Travels in pursuit of the key moments of twentieth century that have shaped us as a nation. In Hope and GloryStuart Maconie goes in search of the places, people and events that have shaped modern Britain. Starting with the death of Queen Victoria, to the Battle of the Somme and the General Strike, and on to the docking of the Empire Windrush and Bobby Moore raising the Jules Rimet trophy, he chooses a defining moment in our nation's story from each decade of the last century and explores its legacy today. Some were glorious days, some were tragic, or even shameful, but each has played its part in making us who we are as a nation. From pop stars to politicians, Suffragettes to punks, this is a journey around Britain in search of who we are.

Hope and Glory: A People’s History of Modern Britain

History

MacOnie, Stuart

Europe

Ebury Digital

This wonderful book takes an affectionate, entertaining and perceptive look at the English people. Here are their traditions, foibles, quirks, customs, humour and achievements, triumphs and failures, peccadilloes and passions. Travel through England from coast to coast and learn how every county contributes in unique and different ways to the distinct English personality. Marvel at crooked black and white halls in Cheshire and soft golden stone cottages in Midland villages. Go cheese rolling in Gloucestershire, discover the origins of cricket in Hampshire, savour a hot pot in Lancashire and a pudding in Yorkshire. Gasp at the glories of stately homes and the families that create them, upstairs and down, enjoy a pint. Listen to the memories and tales of ordinary folk from every walk of life and find out from them what it means to be English. This irresistible book will entertain and inform for hours on end.

I Never Knew That About the English

Humor & Entertainment

Winn, Christopher

Puzzles & Games

They call him the Ghost Hero.Chau Chun is a renowned artist and controversial painter. And rumours of new work by him has the media in a frenzy and sees Lydia Chin and Bill Smith hired to follow the whispers to their source.They soon discover that Chau has been officially dead for over twenty years, killed in the Tianamen Square uprising.Are Lydia and Bill really chasing a ghost

Ghost Hero. S.J. Rozan

S. J. Rozan,S J Rozan

Literature & Fiction

He's watching her every move... Darcy was just trying to be friendly to the new boy in the office. But it's gone horribly wrong. At first it was just unwanted invitations but now Joe is sending her abusive emails, calling her late at night, unwilling to take no for an answer. And every step Darcy takes to distance herself from him is just adding fuel to Joe's obsession. And now he knows where she lives...

Watch You Die

Katia Lief

Possibly the only drawback about the bestselling "How To Be A Woman" was that its author, Caitlin Moran, was limited to pretty much one subject: being a woman. "Moranthology" is proof that Caitlin can actually be 'quite chatty' about many other things, including cultural, social and political issues which are usually the province of learned professors, or hot-shot wonks - and not a woman who once, as an experiment, put a wasp in a jar, and got it stoned. These other subjects include: Caffeine; Ghostbusters; Being Poor; Twitter; Caravans; Obama; Wales; Marijuana Addiction; Paul McCartney; The Welfare State; Sherlock; David Cameron Looking Like Ham; Amy Winehouse; Elizabeth Taylor's Eyes; Michael Jackson's Funeral; 'The Big Society'; Big Hair; Nutter-letters; Failed Nicknames; Wolverhampton'; Squirrels' Testicles; Sexy Tax; Binge-drinking; Chivalry; Rihanna's Cardigan; Boris Johnson - Albino Shag-hound; Party Bags; Hot People; Transsexuals; The Gay Moon Landings; and My Own, Untimely Death.

Moranthology. Caitlin Moran

Politics & Social Sciences

Moran, Caitlin

Women's Studies

How To Build A Girl

How to Build a Girl

Humor & Satire

Jenny Barden's novel follows Emme Fifield, once a lady-in-waiting to Elizabeth I, whose only hope of surviving a scandal that threatens to engulf her is escape to the New World.

The Lost Duchess

Religion & Spirituality

Jenny Barden

Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Heaven

A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To Heaven

Corey Taylor

A scandalous woman? Having left her abusive husband for very good reasons, Mary Anne Randall finds herself judged harshly by her neighbours, especially after she has the courage to risk a second chance at happiness. But with the only man she has ever loved away fighting, Mary Anne is less concerned by her tarnished reputation than with keeping her children safe, as the bombs fall on Bristol - all too close to home. (Note: Originally published as Secret Sins by Jeannie Johnson)

A Wartime Family

Howard Hughes

Genre Fiction

The Thousand Names (The Shadow Campaigns)

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Django Wexler

Fantasy

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