Curiosity. By Alberto Manguel. Yale University Press; 377 pages; $30 and £18.99. ALBERTO MANGUEL has a curious mind, quirky, inquisitive and fascinated by detail. A literary omnivore, he owns 30,000 ...

CABINET’S FINEST HOUR: THE HIDDEN AGENDA OF MAY 1940 By David Owen Haus Publishing/University of Chicago Press, $29.95, 276 pages David Owen has had one of the most protean careers of any British ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

The books by the Labour shadow cabinet are earnest, virtuous and well-meaning. They tackle such uncomfortable topics as sexism, racism and Peterborough. Their authors travel to places like Wigan and ...