The Diary of a Lifetime

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The story of life after the Great War ended for a generation determined not be dominated by the past

A rich, romantic historical novel showcasing the glamour, spectacle and theatrical energy of the Weimar Republic

Justin Pollard unveils Britain's secret history ... shhh, don't tell anyone

A British school stranded in occupied Europe

James Frey wakes up on a plane, with no memory of the preceding two weeks. His face is cut and his body is covered with bruises. He has abused alcohol and every drug he can lay his hands on for a decade - and he is aged only twenty-three. This work presents an account of a life destroyed and a life reconstructed.

Shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2008: a stunningly vibrant novel from Amitav Ghosh

Film tie-in: an intimate portrait of Charles Darwin

The sequel to the bestselling Counting My Chickens - highly entertaining musings and jottings, with an introduction by Alan Bennett

The authoritative biography of one of the twentieth century's greatest and most popular writers

A comprehensive history of Britain's greatest bomber plane

The authorized biography of 'the greatest diarist of our times'

A book can change your life forever...

A frank, salacious and often shocking portrait of a people

An Abbess of Meaux mystery

The bestselling letters between Deborah Devonshire and Patrick Leigh Fermor

A collection of poems, some of which are about realising we are not as young as we thought, while some are about the more disconcerting problems of modern life; mobile telephones on trains, anti-social behaviour, traffic jams and the internet.

A compelling and human portrait of modern war

The thrilling history of the turning point of the Second World War, when Hitler's armies were halted on the Eastern Front