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Lenin on the Train by Catherine Merridale
RRP: £12.99£9.09'The superb, funny, fascinating story of Lenin's trans-European rail journey and how it shook the world' Simon Sebag Montefiore, Evening Standard, Books of the Year'Splendid ... a jewel among histories, taking a single episode from the ... -
The New Rulers of the World by John Pilger
£20.22John Pilger is one of the world's renowned investigative journalists and documentary filmmakers. In this classic book, with an updated introduction, he reveals the secrets and illusions of modern imperialism. Beginning with Indonesia, he shows how... -
Europe: The Struggle for Supremacy, 1453 to the Present by Brendan Simms
RRP: £16.99£12.28Brendan Simms's formidable, game-changing history of EuropeIn this marvelously ambitious and exciting book, Brendan Simms tells the story of Europe's constantly shifting geopolitics and the peculiar circumstances that have made it both so impossible to... -
The Oil Kings: How the US, Iran and Saudi-Arabia Changed the Balance of Power in the Middle East by Andrew Scott Cooper
RRP: £15.99£12.25Oil Kings offers the first inside look at how an oil crisis was manipulated by Alan Greenspan, Donald Rumsfeld, and President Ford (hoping to secure his re-election), helping to precipitate the fall of the Shah of Iran in 1979. Andrew Scott Cooper... -
The Origins of Political Order: From Prehuman Times to the French Revolution by Francis Fukuyama
RRP: £12.99£9.09Nations are not trapped by their pasts, but events that happened hundreds or even thousands of years ago continue to exert huge influence on present-day politics. If we are to understand the politics that we now take for granted, we need to understand... -
Very Bad People: The Inside Story of the Fight Against the World’s Network of Corruption by Patrick Alley
RRP: £9.99£6.80*****'Reads like a John le Carré novel but is, in fact, very real.' - The Big Issue'Very Bad People would be a hugely enjoyable thriller if it wasn't all true.' - Isabella Tree, author of Wilding'Global Witness are fearless.' - Gordon Roddick, Campaigner... -
Circle of Stars: A History of the EU and the People Who Made It by Dermot Hodson 9780300267693
RRP: £25.00£20.92A compelling new history of the EU and the people who sought to shape and challenge it-from Maastricht to today The European Union is the most ambitious, and one of the most contentious, international organizations ever created. Decisions made in... -
Calling Sergeant Crockford: The story of a pioneering policewoman in the 1960s by Ruth D'Alessandro 9781802793703
RRP: £10.99£6.47It's the dawn of the Swinging Sixties. The Cold War is at its height and support for the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament is building. The Berkshire Constabulary's Detective Gwen Crockford is promoted to Woman Police Sergeant in Newbury - the town at the... -
Trauma and Dissociation: Understanding Early Trauma, Mind Programming and Installed Dissociative Identity Disorder by Pat Frankish 9781803882031
RRP: £29.95£23.80With a focus on the use of systemic mind control in the context of cults and the associated trauma of this ritualistic abuse, this book addresses a gap in resources to provide training and therapeutic approaches to both those living with mind control and... -
Kissinger: 1923-1968: The Idealist by Niall Ferguson 9780141022000
RRP: £18.99£14.01'Riveting ... this will be his masterpiece' - Andrew Roberts, The New York Times'For big, bold and compelling, it is impossible to ignore Kissinger' - John Bew, New Statesman, Books of the Year 'This is a superb history of the modern world as well as a... -
Nancy: The Story of Lady Astor by Adrian Fort
RRP: £16.99£12.28In 1919, Nancy Astor became the first woman to take a seat in parliament.She was not what had been expected. Far from a virago who had suffered for the cause of female suffrage, she was already near the centre of the ruling society that had for so long... -
Oil, Power, and War: A Dark History by Matthieu Auzanneau
RRP: £19.99£14.35Catholic Herald Book Awards 2019 Finalist, Current Affairs "Auzanneau has created a towering telling of a dark and dangerous addiction."-Nature The story of oil is one of hubris, fortune, betrayal, and destruction. It is the story of a resource... -
The Civic Culture: Political Attitudes and Democracy in Five Nations by Gabriel Abraham Almond 9780803935587
RRP: £103.00£90.01This classic text is a comparative political study, based on extensive survey data that defined and analysed the Greek concept of civic virtuelture: the political and social attitudes that are crucial to the success of modern democracy in Western nations... -
