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No More Silence: An Oral History of the Assassination of President
A history of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, from eyewitness accounts through to the police reactions, investigations, and aftermath. Based on in-depth interviews conducted in Dallas, it features...
July 1914: Countdown to War
Popular historian Sean McMeekin's story of Europe's countdown to war, told through the eyes of men who, even a century later, still seem larger than life. We meet the brooding...
The Empire Must Die: Russia's Revolutionary Collapse, 1900-1917
THE EMPIRE MUST DIE portrays the vivid drama of Russia's brief and exotic experiment with civil society before it was swept away by the despotism of the Communist Revolution. The...
Towers of Stone: The Battle of Wills in Chechnya
In Towers of Stone, award-winning Polish reporter Wojciech Jagielski brings into focus the tragedy of Chechnya, its inhabitants, and the war being waged there by a handful of desperate warriors...
The Most Dangerous Place: Pakistan's Lawless Frontier
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"To understand the mess we're getting into in Pakistan's lawless tribal areas, there's no better book out there." -Robert Baer, bestselling author of See No Evil The tribal region bordering...
The Siege Collection
This is a collection of three essays which explore various sieges, the first discusses the siege of the Peking Embassy, 1900. The Boxer movemnnt in China was a secret society...
The Darkness Echoing: Exploring Ireland's Places of Famine, Death and
A hugely entertaining exploration of Ireland's historical sites with a dark side. Fizzing with curiosity and humour and revealing fascinating and unearthed stories from our past The Darkness Echoing will...
Son of Hamas: A Gripping Account of Terror, Betrayal, Political
Th is gripping New York Times bestseller tells the true story of a Hamas insider who rejected his violent destiny and pursued peace . . . at the risk of...
The Heart of War: On Power, Conflict and Obligation in the
This book, written by one of the most highly regarded experts on global security, is a controversial look at the changing face of war and the role of the military...
Secret Affairs: Britain's Collusion with Radical Islam
A freshly updated and revelatory investigation into Britain's secret collaboration with radical Islam.The updated edition of Secret Affairs covers the momentous events of the past year in the Middle East....
No Need for Geniuses: Revolutionary Science in the Age of the
Paris at the time of the French Revolution was the world capital of science. Its scholars laid the foundations of today's physics, chemistry and biology. They were true revolutionaries: agents...
Things That Can and Cannot Be Said
Acclaimed actor John Cusack & Booker Prize-winning activist Arundhati Roy meet heroic whistle-blower Edward Snowden and report back 'What sort of love is this love that we have for countries?...
An Unexpected Life: A Memoir
Feminist icon Gloria Steinem's inspiring and candid memoir of her early life and her path to becoming one of the world's most influential voices, with reflections on hope, happiness and...
Moments of Revolution: Eastern Europe
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Shows and describes the events leading to the emergence of democracy in Eastern Europe, and depicts what the changes have meant to everyday citizens
Truth and Consequence: Reflections on Catastrophe, Civil Resistance,
From the legendary Pentagon Papers whistleblower and anti-war activist-a posthumous collection of Daniel Ellsberg's previously unpublished writings that offers a window into his courageous life, work, and most deeply held...
Man Enough: Undefining My Masculinity
A GRIPPING, FEARLESS EXPLORATION OF MASCULINITY The effects of traditionally defined masculinity have become one of the most prevalent social issues of our time. In this engaging and provocative new...
Zero Footprint: The True Story of a Private Military Contractor's
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This national bestseller is a dramatic insider account of the world of private military contracting. Armored cars, burner phones, top-notch weaponry and top-secret missions -- this is the life of...
Dirty Wars: The world is a battlefield
In this story from the frontlines of the undeclared battlefields of the War on Terror, Jeremy Scahill exposes America's new approach to war: fought far from any declared battlefield, by...
Owned: How Tech Billionaires on the Right Bought the Loudest Voices on
A "devastating" ( Nation ) examination of how a cabal of tech-billionaires is colluding with once-idealistic journalists to create an entirely new media landscape Owned is the story of the...
Words for My Comrades: A Political History of Tupac Shakur
' Words for My Comrades ambitiously sets out to transcend the standard pop star biography, carefully knotting the evolution of hip-hop into a sweeping account of 20th-century radical US politics'...
How to Fix Northern Ireland
In this thought-provoking and engaging book, Malachi O'Doherty argues that division in Northern Ireland is fundamentally not about whether the country should be governed as part of Ireland or as...
Scientists on Survival: Personal Stories of Climate Action
In this important and timely book, scientists from a broad range of disciplines detail their personal responses to climate change and the ecological crises which led them to form Scientists...
Brave Hearts Rebel Spirits: The Spiritual Activists Handbook
There have been numerous individuals who, inspired by their religious or spiritual devotion, have chosen to use their time and energy to make a difference. There are others who, through...
Karama!: Journeys Through the Arab Spring
Johnny West has lived in this area for the past decade and speaks fluent Arabic, and so has the skills and ability to talk to everyone from security guards to...
The World That Never Was: A True Story of Dreamers, Schemers,
* The last third of the nineteenth century saw the world in flux. Science vied with religion to represent the soul of man, and technological advances opened the possibility of...
