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Prolific writer David Fletcher is back to educate us on the things that really matter

David Fletcher chose to write his fifteenth book, The A-Z of Stuff, after becoming frustrated with the pointless knowledge that we are bombarded with every day. “Life is full of trivia,” explains David. “More and more, it seems, every waking minute of our lives is spoken for, by the inconsequential, the irrelevant, the incidental, the positively wasteful, and by a whole host of other stuff that serves no purpose whatsoever other than to distract us from what is really important.”Clearly, it’s time for a remedy. It’s time to counter the avalanche of useless stuff with something really

Prashant Naik recounts his wife’s extraordinary battle with cancer

In 2012 Tanvi Naik was diagnosed with breast cancer. In his book, Cancer: A Journey's End, Tanvi's husband shares his wife's relentless battle with the disease.In 2012 Tanvi Naik was diagnosed with breast cancer. Entering her treatment with optimism and hope, and with a loving husband and two young daughters at home, she stood firm in the belief that death was not an option for her; “That’s for other people,” she’d say. As Tanvi and her husband Prashant embarked on an incredible journey, their lives were completely put on hold and they were confident they would overcome this setback.  “I

A retrospective of textile designs of the 1950s and 1960s

Former designer Rosemary Sassoon tells of the styles and techniques used to create the designs of the 1950s and 1960s in Designing Textiles in the Mid-Twentieth Century‘Enormously revealing about the lives of practicing designers and the process of design.’  Christopher Marsden, Senior Archivist at the V&A Museum Designing Textiles in the Mid-Twentieth Century tells of the styles and techniques used to create the designs of the 1950s and 1960s. In today’s age of computers, modern-day designers will find it hard to believe how time-consuming techniques used in these decades were.

An in-depth look at the abdication of King Edward VIII

Mark Hichens addresses the ambiguities and unanswered questions regarding one of Britain’s shortest-reigning monarchs2016 sees the eightieth anniversary of one of the most dramatic events of the twentieth century – the abdication of King Edward VIII. Mark Hichens, finding a lot of ambiguities and not fully answered questions concerning Edward, has penned a new book in conjunction with this important date. Mark looks first at the psychological make-up of Edward VIII, pointing out the flaws in his character, noted by his peers – his instability and his immaturity. Mark also looks at the

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