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Can We Be Rich Again?: The Surprising Potential of Britain's Economy (Hardback)
Jeremy Hunt
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Britain’s economy is stuck.In recent years, a succession of economic shocks has led to low growth, stagnant living standards and divided politics. As debt and taxes have risen to record levels, many worry that the UK economy is stuck in a low-growth trap with ruinous implications for future generations.Jeremy Hunt was Chancellor during one of...
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Land (Hardback)
Maggie O'Farrell
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The bestselling author of former Waterstones Book of the Year Hamnet weaves a richly evocative novel of upheaval and loss set in mid-nineteenth century Ireland, as a family is pulled apart whilst mapping the country.
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Whistler: Signed Edition (Hardback)
Ann Patchett
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The supreme cartographer of human emotion and bestselling author of Tom Lake and Bel Canto delivers a luminous story of second chances and the miracles of timing, as a woman is unexpectedly reunited with her one-time stepfather who she has not set eyes on in years.

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Taiwan Travelogue (Paperback)
Yáng Shuāng-zi, Lin King
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Presented as a ‘lost travel memoir’ by a Japanese writer in colonial-era Taiwan, this richly metafictional award-winner blends a queer love story with both intimate and sweeping reflections on colonialism, culture and the complexities of translation.
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The August Coup: The Destruction of the Soviet Union and the Making of New Russia 1985-1991 (Hardback)
Robert Service
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The acclaimed historian of Russia offers his compelling analysis of a dramatic turning point in recent Russian history: the August Coup of 1991.
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Imitation Games: How Gambling Hijacked Sport (Hardback)
Darragh McGee
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'Meticulous and devastating... Read this book to learn the truth about the game you love'Oliver Bullough, author of MoneylandA cheeky flutter. All part of the game. Get closer to the action. A friendly, familiar voice, inviting you to join the real fans and get involved. What harm could it do…It has never been easier to stake a bet. Wall to wall...
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How to Win a Trade War: A Friendly Guide to an Unfriendly World (Hardback)
Soumaya Keynes, Chad Bown
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An insightful, accessible and timely explainer of our new economic climate, Keynes and Bown's informative and frequently very funny guide takes in everything from tariffs to the AI race to make sense of the effects of trade wars on our daily lives.
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FLICK: The Story of Female Pleasure (Hardback)
Kate Lister
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FLICK is a rousing history of women enjoying sex: sex with themselves, sex with each other, and occasionally sex with men as well.Meet the women throughout history who, quite literally, came before us.From the host of award-winning History Hit podcast Betwixt the Sheets.'Flicking excellent . . . Kate Lister is a goddess.' DR LUCY WORSLEY'This...
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The Secrets of our DNA: How Genetics has Changed the World (Hardback)
Professor Turi King
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From Dolly the Sheep to the O.J. Simpson trial, this endlessly fascinating account of how DNA has solved mysteries and enabled crucial discoveries sheds light on the power and importance of genetics.
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In Nigeria: Signed Edition (Hardback)
Michael Palin
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The seasoned traveller and national treasure recounts his experiences of Africa's most populous country in this hugely entertaining and eye-opening volume which brings the manifold contradictions of Nigeria into stark relief.
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This Little World: A New History of Tudor and Stuart England (Hardback)
Nandini Das
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From Venetian glassmakers to African innkeepers, Das's revelatory history of Tudor and Stuart England debunks the myth of insularity to describe a country with connections across the globe through migration and trade.
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The Traveller: The Revolutionary Life of George Forster and his Search for Humanity (Hardback)
Andrea Wulf
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Reclaiming one of the eighteenth-century's greatest naturalists and explorers from the margins of history, Wulf's engrossing and accessible biography celebrates a man out of time with a sharp scientific mind and strong political conscience.
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Said the Dead (Hardback)
Doireann Ni Ghriofa
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In this mesmeric blend of female history and imagination, the acclaimed author of A Ghost in the Throat leads readers on a haunting journey through a Victorian mental hospital in Cork, as an extraordinary chorus of voices from the past start speaking to the present-day visitor.
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Alexander: God, King, Man (Hardback)
Dr Edmund Richardson
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From the author of the acclaimed Alexandria comes another page-turning dive into the ancient world via the life and times of the legendary warrior and ruler that draws on fresh information to reveal the man behind the myth.
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I Want You to Be Happy (Paperback)
Jem Calder
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From the author of Reward System comes another deliciously sharp-eyed portrait of modern life, as a chance meeting between an ad agency lead copywriter and a young barista both with secret writerly ambitions throws them into an intoxicating age-gap relationship.
