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Norman Baker MP


The Strange Death of David Kelly
Guaranteed to a be a sensational book... Norman Baker has been researching his book for over a year, and has a mass of new material, much of which has never been revealed before.

This edition: Paperback
198x129mm | ISBN: 9781842752173 | £9.99 | 15 Nov 2007 | Find out more

Sir Michael Barber


Instruction to Deliver: Tony Blair, Public Services and the Challenge of Achieving Targets
Enlarged and updated for Gordon Brown's premiership

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Paperback | ISBN: 9780413776648 | £14.99 | 22 May 2008 | Find out more

James Bartholomew


The Welfare State We're In
'Britain would have been better off without the welfare state'

This edition: Paperback
234x153mm | ISBN: 9781842751619 | £12.99 | 15 Jun 2006 | Find out more

H. E. Bates


Love for Lydia
Welcome reissue of one of his finest novels, by the author of The Darling Buds of May

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198x129mm | ISBN: 9780413776532 | £7.99 | 12 Jul 2007 | Find out more

The Sleepless Moon
'One of his best novels' Sunday Times

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198x129mm | ISBN: 9780413776525 | £7.99 | 12 Jul 2007 | Find out more

Francis Beaumont


The Knight of the Burning Pestle
Riotous comedy from Shakespeare's successor

This edition: Paperback
198x129mm | ISBN: 9780413775634 | £8.99 | 15 Sep 2005 | Find out more

Francis Beckett


Clem Attlee
Continuing the Politico's Great Statesmen series - a life of one of the most influential Britons of the 20th century, critically acclaimed on first publication and reissued owing to popular demand

This edition: Paperback
216x135mm | ISBN: 9781842751923 | £0.00 | 01 Apr 2007 | Find out more

Scyld Berry


Cricket's Burning Passion: Ivo Bligh and the Story of the Ashes
The Cricket Society's Book of the Year, 2007

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234x153mm | ISBN: 9780413776273 | £17.99 | 26 Oct 2006 | Find out more

Christopher Bigsby


One Hundred Days: One Hundred Nights
'Sail down through the southern ocean, towards the blue-green ice of Antarctica, and to the west, where the sky and the sea meet as one, is the green mystery of a land whose history enfold myths and whose myths contain history.'

This edition: Paperback
216x135mm | ISBN: 9780413776563 | £10.99 | 28 Feb 2008 | Find out more

Simon Bond


A Hundred and One Uses of a Dead Cat
25th anniversary edition of the original, very practical guide

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Paperback | ISBN: 9780413776167 | £6.99 | 16 Nov 2006 | Find out more

Duncan Brack


Reinventing the State(Editor): Social Liberalism for the 21st Century
An important part of the debate on policy, in the build-up to the next general election, with contributions from influential politicians and commentators, including two frontrunners for the party leadership

This edition: Paperback
216x135mm | ISBN: 9781842752180 | £14.99 | 10 Sep 2007 | Find out more

Don Bradman


Don Bradman: The First Ten Years 1927-1937
A celebration of Australia's sporting hero and one of the most astonishing sportsmen of all time

This edition: Hardback
198x129mm | ISBN: 9780413776358 | £9.99 | 21 Jun 2007 | Find out more

Simon Burall


Not in Our Name(Editor)
A new, authoritative and important book, highlighting the danger of the executive being able to go to war without parliamentary approval

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216x135mm | ISBN: 9781842751503 | £12.99 | 01 Jan 2006 | Find out more

Brenda Dean


Hot Mettle: SOGAT, Murdoch and Me
The inspiring story of a woman in a man's world, fighting for the rights in which she has always believed, and rising to the top against the odds.

This edition: Hardback
234x153mm | ISBN: 9781842752005 | £17.99 | 01 Feb 2007 | Find out more

Patrick Diamond


Public Matters: The Renewal of the Public Realm
Published to coincide with the 10th anniversary of Blair's first election victory and a major conference to be mounted by the Public Service Reform Group

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216x135mm | ISBN: 9781842752111 | £18.99 | 02 Jul 2007 | Find out more

Shifting Alliances: Europe, America and the Future of Britain's Global Strategy
A unique examination of a vital but neglected area of policy

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216x135mm | ISBN: 9781842752241 | £14.99 | 28 Apr 2008 | Find out more

Giles Edwards


Boris v. Ken: How Boris Johnson Won London
Near-instant timeline and analysis of the liveliest mayoral election yet

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216x135mm | ISBN: 9781842752258 | £9.99 | 30 Jun 2008 | Find out more

Geoffrey Elliott


The Mystery of Overend and Gurney
Entertaining and intriguing account of a period in history and a financial scandal that rocked the City of London

