Our reviewers' verdicts on the latest paperbacks including The Ascent of Money by Niall Ferguson and new books from Ali Smith David Lodge and Jhumpa Lahiri

Jeremy Jehu has a thrilling time with Dead Spy Running by Jon Stock

Jon Stock's debut thriller has been snapped up by Hollywood. Here he describes the lengths he went to to research the book.

1938: Hitler's Gamble by Giles MacDonogh is a powerful account of the Fuhrer's annus mirabilis says Nigel Jones

Their music is about the community experience of living in North London but Madness are the perfect band for this year's Glastonbury.

Carrie's War is an affecting evocation of childhood's end. Rating:

Film starring Heath Ledger attracted the most viewer complaints.

John Wilson is on a crusade to bring light music back to the concert hall says Ivan Hewett.

The deeply American music embodied by Neil Young and Bruce Springsteen and younger artists like the Fleet Foxes may be what comes to define this year's Glastonbury.

This commendable revival of Frank McGuinness's play is held together by sensitivity and compassion. Rating:

Mm, Henry Thomas...PLOTJamie is struggling to handle his job and new life after going through a divorce. One night he starts experiencing the feelings of another woman. He tastes the elegant chocolate she eats, sees her having a fun orgasm

Year: 1984Condition: MPrice: $12.00From a warehouse find, this is a new, unplayed promo copy, in its original factory sleeve. This promo copy has the same song on both sides. It features a completely different mix from the commercial release and

Year: 1979Condition: MPrice: $8.00From a warehouse find, this is a new, unplayed stock copy. This is a terrific disco-reggae fusion, years ahead of the sound's newfound popularity in the 1990's. The flip is a bit funkier but also a terrific

Year: 1970Condition: M-Price: $12.00Mason was a British singer/songwriter who was one of Tony Macaulay's collaborators over the years. Among their hits was "Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes," for Edison Lighthouse. This is a very rare single on his own,

Year: 1982Condition: M-Price: $10.00This terrific track, sounding like the best of classic Abba, was the group's last Top 40 U.S. hit. The excellent B side originally appeared only on this 45 rpm release, but was subsequently included in CD releases

Year: 1963Condition: MPrice: $18.00The A side was originally released on Philles 111. However, the B side of this limited-edition release on Collectables was never released, before or since, on vinyl or CD. I had a bit of a jaw-dropping moment

Year: 1984Condition: MPrice: $10.00

Year: 1986Condition: MPrice: $12.00

Year: 1965Condition: MPrice: $6.25Originally released on Kama Sutra 205. This is a copy of the Buddah/Arista Flashback reissueThe flip side of this 45 is "Do You Believe In Magic" by The Lovin' Spoonful