In the Blood
NOW AN AMAZON PRIME TV SERIES STARRING CHRIS PRATT 'Take my word for it, James Reece is one rowdy motherf*er. Get ready!' CHRIS PRATT A woman boards a plane in Burkina Faso having just completed a targeted assassination for the state of Israel. Two minutes after takeoff, her plane is blown out of the sky. Six thousand miles to the...Paperback$2899Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips todayNotes on Nationalism
Fifty new books at £1 each, celebrating the pioneering spirit of the Penguin Modern Classics series, from inspiring essays to groundbreaking fiction and poetry. 'The general uncertainty as to what is really happening makes it easier to cling to lunatic beliefs.' Biting and timeless reflections on patriotism, prejudice, and power, from the man who wrote about his nation better than...Paperback$699Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips todayCapital
Karl Marx (1818–1883) was living in exile in England when he embarked on an ambitious, multi-volume critique of the capitalist system of production. Though only the first volume saw publication in Marx's lifetime, it would become one of the most consequential books in history. This magnificent new edition of Capital is a translation of Marx for the twenty-first century. It...Hardback$5700Usually:$6999Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips todayThe Elements of Power
How we became addicted to a supply chain that wreaks havoc across the globe. Epic, shocking, and deeply reported, The Elements of Power tells the story of the war for the global supply of battery metals—essential for the decarbonisation of our economies—and the terrible, bloody human cost of this badly misunderstood industry. Congo is rich. Swaths of the war-torn African...Paperback$2600Elsewhere:$3799Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips todayJacinda Ardern
What made Jacinda Ardern such an incredibly popular New Zealand prime minister? And why did her popularity then fall so dramatically? What happened during her leadership, and how did the unprecedented events of her tenure eventually lead to her resignation? This in-depth analysis of Jacinda Ardern's extraordinary leadership from award-winning journalist Michelle Duff examines these questions, and much more. Substantially...Paperback$3400Elsewhere:$3799Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips todayThe Communist Manifesto
The Communist Manifesto, Marx and Engels's revolutionary summons to the working classes, changed the face of the twentieth century beyond recognition. A rousing call to arms whose influence is still felt today, Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels' The Communist Manifesto is edited with an introduction by Gareth Stedman-Jones in Penguin Classics. Marx and Engels's revolutionary summons to the working classes,...Hardback$2700Elsewhere:$3000Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips todayKingmaker
An electrifying re-examination of one of the twentieth century's greatest unsung power players, from the bestselling author of A Woman of No Importance. Named a Best Book of the Year by the Telegraph, Economist, Financial Times, Guardian, Mail on Sunday, Daily Express, Times Literary Supplement, Spectator, Irish Examiner, London Standard, New Yorker, Politico, Apple Books, Town & Country and Oldie....Paperback$2600Elsewhere:$2999Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips todayThe Prosecutor
A gripping, definitive account of one man's battle to reckon with the horror of the Holocaust, by Jack Fairweather, the bestselling, Costa prize-winning author of The Volunteer (over 100k TCM). The new book from the bestselling, Costa prize-winning author of The Volunteer. The true story of a Jewish lawyer who returned to Germany after WWII to prosecute war crimes, only...Paperback$2600Elsewhere:$4000Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips todayPedagogy of the Oppressed
Pedagogy of the Oppressed is a groundbreaking text of educational philosophy and social reform, now featured in Penguin Modern Classics. This seminal text argues that the perceived passivity of the poor is the direct result of economic, social, and political domination. The book suggests that in some countries, the oppressors employ the 'piggy bank' system, treating students as passive, empty...Paperback$3000Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips todayBreakneck
From an indispensable voice on China (Evan Osnos) comes a riveting, first-hand account of China's seismic progress. America used to pride itself on ambition. Today, it looks stuck. Meanwhile, China has been busy building the future. Over the past six years, technology analyst Dan Wang lived through China's astonishing, messy progress and the dissolution of its relationship to the West....Hardback$5500Elsewhere:$6500Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeksChain of Ideas
A revelatory account of the racist conspiracy theory that pervades global politics - from the National Book Award winner and number-one-bestselling author Ibram X. Kendi A revelatory account of the racist conspiracy theory that now pervades global politics - from the prize-winning author of the million-copy bestseller How To Be an Antiracist Throughout the world, authoritarian movements are radically reshaping...Paperback$3699Elsewhere:$4500Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips todayThe Escape from Kabul