Bad Blood: A Walk Along the Irish Border
An account of a journey through fear and hatred, and a report on ordinary life and the legacy of history in the desolate landscape of Northern Ireland. Toibin describes the...
A Nasty Little War: The West's Fight to Reverse the Russian Revolution
'Chillingly original' Max Hastings 'Brilliantly depicts a disastrous failure' Antony Beevor 'Witty and elegant . . . Excellent background to today's events' Anne Applebaum 'Britain's most forgotten war, brilliantly remembered'...
Awakening Victory: How Iraqi Tribes and American Troops Reclaimed Al
KEYNOTE: .Unique account of the beginnings of the Global War on Terror campaign to free Iraq .Revealing insight into how US military and Iraqi troops worked together to combat insurgents...
The Hunting: An explosive thriller from the bestselling author of the
'I doubt if a more exciting and muscular book will come along this year' Peterborough Telegraph Money can't buy everything But it can buy revenge Can a doctor take lives...
Revolutions: How they changed history and what they mean today
Revolutions - peaceful or violent, radical or reactionary - have shaped the political landscape of the world we live in today. But what led revolutionaries to action? What were they...
Endgame: Inside the Royal Family and the Monarchy's Fight for Survival
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***The Instant New York Times Bestseller*** Endgame , the explosive book from longtime royal journalist Omid Scobie and author of the international blockbuster Finding Freedom, is a penetrating investigation into...
The Storm is Here: America on the Brink
The New Yorker 's award-winning war correspondent returns to his own country to chronicle a story of mounting civic breakdown and violent disorder, in a vivid eyewitness narrative of revelatory...
Colonel Gaddafi's Hat
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Colonel Gadaffi's Hat is both a gripping and deeply moving account of the Libyan uprising from the lone journalist who was able to report from the rebel army convoy that...
The Evin Prison Bakers' Club: Surviving Iran's Most Notorious Prisons
16 recipes testifying to the sisterhood and solidarity forged in the most notorious prisons in Iran THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'A remarkable testimony to women's bravery, compassion and solidarity in...
Minority Rule: Adventures in the Culture War - the instant Sunday
**The instant top 5 Sunday Times bestseller from political commentator Ash Sarkar, now available in paperback with a brand new afterword** 'One of the boldest and most exciting thinkers of...
Citizens of the Whole World: Anti-Zionism and the Cultures of the
Since October 7th, 2023, the world witnessed a massive American Jewish uprising in support of Palestinian liberation, from sit-ins in Congress and Grand Central Station, to petitions and marches in...
The Seven Rules of Trust: Why It Is Today's Most Essential Superpower
'Fascinating ... Should be required reading everywhere' STEPHEN FRY Trust: like water, like electricity, our society can't function without it. It's a treasure, a living thing that can be cultivated...
Minority Rule: Adventures in the Culture War
LONGLISTED FOR THE 2026 JHALAK PROSE PRIZE The instant top 5 Sunday Times bestseller from political commentator Ash Sarkar, now available in paperback with a brand new afterword 'One of...
Gilded Rage: Elon Musk and the Radicalization of Silicon Valley
What happens if the world's richest and most powerful men decide to dismantle democracy? This is the story of the radicalization of Silicon Valley, from Elon Musk to Peter Thiel,...
Al Qaeda's Great Escape: The Military and the Media on Terror's Trail
When President Bush announced in a televised speech the week after September 11 that he wanted Osama bin Laden "dead or alive," a grieving America seeking justice and revenge roared...
On Revolution: Faber Modern Classics
Hannah Arendt's penetrating observations of the modern world, based on a profound knowledge of the past, have been fundamental to our understanding of the political landscape. On Revolution is her...
Nuclear War: A Scenario
We could have an uninhabitable earth in a century. It could take 26 minutes and 40 seconds. An edge-of-your-seat non-fiction thriller that has to be read to be believed. Up...
America's Fatal Leap: 1991-2016
America's Fatal Leap deconstructs US geopolitics after the end of the Cold War, informed by its author's unsurpassed command of modern history. Paul W. Schroeder, an acclaimed historian of international...
The Seven Rules of Trust: Why It Is Today's Most Essential Superpower
'Fascinating ... Should be required reading everywhere' STEPHEN FRY Trust: like water, like electricity, our society can't function without it. It's a treasure, a living thing that can be cultivated...
Private Revolutions: Coming of Age in a New China - THE SUNDAY TIMES
THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP FIVE BESTSELLER SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION SHORTLISTED FOR THE RSL ONDAATJE PRIZE A Financial Times , New York Times and Times / Sunday...
Minority Rule: Adventures in the Culture War - the instant Sunday
**The instant top 5 Sunday Times bestseller from political commentator Ash Sarkar, now available in paperback with a brand new afterword** 'One of the boldest and most exciting thinkers of...
How to Defeat the Far Right: Lessons From Hope Not Hate
'A brilliant and challenging book' GORDON BROWN From the founder of Britain's leading antifascist organisation, HOPE not hate, this is an urgent call to resist the forces of extremism on...