The Tragedy of Liberation: A History of the Chinese Revolution 1945-1957 by Frank Dikotter 9781408886359
RRP: £16.99£12.64The second installment in 'The People's Trilogy', the groundbreaking series from Samuel Johnson Prize-winning author Frank Dikoetter 'For anyone who wants to understand the current Beijing regime, this is essential background reading' Anne Applebaum ... -
Liberalism: A Very Short Introduction by Michael Freeden 9780199670437
RRP: £8.99£6.45Liberalism is one of the most central and pervasive political theories and ideologies, yet it is subject to different interpretations as well as misappropriations. Its history carries a crucial heritage of civilized thinking, of political practice, and... -
Architecture in Global Socialism: Eastern Europe, West Africa, and the Middle East in the Cold War by Lukasz Stanek 9780691168708
RRP: £60.00£48.30How socialist architects, planners, and contractors worked collectively to urbanize and develop the Global South during the Soviet eraIn the course of the Cold War, architects, planners, and construction companies from socialist Eastern Europe engaged in... -
How to Cure a Fanatic by Amos Oz
RRP: £6.99£5.13'A hero of mine, a moral as well as literary giant' Simon SchamaAmos Oz, the internationally acclaimed author of A Tale of Love and Darkness and Judas, grew up in war-torn Jerusalem, where as a boy he witnessed first-hand the poisonous consequences of... -
Clarinet Exam Pieces 2022-2025, ABRSM Grade 4: Selected from the 2022-2025 syllabus. Score & Part, Audio Downloads by ABRSM 9781786014061
RRP: £17.50£14.50This book contains nine pieces selected from ABRSM's Grade 4 Clarinet syllabus from 2022. Key features: Nine pieces in a range of styles, chosen from Lists A, B and C - ideal for both Practical and Performance Grade exams - Includes clarinet part and... -
Following Franco: Spanish Culture and Politics in Transition by Duncan Wheeler 9781526105189
RRP: £30.00£26.95The transition to democracy that followed the death of Spanish dictator Francisco Franco in 1975 was once hailed as a model of political transformation. But since the 2008 financial crisis it has come under intense scrutiny. Today, a growing divide... -
Gaza: Preparing for Dawn by Donald Macintyre 9781786074331
RRP: £12.99£8.18Uniquely imprisoned, most Palestinians in Gaza cannot travel beyond the confines of the Strip, and in times of war escape is impossible. They live under siege - economic and armed - and yet so many remain courageous, outspoken and steadfast. Donald... -
From Sylhet to Spitalfields: Bengali Squatters in 1970s East London by Shabna Begum
RRP: £16.00£15.24With the support of the Race Today collective, squatters formed the Bengali Housing Action Group (BHAG), which organised support and vigilante groups to keep the community safe. Using oral history interviews and archival research, this book looks at the... -
Codename Tricycle: The true story of the Second World War's most extraordinary double agent by Russell Miller
RRP: £12.99£9.09A wealthy lawyer, debonair ladies' man, consummate actor, and courageous gambler, Dusko Popov played the role of playboy amongst the top echelons of British society to become one of Germany's most trusted spies. In fact, he was one of Britain's most... -
The Crossing: My journey to the shattered heart of Syria by Samar Yazbek
RRP: £14.99£10.95'ONE OF THE FIRST POLITICAL CLASSICS OF THE 21st CENTURY'- Observer'EXTRAORDINARILY POWERFUL, POIGNANT AND AFFECTING. I WAS GREATLY MOVED' Michael PalinFOREWORD BY CHRISTINA LAMBJournalist Samar Yazbek was forced into exile by Assad's regime. When the... -
11 Oak Street: The True Story of the Abduction of a Three Year Old Child and its Appalling Lifetime Consequences by Graham Cook
RRP: £5.99£5.5111 Oak Street is the true story of how the exclusive Queen's bankers, Coutts & Co sent two large cashiers cheques to a Urie Walsh, Graham Cook's lawyer in San Francisco,the envelope had the wrong address on it (11 Oak Street instead of 1111 Oak Street)... -
Diaries Volume Three: Power and Responsibility by Alastair Campbell
RRP: £16.99£12.28POWER AND RESPONSIBILITY is the third volume of Alastair Campbell's unique daily account of life at the centre of the Blair government. It begins amid conflict in Kosovo, and ends on September 11, 2001, a day which immediately wrote itself into the... -
Megathreats: Our Ten Biggest Threats, and How to Survive Them by Nouriel Roubini 9781529373806
RRP: £12.99£7.51A Financial Times Economics Book of the YearA Times Business Book of the YearA Sunday Independent (Ireland) Book of the Year'People who like horror films will love this book' Financial Times'Forewarned is forearmed. Read and pay attention' Martin... -
