this is the fascinating story of the man who more than anyone else helped shape the modern oil industry
trapped in the teeming slums of the country's megacities
why teams with fewer experts are better at managing risk
It's the marriage of simplicity and refinement
the political millenarianism of the Jacobins
Who Dares Wins: Britain, 1979-82 by Dominic Sandbrook finance this is the fascinating storyMagisterial If anyone wants to know what has been happening to Britain since the 1950s, it is difficult to imagine a more informative, or better humoured guide a Thucydidean coolness, balance and wisdom that is superb.' AN Wilson, The Times 'It is scholarly, accessible, well written, witty and incisive. It fizzes with character and anecdote Superb.' Piers Brendon, Sunday Times 'Immaculately well researched, breathtakingly broad and beautifully written