Monday Books: 22 books

A beautifully-written and thought-provoking collection of essays on social, political and literary issues as diverse as violent crime on Britain's streets, the effects of the welfare state, modern architecture and the respective merits of Shakespeare and Dr. Johnson. Dalrymple uses examples from his...

Winston Smith is young, idealistic and desperate to make a difference. As a youth worker in Britain's care homes and supported housing projects, he's well-placed to do so... he's dealing with some of the country's most damaged, deprived and difficult youngsters. Given his own background (he suffered...

'Extraordinary... a great autobiography - Libby Purves, Radio 4 Midweek  'Hugely entertaining, heartwarming and inspiring... made me guffaw.' - Mail on Sunday  'Riotous… unvarnished candour' - Daily Telegraph  'A compelling delight' - Daily Mail  'Gary Bell is one of Britain's...

Toby Potts has just qualified as a criminal barrister and is about to embark on a career in one of the world's oldest professions.  Stirring speeches to rapt juries, triumphant press interviews and enormous fees paid by grateful clients. He can see it all. Unfortunately, he has...

In this incisive and beautifully-written collection of essays retired doctor Theodore Dalrymple writes about subjects as diverse as the legalisation of drugs, the death of Princess Diana and Marxism. Each of the twenty six essys are a gem and Dalrymple writes with an insight and clarity that...

'We wanted to thank you for all you did for mum over the years,' said Mrs Cobham. Excitedly, I peered into the plastic bag hoping perhaps for a bottle of something fizzy and vintage. Inside was one small loaf of sliced bread (white). 'Erm... thank you,' I stammered. 'Well, that's...

On the street, which was ankle-deep in discarded fast-food wrappings, I saw a woman who had pulled down her trousers and tied a pair of plastic breasts to her bare buttocks, while a man crawled after her on the sidewalk, licking them. At midnight along this street – with the sound of rock music...

A TOUCHING TALE of love, loss and family, The Little Girl in the Radiator is the moving, amusing and uplifting story of one ordinary man's struggle to care for his mother after she develops Alzheimer's Disease. Rose Slevin was was a highly active, intelligent and fiercely independent...