Money and Power
Vince CableRRP: £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 …
Genre: Current Affairs, Politics & Economics
The Mayor of Castro Street
Randy ShiltsRRP: £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 BowdenRRP: £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 EvansFrom 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 GoldsteinRRP: £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 BarwellRRP: £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 BrowneRRP: £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 …
Generations
Bobby Duffy‘Subtle and compelling.’ Observer’One of the best books of 2021.’ The TimesAre we in the middle of a generational war? Are Millennials really entitled ‘snowflakes’? Are Baby Boomers stealing their chi …
The Alignment Problem
Brian ChristianRRP: £12.99
‘If you’re going to read one book on artificial intelligence, this is the one.’ New York Times’The Alignment Problem is the best book on the key technical and moral questions of A.I. that I’ve read.’ …
The Generation Divide
Bobby DuffyRRP: £10.99
‘Subtle and compelling.’ Observer’One of the best books of 2021.’ The TimesAre we in the middle of a generational war? Are Millennials really entitled ‘snowflakes’? Are Baby Boomers stealing their chi …
Why the Germans Do it Better
John KampfnerRRP: £10.99
***THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER***BOOK OF THE YEAR IN GUARDIAN, ECONOMIST & NEW STATESMANLONGLISTED FOR THE 2021 ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL WRITING’Excellent and provocative… a passionate, timely boo …
And Yet…
Christopher HitchensRRP: £12.99
A Sunday Times bestsellerChristopher Hitchens was an unparalleled, prolific writer, who raised the polemical essay to a new art form, over a lifetime of thinking and debating the defining issues of ou …
Blood, Class and Empire
Christopher HitchensRRP: £12.99
Since the end of the Cold War so-called experts have been predicting the eclipse of America’s “special relationship” with Britain. But as events have shown, especially in the wake of 9/11, the politic …
For the Sake of Argument
Christopher HitchensRRP: £14.99
The global turmoil of the late 1980s and early 1990s severely tested every analyst and commentator. Few wrote with such insight as Christopher Hitchens about the large events – or with such discernmen …
How the West Stole Democracy from the Arabs
Elizabeth F. ThompsonRRP: £16.99
When Europe’s Great War engulfed the Ottoman Empire, Arab nationalists rose in revolt against their Turkish rulers and allied with the British on the promise of an independent Arab state. In October 1 …
Love, Poverty and War
Christopher HitchensRRP: £14.99
Love, Poverty and War: Journeys and Essays showcases the Hitchens’ rejection of consensus and cliché, whether he’s reporting from abroad in Indonesia, Kurdistan, Iraq, North Korea, or Cuba, or when hi …
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