Combining moment-by-moment drama with an emotional story of friendship and bravery, The Escape from Kabul is also a searing insight into the captive fate of women in Afghanistan. In the twenty years since 2001, Afghan women obtained legal degrees, became judges and set out to transform their country—tackling corruption, and reducing horrifying levels of violence against women and children. These...Paperback$2100Elsewhere:$2999Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips todayOn Democracies and Death Cults
NO.1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER Douglas Murray, international bestselling author and renowned cultural commentator, confronts what he views as the most pressing issue of our time: why Western support of the Palestinian cause is ultimately playing into the hands of a much more dangerous force. Drawing from intensive on-the-ground reporting in Israel, Gaza, and Lebanon, Murray presents a compelling case that...Paperback$3200Usually:$3999Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips todayLimitarianism
A world-leading expert in inequality makes the case for a hard limit on personal wealth. We all notice when the poor get poorer—when there are more rough sleepers and food bank queues start to grow. But if the rich become richer, there is nothing much to see in public and, for most of us, daily life doesn't change. Or at...Paperback$2200Elsewhere:$3000Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips todayThe Storm Before the Calm
In a US election year, the master geopolitical forecaster combines an erudite analysis of US history with a clear-sighted view of the future, including what COVID-19 will mean for America. An illuminating, provocative new book by the master geopolitical forecaster George Friedman predicts that the 2020s will bring to the United States dramatic upheaval and reshaping of government, foreign policy,...Paperback$3200Elsewhere:$4500Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips todayLegacy of Ashes
Winner of the National Book Award Legacy of Ashes is described as "an extraordinary story" that "reads like tragedy and thriller." Impeccably sourced, utterly absorbing, dazzling and very, very dark, according to Time Out. The all-powerful, brilliant, decisive, ruthlessly effective image of the CIA, as portrayed in countless films and novels, is misleading. This shocking book, based on thousands of...Paperback$4000Usually:$5000Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips todayThe World After Gaza
From one of our foremost public intellectuals, an essential reckoning with the war in Gaza, its historical conditions, and moral and geopolitical ramifications. Memory of the Holocaust, the ultimate atrocity of Europe's civil wars and the paradigmatic genocide, has shaped the Western political and moral imagination in the postwar era. Fears of its recurrence have been routinely invoked to justify...Hardback$3000Elsewhere:$4500Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips todayCalling In
From a pioneering Black feminist and MacArthur “Genius” Fellow, an urgent and exhilarating memoir-manifesto-handbook about how to rein in the excesses of cancel culture so we can truly communicate and solve problems together. In 1979, Loretta Ross was a single mother who had to drop out of Howard University. She was working at Washington, DC’s Rape Crisis Center when she...Hardback$5600Elsewhere:$6500Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips todayThe Ultimate Hidden Truth of the World
Drawn from more than two decades of pathbreaking writing, the iconic and bestselling David Graeber's most important essays and interviews. The ultimate hidden truth of the world is that it is something that we make, and could just as easily make differently, wrote David Graeber. A renowned anthropologist, activist, and author of such classic books as Debt and the breakout...Paperback$3600Usually:$4500Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips todayThe Myth of American Idealism
From the brilliant minds of Noam Chomsky and Nathan J. Robinson comes The Myth of American Idealism, a powerful examination of the profound discrepancies between America's democratic ideals and its foreign policy actions. This compelling book shatters the facade of altruism that has long been associated with US global operations, offering readers an unflinching look at the realities behind American...Paperback$2800Elsewhere:$4000Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips todayNotes of a Native Son
Notes of a Native Son is a seminal work of social and cultural criticism by James Baldwin, one of the most distinguished intellectuals of the twentieth century. First published in 1955, this powerful collection of essays captures Baldwin's reflections on the intricate dynamics of race and identity during the formative years of the civil rights movement. Written when Baldwin was...Paperback$3000Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips todayManufacturing Consent
Manufacturing Consent by Noam Chomsky and Edward S. Herman offers a critical examination of the news media and its role in shaping public perception. Far from the popular notion of the press as an obstinate seeker of truth, this book argues that news is heavily influenced by elite interests who control the marketplace and the economics of publishing. Through meticulous...Paperback$3499Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips todayNothing to Envy
