Friedrich Reck 
Diary of a Man in Despair 

A unique and fascinating look at Victorian society through the remarkable lives of an enlightened and philanthropic aristocratic couple, the Marquess and Marchioness of Aberdeen, who tried to change …

My sand life, my pebble life. My life measured out in tides, coming in and going out. My life measured out in games of trying to spot the sea first. My life measured out in the delicious and …

Humane, hilarious and heart-breaking – an enlightening and darkly comic window into the world of psychiatry ”Very funny and deeply sympathetic. Really excellent” HENRY MARSH, author of Do No Harm ‘ …

“A surprising, granular, luminous, and path-breaking biography.” —Edward Hirsch, critic and author of How to Read a Poem Legendary editor Judith Jones, the woman behind some of the most importa …

WINNER OF THE LINCOLN FORUM BOOK PRIZE “A Lincoln classic…superb.” ­—The Washington Post “A book for our time.”—Doris Kearns Goodwin Lincoln on the Verge tells the dramatic stor …

“Our sense of eighteenth-century poetic territory is immeasurably expanded by [this] excellent historical and cultural” study of UK women poets of the era (Cynthia Wall, Studies in English Literatu …

They are often our best friends and share a special bond with us. But what if your dog was more than just a pet? In Dogs for Life, we share the stories of animals with very important jobs to do. …

There’s no such thing as a former KGB man… ”A gripping story filled with remarkable revelations.” Tom Bower, author of Revenge Agents of Influence reveals the secret history of an inte …