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September 2023
Aristotle's Way: How Ancient Wisdom Can Change Your Life

Aristotle's Way: How Ancient Wisdom Can Change Your Life

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Author: Edith Hall Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 272 From renowned classicist Edith Hall, ARISTOTLE'S WAY is an examination of one of history's greatest philosophers, showing us how to lead...
Tibetan Book of the Dead

Tibetan Book of the Dead

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Author: Format: Paperback Number of Pages: One of the greatest works created by any culture and one of the most influential of all Tibetan Buddhist texts in the West, The...
The Dialogues of Socrates

The Dialogues of Socrates

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Author: Plato Format: Paperback Number of Pages: Socrates' most dedicated student, Plato, offers a detailed and eye-opening account of the Socratic belief in one's own responsibility through Socrates' dialogue with...
The Analects

The Analects

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Author: Confucius Format: Paperback Number of Pages: The Analects are a collection of Confucius' sayings brought together by his pupils shortly after his death in 497 BC. Together they express...
When There Were Birds: The forgotten history of our connections

When There Were Birds: The forgotten history of our connections

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Author: Roy Adkins Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 496 Birds are a joy and solace in troubled times, as well as a reminder of past experiences and a symbol of...
The Man Who Tasted Words: A Neurologist Explores the Strange and Startling World of Our Senses

The Man Who Tasted Words: A Neurologist Explores the Strange and Startling World of Our Senses

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Author: Dr Guy Leschziner Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 336 In The Man Who Tasted Words, Guy Leschziner leads readers through the senses and how, through them, our brain understands...
On Liberty

On Liberty

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Author: John Stuart Mill Format: Paperback Number of Pages: Discussed and debated from time immemorial, the concept of personal liberty went without codification until the 1859 publication of On Liberty....
Lady Fanshawe's Receipt Book: An Englishwoman's Life During the Civil War

Lady Fanshawe's Receipt Book: An Englishwoman's Life During the Civil War

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Author: Lucy Moore (Author) Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 432 'Fascinating... A vivid account' - Philippa Gregory, The Times In the mid-seventeenth century, England was divided by Civil War, but...
The Lost Airman: A True Story of Escape from Nazi-Occupied France

The Lost Airman: A True Story of Escape from Nazi-Occupied France

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Author: Seth Meyerowitz Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 320 The remarkable, untold story of World War II American Air Force turret-gunner Staff Sergeant Arthur Meyerowitz, who was shot down over...
Lucy, the Beginnings of Humankind: The Beginnings of Humankind

Lucy, the Beginnings of Humankind: The Beginnings of Humankind

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Author: Donald C. Johanson Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 409 "A glorious success...The science manages to be as exciting and spellbinding as the juiciest gossip" (San Franscisco Chronicle) in the...
Antisemitism: What It Is. What It Isn't. Why It Matters

Antisemitism: What It Is. What It Isn't. Why It Matters

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Author: Julia Neuberger Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 192 Antisemitism has been on the rise in recent years, with violent attacks, increased verbal insults, and an acceptability in some circles...
The Personality Brokers: The Strange History of Myers-Briggs and the Birth of Personality Testing

The Personality Brokers: The Strange History of Myers-Briggs and the Birth of Personality Testing

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Author: Merve Emre Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 336 *A New York Times Critics' Best Book of 2018* *An Economist Best Book of 2018* *A Spectator Best Book of 2018*...
From Warsaw with Love: Polish Spies, the CIA, and the Forging of an Unlikely Alliance

From Warsaw with Love: Polish Spies, the CIA, and the Forging of an Unlikely Alliance

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Author: John Pomfret Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 368 The epic story of how Polish intelligence officers forged an alliance with the CIA in the twilight of the Cold War,...
Demagogue: The Life and Long Shadow of Senator Joe McCarthy

Demagogue: The Life and Long Shadow of Senator Joe McCarthy

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Author: Larry Tye Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 640 The definitive biography of the most dangerous demagogue in American history, based on exclusive access to his papers and recently unsealed...
Drums In The Distance: Journeys Into the Global Far Right

Drums In The Distance: Journeys Into the Global Far Right

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Author: Joe Mulhall Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 304 Joe Mulhall knows what it's like to stare fascism in the face. For a decade, often undercover at significant personal risk,...
Kim and Jim: Philby and Angleton, Friends and Enemies in the Cold War

Kim and Jim: Philby and Angleton, Friends and Enemies in the Cold War

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Author: Michael Holzman Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 352 Kim Philby's life and career has inspired an entire literary genre: the spy novel of betrayal. He was one of the...
The World: A Brief Introduction

The World: A Brief Introduction

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Author: Richard Haass Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 400 New York Times Bestseller An invaluable primer from Richard Haass, president of the Council on Foreign Relations, that will help anyone,...
Move: How Mass Migration Will Reshape the World - and What It Means for You

Move: How Mass Migration Will Reshape the World - and What It Means for You

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Author: Parag Khanna Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 352 Where will you live in 2030? Where will your children settle in 2040? What will the map of humanity look like...
A Pilgrimage To Eternity: From Canterbury to Rome in Search of a Faith