Nothing to Envy by Barbara Demick is a poignant and eye-opening exploration of life in the elusive and mysterious country of North Korea. Through the detailed accounts of six ordinary citizens, Demick sheds light on the daily experiences, dreams, and struggles of those living under one of the world's most oppressive regimes. WINNER OF THE 2010 SAMUEL JOHNSON PRIZE FOR...Paperback$2400Usually:$2899Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips todayFree
An unforgettable coming-of-age story, Free by Lea Ypi explores the profound meanings of freedom—personal, collective, and political—through the eyes of a young girl growing up in one of the most isolated countries on earth. Albania, where communist ideals replaced religion, stood as the last Stalinist stronghold in Europe, virtually impossible to visit or leave. It was a land of scarcity...Paperback$2100Elsewhere:$2400Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips todayViral Justice
'A book as urgent as the moment that produced it.' - Jelani Cobb, Columbia Journalism School Long before the pandemic, Ruha Benjamin was doing groundbreaking research on race, technology, and justice, focusing on big, structural changes. But the twin plagues of COVID-19 and anti-Black police violence inspired her to rethink the importance of small, individual actions. Part memoir, part manifesto,...Paperback$3999Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips todayNuclear War
The Sunday Times bestselling non-fiction thriller that has to be read to be believed. Baillie Gifford shortlisted, a favourite of Steven Bartlett, with an average reader rating of 4.6, sure to be a mass-market hit. Up to now, no one outside of official circles has known exactly what would happen if a rogue state launched a nuclear missile at the...Paperback$2500Elsewhere:$2800Unit price /UnavailableBackorderShips mid SeptemberThe Prince: Popular Penguins
As a diplomat in turbulent fifteenth-century Florence, Niccolò Machiavelli (1469-1527) was deeply familiar with the swift and often ruthless changes in political power. In The Prince, Machiavelli presents a pragmatic and unflinching analysis of the mechanics of power, leadership, and statecraft. Written in 1513, this seminal work remains a cornerstone of political theory and an essential read for anyone interested...Paperback$1300Usually:$1599Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips todayThe Right Hand
Conversations with the chiefs of staff of Jacinda Ardern, Kamala Harris, John Howard, Justin Trudeau, Sanna Marin, Nelson Mandela, Michelle Obama, Tony Blair and Julia Gillard. Imagine a typical day in the office where threats are constant. You are always protecting something; you are always fighting someone; everything is a secret; any delay in responding is dangerous, or even deadly....Paperback$3300Elsewhere:$4000Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips todayThe Prince
Pocket Hardbacks - the new non-fiction series that combines the collectability of Clothbound Classics with the popular spirit of Great Ideas. The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli is the Bible of realpolitik, a tough-minded, pragmatic handbook on how power really works, and how to hold on to it in a dangerous world. How can a leader be strong? Is it better...Hardback$2700Elsewhere:$3000Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips todayThe Weimar Years
The Weimar Years by Frank McDonough offers a meticulous and enthralling exploration of one of the most consequential periods in German and world history. Set in the aftermath of Germany's crushing defeat in the First World War, the book delves into the era of the Weimar Republic, an epoch marked by immense social reform, profound cultural renaissance, and hitherto unprecedented...Paperback$2699Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips todayThe Echo Machine
A NEW YORK TIMES AND USA TODAY BESTSELLER "For anyone who wants to stand up to disinformation and deepen their understanding of politics without getting lost in jargon, this book is essential reading." -Brian Tyler Cohen, YouTuber and bestselling author of Shameless From the host of The David Pakman Show comes a vital exploration of how right-wing extremism, media manipulation,...Paperback$2999Elsewhere:$3800Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips todayThe Master's Tools Will Never Dismantle the Master's House
Fifty new books at £1 each, celebrating the pioneering spirit of the Penguin Modern Classics series, from inspiring essays to groundbreaking fiction and poetry. I am Black and lesbian, and what you hear in my voice is fury, not suffering. From the self-described 'black, lesbian, mother, warrior, poet', these soaring, urgent essays on the power of women, poetry and anger...Paperback$499Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips todayKilling Thatcher
The Brighton bombing of 1984 remains one of the most audacious and chilling assassination attempts in recent political history. In Killing Thatcher, veteran journalist Rory Carroll meticulously reconstructs the series of events that nearly altered the course of British politics forever. This riveting account unveils the story behind the IRA's meticulous plan to assassinate Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and decimate...Paperback$2399Elsewhere:$2799Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips todayCommander in Cheat: How Golf Explains Trump
SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2019 WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER. 'An eye-watering account of the president's abuse of the rules of golf' The Sunday Times 'Reilly pokes more holes in Trump's claims than there are sand traps on all his courses combined. It is by turns amusing and alarming' The New Yorker Commander in...Paperback$2999Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips todayRogues
From the prize-winning, New York Times bestselling author of Say Nothing and Empire of Pain, comes twelve enthralling stories of skulduggery and intrigue by one of the most decorated journalists of our time. Patrick Radden Keefe's work has been recognised by prizes ranging from the National Magazine Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award in the US to the...Paperback$2300Usually:$2799Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips todayThe Siege
Britain's best-selling historian writes the first definitive account of the famous televised SAS storming of the Iranian embassy in London in 1980. On April 30, 1980, six heavily armed gunmen burst into the Iranian embassy on Princes Gate, overlooking Hyde Park in London. There they took 26 hostages, including embassy staff, visitors, and three British citizens. A tense six-day siege...Paperback$2400Usually:$3000Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips todayHow Democracies Die
How Democracies Die by Harvard professors Daniel Ziblatt and Steven Levitsky is a compelling and urgent exploration of the patterns and warning signs that precede the collapse of democratic systems worldwide. Grounded in deep historical analysis, the book examines the fragile state of democracies today and offers crucial insights into how they can be safeguarded for the future. In How...Paperback$2000Elsewhere:$2600Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips todayA Spy Among Friends
A Spy Among Friends by Ben Macintyre dives into the intricate and gripping world of espionage during the early years of the Cold War. This compelling narrative brings to life the infamous story of Kim Philby, the most notorious British defector and Soviet mole in history. As an agent, double agent, traitor, and enigma, Philby deceived his closest colleagues and...Paperback$2300Elsewhere:$4100Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips todayOutlawed
What if someone told you your debts were fake, your mortgage illegal, your taxes voluntary, and that with the right words you could free yourself from the system forever? Across the world, people are falling for pseudolaw—a fast-growing movement built on conspiracy theories, quasilegal rituals, and the promise that ordinary people can outsmart governments, banks, and courts. Its followers call...Paperback$3299Elsewhere:$4000Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips todayThe Bell Curve
The Bell Curve is a controversial book that explores the connection between intelligence, class, and race in modern society. It delves into what public policy can do to address socioeconomic differences in IQ, birth rate, crime, fertility, welfare, and poverty.Paperback$4400Usually:$5399Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips todayA Full Life
A Full Life by Jimmy Carter offers readers an intimate and comprehensive look into the life of the 39th President of the United States. In this profound and reflective memoir, Carter recounts his experiences and personal observations from his remarkable nine decades of life. From his humble beginnings in rural Georgia, to his naval career, to his tenure in the...Paperback$3999Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips todayEverybody Loves Our Dollars
From the bestselling author of Butler to the World, Everybody Loves Our Dollars reveals how organised criminals move vast amounts of dirty money around the globe, how they escape the eyes of law enforcement, and how they turn their ill-gotten income into vast amounts of legitimately recognised wealth. Without the existence of money laundering, few crimes of acquisition would be...Paperback$3200Usually:$3999Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips todayThe Nature of Drugs
The Nature of Drugs: History, Pharmacology, and Social Impact, Volume 1 presents lectures from Alexander "Sasha" Shulgin's popular course on what drugs are, how they work, how they are processed by the body, and how they affect our society. Transcribed from the original lectures recorded at San Francisco State University in 1987, The Nature of Drugs series highlights Shulgin's engaging...Hardback$5600Usually:$6999Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips todayBuilding the Commune
Since 2011, a wave of popular mobilisations has swept the globe, from Occupy to the Arab Spring, 15M in Spain and the uprisings in Greece. Their demands were varied, but what they share is a commitment to ideals of radical democracy, and a willingness to experiment with new forms of organisation to achieve this. In fact, the countries of Latin...Paperback$1800Usually:$1999Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips todayThe New Silk Roads
From the internationally bestselling author of The Silk Roads: everything you need to know about the present and future of the world ‘Masterly mapping out of a new world order’ Evening Standard 'Frankopan is a brilliant guide to terra incognita' The Times Peter Frankopan's highly anticipated follow-up to the 'Book of the Decade', The New Silk Roads, takes a fresh...Paperback$2100Usually:$2499Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips todayImagining Decolonisation
