Biography, Literature and Literary studies

The second collection of original verse by the maverick multimillionaire publisher Felix Dennis.

Multi-millionaires are not supposed to write poetry.

Bridget Christie is a stand-up comedian, idiot and feminist.

It is the early 1950s.

Winner of the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for Biography.

January 1991.

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In this final volume of diaries, Tony Benn reflects on the compensations and the disadvantages of old age.

'Hitler's Furies will be experienced and remembered as a turning point in both women's studies and Holocaust studies' Timothy Snyder, author of BloodlandsHistory has it that the role of women in Nazi Germany was to be the perfect Hausfrau, produce the next Aryan generation and be a loyal cheerleader for the Fuhrer.

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Following in the footsteps of A Glass Half Full, Lone Wolf and When Jack Sued Jill, Homeless In My Heart - Felix Dennis's long-awaited new collection of verse - is 'the story of a fool whose life was saved by poetry'.

'I dragged my heels all the way to the mill.

In his first book, front man of Slipknot and Stone Sour, Corey Taylor took on the Seven Deadly Sins, pulling them apart to reveal all that is irrelevant and wrong about the vices in the modern world through his own uniquely hilarious yet ferocious style.

Gareth Thomas had it all.

In 1960, the Imperial War Museum began a momentous task.

Never one to shy away from difficult subjects, in Love, Of a Kind Dennis brings awkwardness, pain and intimacy together in an inimitable and pithy way.

Before Bradley Wiggins, there was Sean Yates.

'A second's silence and then an almighty scream.

A crime scene.

George Best is considered the greatest footballer of our time.

For ten years Geordie Greig was among a very small group of friends who regularly met Lucian Freud for breakfast at Clarke's restaurant on Kensington Church Street.

You've heard all about the 'brilliant men' of ancient myth, but what about the scheming and scandalous women who were so often lost in their shadow?

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER'Utterly fascinating' NEW YORK TIMES'A profound, rich document'NEW STATESMAN'An act of intimate storytelling'VOGUEA recently discovered journal from one of America's most iconic writers, Joan Didion, the author of The Year of Magical Thinking and Blue Nights.

'Fast paced and packed with the Yorkshire duo's trademark humour' Daily Mirror'These stories will make a perfect Christmas present for mystery fiction aficionados' Guardian'Fast paced and packed with the Yorkshire duo's trademark humour' Daily Mirror'These stories will make a perfect Christmas present for mystery fiction aficionados' GuardianA vicar nailed to a tree in Yorkshire.

A Telegraph Book to Read for Autumn 2022A Times Best Non-fiction Book for Autumn 2022A Daily Mail Book of the Year 2022A Waterstones Best Book of 2022: BiographyThe astonishing new portrait of the master of spy fiction, by the woman he kept secret for almost half his lifeJohn le Carre led a life entirely constructed of secrets.

'The pages sing in this beautiful book.

The brilliant autobiography from the 'saviour of Nike' If you're a sneaker head, you know him as the Savior of Nike.

On 14 February 1989, Valentine's Day, Salman Rushdie was telephoned by a BBC journalist and told that he had been 'sentenced to death' by the Ayatollah Khomeini.

Home is where you start from, but where is a swallow's real home?

Home is where you start from, but where is a swallow's real home?

Deep in limestone country, at the corner of Wiltshire, Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire, lies the village of Coleshill.

Wounded traces the journey made by a casualty from the battlefield to a hospital in Britain.

It's Messi vs Ronaldo, it's Catalonia vs Castilla.

The Tudors are a national obsession; they are our most notorious family in history.

Margaret Thatcher is one of the most iconic politicians of the twentieth century.

Al Murray's (AKA The Pub Landlord) musing on his childhood where his fascination with history and all things war began.

David Jason: My Life, now available as an unabridged audiobook.

Ned Boulting has noticed something.

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At a moment of great discovery, one Big Idea can change the world.

*** Accompanies BBC2's major new TV series and The Story of Music in 50 Pieces on Radio 3 *** Music is an intrinsic part of everyday life, and yet the history of its development from single notes to multi-layered orchestration can seem bewilderingly specialised and complex.

On 11 September 2001, in a cafe in London, Ahmed Errachidi watched as the twin towers collapsed.

'Where have you been all our lives, Mindy?

The hottest sprinter in the world - Telegraph Mark Cavendish is the first British cyclist to win the Tour de France's green jersey, the first to wear the iconic rainbow jersey in almost 50 years and our only ever rider to capture the Giro d'Italia points title.

Life in the wild teaches us invaluable lessons.

Stephen Hawking has dazzled readers worldwide with a string of bestsellers exploring the mysteries of the universe.

Released to coincide with the 60th Anniversary of the first ever ascent of Mount Everest.

In An Appetite for Wonder Richard Dawkins brought us his engaging memoir of the first 35 years of his life from early childhood in Africa to publication of The Selfish Gene in 1976, when he shot to fame as one of the most exciting new scientists of his generation.

Born to parents who were enthusiastic naturalists, and linked through his wider family to a clutch of accomplished scientists, Richard Dawkins was bound to have biology in his genes.