Andrew Marr

This book takes readers from the Mayans to Mongolia, from the kingdom of Benin to the court of the Jagiellonian kings of Poland. Traditional histories of this kind have tended to be Euro-centric, telling mankind's story through tales of Greece and Rome and the crowned heads of Europe's oldest monarchies.

A History of the World

In The Making of Modern Britain, Andrew Marr paints a fascinating portrait of life in Britain during the first half of the twentieth century as the country recovered from the grand wreckage of the British Empire. Between the death of Queen Victoria and the end of the Second World War, the nation was shaken by war and peace. The two wars were the worst we had ever known and the episodes of peace among the most turbulent and surprising. As the political forum moved from Edwardian smoking rooms to an increasingly democratic Westminster, the people of Britain experimented with extreme ideas as they struggled to answer the question 'How should we live?' Socialism? Fascism? Feminism? Meanwhile, fads such as eugenics, vegetarianism and nudism were gripping the nation, while the popularity of the music hall soared. It was also a time that witnessed the birth of the media as we know it today and the beginnings of the welfare state. Beyond trenches, flappers and Spitfires, this is a story of strange cults and economic madness, of revolutionaries and heroic inventors, sexual experiments and raucous stage heroines. From organic food to drugs, nightclubs and celebrities to package holidays, crooked bankers to sleazy politicians, the echoes of today's Britain ring from almost every page.

From Queen Victoria to VE Day

The Making of Modern Britain

A History of Modern Britain

A History of Modern Britain confronts head-on the victory of shopping over politics. It tells the story of how the great political visions of New Jerusalem or a second Elizabethan Age, rival idealisms, came to be defeated by a culture of consumerism, celebrity and self-gratification. In each decade, political leaders thought they knew what they were doing, but find themselves confounded. Every time, the British people turn out to be stroppier and harder to herd than predicted. Throughout, Britain is a country on the edge – first of invasion, then of bankruptcy, then on the vulnerable front line of the Cold War and later in the forefront of the great opening up of capital and migration now reshaping the world. This history follows all the political and economic stories, but deals too with comedy, cars, the war against homosexuals, Sixties anarchists, oil-men and punks, Margaret Thatcher’s wonderful good luck, political lies and the true heroes of British theatre. It accompanies a major five-part documentary series for BBC television.

As the United Kingdom decides whether or not to remain a member of the European Union or go its own way in September of 2017, a group of ruthless killers will stop at nothing to keep a shocking secret at the very heart of the government that could change everything in an instant from being revealed.

A Novel

Head of State

We British

A tie-in to the 60th anniversary of the current British monarch's ascension to the throne explores the private character of the queen behind her public persona, providing coverage of such topics as the circumstances of her early coronation, her relationship with international heads of state and her struggles with family challenges. (This book was previously listed in Forecast.)

An Intimate Portrait of Queen Elizabeth II

The Real Elizabeth

Two corpses. A country on the edge of a political precipice. A conspiracy so bold it would make Machiavelli wince. Andrew Marr’s debut novel imagines what really might be going on behind the door of 10 Downing Street.

Head of State: The Bestselling Brexit Thriller

O entendimento da história mundial se transforma à medida que novas descobertas são feitas em todos os continentes e velhos preconceitos são desafiados. Nessa jornada verdadeiramente global, Andrew Marr revisita os relatos épicos tradicionais, desde a Grécia e a Roma clássicas até a ascensão de Napoleão, entremeando-os com histórias menos conhecidas, do Peru à Ucrânia, da China ao Caribe. Assim, o autor encontra ecos e paralelos surpreendentes que atravessam vastas distâncias e muitos séculos. Enquanto obras tradicionais sobre o assunto tendem a ser eurocêntricas, narrando a história da humanidade através de relatos da Grécia e de Roma e das mais antigas monarquias da Europa, Marr amplia suas lentes, concentrando-se igualmente, se não mais, nas Américas, na África e na Ásia. Além disso, em vez de focar em um episódio isolado em algum lugar do planeta, o autor estabelece conexões fascinantes e parte de um acontecimento-chave para contar uma história mais ampla e completa. Por exemplo, a libertação dos escravos na Rússia, que ocorreu ao mesmo tempo que a Guerra Civil americana, a qual resultou na abolição da escravatura nos Estados Unidos. O curioso é que seu relato inicia com um fato da vida de Tolstói, que adquiriu enormes dívidas de jogo e precisou vender terras e escravos para pagá-las. Dessa forma, Uma história do mundo é um livro sobre as figuras mais marcantes e transformadoras da história e suas épocas — pessoas como Cleópatra, Gêngis Khan, Galileu e Mao Tsé-tung —, mas também é uma obra sobre nós. Afinal, quanto melhor entendermos como os soberanos perdem o contato com a realidade, por que as revoluções produzem ditadores com muito mais frequência do que geram felicidade, ou ainda o motivo de algumas regiões do mundo serem mais ricas do que outras, mais fácil poderemos compreender o nosso próprio tempo.

