A LitHub most anticipated book of 2025 It will become an underground classic New York Times A wonderful, loving, tenderly teasing and often moving portrait Standout Wall Street Journal An irresistibly smart and funny novel Jenny Offill, author of Weather, shortlisted for the Women s Prize For FictionRuth is raised in a snow globe of Christian communism, a world without private property, television, or tolerance for idle questions.
A brave and intelligent book Daily TelegraphAn unforgettable memoir about gender, journeys and enduring friendshipFor years Richard Beard would take spontaneous holidays with his motor-cycling friend Drew.
From the Dusty Village to Building a Business Empire: The Story of Thomas MalungaThis is the extraordinary true story of Thomas Malunga, a man whose life is a testament to the power of resilience and determination.
Nobleman, writer, adventurer and inspiration for the swashbuckling gun runner in the Adventures of Tintin, Henri de Monfried lived by his own account a rich, restless, magnificent life as one of the great travellers of his or any age.
The uprising of the slaves against the Romans in 73 BC, led by the gladiator Spartacus, has been an inspiration to generations of people who have stood up against oppression.
Glasgow-born Alex Harvey's career began in the 1950s when he won a competition to become Scotland's answer to Tommy Steele (he dubbed himself 'Last of the Teenage Idols').
The Sunday Times Top 10 Bestseller'A rollicking good time: this is royal memoir by way of Jilly Cooper' Daily Telegraph'Sensational' Daily MailFrom much-loved West End and Broadway star Ruthie Henshall, The Showgirl and the Prince is a funny, honest and touching real-life Cinderella story - if Cinders is a lycra-clad chorus girl from Bromley who drinks and smokes too much.
Jane Austen is regarded as one of the greatest novelists in the English literary canon, and recent film and television adaptations of her works have brought them to a new audience almost 200 years after her untimely death.
Throughout his distinguised career, Patrick Moore has, without a doubt, done more to raise the profile of astronomy amoung the British public than any other figure in the scientific world.
Since 1066 when William the Conqueror (alias William the Bastard) took the throne, English and Scottish kings have sired at least 150 children out of wedlock.
One of the most charismatic and enigmatic personalities of the High Middle Ages, Edward the 'Black Prince' commanded an English division at the battle of Crecy when just sixteen years old.
The incredible story of Marco Polo's journey to the ends of the earth has for the last seven hundred years been beset by doubts as to its authenticity.
While everyone knows the story of King Arthur, few will have heard of King Lucius, a figure who has been consigned to myth and largely forgotten in the annals of British history.
'The best biography I've read recently' - Colin Bateman, Sunday Independent'An excellent examination of Mayne Ross corrects many of the myths about him that have flourished over the years' - History of War magazine'This welcome reassessment, officially backed and well-researched, sets the record straight' Soldier magazine'Paddy' Mayne was one of the most outstanding special forces leaders of the Second World War.
Princess Diana is seen as the first member of the British royal family to tear up the rulebook, and the Duchess of Cambridge is modernising the monarchy in strides.
'Witty and well-researched' - Daily Express'A fascinating profile' - Daily TelegraphFor seven decades the Duke of Edinburgh was the Queen's 'strength and stay', far surpassing the predictions of courtiers who had feared 'a foreign interloper out for the goodies'.
Cardinal Wolsey is a controversial figure: a butcher's son, a man of letters and the Church, a divisive political expert, a man of principle - yet, to some, an arrogant upstart.
Michael Wittmann: Panzerass aus der OberpfalzVom Bauernhof zur Legende des Panzerkriegs und zurück in die harte WirklichkeitMichael Wittmann (1914–1944) gilt bis heute als der erfolgreichste deutsche Panzerkommandant des Zweiten Weltkriegs.
There are four days between Southampton and the iceberg - four days in which history handed two thousand people an enclosed world of extraordinary beauty and suspended consequence.
Prema – Zeitlose LiebeTranszendentales Tagebuch | Winter 2026von Jan "Yashomatinandana Dasa" Wolter"Prema – Zeitlose Liebe" ist ein tief persönliches, spirituelles Tagebuch über Transformation, Hingabe und die Suche nach wahrer Liebe.
This book investigates how female rulers quietly reshaped empires, frontiers, and belief systems despite being dismissed, caricatured, or erased by the historians who wrote after them.
Nachdem Gustav aus dem Krieg zurückkehrt, zieht es ihn auf Einladung seines Onkels Georg Sattler, der dort eine private Lufttransportfirma aufbaut, nach Kolumbien.
KlappentextPaul von Lettow-VorbeckDer Löwe von AfrikaEr war der preußische Offizier, der mit einer Handvoll Soldaten und afrikanischen Askaris ein ganzes Weltreich in Atem hielt.
Dieses Werk untersucht, wie der Widerhall individueller Schicksale in der Mythenbildung fortbesteht, und zeichnet die Resonanz hinter historischen Zäsuren nach.
**Sabrina Carpenter: From Disney Dreams to Global Stardom** is an inspiring biography that traces the remarkable journey of one of today's most influential pop stars.
