Results tagged “penguin”

BOOK
No Way Down by Graham Bowley
Penguin, £9.99
3/5

IN A NUTSHELL
Graham Bowley brings home with vivid detail the catastrophic assembly of disasters that struck climbers on K2 in 2008.

BOOK
Just My Type by Simon Garfield
Profile Books, £14.99
4/5

IN A NUTSHELL
Garfield shines a light on the tight-knit world of the type fanatic and exposes some curious stories and fascinating facts.

BOOK
Whoops!
John Lanchester
£9.99, Penguin

IN A NUTSHELL
John Lanchester's analysis of the financial crisis is lucid, comprehensive, accessible - and very, very frightening.

BOOK
Zero History
William Gibson, Penguin, £18.99
2/5

IN A NUTSHELL
Hollis and Milgrim are at the front line of Bigend's attempts to get a slice of the military budget, and they realise he has some very dangerous competitors.

BOOK
Think Of A Number, by John Verdon
Michael Joseph, £6.99
4/5

IN A NUTSHELL
In an impressive debut, John Verdon creates some compelling relationships and a perplexing puzzle in the quest for a serial killer.

Giles Broadbent enjoys the thrill of the chase as a guinea pig on the capital's newest team experience.

Surveillance is 90 per cent boredom, 10 per cent acting like a psycho nutter. That's the verdict of the man who should know, Cameron Addicott, veteran of the Custom's elite Alpha unit.

BOOK
The Interceptor, by Cameron Addicott
Penguin, £7.99
4/5

IN A NUTSHELL
Tales from the front line of law enforcement as a former undercover operative reveals the secrets of surveillance.

BOOK
The Invention Of Air, by Steven Johnson
Penguin, £9.99
3/5

IN A NUTSHELL
Steven Johnson examines the life of Enlightenment genius Joseph Priestley, an unassuming man with a vast impact.

BOOK
The Ascent Of Money, Niall Ferguson
Penguin, £9.99
4/5

IN A NUTSHELL
Niall Ferguson traces the history of war, peace and everything inbetween through the prism of money.

Spycraft
Robert Wallace and H Keith Melton
Penguin, £12.99
4/5

IN A NUTSHELL
Comprehensive inside story of the CIA unit which turned madcap ideas into lethal weapons.

You have an idea. It's a good one. Not original, but that's not a problem because you have a fresh angle - and maybe in your own small way you can influence things. Maybe a little.

But the idea takes hold. It has traction. Suddenly your idea, encapsulated in a book with a catchy title, is the talk of the town. And not just any town - but Washington DC.

London Belongs To Me
Norman Collins

Penguin, £10.99
4/5

"People criss-cross without pattern or purpose, briefly rising above the hubbub to say something of no great significance."