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  • How to Survive a Crisis

    Lessons in Resilience and Avoiding Disaster

    by David Omand ...
    'David Omand is exactly the man you need in a crisis' RORY STEWARTFrom the former Director of GCHQ comes a guide to surviving crises using the latest intelligence strategiesWar, terrorism, cyberattack, climate change, the threat of AI: it has never been more important to be prepared for the crises that await us.In How to Survive a Crisis, Professor Sir David Omand draws on his experience in ... Read more

    £0.99

  • Sunrise on the Reaping (eBook)

    by Suzanne Collins ...
    Series series The Hunger Games
    “Sunrise on the Reaping is a propulsive, heart-wrenching addition to The Hunger Games, adding welcome texture to the cruel world of Panem . This is the project of dystopian fiction: to shine a light in tyranny's greasiest corners and show how people - ordinary, determined human beings - might take it apart” - New York Times**“Collins is an excellent writer, and there are moments of surprising ... Read more

    £12.99

  • The Shock Doctrine

    The Rise of Disaster Capitalism

    by Naomi Klein ...
    'Impassioned, hugely informative, wonderfully controversial, and scary as hell' John le CarréAround the world in Britain, the United States, Asia and the Middle East, there are people with power who are cashing in on chaos; exploiting bloodshed and catastrophe to brutally remake our world in their image. They are the shock doctors.Exposing these global profiteers, Naomi Klein discovered ... Read more

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  • Making Sense of the Troubles

    A History of the Northern Ireland Conflict

    by David McKittrick, David McVea ...
    COMPLETELY REVISED AND UPDATED EDITION -- THE ESSENTIAL HISTORY OF THE TROUBLES'Compellingly written and very even-handed. By far the clearest account of what happened in the Northern Ireland conflict and more importantly why it happened' Irish News'Extraordinarily well-balanced, sane, comprehensive and rich in sober understatement' Glasgow Herald__________________________First published two... ... Read more

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  • Freedom Is a Constant Struggle

    Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement

    by Angela Y. Davis ...
    In this collection of essays, interviews, and speeches, the renowned activist examines today’s issues—from Black Lives Matter to prison abolition and more.Activist and scholar Angela Y. Davis has been a tireless fighter against oppression for decades. Now, the iconic author of Women, Race, and Class offers her latest insights into the struggles against state violence and oppression throughout ... Read more

    Was £10.99 Now £1.99 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Deterring Armageddon: A Biography of NATO

    the "astonishingly fine history" of the world's most successful military alliance

    by Peter Apps ...
    'EXCELLENT' - THE TLS'HUGELY IMPRESSIVE' - THE INDEPENDENT'AN ASTONISHINGLY FINE HISTORY' - COUNTRY LIFE'FASCINATING' - DAILY MAILThe history of the world's most successful military alliance, from the wrecked Europe of 1945 to Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine.As they signed NATO into being after World War II, its founders fervently believed that only if the West's... ... Read more

    Was £8.49 Now £0.99

  • House of Trump, House of Putin

    The Untold Story of Donald Trump and the Russian Mafia

    by Craig Unger ...
    THE EXPLOSIVE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER'A bombshell.' Daily Mail'Damning, terrifying and enraging.' The SpectatorHouse of Trump, House of Putin offers the first comprehensive investigation into the decades-long relationship among Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, and the Russian Mafia that ultimately helped win Trump the White House.It is a ch... ... Read more

    £0.99

  • Time Shelter

    Winner of the International Booker Prize 2023

    by Georgi Gospodinov ...
    Translated by Angela Rodel ...
    A GUARDIAN AND FINANCIAL TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR'The most exquisite kind of literature... I've put it on a special shelf in my library that I reserve for books that demand to be revisited every now and then. 'OLGA TOKARCZUK, author of Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead'Could not be more timely... It's funny and absurd, but it's also frightening, because even as Gospodinov plays with the ... Read more

