09 Feb
1881 Fyodor Dostoevsky died. His greatest work Crime and Punishment was published in 1866. In 1880 he gave a speech about poet Pushkin at unveiling of Pushkin monument in Moscow and was hailed as a prophet. Read Crime and Punishment
With Father's Day just around the corner why not give him something more interesting than Slippers and Socks - see below for a selection of some recently published books we think will be perfect.
Featured Books
Worth Dying For Lee Child
Shortlisted for the ITV3 People's Bestseller Dagger 2011.
Featured on The Book Show on Sky Arts on 28 October 2010.
January 2011 Guest Editor Lisa Gardner on Lee Child...
His series character, Jack Reacher, remains the ultimate modern-day lone gunman, a former... Format: Hardback - Released: 30/09/2010
Bomber Flight Berlin Mike Rossiter
Tells the story of a group of ordinary men, from different walks of life, thrown together by the forces of war. This title also tells the story of those missions above Berlin, as they flew into what seemed certain death,... Format: Paperback - Released: 03/02/2011
The Battle of Britain James Holland
For the first time, The Battle of Britain tells this most epic of
stories from a 360 degree perspective, drawing on extensive new research
from around the world that challenges some of the long-held myths about
the battle. Holland paints... Format: Paperback - Released: 09/06/2011
Leading from the Front : An Autobiography General Sir Richard Dannatt
Leading from the Front is General Sir Richard Dannatt's reflections on a
life of military service which offers a characteristically frank
analysis of whether Britain's defence strategy is fit to deal with the
numerous threats we will face in the... Format: Paperback - Released: 26/05/2011
At Home : A Short History of Private Life Bill Bryson
Bill Bryson turns is eyes inwards to look at the everyday things that add up to make the real history of the world. As he ventures around his house he discovers a multitude of things some fascinating, some disconcerting and... Format: Paperback - Released: 26/05/2011
Road of Bones : The Siege of Kohima 1944 - The Epic Story of the Last Great Stand of Empire Fergal Keane
1944, a small British force quartered on the Indian border faced over 15,000 Japanese troops, the ensuing battle was desperate, hand-to-hand fighting, strangling, grenades, swords and guns – anything to stave off the Japanese attack. Fergal Keane’s account is balanced,... Format: Paperback - Released: 28/04/2011
How to Drive a Tank Frank Coles
Call yourself a man? You do? Do you even know what a real man is? Are you a six-foot-one Adonis who wears all the latest fashions, moisturises regularly, visits spas for pleasure and never does anything wrong? Or do you... Format: Paperback - Released: 05/05/2011
A Voyage for Madmen Peter Nichols
May 2011 Travel Book of the Month.
Already a classic among sailors, Nichols tell the true story of the
inaugural 1968 Golden Globe sailing race: the first single-handed
non-stop circumnavigation of the world.... Format: Paperback - Released: 05/05/2011
Beer Makes Daddy Strong Andy Riley
It's the gift that keeps on giving - just like Dad. Every day should be Father's Day. Format: Hardback - Released: 09/06/2011
What? Are These Really the Twenty Most Important Questions in Human History? Mark Kurlansky
Kurlansky considers the work of Confucius, Plato, Shakespeare, Descartes, Nietzsche, Freud, Hemingway, Emily Dickinson, the Talmud, Charles de Gaulle, Virginia Woolf, and others, distilling the deep questions of life to their sparkling essence. Format: Hardback - Released: 06/06/2011
The Wilt Inheritance Tom Sharpe
Stuck in a job he doesn't want - but can't afford to lose - as nominal Head of the Communications Department at Fenland University, Wilt is still subject to the whims of The Powers That Be, both in and outside... Format: Paperback - Released: 26/05/2011
How Hard Can It Be? The World According to Clarkson Volume 4 Jeremy Clarkson
Jeremy Clarkson had a dream ...A world where the nonsensical made sense, the idiotic was abolished and the sheer bloody brilliant was embraced. In How Hard Can It Be? our hero embarks on a quest to set the world to... Format: Paperback - Released: 26/05/2011
Three Stations Martin Cruz Smith
Read on BBC Book at Bedtime from 13th June to 20th June 2011.
The latest thriller by the author of Gorky Park is set in Putin's Moscow where three stations meet. As she arrives at the station a teenage girl wakes... Format: Paperback - Released: 03/06/2011
War Torn Andy McNab
From an author who knows more about warfare and what it's really like out there on the battlefield of Helmand. McNab is probably best known for Bravo Two Zero and like that one this first novel in an exciting... Format: Paperback - Released: 09/06/2011
A Book of Heroes or a Sporting Half-century Simon Barnes
Longlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award 2010.In this gripping new book, Simon Barnes brings together his 50 sporting heroes of the last 50 years and looks at what it is that elevates them to... Format: Paperback - Released: 07/04/2011
The Fort Bernard Cornwell
Bernard Cornwell, King of the historical action adventure has picked on an extraordinary battle in history -The Penobscot Expedition - that has fascinated the author for years, and will now fascinate his readers. Told from both sides of the battle,... Format: Paperback - Released: 26/05/2011
Life : Keith Richards Keith Richards
Shortlisted for the Galaxy Biography of the Year Award 2011.
Not one just for Rolling Stones fans, not just one for lovers of rock music, this is a real part of modern history, chronicling a life spent in music and giving... Format: Paperback - Released: 26/05/2011
How to Land an A330 Airbus And Other Vital Skills for the Modern Man James May
Being given yet another pointless 'man manual' that told him fifty ways to tie a bow tie in under 30 seconds made James May certain there was a need for another kind of book. This book, in fact. Format: Paperback - Released: 26/05/2011
I wonder what percentage of Lovereading families remember Mother’s Day but fail to register Father’s Day! Apparently, the national figure is quite high.
We at Lovereading are here to change all that and have pulled together a number of fabulous titles, both fiction and non-fiction, which Dads everywhere are sure to enjoy over the summer months.
So have a look at our selection, read an extract before deciding whether to buy or not and make sure Dad doesn’t miss out again this year.
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