Time period: 1945-

For 16 years, Angela Merkel was Chancellor of Germany. She led the country through numerous crises, shaping both Germany and international politics with her actions and attitudes. In her memoirs, co-written with her long-time political advisor Beate Baumann, she reflects on her life in two German...

Gloucester Crescent is a curving, leafy street hidden between Camden Town and Primrose Hill, unremarkable in many ways, unless you notice the lady in the van parked outside one house, and the famous-looking residents crossing the road - which of course you wouldn't if you were just one of the loc...

Gloucester Crescent is a curving, leafy street hidden between Camden Town and Primrose Hill, unremarkable in many ways, unless you notice the lady in the van parked outside one house, and the famous-looking residents crossing the road - which of course you wouldn't if you were just one of the loc...

Gloucester Crescent is a curving, leafy street hidden between Camden Town and Primrose Hill, unremarkable in many ways, unless you notice the lady in the van parked outside one house, and the famous-looking residents crossing the road - which of course you wouldn't if you were just one of the loc...

Jason Taylor is 13, doomed to be growing up in the most boring family in the deadest village in the dullest county in the most tedious nation on earth. This book follows 13 months in his life as he negotiates the pitfalls of school and home and contends with bullies, girls and politics.

Jason Taylor is 13, doomed to be growing up in the most boring family in the deadest village in the dullest county in the most tedious nation on earth. This book follows 13 months in his life as he negotiates the pitfalls of school and home and contends with bullies, girls and politics.

'EuroTragedy' is an incisive exploration of the tragedy of how the European push for integration was based on illusions and delusions pursued in the face of warnings that the pursuit of unity was based on weak foundations.

This sequel to 'Angela's Ashes' is the story of McCourt's American journey from impoverished immigrant with rotten teeth, infected eyes and no formal education to raconteur and schoolteacher.

The Last Year of the Gang is the diary of a 13 year old school girl, and it provides a fascinating insight into changing attitudes in society. Madeline's headmistress had the stated aim of producing 'well-educated Christian housewives'.

It was the spirit of our finest hour, the backbone of our post-war greatness, and it promoted some of the boldest and most brilliant schemes this isle has ever produced: it was the Welfare State, and it made you and I. But now it's under threat, and we need to save it. In this timely and provocat...

It was the spirit of our finest hour, the backbone of our post-war greatness, and it promoted some of the boldest and most brilliant schemes this isle has ever produced: it was the Welfare State, and it made you and I. But now it's under threat, and we need to save it. In this timely and provocat...

Noted down, stamped 'secret' and filed away for decades. This book reveals what really went on in the corridors of power. Stored in Whitehall's archives is everything from blood-chilling warnings of imminent nuclear attack to a miscellany of daily life in Downing Street.

Noted down, stamped 'secret' and filed away for decades. This book reveals what really went on in the corridors of power. Stored in Whitehall's archives is everything from blood-chilling warnings of imminent nuclear attack to a miscellany of daily life in Downing Street.

Andrew Marr turns his attention to the monarch - and to the monarchy, chronicling the Queen's pivotal role at the centre of the state, which is largely hidden from the public gaze, and making a strong case for the institution itself.

With the flair for narrative and the meticulous research that readers have come to expect, Andrew Marr turns his attention to the monarch - and to the monarchy, chronicling the Queen's pivotal role at the centre of the state, which is largely hidden from the public gaze, and making a strong case ...

'A History of Modern Britain' confronts head-on the victory of shopping over politics. It tells the story of how the great political visions came to be defeated by consumerism, celebrity and self-gratification - and, every time, the British people turn out to be stroppier and harder to herd than ...

Andrew Marr tells the story of how the great political visions came to be defeated by consumerism, celebrity and self-gratification - and, every time, the British people turned out to be stroppier and harder to herd than before.

Marr tells the story of how the great political visions came to be defeated by consumerism, celebrity and self-gratification - and, every time, the British people turn out to be stroppier and harder to herd than before.

When the Queen ascended the throne in 1953 at the age of 25, Britain was a very different nation. In this vital history, Andrew Marr tells the story of modern Britain through the people who shaped it: from Sylvia Plath to Elvis Costello, Frank Critchlow to Bob Geldof, Zaha Hadid to James Dyson, D...

When the Queen ascended the throne in 1953 at the age of 25, Britain was a very different nation. In this vital history, Andrew Marr tells the story of modern Britain through the people who shaped it: from Sylvia Plath to Elvis Costello, Frank Critchlow to Bob Geldof, Zaha Hadid to James Dyson, D...