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Mary Lou McDonald

Shane Ross

RRP: £16.99

Mary Lou McDonald is the bookies’ favourite to be Ireland’s next Taoiseach. She would be the first woman to reach the office, and the first Sinn Féin leader ever to enter government in the Republic of …

On This Day in Politics

Iain Dale

RRP: £12.99

Who became Britain’s first Prime Minister on 3 April 1721?When was Karl Marx born?Where and when was the first battle of the Wars of the Roses?When did Big Ben first bong?When did the first British wo …

Saving the Planet Without the Bullsh*t

Assaad Razzouk

RRP: £10.99

‘Fast paced and energetic’ Financial Times’Punchy, provocative and wonderfully readable’ – David Shukman’Eye-popping and essential’ – Rowan Hooper’A must-read’ – Peter Stott Have you heard that you sh …

The Prime Ministers We Never Had

Steve Richards

RRP: £12.99

BOOK OF THE YEAR, The Times, Guardian and ProspectWas Harold Wilson a bigger figure than Denis Healey? Was John Major more ‘prime ministerial’ than Michael Heseltine? Would David Miliband have become …

Why We Get the Wrong Politicians

Isabel Hardman

RRP: £12.99

REVISED AND UPDATED TO INCLUDE THE EXPLOSIVE EVENTS OF 2021 and 2022Winner at the Parliamentary Book AwardsShortlisted for the Waterstones Book of the YearLonglisted for the Orwell Prize____________Da …

How To Stage A Coup

Rory Cormac

RRP: £10.99

‘A compelling history of the dark arts of statecraft… Fascinating’ Jonathan Rugman’Rich in anecdote and detail.’ The TimesToday’s world is in flux. Competition between the great powers is back on th …

Freedom to Think

Susie Alegre

RRP: £12.99

Chosen as one of the best books of 2022 by the Financial Times and the Telegraph.Longlisted for the Moore Prize for Human Rights Writing’Compelling, powerful and necessary.’ Shoshana Zuboff, author of …

False Prophets

Nigel Ashton

RRP: £12.99

‘Fascinating’ Guardian, ‘Book of the Day”A truly masterly book… A tour de force that will be read for a very long time.’ Peter HennessySelected by the New Statesman as an essential read for 2022Bri …

Get Rich or Lie Trying

Symeon Brown

RRP: £10.99

‘Compelling.’ Reni Eddo-LodgeA ‘must-read book for 2022’, as picked by StylistMore than one fifth of children want to become influencers and it’s easy to understand why. What if you could escape econo …

Money and Power

Vince Cable

RRP: £10.99

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 Mayor of Castro Street

Randy Shilts

RRP: £9.99

‘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

Mark Bowden

RRP: £12.99

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 …

Maths Tricks to Blow Your Mind

Kyle Evans

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 …

Money

Jacob Goldstein

RRP: £12.99

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

Gavin Barwell

RRP: £10.99

BOOK OF THE YEAR, The Times, Guardian and Prospect’Fascinating and instructive… his decency and pragmatism shine through.’ The Times’Candid, valuable and insightful.’ ObserverSince the EU referendum …

Budgets Don't Work (But This Does)

Melissa Browne

RRP: £12.99

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 …

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