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The Calamity Club (Hardback)
Kathryn Stockett
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An empowering tale of found sisterhood in Depression-era America; the mega-selling author of The Help captures your heart all over again.
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The Things We Never Say (Hardback)
Elizabeth Strout
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From the author of My Name is Lucy Barton comes another compassionate and insightful novel about human connection, as troubled Artie Dam discovers a long-held secret that turns his life upside down.
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Servus: The moving, enthralling true story of slavery in the Roman Empire by acclaimed ancient historian Emma Southon (Hardback)
Emma Southon
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Shedding long-overdue light on the hidden corners of the Roman world, Emma Southon's revisionist work of scholarship explores the ubiquitous but silenced enslaved part of the population whose toil formed the very bedrock of the ancient empire.
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The Quest for El Dorado: Sir Walter Ralegh and the City of Gold (Hardback)
Dr David Gibbins
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An enthralling true story from the Golden Age of Exploration that reads like a historical thriller, Gibbins's wonderful volume describes Sir Walter Raleigh's eventful expedition to find a legendary lost South American city swarming with gold.
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Babylon (Hardback)
Professor Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones
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From Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones, author of Persians and The Cleopatras, comes a fresh and exciting exploration of the world's first and most illustrious metropolis, famed in history and myth - the great city of Babylon
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Dad’s Army: The Glorious True Story of the Home Guard (Hardback)
Sinclair McKay
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From the bestselling author of The Secrets of Bletchley Park comes a moving and eye-opening portrait of the Home Guard, revealing a legion of dedicated, skilled and courageous men and women willing to defend Britain to the last on home turf.
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Solace House (Hardback)
Will Maclean
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A wildly imaginative firework of a novel that is nigh on uncategorisable, Solace House sees a group of students discover the possibility of another realm lying parallel to our own after clearing out a reclusive hoarder's former residence.
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The Book of Birds: A Field Guide to Wonder and Loss (Hardback)
Robert Macfarlane, Jackie Morris
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A breathtaking book to treasure and a perfect gift for bird-lovers of all ages, this stunning volume from the duo behind the acclaimed The Lost Words celebrates the splendours and mysteries of British birdlife with Robert Macfarlane's lyrical text and Jackie Morris' exhilarating illustrations.
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Ghost Stories: Signed Edition (Hardback)
Siri Hustvedt
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Profoundly moving and unfailingly eloquent, Hustvedt's memoir of navigating her husband Paul Auster's terminal cancer is a powerful tribute not just to an important cultural figure but also to a deep and enduring love.
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What If Reform Wins (Hardback)
Peter Chappell
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Written with the pace of a political thriller, Chappell's rigorously researched volume proposes a compelling scenario of what could occur should Reform come to power.
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Weimar: Life on the Edge of Catastrophe (Hardback)
Katja Hoyer
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The acclaimed author of Beyond the Wall delivers a fascinating and deeply researched portrait of the titular German city through its inhabitants in years 1919-33 when fascism took hold.
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Upward Bound (Hardback)
Woody Brown
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Highly original and utterly captivating, this heart-warming debut explores the lives that intersect in a daycare centre for Los Angeles’s disabled community with utmost empathy and wit.
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Yesteryear (Hardback)
Caro Claire Burke
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Fresh, sharp and utterly addictive, this firecracker of a debut novel unravels the realities behind an American tradwife's immaculate Instagram presence, combining a thrillingly complex protagonist with piercing political commentary and intoxicating twists.
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The Savage Landscape: How We Made the Wilderness (Hardback)
Cal Flyn
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From dark forests into the heart of deserts, the award-winning author of former Waterstones Non-Fiction Book of the Month Islands of Abandonment leads the reader on an unforgettable journey through the world’s wildest landscapes that have remained largely untouched by humans.
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The Black Death: A Global History (Hardback)
Thomas Asbridge
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From Europe to the Middle East and Asia, The Black Death places the destruction caused by bubonic plague into its true global context, exploring the disease's catastrophic effects on diverse aspects of medieval life.
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Talking Classics: Signed Edition (Hardback)
Mary Beard
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Drawing compelling comparisons between the art and culture of the ancient world and the seismic modern day importance of Beyonce and Bob Dylan, this unputdownable volume from the renowned classicist and presenter demonstrates how pervasive the influence of antiquity really is.
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The Nuremberg Women (Hardback)
Natalie Livingstone
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Rigorously researched and utterly fascinating, Livingstone's compelling account of the numerous women involved with the notorious Nuremberg Trials approaches a well-documented historical event from a fresh and illuminating angle.
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