The Guns of August Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction Nominee for Longlist (2015) The Book of Life brings

The Book of Life brings this superbly written series to a deeply satisfying close

'Never good enough

The book is a clear

it is about attending to the joys of the unattended

as an alternative to the classic canon of good and proper architectures

The Guns of August Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction Nominee for Longlist (2015) The Book of Life bringsIn this landmark, Pulitzer Prizewinning account, renowned historian Barbara W. Tuchman re creates the first month of World War I: thirty days in the summer of 1914 that determined the course of the conflict, the century, and ultimately our present world. Beginning with the funeral of Edward VII, Tuchman traces each step that led to the inevitable clash. And inevitable it was, with all sides plotting their war for a generation. Dizzyingly comprehensive