Philip Stephens Mar 3, 2013

Six Moments of Crisis

Gill Bennett’s history of critical UK decisions shows they were messier than they look in hindsight

Mick Jagger and Rolling Stones manager Prince Rupert Loewenstein in London’s Piccadilly ©Johnny Stiletto Peter Aspden Mar 1, 2013

One for the money

A pair of music industry memoirs show management in step with the talent. The FT’s arts writer reviews ‘A Prince Among Stones’ and ‘The Soundtrack of My Life’

Mar 1, 2013

The intelligent eye

How writers have struggled to find words to describe great art. Jackie Wullschlager reviews ‘The Books that Shaped Art History’, edited by Richard Shone and John-Paul Stonard

Cover of 'Brian on Fire', by Susannah Cahalan Mar 1, 2013

In brief

Review of ‘Brain on Fire’, by Susannah Cahalan

Mar 1, 2013

‘We knew it would be worse. But we had no idea’

A Czech artist’s childhood account of life in a concentration camp. Juliet Gardiner reviews ‘Helga’s Diary’, by Helga Weiss, translated by Neil Bermel

Mar 1, 2013

Women in love

The fantastical world of the du Mauriers. Peter J. Conradi reviews ‘Daphne du Maurier and her Sisters’, by Jane Dunn

Feb 24, 2013

Africa counts the cost of miscalculations

Andrew Jack on ‘Poor Numbers’ by Morten Jerven

Book cover of 'The Wet and the Dry', by Lawrence Osborne Feb 22, 2013

Unsteady odyssey

A travel writer seeks a tonic in the world of Islamic prohibition. Barney Thompson reviews ‘The Wet and the Dry’, by Lawrence Osborne

Cover of ‘Give Me Everything You Have’, by James Lasdun Feb 22, 2013

Every breath you take

A literary obsession exacts a heavy toll. Emily Stokes reviews ‘Give Me Everything You Have’, by James Lasdun

Cover of ‘How to Create the Perfect Wife’, by Wendy Moore Feb 22, 2013

In brief

Review of ‘How to Create the Perfect Wife’, by Wendy Moore