Apocalypse How?

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‘Entertaining and insightful’ — Evening Standard’One of the most important books of the year… Compelling’ Jamie Bartlett, Literary Review’Timely’ — New StatesmanAs the world becomes better connect …

Husna's Story

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The couple had been praying when a gunman burst into the mosque. He shot and killed 51 people that day and injured many others. In this book Husna’s husband, Farid Ahmed, tells Husna’s story, includin …

The Inevitable

Meet Adam. He’s twenty-seven years old, articulate and attractive. He also wants to die. Should he be helped? In The Inevitable, award-winning journalist Katie Engelhart explores one of our most abidi …

Money and Power

Through economics, our politicians have the power to transform people’s lives for better or worse. Think Deng Xiaoping who lifted millions out of poverty by opening up China; Franklin D Roosevelt whos …

The New Class War

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An Evening Standard’s Book of the Year’A tour de force.’ David GoodhartAll over the West, party systems have shattered and governments have been thrown into turmoil. The embattled establishment claims …

The Alignment Problem

‘Vital reading. This is the book on artificial intelligence we need right now.’ Mike Krieger, cofounder of InstagramArtificial intelligence is rapidly dominating every aspect of our modern lives influ …

Crisis of Conscience

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‘Powerful…His extensively reported tales of individual whistleblowers and their often cruel fates are compelling…They reveal what it can mean to live in an age of fraud.’ Washington Post’Tom Muell …

Attlee and Churchill

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Chosen as a Book of the Year in the Daily Telegraph and Daily Mail’A masterpiece’ Frederick Forsyth ‘Beautifully written… unlikely to be surpassed’ Simon Heffer’Superb’ Daily Mail, Book of the Week’ …

Numb and Number

‘A wise, witty and insightful guide to clear thinking amid a deluge of percentages and probabilities.’ Ian StewartLike it or not, our lives are dominated by mathematics. Our daily diet of news regales …

In Bed with the Blueshirts

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The definitive inside account of the 2016-20 coalition government.Cabinet minister Shane Ross reveals the bitter internal battles fought with the old Blueshirts, the crises when the coalition came clo …

A Cry From the Far Middle

P.J. O’Rourke says we’ve worked ourselves into a state of anger and perplexity, and it’s no surprise because perplexed and angry is what America has always been all about. This uproarious look at the …

Autopia

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Cars are one of the most significant human creations. They changed our cities. They changed our lives. They changed everything. But in the next thirty years, this technology will itself change enormou …

Money

Humans invented money from nothing, so why can’t we live without it? And why does no one understand what it really is? In this lively tour through the centuries, Jacob Goldstein charts the story of th …

Open

Humanity’s embrace of openness is the key to our success. The freedom to explore and exchange – whether it’s goods, ideas or people – has led to stunning achievements in science, technology and cultur …

The Prime Ministers

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‘Fascinating, revealing and entertaining.’ John Humphrys’A pure pleasure to read.’ Polly Toynbee’Extraordinary.’ Kirsty WarkA landmark history of the men and women who have defined the UK’s role in th …

The Shallows

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‘Boldly reactionary… What looks like feast, Carr argues, may be closer to famine’ Sunday Times’Chilling’ The EconomistIn this ground-breaking and compelling book, Nicholas Carr argues that not since …