Every week in the Independent on Sunday, John Rentoul publishes a top ten based on suggestions from the great British public, covering a wide range of pressing issues. Now collected together for the first time, and featuring previously unpublished lists, this is a book of open arguments that will ask readers to continue the discussion and contribute to the great debate online.

Listellany: A Miscellany of Very British Top Tens, From Politics to Pop

Humor & Entertainment

Rentoul, John

Puzzles & Games

Elliott Thompson

A very funny and piercing dissection of the words, phrases, lies, and fibs we hear every day
How do you apologize when you're not sorry? Where can you make a fortune out of pretending to know the future? What's the best way to steal credit and avoid blame? These are the vital life skills that people need if they're going to make their way in the world. And they all involve the art of not saying what you mean. It's not exactly lying, but it's definitely not telling the truth. This humorous tome covers the best, worst, and most outlandish examples of waffle, fudging, obscurity, blame-shifting, and point-scoring. In areas from politics to sports, academia, religion, and self-help, it seems that glory, money, and power flow far more freely to those who sidestep bald, ugly realities. You can steer a truck through the gap between a lie and the simple truth. This book tells you how to load the truck.

Would They Lie to You?: How to Spin Friends and Manipulate People

Hutton, Robert

Humor

In a true story of bravery and courage in occupied Paris, the tale of Andrée Griotteray’s work as an underground intelligence courier is shared by her daughter
Andrée Griotteray was only 19 when the Germans invaded France. Just another young teenager, in search of fun and frivolity, she suddenly found herself living in an occupied city, forced to work alongside the men who had invaded her country. Unable to stand by and do nothing, her younger brother Alain created his own resistance network. Andrée risked her life to help him without hesitation. Through her job at the passport department of the Police Headquarters in Paris, she typed up and printed copies of an underground newspaper and stole blank ID cards for those attempting to escape France. She traveled across the country, picking up and dropping off intelligence ultimately destined for the British and Americans, always fearless in the face of immense pressure, until the day that she was betrayed and arrested. For the first time Andrée’s story is told in English, by her own daughter. Based on her diaries and conversations over the years, Francelle brings her mother’s story to life—the narrow escapes and moments of terror alongside typical teenager concerns about food, fashion, and boys. Despite her lifelong modesty, Andrée has been lauded by the French government for her bravery. Now her achievements will reach a new audience.

Andrée's War: How One Young Woman Outwitted the Nazis

Biographies & Memoirs

White, Francelle Bradford

Community & Culture

What will be the shape of global business in five years’ time? 2020 Vision delivers cutting-edge insights from twenty industry leaders, sharing their current strategies and future plans to cope with the challenges presented in the twenty-first century. In 2020 Vision leading chairmen and senior executives of major multinationals set out their vision of what their markets, companies and strategy will look like in 2020, and how they will prepare for and adapt to long-term change in the face of new technology, globalisation, intense competition, decreasing security and maturing markets. The contributors are all prominent figures in their industries. Between them they represent a diverse cross-section of the business world, in terms of geography, gender and industry, from sectors including advertising, education, healthcare, law, technology and retail. Here are insights from those operating at the top of their game, whose decisions affect not just global business, but all of our lives. They might not all agree about where we are going, but their combined perspectives afford a depth of analysis that makes this essential reading for both present and future leaders.

2020 Vision: Today's Business Leaders on Tomorrow's World

Burt, Tim

Professionals & Academics

From its early inception at the French court to modern-day developments and interpretations, ballet has long had a popular following. Packed full of essential information, this pocket-sized handbook explores the history, performers, composers and music, highlighting the very best ballets and the stand-out tracks that should feature in the collection of any aficionado. Classic FM's Handy Guides are a fun and informative set of introductions to standout subjects within classical music, each of which can be read and digested in one sitting: a perfect collectible series whether you're new to the world of classical music or an aficionado.

