Freedom to Think

Without a moment’s pause, we share our most intimate thoughts with trillion-dollar tech companies. Their algorithms categorize us and jump to conclusions about who we are. They even shape our everyday …

Mine!

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‘A delicious book.’ Jared DiamondWho controls the space around an aeroplane seat: you or the person behind you trying to work on their laptop? Who owns your favourite football player? And why do Faceb …

False Prophets

Britain shaped the modern Middle East through the lines that it drew in the sand after the First World War and through the League of Nation mandates over the fledgling states which followed. Since the …

Get Rich or Lie Trying

Being an influencer is now the top future career choice for children. What if you could spend your life adored by fans, receiving freebies and countless riches. What if you could bypass the worst job …

In the Camps

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In China’s vast northwestern region, more than a million and a half Muslims have vanished into internment camps and associated factories. Based on hours of interviews with camp survivors and workers, …

Money and Power

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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 Founders

Out of Paypal’s ranks have come three billionaires and dozens of multi-millionaires, including household names like Elon Musk, Peter Thiel and Reid Hoffman. Paypal’s alumni have built, funded and advi …

The Inevitable

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‘Fascinating…. Deeply disturbing… Brilliant’ Sunday Times’Powerful and moving.’ Louis TherouxMeet Adam. He’s twenty-seven years old, articulate and attractive. He also wants to die. Should he be h …

The Mayor of Castro Street

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‘If a bullet should enter my brain, let it destroy every closet door’This is the definitive biography of Harvey Milk, the man whose personal life, public career, and cold-blooded assassination mirrore …

The Steal

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In the sixty-four days between November 3 and January 6, President Donald Trump and his allies fought to reverse the outcome of the vote. Focusing on six states – Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, P …

A Cry From the Far Middle

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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 …

Maths Tricks to Blow Your Mind

From the infamous ‘Hannah’s sweets’ exam question to percentages ‘life-hacks’, viral maths problems seem to capture the public’s imagination without fail. This is often because they blow people’s mind …

Maths Tricks to Blow Your Mind

What is 4% of 75?Can you calculate 60 + 60 x 0 + 1?Which is bigger, an 18-inch pizza or two 12-inch pizzas?Join award-winning maths presenter Kyle D Evans on an entertaining tour of viral maths proble …

Money

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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 …

Chief of Staff

‘Fascinating and instructive… his decency and pragmatism shine through.’ The Times’Candid, valuable and insightful.’ ObserverSince the EU referendum of 2016, British politics has witnessed a barrage …

Budgets Don't Work (But This Does)

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If you’ve ever tried to budget but found it just doesn’t work, you need to read this book. When it comes to saving and spending money, we’re not all the same. Yet for too long, the financial advice wo …