In this witty and illuminating memoir, BBC journalist Robin Lustig looks back on his life as a newsman, from coming under fire in Pakistan to reporting on the fall of the Berlin Wall; and from meeting
2016 marked the dawn of the post-truth era. The year saw two shock election results, each of which has the potential to reshape the world: the UK's decision to leave the EU, and the elevation of Donal
When JP Floru tags along with three friends running the marathon in Pyongyang, little could have prepared him for what he witnessed.Shocking and scary, The Sun Tyrant uncovers the oddities and tragedi
When it was announced that Jane Austen would appear on the new £10 note in 2017, the 200th anniversary of her death, there was a flurry of media excitement. Few noted that a £10 Austen banknote was al
Guy Standing reveals the devastating effects of the construction of a global market economy. At the heart of the problem is the construction by successive governments, working in the interests of elit
Is there any prospect of a peace agreement between the Israelis and the Palestinians? This book examines the reasons why innumerable efforts to resolve their differences have always failed, updates th
Reporting on Hitler uncovers the thrilling, untold story of Reynolds, a former clergyman and intelligence officer, who reported on some of the twentieth century’s most momentous events. It revea
Entrepreneur and business man James Chen addresses the lack of basic eye care in the third world, and argues that a relatively low level of investment would lead to a dramatic improvement in the quali
Cambridge spy Guy Burgess was the supreme networker of his age. His contacts provided him with so many hard facts and so much insider gossip that his Moscow masters found it difficult to keep up with
On December 21, 1988, Pan Am flight 103 departed London Heathrow for New York. Shortly after take-off, a bomb detonated, killing all on board and devastating the small Scottish town of Lockerbie. Abde
An account of how a small nation responded to the discovery of oil off its coastline in 1969. Rather than squandering the profits, Norway put in place the most robust and visionary framework for extra
The sanctimony of charity and its persistent failure to do good with our money is matched only by two things, the lives of the people they promised us they would improve and the inevitable truth that
Identity politics are shaping Western art more than ever before. Visit any contemporary gallery and chances are the art on offer will be principally concerned with group identities and a set of dreary
Through the eyes of Churchill, Roosevelt, and their successors, Robin Renwick traces the development of the Anglo-American relationship and the part it played in shaping the post-war world.Detecting o
Migration to the United Kingdom receives widespread attention, but less attention is paid to the major increase in the number of people becoming British citizens. UK citizenship has undergone substant
Alice Keppel was one of the most remarkable courtesans in British history. She was extraordinary for a number of reasons—not least that she was the lover of Edward VII for many years, though she manag
London is already the greatest city of the twenty-first century, the one true global cultural megalopolis and we need to shout about it from the top of every tall building in town. It might be invidio
With typical wit and unrestrained perspicacity, Dylan Jones explores the myriad reasons that men appear to be in a perpetual state of stress, wondering where they fit into a world that seemingly no lo
Since 1945, France has pursued a clandestine rivalry with Great Britain and the United States. It has been jealous and resentful of the power and status of the English-speaking world, genuinely fearin
