Hideously diverse Britain: return of the eastern Europeans
Can one businessman pass on his passion for books from central and eastern Europe?Mike Tate has reading recommendations for me. "We have a book by this guy; he's half Czech, half Congolese and speaks with a really heavy Czech accent. He's written a br...
Malcolm X: the man behind the myth
Fledgling pimp, militant radical, Islamic convert . . . black activist Malcolm X was no stranger to controversy. Now a new biography explodes the myths that obscure the manThe shot that killed Malcolm X in February 1965 as he stood on a podium in New Y...
Readers invited on a journey … again, as publication of Blair’s memoir announced
Former prime minister's memoir out in September, with industry insiders expecting £25 book to fly off shelves
There have been so many journeys. The Journey was the title chosen in 2004 by diva Donna Summer to best describe a collection of her disco classics. Also a 1959 Hollywood potboiler...