Ballet (Classic FM Handy Guides)

Arts & Photography

Lihoreau, Tim

Music

Some of classical music's most famous works are found in opera, and from film soundtracks to football stadiums, it reaches a vast worldwide audience. Packed full of essential information, this pocket-sized handbook explores the key styles in the genre, from the Baroque era to the modern masters, the greatest composers, voices and venues, as well as recommending essential operas to see and tracks to download. Classic FM's Handy Guides are a fun and informative set of introductions to standout subjects within classical music, each of which can be read and digested in one sitting: a perfect collectible series whether you're new to the world of classical music or an aficionado.,

Opera (Classic FM Handy Guides)

Weinberg, Robert

Classic FM's Handy Guides are a highly collectible new series of essential short books on key topics in classical music. These bite-size, informative overviews of subjects within classical music are an ideal introduction to the topics. Each brings the subject to life in an easily accessible format, perfect for novices new to the world of classical music and for aficionados with busy schedules. Published in partnership with Classic FM, these books will have a wide appeal to classical music fans of all kinds, seeking equally to educate, inform, and entertain. Classical music plays a key role in film soundtracks, creating iconic moments and bringing classic tracks to a wide audience, from 2001: A Space Odyssey to Apocalypse Now. Packed full of essential information, this pocket-sized handbook explores the history of film music, the development of different styles, award-winning composers, and the most popular pieces within the genre. Classic FM's Handy Guides are a fun and informative set of introductions to standout subjects within classical music, each of which can be read and digested in one sitting: a perfect collectible series whether you're new to the world of classical music or an aficionado.

Film Music (Classic FM Handy Guides)

Movies

A convenient reference guide to the world's very best classical recordings
Of the many recordings of classical music, which ones will stand the test of time? Which showcase the music, making it sound its very best? Which will bring joy and pleasure with each listen, whether part of an extensive or a budding collection? Sam Jackson expertly distills the greatest classical music recordings into a concise, handy guide—perfect for casual fans or aficionados.

Classical Recordings (Classic FM Handy Guides)

Jackson, Sam

Perfect for fans of original and engaging sports writing, this is the first intelligent and accessible history of soccer chants in the UK "The tales we tell each other on the terraces create something you cannot see, only feel, but it is very real and it goes very deep. . ." Soccer chants—spontaneous, witty, tribal, and, sometimes, downright offensive—are the grassroots of the game, from the Premiership all the way down to the Conference, and the sentiments behind the roar when the "Dirty northern b*st*rds!" meet the "Soft southern b*st*rds!" follow the divisions and the history of modern Britain. No other sport has a culture quite like it. In this witty and insightful narrative, Tim Marshall explores this powerful and passionate weekly ritual from the industrial revolution to the sexual revolution, touching on issues of race, class, and regional identity. Telling stories of the deep-rooted, tribal rivalries between the great industrial cities, via Elgar’s chant for Wolverhampton Wanderers, to the moving origins of Captain John Currie Lauder’s "Keep Right on to the End of the Road," now sung by thousands of Birmingham City fans, this book brings to life the love, hate, passion—and humor—that are the spirit of British soccer.

"Dirty Northern B*st*rds!" And Other Tales From The Terraces: The Story of Britain's Football Chants

Sports & Outdoors

Marshall, Tim

Miscellaneous

A gripping account of the Ryder Cup battle at Gleneagles, September 2014 As the Ryder Cup arrives at Gleneagles in Autumn 2014, Europe is the indisputable dominant force. They have won five of the last six matches, including the Medinah Miracle two years earlier. On that occasion they had rallied from 10-4 down to snatch victory and retain the trophy. It was the second consecutive match that had been settled by a single point. For America it was a sickening defeat. Following the devastating loss, the Americans pulled out all the stops for 2014, sending a clear signal with the appointment of veteran Ryder Cup hero Tom Watson as captain. Opinionated and complicated, Watson is one of the legends of the game and hugely popular in both the United States and Europe. Put under pressure, the Europeans eschewed veterans such as Colin Montgomerie in favor of an outlier: Irishman Paul McGinley, a diminutive stalwart touring pro, a team man, and an astute tactician. It will be a fight between acumen and aura. This book tells the inside story of this enthralling contest from the build-up through to the dramas of the week at Gleneagles. Will the American team snatch victory from the jaws of defeat, re-entering the race and asserting themselves as the dominant force in world golf once more?

Showdown: The Inside Story of the Gleneagles Ryder Cup

Carter, Iain

Golf

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