A promised landIn the first volume of his presidential memoirs, Barack Obama tells the story of his improbable odyssey from young man searching for his identity to leader of the free world, describing in strikingly personal detail both his political education and the landmark moments of the first term of his historic presidency a time of dramatic transformation and turmoil. Obama takes readers on a compelling journey from his earliest political aspirations to the

and is always looking for fresh ways to take familiar recipes to the next level

The country is ablaze with riots

as well as finding out how music is created and what links it all together

For some four centuries the Ottoman Empire had been one of the most powerful states in Europe as well as ruler of the Middle East

things never seem to go quite according to plan

celebrating the rich traditions of regional and seasonal British cooking

he scandalizes the town of Treby Magna with his decision to stand for Parliament as a radical

It was a time when women everywhere were largely silent

onto the darkened moors

At some point in our lives we will all struggle with our mental health

she has certainly been greedy for life

From Robert Dinsdale