This edition: Hardback
234x153mm | ISBN: 9780413775733 | £18.99 | 24 Aug 2006 | Find out more

Antonia Felix


Condi: The Condoleezza Rice Story

This edition: Paperback
216x135mm | ISBN: 9781842751435 | £9.99 | 05 Sep 2005 | Find out more

Michael Foot


Isaac Foot(Editor): A West Country Boy - Apostle of England

This edition: Hardback
234x153mm | ISBN: 9781842751817 | £25.00 | 01 Sep 2006 | Find out more

Norman Fowler


A Political Suicide: The Conservatives' Voyage into the Wilderness
From victory in 1979 to humiliation in 1997 and beyond - and the beginnings of a revival

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216x135mm | ISBN: 9781842752272 | £14.99 | 07 Jul 2008 | Find out more

Victor Davis Hanson


A War Like No Other: How the Athenians and Spartans fought the Peloponnesian War
'Victor Davis Hanson once again demonstrates that his qualifications are unrivalled' Christopher Hitchens

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198x129mm | ISBN: 9780413776365 | £9.99 | 15 Mar 2007 | Find out more

Jenny Hartley


The House of Fallen Women: Charles Dickens and the Women of Urania House

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234x153mm | ISBN: 9780413776433 | £25.00 | 01 Sep 2008 | Find out more

Sir Edward Heath


The Course of My Life: The Autobiography of Edward Heath

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216x135mm | ISBN: 9781842752142 | £14.99 | 01 Sep 2008 | Find out more

Ian Hernon


The Blair Decade: Month by month - the key issues and soundbites that defined New Labour
'If you don't leave my boy alone, I'll box your ears!' Phyllis Swale, mother of John Prescott

This edition: Paperback
198x129mm | ISBN: 9781842752098 | £9.99 | 20 Aug 2007 | Find out more

Dilip Hiro


Blood of the Earth: The Global Battle for Vanishing Oil Resources
A highly topical book about the geopolitics of oil. 'Encyclopaedic yet racily readable ... spiced with flavoursome tableaux' The Guardian

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198x129mm | ISBN: 9781842751954 | £12.99 | 21 Jan 2008 | Find out more

Secrets and Lies
'God told me to strike at Al Qaida and I struck them, and then He instructed me to strike at Saddam, which I did' President George W. Bush to Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian P.M.

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Paperback | ISBN: 9781842751282 | £9.99 | 01 Mar 2005 | Find out more

Geoffrey Howe


Conflict of Loyalty
The story of the Thatcher years, told by the only man who was always at the centre of her government

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216x135mm | ISBN: 9781842751961 | £16.99 | 01 Feb 2008 | Find out more

Kevin Jefferys


Anthony Crosland
'Tony Crosland remains important because of the originality of his thoughts, the strength of his convictions and the determination with which he attempted to put his principles into practice.' Roy Hattersley, Independent on Sunday

This edition: Paperback
216x135mm | ISBN: 9781842752227 | £14.99 | 31 Mar 2008 | Find out more

Susan Jones


Speechmaking (2nd edition): The Easy Guide to Writing and Giving Speeches
'Whenever there is something important to say, people still express it in speeches. A good speech is an act of magic.'

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216x135mm | ISBN: 9781842752289 | £12.99 | 04 Aug 2008 | Find out more

Benedict Kiely


Nothing Happens in Carmincross
'Outstanding... It must be read by everyone interested in Irish writing and the peculiar tragedy of the Irish situation' Irish Times

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198x129mm | ISBN: 9780413776419 | £7.99 | 15 Mar 2007 | Find out more

Alexander Lee


The End of Politics: Triangulation, Realignment and the Battle for the Centre Ground
'A stimulating challenge to the Blairite (and Brownite!) modernisers and all their works.' Polly Toynbee

This edition: Hardback
234x153mm | ISBN: 9781842751749 | £18.99 | 01 Jul 2006 | Find out more

David Mamet


Faustus
A modern retelling of the classic tale of pride, folly and the ultimate wager

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198x129mm | ISBN: 9780413774088 | £8.99 | 08 Sep 2005 | Find out more

Warwick Mansell


Education by Numbers: The Tyranny of Testing
A major issue for parents, as pupils face tests at seven stages from 5-18, is addressed by the only researcher concentrating on the way teachers and schools sidestep the system. 'An informed and angry wake-up call.' H Wilce, Independent

This edition: Hardback
234x153mm | ISBN: 9781842751992 | £19.99 | 01 Jun 2007 | Find out more

Ronald McIntosh


Challenge to Democracy: Politics, Trade Union Power and Economic Failure in the 1970s
'A fascinating chronicle ...of the chronic collapse of confidence and competence, which ensured the acceptance of the Thatcher revolution.' Geoffrey Howe

