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Ken: The Ups and Downs of Ken Livingstone
Andrew Hosken
Everyone has an opinion on Ken Livingstone, but love him or loathe him, there seems to be no getting rid of him.
From the provocative biographer of Shirley Porter comes a comprehensive and fascinating account of Ken Livingstone’s extraordinary life and career. For nearly thirty years, this controversial political chameleon has been making headlines, antagonising, shocking, and delighting the public and press in equal measure. After taking control of the Greater London Council through an audacious internal coup in 1981, his career was transformed in 2002 when he became the first directly elected Mayor of London as an independent in the teeth of a fierce campaign by Tony Blair and Alastair Campbell. Since then, he has won the 2012 Olympics and led the capital during the dark days following the July terrorist attacks. In May 2008, he's likely to face his greatest political challenge in the shape of Tory Mayoral hopeful Boris Johnson. Andrew Hosken charts a unique political career of a man often described as Britain's second most powerful politician - a story characterised by ambition, controversy and ruthlessness.
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The Model
Lars Saabye Christensen
Shortlisted for The Independent Foreign Fiction Prize 2008
A brilliant portrayal of an artist's obsession marking an important step in the development of Lars Saaybe Christensen's authorship.
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Mistress
Anita Nair
A brilliant blend of imaginative storytelling and deeply moving explorations into the search for meaning in art and life, Mistress is a literary tour de force from one of India's most exciting writers.
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