Decolonisation is a term that scares some and gives hope to others. It is an uncomfortable and bewildering concept for many New Zealanders, yet it is needed if we are going to build a country that is fair and equal for all who live there. Imagining Decolonisation sets out the case for decolonisation by illuminating—through anecdotal, real-life examples—what decolonisation might...Paperback$1700Elsewhere:$2000Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips todayThe Sacred Space Between
The Sacred Space Between follows a devout iconographer tasked with painting an exiled saint in this sumptuous gothic romantasy. Full of slow-burn tension and windswept moors, it appeals to fans of Divine Rivals and A Study in Drowning. 'Nothing less than blasphemy brought you to me,' Jude told her. Maeve trembled. He was an open flame. Any closer, and she’d...Paperback$2600Elsewhere:$3699Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips todayThe State Of Maori Rights
The State of Māori Rights was first published in 2011 and brought together a Māori view of events and issues that occurred between 1994 and 2009 with a direct impact on Māori. This includes the 1994 fiscal envelope policy debate, the 50,000-strong protest march against the foreshore and seabed legislation, the Waitangi Tribunal and its Treaty claims process, and media...Paperback$4500Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today50 Years of The Waitangi Tribunal
Fifty Years of the Waitangi Tribunal celebrates decisions, results and reports of the Waitangi Tribunal over half a century. The Waitangi Tribunal has been a unique and integral part of the Aotearoa New Zealand judicial and legislative process, upholding te Tiriti o Waitangi and providing expertise on historical claims, Maori language, land, resources and contemporary issues.This collection contains chapters on...Softcover$5500Usually:$6500Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips todayThe War on Cops
Violent crime has been rising sharply in many American cities after two decades of decline. Homicides jumped nearly 17 percent in 2015 in the largest 50 cities, the biggest one-year increase since 1993. The reason is what Heather Mac Donald first identified nationally as the "Ferguson effect": Since the 2014 police shooting death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, officers...Paperback$3499Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips today12 Rules for Strife
This is a handbook for change. Because we all know ways in which life could be better. And it can be better. We can make it better. We don't need to wait for a leader or saviour. We don't need to limit ourselves to comments and clicks. In this stunningly original comic-book tour of a serious topic, Jeff Sparrow and...Paperback$2800Elsewhere:$3700Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips todayVoices from the Grave
Ed Moloney's A Secret History of the IRA is the best-informed account yet written of the IRA's evolution from ruthless guerrilla army into governmental party, ruling Northern Ireland alongside its most intransigent former enemies. But reconciliation between political figures who until very recently wished each other dead or in jail has not been accompanied by very much truth-telling about the...Paperback$2900Elsewhere:$3999Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips todayBalcony Over Jerusalem
An intimate account of the Israel-Palestine conflict and beyond, from one of Australia's most experienced foreign correspondents. Now updated with a foreword by Stan Grant and a new author's note. 'Lyons knows if you stand with the suffering, you're closer to the truth' Stan Grant, award-winning journalist and bestselling author 'A penetrating analysis of power with empathy for the human...Paperback$2800Elsewhere:$3699Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips todayNice Racism
An incisive follow-up to the Sunday Times bestseller White Fragility asserting that it is white progressives who are responsible for inflicting the most daily harm on people of colour. Racism is not a simple matter of good people versus bad. In White Fragility, Robin DiAngelo explained how racism is a system into which all white people are socialised. She also...Paperback$2200Elsewhere:$3000Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips todayOn Liberty
"Over himself, over his own body and mind, the individual is sovereign." To this "one very simple principle" the whole of Mill's essay On Liberty is dedicated. While many of his immediate predecessors and contemporaries, from Adam Smith to Godwin and Thoreau, had celebrated liberty, it was Mill who organised the idea into a philosophy, and put it into the...Paperback$2400Elsewhere:$2600Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips todayNineteen Eighty-Four
A beautiful b-format hardback edition of the classic masterpiece, Nineteen Eighty-Four; reissued alongside Orwell's essential works Animal Farm (75th anniversary edition) and Down and Out in Paris and London. It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. The year is 1984, and life in Oceania is ruled by the Party. Under the gaze of...Hardback$2700Elsewhere:$3000Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips todayWho Rules the World?
