Current Affairs
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The Future is History
Masha Gessen
Read more ▸ Order ▸In ‘The Future is History’ Masha Gessen follows the lives of four Russians, born as...
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The Square and the Tower
Niall Ferguson
Read more ▸ Order ▸Most history is about the people at the top of the towers of power. But...
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We Should All Be Feminists
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Read more ▸ Order ▸A personal and powerful essay from Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, the bestselling author of ‘Americanah’ and...
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30-Second Politics
Steven L. Taylor
Read more ▸ Order ▸You may be OK with standard stuff like Conservatism and Democracy, but do you really...
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Why We Can’t Wait
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Read more ▸ Order ▸This is the momentous story of the Civil Rights movement, told by one of its...
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Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race
Reni Eddo-Lodge
Read more ▸ Order ▸The book that sparked a national conversation. Exploring everything from eradicated black history to the...
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Free Women, Free Men: Sex, Gender, Feminism
Camille Paglia
Read more ▸ Order ▸From the fiery intellectual provocateur – and one of our most fearless advocates of gender...
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Tell Me How it Ends
Valeria Luiselli
Read more ▸ Order ▸Staff Pick
An essential read that will change your perception of immigration. The stories of unaccompanied...
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Capital Gains: How the National Lottery Transformed England’s Arts
Prue Skene
Read more ▸ Order ▸The National Lottery has been with us since 1994 and has had an immense effect...
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Women & Power: A Manifesto
Mary Beard
Read more ▸ Order ▸‘Why the popular resonance of ‘mansplaining’ (despite the intense dislike of the term felt by...
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Big Data
Brian Clegg
Read more ▸ Order ▸Staff Pick
A brief and vivid explanation of a topic that is increasingly underpinning our lives...
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The Ends of the World
Peter Brannen
Read moreRead more ▸ Order ▸Five times our world has stood on...
