Taking the Lead
a dog at number 10
$25.80
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
8 September 2025
Summary
Herbie’s Tail: An Old Dog’s Wisdom on Politics and Life
Cedric Sapin-Defour’s memoir of his dog, Ubac, has become the surprise best seller in France this year. This book will take this genre to a new level.
This is Herbie’s autobiography. He is an old dog, and with age comes wisdom. Being around many of the leading politicians of today through his humans (he tries to take John out at least a few times a week), it’s safe to say he has strong opinions on all of them - and a go…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781408721285 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1408721287 |
| Author: | John Crace |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Constable |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 8 September 2025 |
| Weight: | 231g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 126mm x 32mm |
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I lap up everything John Crace writes gratefully: I love his cleverness, his wit, and his heart – Nigella LawsonCrace’s witty brand of humour is given new licence to roam in this Garfield-meets-Westminster memoir * New Statesman *
About The Author
John Crace
John Crace has been the Guardian’s political sketchwriter for the last ten years and is one of the paper’s most loved columnists. He has also written about twenty books on everything from cricket, football, TV, literature, politics and - not forgetting - himself. The most recent, Depraved New World, a collection of his Guardian columns, was published in November 2023 and was a Waterstones Politics Book of the Year. In January 2024 he was awarded an honorary doctorate by Bath Spa University in recognition of his literary satire.
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