Centrism : The Story of an Idea (An Origin Story Book) by Ian Dunt

Centrism : The Story of an Idea (An Origin Story Book) by Ian DuntAN ORIGIN STORY BOOK'Provides clarity, scholarship, wit and essential insight into why our world is the way it is' Adam Rutherford'I wish I could make Ian and Dorian's work mandatory' Sathnam SangheraA coherent political philosophy or a vacuous cop out? A pragmatic middle way between the extremes of left and right or a cynical strategy to secure power and neuter debate? Politicians have long invoked centrism as both a term of abuse (Margaret Thatcher)

Highly entertaining’ - Los Angeles TimesPatrick Radden Keefe’s work has been recognized by prizes including the Orwell Prize and the Baillie Gifford for his meticulously reported and engaging work on the many ways people behave badly

The player: 24-year-old spy Lachlan Kite

incredibly intriguing pages of Henry VIII's Secret Diary

The Van Gogh siblings grew up at a time when long-distance travel by train first became possible

A horrific scene awaits Detective Inspector Harvey Marmion and Sergeant Joe Keedy

master the mysterious Wretched Arts

Candide and his companions encounter nothing but ludicrous calamities in their madcap travels around the world – war crimes

and he can only think of one place to go

forms an attachment to Jane

They're perfect to share before or after your bedtime story

Illustrated throughout with 35 archive photos and 13 pages of original colour illustration

and a guide to what to look out for and use when sailing