1966'The great book on 1966 that needed writing.' PAUL HAYWARD, OBSERVER 'Panoramic and polemic.' JONATHAN NORTHCROFT, SUNDAY TIMES A vivid portrait of the world in 1966, centred around the storied World Cup tournament and its backdrop, published to mark the 60th anniversary. 1966, with London declared 'a swinging city' and John Lennon proclaiming the Beatles 'more popular than Jesus', the year's football World Cup convenes an international community

critically-acclaimed book combines science history

By turns hilarious

a woman has been murdered

not a crisis - and you're not alone

sex workers and serial daters

something magical happens: the brain's 'default network' switches on

he takes us behind the scenes to reveal the mechanisms that act together to shape the modern diet - and therefore the world

From the bestselling historian and acclaimed broadcaster

fieldlarking or even simply exploring your own home with fresh eyes

Dunham asks herself what the cost of fulfilling her dreams has really been

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Pétain said 'It is I alone who will be judged by History