The most influential political writer alive today presents a state-of-the-world look at America's global power and politics. 'As long as the general population is diverted to consumerism or hatred of the vulnerable, the powerful can do as they please...' In the post-9/11 era, America's policy-makers have prioritised the pursuit of power above all else—human rights, democracy, even security. From expanding...Paperback$2400Elsewhere:$3000Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips todayThe Revisionists
Gripping, propulsive and intelligent, The Revisionists is a tour de force, an absorbing, unputdownable novel about ambition—and how we curate our own stories and rescript our memories in order to survive. Upper East Side, Manhattan, 2023: Christine Campbell, former journalist, turns on the television to watch a documentary paying homage to her Pulitzer Prize-shortlisted coverage of the unrest in 1999...Paperback$2800Elsewhere:$3799Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips todayRed Star Down
A propulsive and timely international thriller, which follows three individuals caught in the crosshairs of a global conspiracy, for fans of David McCloskey and Terry Hayes. A propulsive, timely spy thriller from the critically acclaimed author of Star of the North. An explosive conspiracy is on the verge of detonation... A Korean man is poisoned in broad daylight at Kuala...Paperback$2999Elsewhere:$3800Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips todayMy Story
I was prime minister for three years and three days. Three years and three days of resilience. Three years and three days of changing the nation. Three years and three days for you to judge. On Wednesday 23 June 2010, with the government in turmoil, Julia Gillard asked Prime Minister Kevin Rudd for a leadership ballot. The next day, Julia...Paperback$2700Elsewhere:$3000Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips todayThe Inner Level
The sequel to the global phenomenon The Spirit Level, this book explores the impact of inequality on each of us individually. Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett's The Spirit Level, now published in more than twenty languages, has been one of the most influential non-fiction books published in the last decade. It shows conclusively how less equal societies fare worse than...Paperback$2200Elsewhere:$2800Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips todayBelonging
A passionate history of a world unfolding across many continents and five centuries by one of our greatest and internationally bestselling historians. A passionate history of Judaism; a world unfolding across many continents and five centuries by one of our greatest and internationally bestselling historians. Belonging is a magnificent cultural history abundantly alive with energy, character and colour. From the...Paperback$2300Elsewhere:$3000Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips todayWho Dares Wins
The fascinating story of how Margaret Thatcher, Princess Diana and the SAS changed the world. The early 1980s were the most dramatic, colourful and controversial years in our modern history. Margaret Thatcher had come to power in 1979 with a daring plan to reverse Britain's decline. But as factories closed their doors, dole queues lengthened and the inner cities exploded...Paperback$2400Elsewhere:$3200Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips todaySuperagency
Tech visionary Reid Hoffman shares his unique insider’s perspective on an AI-powered future, making the case for its potential to unlock a world of possibilities. Superagency offers a roadmap for using AI inclusively and adaptively to improve our lives and create positive change. While acknowledging challenges like disinformation and potential job changes, the book focuses on AI’s immense potential to...Hardback$5200Usually:$6500Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips todayThe System: Who Rigged It, How We Fix It
The System: Who Rigged It, How We Fix It by Robert B. Reich delves into the intricate mechanisms by which wealth and power have intertwined to form a ruling elite that undermines democracy and erodes the middle class. Through detailed analysis and insightful critique, Reich exposes the myths perpetuated by the affluent, revealing how they maintain their control over the...Paperback$2600Usually:$3199Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips todayThe Case for Nature
The climate movement has gathered some pace, but what about the other, inextricably linked crisis in biodiversity? A radically hopeful manifesto, The Case for Nature sets out with clarity how we can use groundbreaking natural capital frameworks—ways of valuing services that nature provides—to make our economies work with, not against, our living planet. Siddarth Shrikanth, an expert in green investing,...Paperback$2200Elsewhere:$2799Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips todayThe Palestine Laboratory
