The History of Ideas Sugarcraft from straight-talking broadcaster Mariella Frostrup

from straight-talking broadcaster Mariella Frostrup and health journalist Alice Smellie

including many from his recent Cornwall series - from sumptuous main courses such as Cornish Bouillabaisse and Braised Pork Belly with Soy and Black Vinegar to indulgent desserts like Apple Charlotte and Spiced Pears Poached with Blackberries and Red Wine

As his colleagues pick up the pieces

and that people value books more than ever

to the ancient Turkish polymath Ismail al-Jazari

The History of Ideas Sugarcraft from straight-talking broadcaster Mariella FrostrupIn this bold follow up to 'Confronting Leviathan', David Runciman unmasks modern politics and reveals the great men and women of ideas behind it. What can Samuel Butler's ideas teach us about the oddity of how we choose to organise our societies? How did Frederick Douglass not only expose the horrors of slavery, but champion a new approach to abolishing it? Why should we tolerate snobbery, betrayal and hypocrisy, as Judith Shklar suggested? And what