A Pilgrimage To Eternity: From Canterbury to Rome in Search of a Faith

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Author: Timothy Egan Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 384 Following an ancient pilgrimage route a thousand miles from Canterbury to Rome, the bestselling and award-winning writer weaves history and culture...
Friendship and Other Essays

Friendship and Other Essays

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Author: Ralph Waldo Emerson Format: Paperback Number of Pages: In this collection of essays, Emerson reflects on friendship, love, heroism, and the other qualities which represent the nest humanity has...
Trust the Plan: The Rise of QAnon and the Conspiracy That Reshaped the World

Trust the Plan: The Rise of QAnon and the Conspiracy That Reshaped the World

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Author: Will Sommer Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 272 How did a conspiracy theory reshape global politics? How did it tear families apart, inspire an insurrection and convince millions that...
Human Frontiers: The Future of Big Ideas in an Age of Small Thinking

Human Frontiers: The Future of Big Ideas in an Age of Small Thinking

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Author: Michael Bhaskar Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 432 'A fascinating book . . . Bhaskar is a reassuringly positive and often witty guide' Observer 'A fascinating, must-read book covering...
How Good is Scott Morrison?

How Good is Scott Morrison?

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Author: Peter van Onselen Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 336 Without fear or favour, How Good is Scott Morrison? examines the trials and tribulations of our 30th prime minister. Investigating...
Let's Get Physical: How Women Discovered Exercise and Reshaped the World

Let's Get Physical: How Women Discovered Exercise and Reshaped the World

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Author: Danielle Friedman Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 352 Author of The Cut's viral article shared thousands of times unearthing the little-known origins of barre workouts, Danielle Friedman explores the...
The Voice to Parliament Handbook: All the Detail You Need

The Voice to Parliament Handbook: All the Detail You Need

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Author: Thomas Mayo Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 112 The Voice to Parliament Handbook is an easy-to-follow guide for the millions of Australians who have expressed support for the Uluru...
Dreams From My Mother

Dreams From My Mother

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Author: Dame Elizabeth Anionwu Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 352 What a page turner of a book! Dame Elizabeth uncovers the layers of her life from a childhood defined by...
We Have Been Harmonized: Life in China's Surveillance State

We Have Been Harmonized: Life in China's Surveillance State

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Author: Kai Strittmatter Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 368 Named a Notable Work of Nonfiction of 2020 by the Washington Post As heard on NPR's Fresh Air, We Have Been...
Far and Away: The Essential A.A. Gill

Far and Away: The Essential A.A. Gill

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Author: Adrian Gill Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 384 A.A. Gill was an exceptional writer. Savage and compassionate in equal measure, he was always opinionated, always original, often surprising, and...
England: A Class of Its Own: An Outsider's View

England: A Class of Its Own: An Outsider's View

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Author: Professor Detlev Piltz Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 432 A wry, affectionate and amusing take on English class and customs from an outsider's perspective. For years German lawyer and...
Fall: The Mysterious Life and Death of Robert Maxwell, Britain's Most Notorious Media Baron

Fall: The Mysterious Life and Death of Robert Maxwell, Britain's Most Notorious Media Baron

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Author: John Preston Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 368 Winner of the UK's 2022 Costa Prize for Biography "A portrait of one of the most enigmatic figures in the annals...
We Need New Stories: Challenging the Toxic Myths Behind Our Age of Discontent

We Need New Stories: Challenging the Toxic Myths Behind Our Age of Discontent

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Author: Nesrine Malik Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 304 It is becoming clear that the old frames of reference are not working, that the narratives used for decades to stave...
Trust: America's Best Chance

Trust: America's Best Chance

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Author: Pete Buttigieg Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 224 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Trust will be our essential tool as we face unique challenges of the decades ahead. 'The most...
Fear: A Cultural History

Fear: A Cultural History

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Author: Professor Joanna Bourke Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 512 Fear is one of the most basic and most powerful of all the human emotions. Sometimes it is hauntingly specific:...
We Need New Stories: Challenging the Toxic Myths Behind Our Age of Discontent

We Need New Stories: Challenging the Toxic Myths Behind Our Age of Discontent

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Author: Nesrine Malik Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 304 'Nesrine Malik writes with urgent eloquence about the world we live in, applying her brilliant mind to some of the most...
The Most Dangerous Man in America: Timothy Leary, Richard Nixon and the Hunt for the Fugitive King of LSD

The Most Dangerous Man in America: Timothy Leary, Richard Nixon and the Hunt for the Fugitive King of LSD

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Author: Steven L. Davis Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 400 'It's a rollicking tale that brings to life the antic atmosphere of America in the 'Me' Decade' Wall Street Journal...
Heart to Heart: A Conversation on Love and Hope for Our Precious Planet

Heart to Heart: A Conversation on Love and Hope for Our Precious Planet

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Author: His Holiness the Dalai Lama Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 128 From His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Mutt's cartoonist and award-winning author Patrick McDonnell comes a powerful and...
American Ground: Unbuilding the World Trade Center

American Ground: Unbuilding the World Trade Center

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Author: William Langewiesche Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 218 Selected as one of the best books of 2002 by The New York Times, San Francisco Chronicle, Boston Globe, Los Angeles...