The noble art of boxing is the world’s oldest contact sport. Its Big Bang moment was the arrival of Thomas Alva Edison, whose pioneering feature film Men Boxing was produced in 1891. From that seed, boxing grew to become the first truly global sport.97 Fights is a thrilling, no-holds-barred account that considers all the greats – Joe Louis and Muhammad Ali, Nicola Adams and Oleksandr Usyk among them. Modern boxing has weathered the storms of mob fixing, wayward fig...

Amid the flames of the culture wars, politicians have taken up arms over controls on literary culture, spurred on in part by universities 'triggering' canonical texts. Jonathan Swift's 'Battle of the Books' has flared up again. But is 'triggering' utter wokery or responsible pedagogic practice?Through dozens of case studies of triggered works, from Romeo and Juliet to Gender Queer, John Sutherland explores the recent phenomenon of triggering and i...

A father reflects on the rich life of his son, who died suddenly at twenty-six after living with schizophrenia.On the morning of Boxing Day 2009, the poet Fraser Sutherland and his wife found their son, Malcolm, dead in his bedroom in their house. He was twenty-six and had died from a seizure of unknown cause. Malcolm had been living with schizophrenia since the age of seventeen.Fraser’s respectful narration of Malcolm’s life — his happiness as well as his ...

The war on the old has been declared.In the post-Brexit world, intergenerational conflict has become a visible phenomenon. There is an overwhelming sense of blame from younger generations: it was 'the wrinklies', the grey-haired plutocracy, who voted Leave; who are overburdening hospitals, shutting the youth out of the housing market and hoarding accumulated wealth.By 2020, we are told, one in five Britons will be pensioners, and living a longer retirement ...

Intergenerational conflict is a perennial feature of society and capitalism. One side has the youth, the other side has the lion's share of the wealth, and the good things wealth can bring. In the last few years that friction has reached to dangerous heights. Call it war. And, like all war, it has the risk of doing severe damage. In this fiery polemic the author of the best-selling The War on the Old has switched sides, and now examines the conflict as it must appear to the young. For the ...

Part memoir, part biography, Resurrection Road- From California to Alaska and back - is the remarkable story of one young man's search for adventure and self-sufficiency in Alaska, and the tragic accident that changed the trajectory of that search.

'A masterclass in thrillers' Reader Review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'One hell of a treat' Reader Review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Blown away, almost literally' Reader Review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Wow, wow, wow!!' Reader Review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'Proper edge-of-your-seat stuff' Reader Review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Alex and Pip are in desperate need of an escape. Their stressful roles as hostage negotiators are eased on...

In "Memories of Canada and Scotland 'Äî Speeches and Verses," John Douglas Sutherland Campbell, Duke of Argyll, intricately weaves together his reflections on two lands deeply significant to his identity. The book is structured around various speeches and poetic verses that reveal both the grandeur of Canada and the nostalgia for Scotland, pursued through a lyrical and oratorical style that encapsulates the essence of both landscapes. It serves as a rich tapestry of historical context, exp...

Memories of Canada and Scotland: Speeches and verses brings together reflective prose and poetic expression shaped by attachment to place, heritage, and shared values. The collection moves fluidly between public addresses and lyrical passages, creating a unified meditation on belonging and remembrance. Canada is presented through impressions of vast landscapes, emerging identity, and communal aspiration, while Scotland appears as a source of ancestral memory, tradition, and emotional groun...

The stories above and stated before were found among the papers of the late Dr Black of the county of Black. As of late both of these stories have not been told as much as they were years ago, however people still tell them but more in Whispers more as urban legends and as true stories. Most of the Mysteries in this book still remain unsolved until this day. From time to time people believe they have come to solve Mysteries, however they seem not to get anywhere in their attempts to solve ...

A Sunday Times top-five bestseller'This is a remarkable book . . . profound and deeply moving . . . It has as much to tell us about mental illness as it does about policing' Alastair StewartJohn Sutherland joined the Met in 1992, having dreamed of being a police officer since his teens. Rising quickly through the ranks, he experienced all that is extraordinary about a life in blue: saving lives, finding the lost,...

What is Nigel Farage’s favourite novel? Why do Brexiteers love Sherlock Holmes? Is Philip Larkin the best Brexit poet ever? Through the politically relevant side road of English literature, John Sutherland quarries the great literary minds of English history to assemble the ultimate reading list for Brexiteers.What happened to Britain on 24 June 2016 shook the country to its roots. The Brexit vote changed Britain. But despite its referendum victory, Brexit is peculiarly hollow. It i...