On Germany by Giles MacDonogh magazine Should he go ahead and

Should he go ahead and publish

)In a book punctuated by vivid anecdotes and laugh-out-loud moments

The King's City tells the gripping story of a city that defined a nation and birthed modern Britain - and how the vision of great individuals helped to build the richly diverse place we know today

is based closely on Laing herself

On Germany by Giles MacDonogh magazine Should he go ahead andAfter the Second World War, Germany was an international pariah. Today, it has become a beacon of the Western world. But what makes this extraordinary nation tick? On Germany tells the story of a country reborn, from defeat in 1945 to the fall of the Berlin Wall, the painstaking reunification of 'the two Germanies', and the Republic's return to the world stage as an economic colossus and European leader. Giles MacDonogh restores these momentous events