Anita Desai Anita Desai, in a succession of fine novels and short story collections written over almost 40 years, was one of the first writers from the sub-continent to introduce...

Ian Serraillier The dramatic story of three Polish children during and just after World War II, whose parents are taken away by the Nazis and their house blown up. The...

Rabbi Yechiel Spero Most of the time life seems to lumber along, and one day seems indistinguishable from the next. But then something happens! Something that changes a person. Something...

Charles Spencer On August 18, 1648, with no relief from the siege in sight, the royalist garrison holding Colchester Castle surrendered and Oliver Cromwell's army firmly ended the rule of...

Wayne Johnston Wayne Johnston’s breakthrough epic novel The Colony of Unrequited Dreams was published in several countries and given high praise from the critics. It earned him nominations for the...

Martin Gilbert "The most comprehensive account of Israeli history yet published." -- The Sunday Telegraph"An epic history . . . a picture of an Israel that persevered and prevailed, that was determined...

David Attenborough First published January 1, 1987

Douglas Hofstadter What do we mean when we say “I”? Can thought arise out of matter? Can a self, a soul, a consciousness, an “I” arise out of mere matter?...

Iain Hampsher-Monk Iain Hampsher-Monk’s lucid and accessible history of modern political thought is the introduction which many have been waiting for, providing a thorough guide to the ideas and writings...

VS Naipaul In this book, an old, comically timid and absent-minded man, Surujpat Harbans, runs for office, aided by superstition, bribes, and an aggressive compaign. January 1, 1976 by Penguin...

Anthony Seldon and Guy Lodge Gordon Brown's three years in power were among the most turbulent in Downing Street's post-war history. Brown at 10 tells the compelling story of his...

Thomas Pakenham In 1880 the continent of Africa was largely unexplored by Europeans. Less than thirty years later, only Liberia and Ethiopia remained unconquered by them. The rest - 10...