He flinched a little when the book hit his chest, then edged his chair back to pick it up off the floor.

NEWYORKER: The Repatriates

Sir David's book is tougher and much harder edged, with far more attention paid not merely to military matters but to the diplomatic and strategic context in which Frederick the Great operated.

ECONOMIST: Historical biography

Hamilton's second book, Sugar Hill, examines the double-edged sword of assimilation facing upwardly mobile Latinos.

NPR: Denise Hamilton's Los Angeles Mysteries

He then edged ahead in set five before Baxter stepped up a gear to win the tie and book a clash against Bob Anderson.

BBC: SPORT | Other Sport | Darts | Taylor and Lloyd into last eight