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Licensed to Lie

Licensed to Lie

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This true legal thriller debunks everything the media and the government told us about the Department of Justice's destruction and prosecution of the venerable accounting firm Arthur Andersen, Merrill Lynch...
The Making of Modern Australia

The Making of Modern Australia

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Filled with reminiscences about Australia since World War Two plus William s own anecdotes and observations, THE MAKING OF MODERN AUSTRALIA touches on the celebrations, sorrows and spirit of the...
The Monster of Harrods: Al-Fayed and the secret, shameful history of a

The Monster of Harrods: Al-Fayed and the secret, shameful history of a

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'Sensational new book' - MAIL ON SUNDAY 'Bombshell book' - THE SUN 'Tell-all book' - MAIL ON SUNDAY 'Explosive new book' - DAILY MAIL AN UNFLINCHING EXPOSE OF MOHAMED AL-FAYED'S...
Cacophony of Bone

Cacophony of Bone

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LONGLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR NATURE WRITING A WATERSTONES BEST BOOK OF 2023: NATURE AND TRAVEL When Kerri and her partner M moved to a small, remote railway cottage...
Archive of Unknown Universes: a literary debut about family, history

Archive of Unknown Universes: a literary debut about family, history

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From the author of There Is a Rio Grande in Heaven , this piercing, genre-bending debut follows two families in alternative timelines of the Salvadoran civil war in a stunning...
The Times Lives Behind the Music: Era-defining obituaries of rock and

The Times Lives Behind the Music: Era-defining obituaries of rock and

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A must-read collection for all music fans. Delve into the tumultuous world of music stardom with this collection of obituaries from The Times . From the rock'n'roll pioneers of the...
Archive of Unknown Universes: a literary debut about family, history

Archive of Unknown Universes: a literary debut about family, history

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From the author of There Is a Rio Grande in Heaven , this piercing, genre-bending debut follows two families in alternative timelines of the Salvadoran civil war in a stunning...
New Europe

New Europe

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'For most of my lifetime, half of my own continent had been chilled by a Cold War and concealed behind an Iron Curtain. Now there was the prospect of being...
End Game (William Warwick Novels)

End Game (William Warwick Novels)

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William Warwick and Ross Hogan return, for one last time, in a gripping and unputdownable finale. Available now! London, 2012. The eyes of the world are on Britain as the...
Flesh

Flesh

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WINNER OF THE BOOKER PRIZE 2025, David Szalay's captivating and astonishingly moving novel about the forces that make and break our lives Through chance, luck and choice, one man's life...
The Idea of India

The Idea of India

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Republished with a new introduction - one of the key books on modern India 'A rich analysis of contemporary India ... spirited, combative and insight-filled' Amartya Sen, TLS The Idea...
Cuckooland: Where the Rich Own the Truth

Cuckooland: Where the Rich Own the Truth

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' Stand by for fireworks as it hits the shelves' SUNDAY TIMES 'If Orwell were with us today, he'd be writing books like this' PATRICK RADDEN KEEFE 'Breath-taking and jaw-dropping'...
An Ideal Husband

An Ideal Husband

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'I couldn't put it down!' Sarah Morgan The uplifting new story of fresh starts and second chances from the Sunday Times bestselling author Erica James After a long and seemingly...
One Minute Away

One Minute Away

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*The deliciously entertaining new novel from the award-winning writer and comedian, MARK WATSON* 'Funny and thought-provoking' ADAM HILLS 'A heartwarming story of happenstance' iPAPER --------------- That's three sashimi rolls. Two...
The Economic Consequences of Mr Trump: What the Trade War Means for

The Economic Consequences of Mr Trump: What the Trade War Means for

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US President Donald Trump has long complained that the nation's $3 trillion trade in goods deficit - when a country's imports exceed its exports - are evidence of global partners...
Spain: The Trials and Triumphs of a Modern European Country

Spain: The Trials and Triumphs of a Modern European Country

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An incisive account of modern Spain, from the death of Franco to the Catalan referendum and beyond "Comprehensive and engaging."-Gideon Rachman, Financial Times Spain's transition to democracy after Franco's long...
The Future of the Professions: How Technology Will Transform the Work

The Future of the Professions: How Technology Will Transform the Work

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This book predicts the decline of today's professions and introduces the people and systems that will replace them. In an internet-enhanced society, according to Richard Susskind and Daniel Susskind, we...
Lucky Day

Lucky Day

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'Funny, inspiring and uplifting' Nina Stibbe 'Raging, outrageous and joyous' Nikki May 'A must-read for all people-pleasers! ... Explosive, funny, thought-provoking' Good Housekeeping From the Sunday Times bestselling author comes...
The Lady and the Generals: Aung San Suu Kyi and Burma's struggle for

The Lady and the Generals: Aung San Suu Kyi and Burma's struggle for

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She was a heroine of our time, a winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, a symbol of supreme courage in the face of tyranny. Then, in 2010, Burma's generals opened...
Zero Six Bravo: The Explosive True Story of How 60 Special Forces

