Nirmala Rao Libri

Combines scholarship and observations to illuminate the life and career of one of Britain's most controversial post-war statesmen. Harold Wilson held office as Prime Minister for longer than any other Labour leader, and longer than any other premier in peacetime apart from Mrs Thatcher.

An updated edition of Ben Pimlott's classic biography of the Queen: `There is no better biography of Elizabeth II.' PETER HENNESSY, Independent on Sunday