The Palestine Laboratory WINNER OF THE 2023 WALKLEY BOOK AWARD WINNER OF PEOPLE'S CHOICE AT THE VICTORIAN PREMIER'S LITERARY AWARDS 2024 SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2024 ABIA SOCIAL IMPACT BOOK OF THE YEAR Bestselling journalist Antony Loewenstein uncovers the widespread commercialisation and brutal deployment globally of Israel's occupation-enforcing technologies. For more than 50 years, the occupation of the West Bank and...Paperback$3400Elsewhere:$4000Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips todayEnemies and Neighbours
Enemies and Neighbours by Ian Black is a masterful, comprehensive exploration of the century-long conflict between Jews and Arabs over the Holy Land. Starting from the defeat of the Ottoman Empire and the beginning of British colonial rule in 1917, the narrative delves into the intricate and turbulent history that has shaped modern-day Israel and Palestine. Black offers a compelling,...Paperback$2400Usually:$3000Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips todayEdible Economics
Economic thinking - about globalisation, climate change, immigration, austerity, automation, and much more - in its most digestible form. For decades, a single free market philosophy has dominated global economics. But this is bland and unhealthy - like British food in the 1980s, when bestselling author and economist Ha-Joon Chang first arrived in the UK from South Korea. Just as...Paperback$2300Elsewhere:$3000Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips todayBecoming
Becoming by Michelle Obama is an intimate and powerful memoir, offering readers a glimpse into the life of the former First Lady of the United States. This deeply personal narrative spans from her modest upbringing in the South Side of Chicago to the iconic halls of the White House. With unwavering honesty and a touch of humour, Michelle Obama shares...Paperback$2700Elsewhere:$3000Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips todayAgent Sonya
Agent Sonya by Ben Macintyre is an enthralling and meticulously researched narrative that uncovers the astonishing life of the greatest female spy in history. This gripping biography sheds light on the life of Ursula Kuczynski Burton, a woman whose espionage endeavours were pivotal during the tumultuous times of the twentieth century. Ursula Kuczynski Burton, known by her codename "Agent Sonya",...Paperback$2300Elsewhere:$2600Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips todayPutin’s People
Catherine Belton, a former Moscow correspondent and investigative journalist, delivers a chilling exposé on the rise of Vladimir Putin and the resurgence of the KGB in Putin’s People. This riveting book delves into the painstakingly orchestrated campaign by Putin and his network of KGB operatives to seize control of Russia and extend their influence worldwide. Belton meticulously outlines Putin's ascent...Paperback$2300Usually:$2799Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips todayMy Own Words
The New York Times bestselling book from Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg—“a comprehensive look inside her brilliantly analytical, entertainingly wry mind, revealing the fascinating life of one of our generation's most influential voices in both law and public opinion” (Harper’s Bazaar). My Own Words offers a rich collection of essays, speeches, and writings from Ruth Bader Ginsburg, providing readers...Paperback$3999Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips todayLeadership in Turbulent Times
Leadership in Turbulent Times by Doris Kearns Goodwin is a masterful exploration of leadership through the lens of four American presidents: Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Lyndon B. Johnson. In her magnum opus, Goodwin delves into the lives of these iconic figures, examining how they navigated through periods of immense challenge and turbulence. Through meticulous research and...Paperback$2000Elsewhere:$2800Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips todayAutobiography of Malcolm X
Autobiography of Malcolm X is a riveting journey through the life of one of the most influential figures in the American Civil Rights Movement. This poignant narrative begins with Malcolm Little's early years in Omaha and Michigan, weaving through the unsettling experiences of racial discrimination and violent encounters that shaped his childhood. As he transitions to the streets of Harlem,...Paperback$2900Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips todayCareless People
Shocking and darkly funny, Careless People gives you a front-row seat to the decisions that are shaping our world and the people who make them. Welcome to Facebook. Sarah Wynn-Williams, a young diplomat from New Zealand, pitched for her dream job. She saw Facebook's potential and knew it could change the world for the better. But, when she got there...Paperback$3200Elsewhere:$3999Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips todayStart With Why
ISN'T IT TIME YOU READ Start With Why? 'One of the most incredible thinkers of our time,' Steven Bartlett, podcaster and author of Diary of a CEO ----------- Simon Sinek's iconic global bestseller has sold more than three million copies by asking a simple fundamental question: Why are some people and organisations more innovative, more influential, and more profitable than...Paperback$2100Elsewhere:$3000Unit price /UnavailableIn StockShips todayThe Future of Geography
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