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In/Out: A scandalous story of falling into love and out of the church

In/Out: A scandalous story of falling into love and out of the church

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Author: Steph Lentz Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 320 'Steph takes you into her world with refreshing honesty. Her voice is that rare combination of conviction and vulnerability' Kumi Taguchi...
Esther Simpson: The True Story of her Mission to Save Scholars from Hitler's Persecution

Esther Simpson: The True Story of her Mission to Save Scholars from Hitler's Persecution

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Author: John Eidinow Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 448 Many of the academic refugees Esther Simpson helped rescue are well remembered. But who was she and why has history forgotten...
Comics and Stuff

Comics and Stuff

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Author: Henry Jenkins Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 352 Considers how comics display our everyday stuff-junk drawers, bookshelves, attics-as a way into understanding how we represent ourselves now For most...
Once Upon a Time We Ate Animals: The Future of Food

Once Upon a Time We Ate Animals: The Future of Food

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Author: Roanne van Voorst Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 288 Combining the ethical clarity of Jonathan Safran Foer's Eating Animals with the disquieting vision of Alan Weissman's bestseller The World...
Faster Than A Cannonball: 1995 and All That

Faster Than A Cannonball: 1995 and All That

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Author: Dylan Jones Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 496 Decades tend to crest halfway through, and 1995 was the year of the Nineties: peak Britpop (Oasis v Blur), peak YBA...
All That We Are: Uncovering the Hidden Truths Behind Our Behaviour at Work

All That We Are: Uncovering the Hidden Truths Behind Our Behaviour at Work

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Author: Gabriella Braun Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 272 Who do you bring with you to work? Try as we might, we cannot leave part of ourselves under the pillow...
The Ceiling Outside: The Science and Experience of the Disrupted Mind

The Ceiling Outside: The Science and Experience of the Disrupted Mind

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Author: Noga Arikha Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 304 As her mother slips into the fog of dementia, a philosopher grapples with the unbreakable links between our bodies and our...
Who Poisoned Your Bacon?: The Dangerous History of Meat Additives

Who Poisoned Your Bacon?: The Dangerous History of Meat Additives

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Author: Guillaume Coudray Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 400 Did you know that bacon, ham, hot dogs and salami are classified by the World Health Organization (WHO) as 'category 1...
Merchants of Truth: Inside the News Revolution

Merchants of Truth: Inside the News Revolution

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Author: Jill Abramson Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 544 From the first woman editor of The New York Times, the definitive in-the-room account of the battle between prestige...
The Meritocracy Trap: How America's Foundational Myth Feeds Inequality, Dismantles the Middle Class, and Devours the Elite

The Meritocracy Trap: How America's Foundational Myth Feeds Inequality, Dismantles the Middle Class, and Devours the Elite

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Author: Daniel Markovits Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 448 A revolutionary new argument from eminent Yale Law professor Daniel Markovits attacking the false promise of meritocracy It is an axiom...
The Will Kit: Create Your Own Legally Effective Will

The Will Kit: Create Your Own Legally Effective Will

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Author: Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 20 If you don't have a Will, the law decides who gets your estate. Ensuring that you have an up-to-date Will is...
Prayers from the Heart

Prayers from the Heart

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What's So Controversial About Genetically Modified Food?

What's So Controversial About Genetically Modified Food?

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Author: John T. Lang Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 184 The rampant use of genetically modified food incites public debate among activists, ethicists, scientists, regulators and industry representatives....
Twilight Warriors: The Soldiers, Spies, and Special Agents Who Are Revolutionizing the American Way of War

Twilight Warriors: The Soldiers, Spies, and Special Agents Who Are Revolutionizing the American Way of War

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Author: James Kitfield Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 416 With the planned withdrawal of US troops from Iraq and Afghanistan, the longest conflicts in our nation's history were supposed to...
I Have a Dream - 60th Anniversary Edition

I Have a Dream - 60th Anniversary Edition

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Author: Martin Luther King, Dr. Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 160 With new forewords and an afterword by Martin Luther King III, Dr. Bernice A. King, and Dexter Scott King...
All In: How we build a country that works

All In: How we build a country that works

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Author: Lisa Nandy Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 224 'A persuasive manifesto for a better Britain.' Observer Book of the DayBritain needs a fresh start. This timely book by one...
Through The Looking Glasses: The Spectacular Life of Spectacles