Zero Six Bravo: The Explosive True Story of How 60 Special Forces

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Damien Lewis has spent twenty years reporting from conflict zones around the world. Zero Six Bravo --a Sunday Times number one bestseller--tells the story of "sixty special forces against 100,000--a...
Lessons from the Covid War: An Investigative Report

Lessons from the Covid War: An Investigative Report

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Our national leaders have drifted into treating the pandemic as though it were an unavoidable natural catastrophe, repeating a depressing cycle of panic followed by neglect. So a remarkable group...
American Psychosis: A Historical Investigation of How the Republican

American Psychosis: A Historical Investigation of How the Republican

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"[Corn is] a great journalist. I love the way he thinks. I love the way he writes. I'm so glad he's done a super-readable, modern history of the right...We just...
The Seventh Son

The Seventh Son

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The exhilarating new literary novel from the worldwide bestseller and master storyteller THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'A genuinely thought-provoking piece of fiction' THE TIMES 'Extraordinary' WILLIAM BOYD 'Profoundly moving...
Be a Revolution: How Everyday People Are Fighting Oppression and

Be a Revolution: How Everyday People Are Fighting Oppression and

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From the #1 New York Times -bestselling author of So You Want to Talk About Race and Mediocre, an eye-opening and galvanizing look at the current state of anti-racist activism...
A Spy at War: An espionage thriller perfect for fans of Damascus

A Spy at War: An espionage thriller perfect for fans of Damascus

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Russia is struggling to defeat Ukraine on the battlefield. But can it win the war for influence? Simon Sharman is out for revenge, pursuing the assassin of his former colleague...
Outsider in the White House

Outsider in the White House

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Bernie Sanders's campaign for the presidency of the United States has galvanized people all over the country, putting economic, racial, and social justice into the spotlight, and raising hopes that...
Ordinary Courage: My Journey to Baghdad as a Human Shield

Ordinary Courage: My Journey to Baghdad as a Human Shield

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This is one woman's account of finding the ordinary courage to fulfil her purpose, no matter what the odds. At the age of 34, Donna Mulhearn had become disillusioned by...
Freedom: Memoirs 1954 - 2021

Freedom: Memoirs 1954 - 2021

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'A great accomplishment . . . A wonderful reflection of an extraordinary sweep of history' - Barack Obama For 16 years, Angela Merkel was Chancellor of Germany. She led the...
Banksy: Building Castles in the Sky

Banksy: Building Castles in the Sky

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Catalogue to a major traveling exhibition focused on Banksy, the world's most popular graffiti artist whose real identity remains unknown despite his domination of the global street art scene for...
Welcome to the Urban Revolution. How Cities Are Changing the World

Welcome to the Urban Revolution. How Cities Are Changing the World

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We are now at the dawn of the urban century. What does it mean that half the earth's people now live in cities - and that two billion more will...
The Cambridge World History

The Cambridge World History

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Since 1750, the world has become ever more connected, with processes of production and destruction no longer limited by land- or water-based modes of transport and communication. Volume 7 of...
I Stand Corrected

I Stand Corrected

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During the course of a career that has, quite literarily, moved her around the world, no country has fascinated Eden Collinsworth more than China, where she has borne witness to...
When Everything Changed: The Amazing Journey of American Women from

When Everything Changed: The Amazing Journey of American Women from

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WHEN EVERYTHING CHANGED begins in 1960 when American women actually had to get their husband's permission to apply for a credit card. In the years since, American women have witnessed...
The Globalization Myth: Why Regions Matter

The Globalization Myth: Why Regions Matter

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A case for why regionalization, not globalization, has been the biggest economic trend of the past forty years The conventional wisdom about globalization is wrong. Over the past forty years...
I Have No Enemies: The Life and Legacy of Liu Xiaobo

I Have No Enemies: The Life and Legacy of Liu Xiaobo

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Late one night in December 2008, police arrived at the home of Liu Xiaobo-China's leading dissident, a key figure in the prodemocracy manifesto Charter 08-and took him away. When Liu...
A Journey

A Journey

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The memoirs of Tony Blair - a worldwide publishing sensation In 1997, Tony Blair won the biggest Labour victory in history to sweep the party to power and end eighteen...
The Winner Bakes It All

The Winner Bakes It All

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Shortlisted for the RNA Romantic Comedy Award in 2025 'Cosy, fun and delicious - a book to devour in one sitting' Emily Stone, author of Always, In December 'A base...
Our Little Secret

Our Little Secret

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'An immensely talented new author' John Marrs , author of The One and When You Disappeared ' Engrossing , compelling and twisty from the first page to the shocking ending....
The Kitchen Studio: Culinary Creations by Artists

The Kitchen Studio: Culinary Creations by Artists

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Expand your cooking repertoire with 100 recipes created and illustrated by a stellar array of international contemporary artists. Creativity doesn t stop at an artist s studio door for many,...
Japan: Land of the Rising Sun

Japan: Land of the Rising Sun

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From shrines to megacities, from paddy fields to high speed trains to the latest in digital technology, Japan is a fascinating mix of the ancient and modern, of East and...