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  • Assembly

    The critically acclaimed debut novel

    by Natasha Brown ...
    SHORTLISTED FOR THE FOLIO PRIZE 2022**SHORTLISTED FOR THE GOLDSMITHS PRIZE 2021SHORTLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL FICTION 2022**SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKS ARE MY BAG FICTION AWARD 2021SHORTLISTED FOR THE BETTY TRASK PRIZE 2022**LONGLISTED FOR THE DESMOND ELLIOTT PRIZE 2022'Diamond-sharp, timely and urgent' Observer, Best Debuts of 2021'Subtle, elegant, scorching' <... ... Read more

    £4.99

  • How Economics Can Save the World

    Simple Ideas to Solve Our Biggest Problems

    by Erik Angner ...
    Economics has the power to make the world a better, happier and safer place: this book shows you howOur world is in a mess. The challenges of climate change, inequality, hunger and a global pandemic mean our way of life seems more imperilled and society more divided than ever; but economics can help!From parenting to organ donation, housing to anti-social behaviour, economics provides the tools we ... Read more

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  • The Places In Between

    from the bestselling author of Politics on the Edge

    by Rory Stewart ...
    **Winner of the RSL Ondaatje PrizeShortlisted for the Guardian First Book Award‘A striding, glorious book . . . A flat-out masterpiece’ The New York Times Book Review**Caught between hostile nations, warring factions and competing ideologies, Afghanistan was in turmoil following the US invasion. Travelling entirely on foot and following the inaccessible mountainous route once taken by the Mughal ... Read more

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  • Mafia Cop

    The Two Families of Michael Palermo; Saints Only Live in Heaven

    by Richard Cagan ...
    Detective Michael Palermo built his career on his unique ability to inhabit two worlds at once: the world of law enforcement and the underworld of New York’s crime family organizations. Palermo participated in over two thousand arrests while maintaining close relationships with the kingpins of organized crime—ties that allowed him to stay one step ahead of the rest of the New York City Police ... Read more

    Was £8.49 Now £1.99

  • The Unaccountability Machine

    Why Big Systems Make Terrible Decisions - and How The World Lost its Mind

    by Dan Davies ...
    LONGLISTED FOR THE FINANCIAL TIMES AND SCHRODERS BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024A NEW STATESMAN BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024'A great book ... a wonderful way of talking about our current world' Rory Stewart'Mischievous and fiercely intelligent' Ed Smith, New Statesman'One of the most insightful books I've read in a long time' Sam Freedman'The kind o... ... Read more

    £6.99

  • Killing Thatcher: The IRA, the Manhunt and the Long War on the Crown

    by Rory Carroll ...
    A Sunday Times Paperback of the Year 2024The Sunday Times Bestseller and Waterstones Paperback of the Year 2024A Sunday Times History Book of the YearA Spectator Book of the YearThe Irish Times No.1 Bestseller‘As taut as a fictional thriller’ Mail on Sunday‘Gripping, detailed and r... ... Read more

    £0.99

  • Borderlines

    A History of Europe in 29 Borders

    by Lewis Baston ...
    THE REST IS HISTORY CLUB BOOK OF THE MONTH'One of the most engaging and fascinating histories of Europe I've read for years.' DOMINIC SANDBROOK'Highly original and insightful' PD SMITH, GUARDIAN'Thrillingly unique, knowledgeable, perceptive and profound' IAN DUNTThe history of Europe told through twenty-nine key borders that define the past, present and futu... ... Read more

    Was £2.99 Now £0.99

  • Midnight and Blue

    The Instant Number One Sunday Times Bestseller

    by Ian Rankin ...
    Series Book 1 - A Rebus Novel
    The brand new John Rebus thriller from the iconic Number One bestseller Ian Rankin: one of the must-read books of the year.'Rebus in jail and better than ever ... Surprising, gripping and witty. Rankin has taken the police procedural and transformed into an epic character study of a man and his city ... Nobody does it better.'THE TIMES* * * * *JOHN REBUS SPENT HIS LIFE AS A DETECTIVE PUTTIN... ... Read more