Through The Looking Glasses: The Spectacular Life of Spectacles

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Author: Travis Elborough Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 352 'Elegant and multi-focal. Glorious!' Simon Garfield 'It will make you look at specs with fresh eyes' New Statesman 'Lively, engaging and...
Permacrisis: A Plan to Fix a Fractured World

Permacrisis: A Plan to Fix a Fractured World

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Author: Gordon Brown Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 336 'An insightful playbook for getting out of the permacrisis we seem mired in' - Walter Isaacson 'A sensible plan for reform...
Antigone Rising: The Subversive Power of the Ancient Myths

Antigone Rising: The Subversive Power of the Ancient Myths

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Author: Helen Morales Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 224 A witty, inspiring reckoning with the ancient Greek and Roman myths and their legacy, from what they can illuminate about #MeToo...
Trans: When Ideology Meets Reality

Trans: When Ideology Meets Reality

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Author: Helen Joyce Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 320 'There are few subjects which need treatment that is at once delicate, thoughtful and brave. Helen Joyce manages all of these...
Heads: A Biography of Psychedelic America

Heads: A Biography of Psychedelic America

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Author: Jesse Jarnow Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 512 Heads: A Biography of Psychedelic America uncovers a hidden history of the biggest psychedelic distribution and belief system the world has...
Hotel Lux: An Intimate History of Communism's Forgotten Radicals

Hotel Lux: An Intimate History of Communism's Forgotten Radicals

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Author: Maurice J Casey Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 418 'If affection is the first ground of memory, the archive is its late flowering and Hotel Lux its conservatory, Casey's...
Over Ruled: The Human Toll of Too Much Law

Over Ruled: The Human Toll of Too Much Law

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Author: Neil Gorsuch Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 304 America has always been a nation of laws. But today our laws have grown so vast and reach so deeply into...
Shameless: Republicans' Deliberate Dysfunction and the Battle to Preserve Democracy

Shameless: Republicans' Deliberate Dysfunction and the Battle to Preserve Democracy

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Author: Brian Tyler Cohen Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 224 #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the first content creator to interview President Biden, leading progressive voice Brian Tyler Cohen...
The Cambridge Legal History of Australia

The Cambridge Legal History of Australia

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Author: Peter Cane (University of Cambridge) Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 814 Featuring contributions from leading lawyers, historians and social scientists, this path-breaking volume explores encounters of laws, people, and...
A History of Intellectual Property in 50 Objects

A History of Intellectual Property in 50 Objects

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Author: Claudy Op den Kamp (Bournemouth University) Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 440 What do the Mona Lisa, the light bulb, and a Lego brick have in common? The answer...
The New Breadline: Hunger and Hope in the 21st Century

The New Breadline: Hunger and Hope in the 21st Century

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Author: Jean-Martin Bauer Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 304 'A tremendous book that'll linger long after you've turned the last page' Raj Patel, author of InflamedThe face of hunger is...
The French Exception: Emmanuel Macron - The Extraordinary Rise and Risk

The French Exception: Emmanuel Macron - The Extraordinary Rise and Risk

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Author: Adam Plowright Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 300 'Adam Plowright's excellent book captures the strangeness of Macron's life' Evening Standard THE FIRST BIOGRAPHY OF EMMANUEL MACRON IN ENGLISH From...
THE JANUARY 6 REPORT: Findings From the Select Committee to Investigate the Jan. 6 Attack on  the U.S. Capitol With Reporting, Analysis and Visuals by The New York  Times

THE JANUARY 6 REPORT: Findings From the Select Committee to Investigate the Jan. 6 Attack on the U.S. Capitol With Reporting, Analysis and Visuals by The New York Times

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Author: The January 6 Select Committee Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 608 Read the report from the Select Committee's investigation into the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, with accompanying...
The Truth Detective: Lessons from Poker on Risk, Reward and Imperfect Information

The Truth Detective: Lessons from Poker on Risk, Reward and Imperfect Information

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Author: Alex O'Brien Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 288 From uncertainty and risk to ambiguity, emotion and non-verbal behaviour, life can be like a game of poker. So approach it...
The Act of Living: What the Great Psychologists Can Teach Us about Finding Fulfillment

The Act of Living: What the Great Psychologists Can Teach Us about Finding Fulfillment

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Author: Frank Tallis Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 336 Life and its meaning is a mystery almost impossible to solve, but what can the leading theories teach us about the...
Eat Something

Eat Something

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Author: Evan Bloom Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 240 Wise Sons is a nationally recognised deli and Jewish food brand with a unique Californian ethos. Inspired by the past but...
My Boy Will Die of Sorrow: A Memoir of Immigration from the Front Lines

