Penguin Books Ltd

Assume nothing, question everything. This book is about crack dealers, cheating teachers and bizarre baby names that turned everyone's view of the world upside-down and more.

From the targeting of schools and hospitals, to the indiscriminate use of white phosphorus, Israel's conduct in 'Operation Cast Lead' has rattled even some of its most strident supporters. This title surveys the fallout from that devastation, and places the massacre in Gaza in the context of Israel's long-standing war against the Palestinians.

At the suggestion of a friend, Lorelei Lee decides to keep a diary. "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" consists of four months' breathless entries. The second installment of the diary "But Gentlemen Marry Brunettes", describes Dorothy's exotic early career.

King George VI reigned through taxing times. Acceding to the throne upon his brother's abdication, he was immediately confronted with the turmoil in European politics leading up to the Second World War, then the War itself, followed by a period of austerity, social transformation and loss of Empire. This book tells his story.

How much do we really understand this new Germany, and how do its people now understand themselves? German history may be inherently fragmented, but it contains a large number of widely shared memories, awarenesses and experiences; examining some of these is the purpose of this book.