Staring at GodThis work follows Britain's path from the day the fatal shots were fired at Sarajevo in June 1914 to the moment the guns finally fell silent on 11th November, 1918. Simon Heffer examines the increasingly frantic conversations between Whitehall and Britain's embassies across Europe as civil servants and ministers sought to understand and control the slide towards war. He explains how a government so keen to avoid conflict found itself not only

and 240 tempting photographs

both through his chest

Kate's inspiring narrative not only records her walks (and runs) throughout a single year

'Are you ready

Then there's her boss who doesn't seem to see her and her Caribbean family who don't seem to listen (if it's not Jesus or water rates

soldiers and civilians from all sides

stimulated - and adorable

feminists and immigrants

moving on from her first marriage

When Chief Inspector William Wisting is asked to investigate he soon discovers he may have found the key to solving Meier's disappearance

These are their inspiring stories

At the bottom of a bottle