This edition: Paperback
216x135mm | ISBN: 9781842752265 | £14.99 | 14 Jul 2008 | Find out more

N Whitaker


The Methuen Book of Essential Shakespearean Speeches for Men(Editor)
An accessible handbook of key Shakespearean speeches for men

This edition: Paperback
198x129mm | ISBN: 9780413776716 | £9.99 | 04 Nov 2008 | Find out more

The Methuen Book of Essential Shakespearean Speeches for Men and Women(Editor)
An accessible handbook of key Shakespearean speeches for men and women

This edition: Paperback
198x129mm | ISBN: 9780413776730 | £9.99 | 04 Nov 2008 | Find out more

The Methuen Book of Essential Shakespearean Speeches for Women(Editor)
An accessible handbook of key Shakespearean speeches for women

This edition: Paperback
198x129mm | ISBN: 9780413776723 | £9.99 | 04 Nov 2008 | Find out more

Karen Neale


London in Landscape: A Sketchbook Diary
A stunning full-colour sketchbook

This edition: Hardback
Hardback | ISBN: 9780413776198 | £12.99 | 19 Oct 2006 | Find out more

George Orwell


Orwell in Tribune: 'As I Please' and other writings 1943-7
'The greatest of modern iconoclasts ... Nothing comparable with his column has been seen in recent journalistic history' Michael Foot

This edition: Paperback
216x135mm | ISBN: 9780413776655 | £14.99 | 28 Jul 2008 | Find out more

Monty Python


The Life of Brian Screenplay
"Bad taste of this order is rare but not yet dead ... It is the foulest-spoken biblical epic ever made, as well as the best-humored: a non-stop orgy of assaults, not on anyone's virtue, but on the funnybone" (New York Times)

This edition: Paperback
198x129mm | ISBN: 9780413741301 | £7.99 | 19 Apr 2001 | Find out more

Monty Python and The Holy Grail
A classic cult comedy film frequently rebroadcast on television

This edition: Paperback
248x187mm | ISBN: 9780413773906 | £9.99 | 04 Nov 1999 | Find out more

Roger Rapoport


Citizen Moore: The Making of an American Iconoclast
Revealing biography of the author of Stupid White Men, Downsize, This! and Dude, Where's My Country?, and the director of Farenheit 9/11 and Bowling for Columbine.

This edition: Paperback
198x129mm | ISBN: 9780413776495 | £8.99 | 21 Jun 2007 | Find out more

Tim Renton


Chief Whip: People, Power and Patronage in Westminster
'One of the best political memoirs of recent times' Anthony Howard, Sunday Telegraph

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198x129mm | ISBN: 9781842751299 | £9.99 | 01 Apr 2005 | Find out more

Jonathan Rice


The Presidents of M. C. C.
SHORTLISTED FOR 'CRICKET BOOK OF THE YEAR' AT THE BRITISH SPORTS BOOK AWARDS

This edition: Hardback
234x153mm | ISBN: 9780413776266 | £19.99 | 26 Oct 2006 | Find out more

Paul Richards


How to Win an Election: The Art of Political Campaigning
Includes: Second Edition - Fully updated and packed with new material
'Before setting out on the campaign trail, all would-be politicians should become familiar with the advice offered here' Political Quarterly

This edition: Paperback
198x129mm | ISBN: 9781842751008 | £12.99 | 01 May 2004 | Find out more

Anthony Sampson


The Anatomist
The powerful autobiography of one of the great authors and investigative journalists of his generation

This edition: Hardback
234x153mm | ISBN: 9781842752296 | £19.99 | 22 Oct 2008 | Find out more

Michael Smith


The Spying Game: The Secret History of British Espionage
Includes: The TRUTH about Iraqi WMD
No book more comprehensively satisfies the public's imagination with espionage, than The Spying Game

This edition: Paperback
198x129mm | ISBN: 9781842750049 | £9.99 | 05 Jun 2003 | Find out more

Andrew Stevens


The Politico's Guide to Local Government: Second Edition
The complete, and fully updated, handbook for anyone who works in local government

This edition: Paperback
216x135mm | ISBN: 9781842751640 | £12.99 | 09 Oct 2006 | Find out more

Robert Stevens


University to Uni: The Politics of Higher Education in England since 1944
'Those wanting to understand the background to the issue that almost brought down the government need to read this book' Alan Johnson, former Labour Higher Education Minister

This edition: Paperback
198x129mm | ISBN: 9781842751206 | £8.99 | 15 Aug 2005 | Find out more

Geoffrey Wheatcroft


Yo, Blair!

This edition: Hardback
178x111mm | ISBN: 9781842752067 | £9.99 | 01 Feb 2007 | Find out more





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