    Was £11.99 Now £5.49

  • Failed State

    The Sunday Times Bestselling Investigation Into Why Britain is Struggling

    by Sam Freedman ...
    **The Top Five Sunday Times Bestseller'Excellent . . . persuasive . . . convincing' – The Times'Funny, whipsmart and devastating. Sanity on steroids' – Emily Maitlis'Fantastic. An exquisite analysis' – The Secret Barrister**Why does nothing work in Britain?It’s harder than ever to get a GP appointment. Burglaries go unpunished. Rivers are overrun with sewage. Real wages have been stagnant for ... Read more

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  • One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This

    by Omar El Akkad ...
    One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This is an urgent and necessary reckoning about what it means to live in the West today. As an immigrant, Omar El Akkad believed the West offered freedom and justice for all. Over the past twenty years he reported on the various Wars on Terror, Ferguson, climate change, Black Lives Matter protests, and more. He won awards for his journalism and his ... Read more

    £9.99

  • Lords of Crypto Crime

    The Race to Bring Down the World’s Invisible Kingpins

    by Andy Greenberg ...
    'Reads like a thriller... These stories are amazing.'-Michael Lewis, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Big Short'A master-class in the tactics and countertactics of financial cyberwarfare, laid out in a tense, exciting technothriller.'-Cory Doctorow, author of Little Brother**'**An absorbing narrative than unfolds like a mystery'-New York Times Book Review (Editors' Choic... ... Read more

    £0.99

  • The Patient Assassin

    A True Tale of Massacre, Revenge and the Raj

    by Anita Anand ...
    **WINNER OF THE PEN HESSELL-TILTMAN PRIZE'Reads like something from a thriller**…colourful, detailed and meticulously researched' Sunday Times‘Gripping from start to finish' Peter Frankopan, author of The Silk RoadsHundreds of peaceful civilians were slaughtered in the Amritsar Massacre of 13 April 1919, after British troops opened fire without warning. According to legend, Udham Singh was among ... Read more

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  • The Life of an MP

    Everything You Really Need to Know About Politics

    by Jess Phillips ...
    ‘This book is here to take you inside the daily realities of Westminster. I don’t mean that it’s going to bore you to death with a blow by blow account of what it’s like to sit on the Statutory Instrument Debate on Naval regulations 1968-2020 – but to demystify the places and practice of politics.’From agonising decisions on foreign air strikes to making headlines about orgasms, from sitting in on ... Read more

    Was £4.99 Now £0.99

  • The Last Secret Agent

    The Extraordinary Story of a WW2 Spy in Her Own Words

    by Pippa Latour ...
    THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER'Extraordinary... enthralling. We may think we have read all we need to about the Second World War's secret war, but despite an army of histories and fine biographies, Latour's account is the only first-person memoir we have by a female agent within it. It's also almost certainly the last. A darkly moving, marvellously detailed book.' -Telegraph, 5 STARS'Vivid, honest, ... Read more

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  • The Siege

    The Remarkable Story of the Greatest SAS Hostage Drama, from the Bestselling Author of The Spy and the Traitor

    by Ben Macintyre ...
    ‘Unforgettable’ Independent**‘Fresh and gripping’ TelegraphTHE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER**On April 30, 1980, six heavily armed gunmen burst into the Iranian embassy on Princes Gate, overlooking Hyde Park in London. There they took 26 hostages, including embassy staff, visitors, and three British citizens.A tense six-day siege ensued as millions gathered around screens across the country to ... Read more

    Was £9.99 Now £6.99

  • Embracing Alienation

    Why We Shouldnt Try to Find Ourselves

    by Todd Mcgowan ...
    The left views alienation as something to be resisted or overcome, but could it actually form the basis of our emancipation?In Embracing Alienation, Todd McGowan offers a completely different take on alienation, claiming that the effort to overcome it is not a radical response to the current state of things but a failure to see the constitutive power of alienation for all of us. Instead of trying ... Read more

    £5.99