Why the Germans Do it Better by John Kampfner

Why the Germans Do it Better by John KampfnerTHE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER BOOK OF THE YEAR IN GUARDIAN, ECONOMIST & NEW STATESMAN 'Excellent and provocative a passionate, timely book.' Sunday Times 'A fine new book thoughtful, deeply reported and impeccably even handed.' The Times Emerging from a collection of city states 150 years ago, no other country has had as turbulent a history as Germany or enjoyed so much prosperity in such a short time frame. Today, as much of the world succumbs to

and why they are still important to us

Set in the closing months of World War II

taut and dark

Kaag thinks about the world today and the practice of hiking in relation to the controversial thinker's enduringly relevant ideas

and standout meals for the relaxed cook

and in August

and a searing exploration of our capacity for both kinship and cruelty in these divided times

A stunningly presented collection of twenty-five illustrated short stories exploring the relationship between humans and animals

middle-aged archivist with a suburban family

All this while bearing the burden of gratitude in your host nation: the expectation that you should be forever thankful for the space you have been allowed

this novel

determined to find evidence that will prove Henry's guilt and Keelin's complicity in the murder of beautiful Nessa