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Empire What Ruling the World Did to the British
Jeremy Paxman
From the bestselling author of The English comes Empire , Jeremy Paxman's history of the British Empire accompanied by a flagship 5-part BBC TV series, for readers of Simon Schama and Andrew Marr. The influence of the British Empire is...
Format: Paperback - Released: 07/06/2012

Round the Bend
Jeremy Clarkson
What's it like to drive a car that's actively trying to kill you? This and many other burning questions trouble Jeremy Clarkson as he sets out to explore the world from the safety of four wheels. Avoiding the legions of...
Format: Paperback - Released: 24/05/2012

The Diamond Queen : Elizabeth II and Her People
Andrew Marr
With the flair for narrative and the meticulous research that readers have come to expect, Andrew Marr turns his attention to the monarch and to the monarchy, chronicling the Queen's pivotal role at the centre of the state, which is...
Format: Paperback - Released: 24/05/2012

Gonna Fly Now! Locked-in Laughter Unleashed: Funny Tales from a Stroke Survivor
Kate Allatt
Gonna Fly Now! reveals the true-life story of Sheffield mum-of-three Kate Allatt who unleashes the highs and lows of life after a stroke in February 2010 at the age of 39. Click here to hear Kate Allatt...
Format: Paperback - Released: 20/05/2012

The Life of Lee
Lee Evans
The Life of Lee is an utterly hilarious and very moving autobiography charting his ups and downs on the way to the top. Lee takes us on a darkly humorous journey through his childhood spent running wild on a Bristol...
Format: Paperback - Released: 10/05/2012

Young Elizabeth the Making of Our Queen
Kate Williams
This is the story of how Elizabeth became Queen. We can hardly imagine a Britain without Elizabeth II on the throne. It seems to be the job she was born for. And yet, for much of her early life, the...
Format: Hardback - Released: 10/05/2012

Stolen Childhoods : The Untold Story of the Children Interned by the Japanese in the Second World War
Nicola Tyrer
May 2012 Non-Fiction Book of the Month. With or without their parents, children were interned in great numbers in Japanese camps, some 4,000 UK children alone. This thoroughly researched and rounded account of...
Format: Paperback - Released: 10/05/2012

A History of England in 100 Places : From Stonehenge to the Gherkin
John Julius Norwich
Our nation's story told through 100 of its most important sites - from Stonehenge to the Gherkin. Part narrative history, part exploration of our national heritage, the historian's wide-ranging selection of sites will stimulate, entertain, inform - and certainly provoke...
Format: Paperback - Released: 10/05/2012

Arab Spring Dreams: The Next Generation Speaks Out for Freedom and Justice from North Africa to Iran
Nasser Weddady and Sohrab Ahmari
Reading here of the Arab peoples and their struggles seems to echo uncomfortably with our own history, knowing how long it took to wrestle power from the religious and political elites, how long for women in particular to gain the...
Format: Paperback - Released: 08/05/2012

Ballgowns: British Glamour Since 1950
Sonnet Stanfill and Oriole Cullen
May 2012 Non-Fiction Book of the Month. Published to tie in with an exhibition opening on 19th May and running throughout the year. A quite fascinating progress through recent women’s fashion for glamorous...
Format: Hardback - Released: 07/05/2012

Dear Zari: Hidden Stories from Women of Afghanistan
Zarghuna Kargar
Starting life as part of the BBC World Service transmission, Afghan Woman’s Hour, women were encouraged to tell their stories, it became one of the most widely listened to programmes in the country. Zarghuna Kargar interweaves her own story around...
Format: Paperback - Released: 03/05/2012

Ian Fleming's Commandos The Story of 30 Assault Unit in WWII
Nicholas Rankin
In 1942, Lieutenant-Commander Ian Fleming was personal assistant to the Director of Naval Intelligence - the dynamic figure behind James Bond's fictional chief, 'M'. Here, Fleming had a brilliant idea: why not set up a unit of authorised looters, men...
Format: Paperback - Released: 03/05/2012

Sister Queens : Katherine of Aragon and Juana Queen of Castile
Julia Fox
Katherine of Aragon and Juana, Queen of Castile were the daughters of Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain, pawns on the European political stage. Approaching their history from this family perspective gives a very different viewpoint on the two women. Juana,...
Format: Paperback - Released: 26/04/2012

District Nurse
Patricia Jordan
A reissue of an old favourite in this highly popular nostalgic genre, taking us back to a time when district nurses were a common sight and cycled the streets taking care of patients in their own homes. Patricia Jordan was...
Format: Paperback - Released: 26/04/2012

