New and Recommended: Politics
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The first forensic account of how the Post Office, the British government and a global IT company ruined the lives of thousands of innocent people. Private Eye tells the story of the political, institutional, professional and personal…
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An eye-opening manifesto on why reparations are the only way for the UK to address racism by Black British Lives Matter writers Lenny Henry and Marcus Ryder.‘Both timely and vital . . . There has never been greater need for…
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'A fresh, unexpected, and revealing portrait of Russia' ANNE APPLEBAUM, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Gulag and Red Famine'A century of Russian history told through the women who lived it, shaped it, and survived…
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Translated by Jack HargreavesA witty and humane account of one man, multiple jobs and what it means to liveHu AnYan has held nineteen different jobs since he graduated. He’s been a convenience store clerk, a bicycle salesman, a…
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It’s not your imagination. Life online really does get worse by the day, and that is by intent*** Longlisted for the Financial Times and Schroders Business Book of the Year 2025 ***Misogyny, conspiratorialism, surveillance,…
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A #1 FAVORITE NONFICTION READ OF 2025 (ENTERPRISE)“[A] definitive work in the genre of Palestinian memoirs that will not only attract readers of Said or Kanafani, but also fans of Joan Didion, Hisham Matar, Ocean Vuong, or James…
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The third volume of Kurkov’s critically acclaimed, intimate and deeply moving war diaries: a poignant, personal account of life under siege in Ukraine – rich with humanity, dark humour, and unforgettable resilience amidst…
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The story of the recent uprisings from around the world that sought to change society - and what comes next'A stunning history of now' GREG GRANDIN'Phenomenal . . . it would be criminally negligent not to read it if you'd like to…
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Every day, we are exposed to evidence of hundreds of war crimes: residential buildings bombed and burning in Ukraine, merciless shootings in Gaza despite a so-called ceasefire, civilians beaten and starved by armies in Sudan and a mounting…
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Exploring utopian experimental alternatives to capitalismCapitalism’s crisis is planetary. It is a system upending nature and society, causing many to live and work in despair. So far, the left has been incapable of inspiring an…
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The story of a hotel. The story of a nation.BBC Radio 4 Book of the WeekLonglisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-FictionA sweeping and immersive history of modern Afghanistan – the first book from one of the…
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'Witty, urgent, and unflinching... her story speaks to anyone who believes that protest can be art, and that art can confront, disrupt, and even destabilize authoritarian power' Alpa ShahWhat can you do when your country becomes a…
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In 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 – took to the streets in…
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A gripping, persuasive and authoritative account of Britain's long and fractious relationship with Europe**Longlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction**'Powerful, precise, morally engaged, wonderfully alert to character,…
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