Uma história do mundo

Children of the Master

Since their founding as St. Gregorys Priory in Valparaiso, Indiana in 1939, the monks of St. Gregorys have published newsletters to share community news and reflections on the Christian life. In 1999, they published a collection of photos and articles from their newsletters called Singing Gods Praises: The First Fifty Years. This successor volume brings together thoughtful articles and evocative photos published over the next twelve years that explore the spiritual journey as lived through the Rule of St. Benedict and celebrate the seasons of Christmas and Easter with meditations on their deeper meaning. Ideal reading for strengthening the heart for prayer. The articles collected here are written by the monks of Saint Gregorys Abbey in Three Rivers, Michigan, the home of a community of men living under the Rule of Saint Benedict within the Episcopal Church. The editor, Andrew Marr, has been the communitys abbot since 1989.

St. Gregory's Abbey, 1999-2011

Come Let Us Adore

The Bestselling Brexit Thriller

Andrew Marr's history of modern Britain

A journalistic memoir from one of the most recognisable TV news correspondents in the UKHow do you decide what is a 'story' and what isn't? What does a newspaper editor actually do all day? How do hacks get their scoops? How do the TV stations choose their news bulletins? How do you persuade people to say those awful, embarassing things? Who earns what? How do journalists manage to look in the mirror after the way they sometimes behave? The purpose of this insider's account is to provide an answer to all these questions and more. Andrew Marr's brilliant, and brilliantly funny, book is a guide to those of us who read newspapers, or who listen to and watch news bulletins but want to know more. Andrew Marr tells the story of modern journalism through his own experience. This is an extremely readable and utterly unique modern social history of British journalism, with all its odd glamour, smashed hopes and future possibility.

A Short History of British Journalism

My Trade

The Labour Party has unexpectedly won a narrow majority in the 2018 general election. But the new government is weak and divided, its unpopular leader embattled in the House of Commons. A group of eminent figures from the party's past see an opportunity to re-establish their grip over its future by replacing the prime minister with a figurehead they can manipulate to their own ends. But who will they choose? Two possible candidates emerge from the recent intake of MPs: David Petrie, a self-made Scot with a working-class background and a troubled personal history; and Caroline Phillips, a high-flying Londoner whose complicated private life could be either her greatest handicap, or her greatest asset. Against a backdrop of intrigue and betrayal at the Palace of Westminster, both must struggle with the sacrifices and compromises they will have to make if they are to seize the greatest political prize of all.

Children of the master

Elizabeth II comemorou, em fevereiro de 2012, seu Jubileu de Diamante — 60 anos como rainha da Grã-Bretanha. É justamente neste momento que o jornalista Andrew Marr volta sua pena sagaz à monarquia e à monarca, revelando o papel central que ela ocupa como chefe de Estado de 19 países, normalmente desconhecido do grande público. Com organização temática (em vez de cronológica), Marr disseca as relações políticas de Elizabeth II, especialmente aquelas com seus primeiros-ministros; examina suas responsabilidades e seu profundo comprometimento como chefe da Commonwealth. Sobretudo, lança seu olhar ao que exatamente ela faz — desde suas aparições públicas e inaugurações até reuniões com chefes de Estados e outros dignitários visitantes — e o porquê ela passa três horas por dia examinando documentos enviados de Downing Street. Marr analisa ainda as dramáticas mudanças na mídia desde a ascensão ao trono, em 1952, e como a monarquia — e a monarca — viram-se obrigados a mudar e se adaptar. Ele argumenta que, sob os vigilantes olhos da rainha, a monarquia britânica experimentou uma modernização intensa e sem precedentes para enfrentar as demandas da era moderna, desde o final da Segunda Guerra Mundial. Apoiado por pesquisa meticulosa e habilidade narrativa ímpar, Marr apresenta um retrato fiel e sem precedentes de Elizabeth e também do seu reinado ao longo de seis décadas.

A Real Elizabeth

A surprising and very personal biography of a woman who may be the world's last great queen, published to coincide with the sixtieth anniversary of her reign Elizabeth II, one of England's longest-reigning monarchs, is an enigma. In public, she confines herself to optimistic pieties and guarded smiles; in private, she is wry, funny, and an excellent mimic. Now, for the first time, one of Britain's leading journalists and historians gets behind the mask and tells us the fascinating story of the real Elizabeth. Born shortly before the Depression, Elizabeth grew up during World War II and became queen because of the shocking abdication of her uncle and the early death of her father. Only twenty-five when she ascended to the throne, she has been at the apex of the British state for nearly six decades. She has entertained and known numerous world leaders, including every U.S. president since Harry Truman. Brought up to regard family values as sacred, she has seen all but one of her children divorce; her heir, Prince Charles, conduct an adulterous affair before Princess Diana's death; and a steady stream of family secrets poured into the open. Yet she has never failed to carry out her duties, and she has never said a word about any of the troubles she has endured. Andrew Marr, who enjoys extraordinary access to senior figures at Buckingham Palace, has written a revealing and essential book about a woman who has managed to remain private to the point of mystery throughout her reign.

A portrait of life in Britain during the first half of the twentieth century as the country recovered from the grand wreckage of the British Empire.

Andrew Marr

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