{"title":"Daniel Finkelstein","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"everything-in-moderation-daniel-finkelstein-paperback","title":"Everything in Moderation: Daniel Finkelstein's Greatest Times Columns - Non Fiction - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e: BRAND NEW\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9780008356613\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: William Collins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAge Range\u003c\/strong\u003e: Adult (18+)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOverview\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEverything in Moderation gathers the very best of Daniel Finkelstein's celebrated Times columns into one satisfying paperback. Spanning politics, culture, history and everyday life, Finkelstein writes with warmth, wit and razor-sharp intelligence. Whether dissecting an election result, defending suburban life, or reflecting on his own family history, every piece is a masterclass in clear thinking. This is a book for anyone who enjoys thoughtful, funny, deeply humane journalism, perfect for dipping into again and again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDaniel Finkelstein is one of Britain's most widely read newspaper columnists, and this collection shows why. Drawn from years of writing for The Times, the pieces here range across an extraordinary breadth of subjects: predicting elections, the political science behind Ed Miliband's defeat, and why the base rate of coups meant Jeremy Corbyn was unlikely to be toppled before an election. Alongside the political analysis sit deeply personal essays, including moving reflections on growing up Jewish in Hendon Central and on the deaths of both of his parents. Finkelstein also turns to popular culture, weaving in reflections on Walt Disney, David Bowie, Muhammad Ali and the musical Hamilton, alongside arguments about football, assisted dying, and the art of becoming Prime Minister. The result is a rich, eclectic tour through modern politics and culture from a writer as comfortable discussing high politics as pop stars. Consistently wry, informed and often brilliantly funny, Finkelstein cuts through noise to get straight to the heart of the biggest conversations of our time. Reading this collection cover to cover, or dipping in at random, is a genuine pleasure: journalism written to last. For anyone who enjoys intelligent commentary delivered with a light touch and real heart, this is an essential addition to the bookshelf.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCollects Daniel Finkelstein's very best Times columns in one volume\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCovers politics, culture, history and personal memoir\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWritten with wit, warmth and genuine intellectual rigour\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePerfect for fans of intelligent journalism and current affairs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIdeal for dipping into a chapter at a time or reading straight through\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMakes a thoughtful gift for anyone interested in politics and public life\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDaniel Finkelstein, Baron Finkelstein OBE, is a British journalist, author and politician, born in 1962. He is a former executive editor of The Times, where he remains a weekly political columnist, and has written for The Jewish Chronicle since 2010. Earlier in his career he advised Prime Minister John Major and Conservative leader William Hague. Since 2013 he has sat in the House of Lords as a Conservative peer. He is also a director of Chelsea Football Club and author of the acclaimed memoir Hitler, Stalin, Mum and Dad.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy You'll Love This Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSharp, funny and endlessly readable, Everything in Moderation is the perfect companion for anyone who loves good writing about politics, culture and life. Ideal for commuters, columnist fans and gift-buyers alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlease Note: Cover design may vary slightly from the image shown, but this is the correct UK ISBN and edition.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Daniel Finkelstein","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56518718095742,"sku":"SNG18041","price":6.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0642\/4549\/8093\/files\/everything-in-moderation-daniel-finkelstein-paperback-cover.jpg?v=1784411013"},{"product_id":"hitler-stalin-mum-and-dad-daniel-finkelstein-wwii-memoir-paperback","title":"Hitler, Stalin, Mum and Dad by Daniel Finkelstein - WWII Family Memoir - Non Fiction - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e BRAND NEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780008483852\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e William Collins\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOverview:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nHitler, Stalin, Mum and Dad is Daniel Finkelstein's Sunday Times bestselling memoir tracing his parents' extraordinary survival through the two great totalitarian horrors of the twentieth century. Combining rigorous historical research with deeply personal family recollection, Finkelstein reconstructs how his mother endured Hitler's death camps and his father survived Stalin's slave labour camps. Written with clarity and restraint, it is a moving testament to endurance, love, and the fragile threads of chance that decide who lives and who does not.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Book:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nDaniel Finkelstein, the well-known British political columnist and broadcaster, spent years piecing together the fragmented histories of his mother Mirjam Wiener and his father Ludwik Finkelstein. Mirjam's family, prominent and cultured in pre-war Germany, was swept into the machinery of Nazi persecution, ultimately surviving Bergen-Belsen through an extraordinary series of circumstances. Ludwik, meanwhile, was deported from Poland to a Soviet labour camp in Siberia, enduring starvation, brutal winters, and forced labour on a collective farm before eventually reaching safety. Finkelstein interlaces these two parallel stories with wider historical context, drawing on letters, documents, and family testimony to illuminate how ordinary families were caught between Hitler's Final Solution and Stalin's Gulag system. The result is a book that operates simultaneously as an intimate family memoir and as an accessible work of twentieth-century history. Reviewers and readers have praised its emotional power and its refusal to sensationalise suffering, instead allowing the facts and the family's own words to carry the weight of the story. It is a book about persecution and survival, but also about resilience, identity, and the long shadow that history casts over subsequent generations, including Finkelstein's own life and career in British public life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Benefits:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSunday Times bestselling memoir by respected journalist Daniel Finkelstein.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA rare dual account of survival under both Hitler and Stalin.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMeticulously researched, blending family memory with historical documentation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePraised by leading historians including Anne Applebaum.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIdeal gift for readers of history, memoir, and Holocaust literature.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nDaniel Finkelstein is a British journalist, broadcaster, and life peer, widely known as a columnist for The Times. He has spent his career analysing politics and history with clarity and insight. In Hitler, Stalin, Mum and Dad, he turns that same rigour toward his own family's history, uncovering the remarkable stories of his mother and father's survival during the Second World War. His writing combines documentary precision with genuine warmth, making this deeply personal history accessible to a wide readership.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy You'll Love This Book:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nA powerful, meticulously researched memoir that brings twentieth-century history vividly to life through one family's extraordinary story. Finkelstein's clear, compassionate prose makes this an essential read for history lovers and memoir fans alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlease Note: Cover design and ISBN are for the current UK edition as shown. 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