A Revolution Betrayed: How Egalitarians Wrecked the British Education System by Peter Hitchens
RRP: £20.00£15.32There are few subjects these days that cause parents more stress than the education of their children. In his new book, Peter Hitchens describes the misjudgements made by politicians over the years that have led to the increase of class distinction and... -
The Case for Community Wealth Building by Joe Guinan 9781509539031
RRP: £9.99£8.95Our broken economic model drives inequality and disempowerment, lining the pockets of corporations while extracting wealth from local communities. How can we reverse this? Joe Guinan and Martin O'Neill argue for an approach that uses the power of... -
Never Again: Britain 1945-1951 by Peter Hennessy
RRP: £14.99£10.95Winner of the Duff Cooper PrizeWinner of the NCR Award for Non-Fiction From the high politics of Court and Cabinet room to the kitchen or the queue, Peter Hennessy's Never Again: Britain 1945-51, the first part of his Post-War Trilogy, recreates life in... -
Entitled: A Critical History of the British Aristocracy by Chris Bryant
RRP: £12.99£9.09"A proudly partisan history of the British aristocracy - which scores some shrewd hits against the upper class themselves, and the nostalgia of the rest of us for their less endearing eccentricities. A great antidote to Downton Abbey." (Mary... -
Nursing & Healthcare Ethics by Simon Robinson 9780702079047
RRP: £31.99£31.40Now in its sixth edition, this highly popular text covers the range of ethical issues affecting nurses and other healthcare professionals. Authors Simon Robinson and Owen Doody take a holistic and practical approach, focused in the dialogue of ethical... -
The Ages of Globalization: Geography, Technology, and Institutions by Jeffrey D. Sachs
RRP: £22.00£17.76Today's most urgent problems are fundamentally global. They require nothing less than concerted, planetwide action if we are to secure a long-term future. But humanity's story has always been on a global scale. In this book, Jeffrey D. Sachs, renowned... -
The Nazis: A Warning From History by Laurence Rees
RRP: £14.99£10.95Following the success of Rees' bestselling Auschwitz, this substantially revised and updated edition of The Nazis - A Warning from History tells the powerfully gripping story of the rise and fall of the Third Reich.During a 16-year period, acclaimed... -
Is Ireland Neutral: The Many Myths of Irish Neutrality by Conor Gallagher
RRP: £17.99£12.95Neutrality has, supposedly, long been a pillar of the Irish national identity. But examining the concept reveals it to be a vague, flimsy and elastic notion that, throughout history, various governments have been happy to stretch or, in some cases,... -
Behind the Enigma: The Authorised History of GCHQ, Britain's Secret Cyber-Intelligence Agency by John Ferris
RRP: £16.99£12.27You know about MI5. You know about MI6. Now discover the untold stories behind Britain's most secretive intelligence agency, in the first ever authorised history of GCHQ. For a hundred years, GCHQ - Government Communications Headquarters - has been... -
Secret Intelligence: A Reader by Richard J. Aldrich
RRP: £47.99£42.81The second edition of Secret Intelligence: A Reader brings together key essays from the field of intelligence studies, blending classic works on concepts and approaches with more recent essays dealing with current issues and ongoing debates about the... -
Chastise: The Dambusters Story 1943 by Max Hastings 9780008280567
RRP: £9.99£6.64THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER A masterly history of the Dambusters raid from bestselling and critically acclaimed Max Hastings. Operation Chastise was one of the most extraordinary episodes of the Second... -
The Mitrokhin Archive II: The KGB in the World by Christopher Andrew
RRP: £20.00£14.29The second sensational volume of 'One of the biggest intelligence coups in recent years' (The Times)When Vasili Mitrokhin revealed his archive of Russian intelligence material to the world it caused an international sensation. The Mitrokhin Archive II... -
The Conquest of New Spain by Bernal Diaz del Castillo
RRP: £12.99£9.09Vivid, powerful and absorbing, this is a first-person account of one of the most startling military episodes in history: the overthrow of Montezuma's doomed Aztec Empire by the ruthless Hernan Cortes and his band of adventurers. Bernal Diaz del Castillo,... -
Reinhold Niebuhr: On Politics, Religion, and Christian Faith by Richard Crouter 9780195379686
RRP: £30.49£21.89In his day, theologian Reinhold Niebuhr (1892-1971) was immensely influential - a public intellectual and author of many books who even appeared on the cover of Time magazine (in 1948). He was a realist in political philosophy, and his book The Irony of...