My Boy Will Die of Sorrow: A Memoir of Immigration from the Front Lines

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Author: Efren C Olivares Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 320 INTERNATIONAL LATINO BOOK AWARD WINNER - The Raul Yzaguirre Best Political/Current Affairs Book This deeply personal perspective from a human...
It's Not Banter, It's Racism: What Cricket's Dirty Secret Reveals About Our Society

It's Not Banter, It's Racism: What Cricket's Dirty Secret Reveals About Our Society

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Author: Azeem Rafiq Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 208 LONGLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024 THE STORY OF ONE MAN WHO CHANGED THE FACE OF...
Toxic

Toxic

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Author: Sarah Ditum Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 352 'Brilliant . . . really made me realise how no one has pulled back and given an overall story to the...
Pixel Flesh: How Toxic Beauty Culture Harms Women

Pixel Flesh: How Toxic Beauty Culture Harms Women

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Author: Ellen Atlanta Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 384 'An essential mirror reflecting the profound impact of beauty culture on our lives' Chloe Cooper Jones 'Charts the course for a...
In Their Defence: Fighting for Youth Justice One Child at a Time

In Their Defence: Fighting for Youth Justice One Child at a Time

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Author: Aika Stephenson (Just for Kids Law) Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 272 Using real-life case studies this important book from a leading youth justice expert uncovers the shocking failures...
Politically Homeless

Politically Homeless

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Author: Matt Forde Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 256 'Rarely is such an important book this funny. And rarely is such a funny book this important' - RICHARD OSMAN 'The...
The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together

The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together

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Author: Heather McGhee Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 464 LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD 'With intelligence and care (as well as with a trove of sometimes heartbreaking and sometimes...
Oh, What a Lovely Century: One man's marvellous adventures in love, World War Two, and high society

Oh, What a Lovely Century: One man's marvellous adventures in love, World War Two, and high society

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Author: Roderic Fenwick Owen Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 576 'A completely extraordinary autobiography. One that reads like the most outlandish, beguiling fiction but that is - amazingly - all...
The Lost Sun: A Being Human guide to weathering life's storms

The Lost Sun: A Being Human guide to weathering life's storms

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Author: Dr. Carrie Hayward (Clinical Psychologist) Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 40 A profound and impactful lesson on coping with life's unexpected changes, from a specialist in Acceptance and Commitment...
Smart Machines and Service Work: Automation in an Age of Stagnation

Smart Machines and Service Work: Automation in an Age of Stagnation

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Author: Jason E. Smith Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 192 A trenchant expose of the effects of automation on worker's lives In recent decades digital devices have reshaped daily life,...
Cuckooland: Where the Rich Own the Truth

Cuckooland: Where the Rich Own the Truth

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Author: Tom Burgis Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 320 'STAND BY FOR FIREWORKS AS IT HITS THE SHELVES' SUNDAY TIMES 'IF ORWELL WERE WITH US TODAY, HE'D BE WRITING BOOKS...
Human Rights for Pragmatists: Social Power in Modern Times

Human Rights for Pragmatists: Social Power in Modern Times

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Author: Jack Snyder Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 328 Human rights are among our most pressing issues today, yet rights promoters have reached an impasse in their effort to achieve...
Thinking Clearly with Data: A Guide to Quantitative Reasoning and Analysis

Thinking Clearly with Data: A Guide to Quantitative Reasoning and Analysis

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Author: Ethan Bueno de Mesquita Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 400 An engaging introduction to data science that emphasizes critical thinking over statistical techniques An introduction to data science or...
The Mind in Exile: Thomas Mann in Princeton

The Mind in Exile: Thomas Mann in Princeton

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Author: Stanley Corngold Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 280 A unique look at Thomas Mann's intellectual and political transformation during the crucial years of his exile in the United States....
The Government of Emergency: Vital Systems, Expertise, and the Politics of Security

The Government of Emergency: Vital Systems, Expertise, and the Politics of Security

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Author: Stephen J. Collier Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 480 The origins and development of the modern American emergency state From pandemic disease, to the disasters associated with global warming,...
Rise: A Pop History of Asian America from the Nineties to Now

Rise: A Pop History of Asian America from the Nineties to Now

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Author: Jeff Yang Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 496 INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER One of Barnes and Noble's Best History Books of 2022 * Finalist for the CALIBA Golden...