This is Fascism
Rosan SmitsRRP: £9.99
Fascism is back. This time no swastikas, Nazi flags, or deadly bureaucracy, but MAGA hats, right-wing extremist memes, and a triumphant fist held high. For the first time in modern history, far right …
Genre: History
Start Digging, You Bastards!
Tom GillingRRP: £16.99
July 1942: Rommel’s Panzerarmee pursues retreating Allied forces across North Africa, targeting Cairo and the vital Suez Canal. Control of these would give Hitler access to Middle Eastern oil fields a …
V-Force
Jonathan GlanceyRRP: £12.99
‘Impressive… Glancey has written an engaging and affectionate account of the V-bombers, not least the figures who made it all possible.’ TelegraphTHE THREE VERY DIFFERENT models of V class bomber co …
RTE
Shane RossRRP: £16.99
The recent revelations regarding secret payments to star presenter Ryan Tubridy weren’t the first time Ireland’s national broadcaster has found itself caught up in scandal.Shane Ross, author of #1 bes …
The People's Victory
Lucy NoakesRRP: £12.99
‘The VE Day book’ Amol Rajan, Today, Radio 4’Although redolent with the scent of bonfires and patterned with the crisscross of bunting, The People’s Victory does far more than just paint a picture of …
Braver New World
John KampfnerAt a time when democracies seem paralyzed by fear and populations are turning inward, award-winning journalist John Kampfner travels to ten countries confronting our shared challenges with bravery and …
Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza
Peter BeinartRRP: £10.99
***THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER***In Peter Beinart’s view, one story dominates Jewish communal life: that of persecution and victimhood. It is a story that erases much of the nuance of Jewish …
Empire of Booze
Henry JeffreysRRP: £12.99
From award-winning booze correspondent Henry Jeffreys comes this rich and full-bodied history of Britain and the Empire, told through the improbable but true stories of how the world’s favourite alcoh …
Fulvia
Jane DraycottRRP: £10.99
‘A thoroughly rapacious woman…as cruel as she is greedy’ Cicero’A woman who took no thought for spinning or housekeeping…meddlesome and headstrong’ Plutarch'[She] caused the death of many, both to …
Stay Alive
Ian BurumaIn 1939, when Ian Buruma’s epic opens, Berlin has been under Nazi rule for six years, and its 4.3 million people have made their accommodations to the regime, more or less. When war broke out with Pol …
The Bed Trick
Izabella ScottRRP: £16.99
She said she wore a blindfold at all times. She said she didn’t know who she was really having sex with.Two former best friends face each other in court at a sex offence trial. Miss X, making the accu …
Fire and Steam
Christian WolmarRRP: £16.99
The opening of the pioneering Liverpool and Manchester Railway in 1830 marked the beginning of the railways’ vital role in changing the face of Britain. Fire and Steam celebrates the vision and determ …
For the Sun After Long Nights
Fatemeh JamalpourIn 2022, in response to the killing of Mahsa Jina Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish woman who died in police custody after being arrested for not wearing her hijab, thousands of Iranians – mostly women – t …
For the Sun After Long Nights
Nilo Tabrizy***LONGLISTED FOR THE 2025 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR NON-FICTION***IN SEPTEMBER 2022, in response to the death of Mahsa Jîna Amini in police custody, after being arrested and beaten for not wearing her …
Plebs Romana
Peter Jones‘A deftly written, colourful little tour of plebeian Rome’ Dan Jones, Sunday TimesThe untold story of the real people who built an empireThe plebs were the backbone of Roman civilization. They were th …
The Path of Light
Anthony SeldonPraise for The Path of Peace:’A formidable achievement’ Rory Stewart’Thoughtful [and] heartfelt’ Observer’Profound [and] compelling’ Spectator’A noble endeavour’ New StatesmanIn 2021, Anthony Seldon, …
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