Liza Of LambethMaugham's first published novel a vividly realistic portrayal of slum life. Down among the drab slums of Lambeth, eighteen year old Liza is the darling of Vere Street. Vibrant and bewitching, she has found an adoring if conventional beau in Tom. When she meets Jim Blakeston, a married man new to the area, she is immediately magnetized by his attentions. But the streets are wise to their illicit, passionate affair and before long the secret is out.

bringing fun to the kitchen (from Stacked Ice Cream Cheesecake with figs and cinnamon to Lemon Meringue Ice Cream Pie)

How does a space suit keep astronauts safe

from the first demonstration of television by John Logie Baird (in Selfridges) to the fear and excitement that greeted its arrival in households (some viewers worried it might control their thoughts)

forest walks

he is the Deputy Director of the Chanakya International Institute of Leadership Studies (CIILS) at the University of Mumbai

Tanya immediately decides to do the only thing that makes sense—look for a new job

The hunger for authenticity guides us throughout our lives

Like Frida Kahlo Louise Bourgeois or Tracey Emin she put her life into her art

recommending changes in policy and practice in order to improve the care of young people experiencing these conditions

A wonderfully concise and readable yet comprehensive history of the Mediterranean Sea the perfect companion for any visitor -- or indeed anyone compelled to stay at home

To the British she was a treacherous villan

The last remnants of the human race left a dying Earth