shadow: An Emotional History of World Cup Football
Football is, in Pele’s words, ‘the beautiful game’ . Eduardo Galeano has written a series of football epiphanies from the global history of football when the rays of light have glittered from the passion of the game.
Cary Grant: A Class Apart
The ultimate biography of this ever-popular star and icon, from a young Cambridge don who has already made his name with a much praised biography of Marilyn Monroe.
The Best of Gerald Durrell
An irresistible collection of the very best of Gerald Durrell’s writings, selected by his wife Lee Durrell.