I Left My Tent in San Francisco
Emma Kennedy
May 2012 Travel Book of the Month. Startlingly honest and ridiculously funny, I Left My Tent in San Francisco is the miraculous story of how the hapless pair made it back alive to...
Format: Paperback - Released: 26/04/2012

The Way I See It : Rants, Revelations And Rules For Life
Alan Sugar
Given Sir Alan’s public face I was prepared to be annoyed and at odds with his views but found so much sense and refreshing lack of bullshit in The Way I See It that I’ve become rather a fan. His...
Format: Paperback - Released: 26/04/2012

The Chicken Chronicles: A Memoir
Alice Walker
If you’ve ever kept a few chickens then you’ll know where Alice Walker is coming from. How different they all are - from the bubbling extrovert happy to sit on your shoulder to the lowering introvert, the bully, the hapless...
Format: Paperback - Released: 12/04/2012

A.A. Gill is Further Away: Helping with Enquiries
A. A. Gill
April 2012 Travel Book of the Month. As an eclectic a collection of travel pieces as you could wish – and the impressionistic style suits the subject material like hand to glove. Read...
Format: Paperback - Released: 12/04/2012

Why be Happy When You Could be Normal?
Jeanette Winterson
In 1985 Jeanette Winterson's first novel, Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit , was published. It was Jeanette's version of the story of a terraced house in Accrington, an adopted child, and the thwarted giantess Mrs Winterson. It was a...
Format: Paperback - Released: 12/04/2012

Foundation : The History of England
Peter Ackroyd
First in a planned series of 6 volumes retelling the drama of English history. This first volume takes us from the time when human activity barely registered on the landscape down to the last days of Henry VII in 1509....
Format: Paperback - Released: 06/04/2012

The Tao of Travel
Paul Theroux
April 2012 Travel Book of the Month. A travel miscellany with Paul Theroux’s best pieces interspersed with his choice of the best travel writing. Travellers' tales new and old – from novice to...
Format: Paperback - Released: 05/04/2012

England My England A Treasury of All Things English
Gerry Hanson
With contributions from Sir Thomas Beecham, Rupert Brooke, William Blake, Noel Coward, Rudyard Kipling, John Betjeman and many more, there is also a chapter entitled 'As Others See Us', which includes George Mikes' observation, 'An Englishman, even if he is...
Format: Hardback - Released: 05/04/2012

Dig WWII BBCTV Tie-in to the Series Presented by Dan Snow
Jean Hood
Military archaeology is amongst the newest academic disciplines and is also one of the fastest growing. The BBC TV series Dig WWII will be using this discipline to examine some of the most compelling stories of the Battle of the...
Format: Hardback - Released: 02/04/2012

Back from the Brink: 1000 Days at Number 11
Alistair Darling
Alistair Darling's knowledge and understanding make this not only a unique perspective on the events that rocked global capitalism, but a vital and fascinating historical document. Back from the Brink is also a gripping and immediate account of an unprecedented...
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/04/2012

Women and Children First
Gill Paul
During her research to write the poignant Titanic Love Stories Gill Paul became so taken up in the stories she decided to create this engaging romantic story. The central character was inspired by a photograph of a handsome 1st...
Format: Paperback - Released: 29/03/2012

Seasons of My Life
Hannah Hauxwell
April 2012 Non-Fiction Book of the Month. The classic and much-loved memoir by Hannah Hauxwell about life in remote Yorkshire in the 1970s. Seasons of My Life is an enduring and affectionate look...
Format: Paperback - Released: 29/03/2012

Double Cross The True Story of the D-Day Spies
Ben Macintyre
Featured on The Book Show on Sky Arts on 29 March 2012. D-Day, 6 June 1944, the turning point of the Second World War, was a victory of arms. But it was also a triumph for a different kind of operation:...
Format: Hardback - Released: 27/03/2012

Dickens's England : An A-Z Tour of the Real and Imagined Locations
Tony Lynch
March 2012 Travel Book of the Month. This is a travel guide with a twist. An illustrated and informative guide to the places in England (real and imagined) associated with Charles Dickens and...
Format: Hardback - Released: 21/03/2012

Bread, Jam and a Borrowed Pram : A Nurse's Story from the Streets
Dot May Dunn
Dot May Dunn takes us back to the days of the 1950s and the early days of the National Health Service. As a newly qualified health visitor she sees only too well the deprivation and health problems on her “patch”....
Format: Paperback - Released: 15/03/2012

The Reading Promise 3,218 Nights of Reading with My Father
Alice Ozma
When Alice was nine years old, she and her father - a beloved school librarian - made a promise to read aloud together for 100 consecutive nights. Upon reaching their goal, they celebrated over pancakes, but it was clear that...
Format: Paperback - Released: 15/03/2012