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Explore a thought-provoking selection of books on politics and current affairs, perfect for curious minds and passionate debaters. Titles like One Last Question, Prime Minister and The Origins of Totalitarianism offer deep insights into leadership and history.

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    Dirty Work
    Twelve years after they were exposed and discredited in the book Dirty Politics, some of the most cynical people in New Zealand politics are back. The epitome is Jordan Williams, with his abysmal attitudes to women, morality-free fundraising as a lobbyist for the tobacco industry and – worst and most destructive in New Zealand’s recent history – him and his...
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    One Last Question, Prime Minister
    From Muldoon to Luxon, untold stories from the House of Parliament Barry Soper has spent close to five decades questioning New Zealand's prime ministers.From the imposing, larger-than-life characters of Rob Muldoon and David Lange, to the golden age of Helen Clark and John Key, and the post-Covid era of Jacinda Ardern and the 'Chrises', Soper's insight and nose for a...
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  • The Communist Manifesto
    Little Black Classics - the new series to celebrate Penguin's 80th anniversary. One of 80 Little Black Classics - 80 books at 80 pence each to celebrate Penguin's 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of the Penguin Classics list - from drama to poetry, from fiction to history, with books taken from around the world...
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  • Humankind
    THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER A Guardian, Daily Telegraph, New Statesman and Daily Express Book of the Year ‘Hugely, highly and happily recommended’ Stephen Fry ‘You should read Humankind. You’ll learn a lot (I did) and you’ll have good reason to feel better about the human race’ Tim Harford 'Made me see humanity from a fresh perspective' Yuval Noah Harari Humankind by...
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  • Regime Change
    From the two reporters who have covered him more closely than perhaps anyone else over the past decade comes this definitive portrait of Donald Trump in the White House and the first year of his second presidency. Based on hundreds of interviews and unprecedented reporting from deep within the administration’s most closely guarded rooms, Regime Change takes the reader into...
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  • The Origins of Totalitarianism
    The Origins of Totalitarianism by Hannah Arendt is a seminal examination of the rise of totalitarianism in the 20th century. Through a profound and thorough analysis, Arendt explores the complex mechanisms and underpinnings that facilitated the emergence of totalitarian regimes, specifically delving into the horrors of Nazi Germany and Stalinist Soviet Union. Arendt masterfully dissects the various elements that contribute...
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    One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This
    'A howl from the heart of our age' — Richard Flanagan 'A unique and urgently needed book.' — Naomi Klein 'A powerful, uncomfortable but thought-provoking read.' — Dua Lipa 'Clear, elegant and devastatingly truthful... Read this shatteringly honest book.' — Max Porter From award-winning novelist and journalist Omar El Akkad, an urgent and necessary reckoning with what it means to...
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    How to Save Democracy in Aotearoa New Zealand
    New Zealand is a democracy: the people should be in charge. In this timely and provocative book, Sir Geoffrey Palmer draws on his experience as former Prime Minister, Minister of Justice, and Attorney-General to get people thinking about the state of New Zealand’s democracy. Palmer offers rare insights into the machinery of power and its vulnerabilities, and rather than surrendering...
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  • The Prince
    As a diplomat in the turbulent landscape of fifteenth-century Florence, Niccolò Machiavelli (1469-1527) was acutely aware of how rapidly political fortunes could shift. Leveraging this deep understanding, The Prince serves as a pragmatic and tough-minded handbook on the mechanisms of power. This seminal work explores the complexities of leadership and political manoeuvring, grappling with essential questions: How does a leader...
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  • Suicidal Empathy
    The bestselling author of The Parasitic Mind shows why empathy in politics leads to civilizational collapse. What happens when a society elevates victimhood to a virtue and decides that punishment is cruel? You get the disease Dr. Gad Saad calls suicidal empathy. And the West may be terminally infected. In his new book, Suicidal Empathy, Saad unleashes a blistering critique...
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    End Times Fascism
    A blistering expose of the new far-right apocalyptic alliance that's on the move around the globe - and how we resist. The far right is on the march again - but this time it's different. A new, apocalyptic alliance of religious fundamentalists, billionaire Silicon Valley tech kings and ethno-nationalists is on the move. They're united in their belief that some...
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    The Cauldron
    How did an elderly cleric overthrow the Shah of Iran and change the world?Why did Bin Laden attack the USA - and why did the USA destroy Saddam?How did Britain and France carve up the Middle East - and why did the Kurds never get their own state? THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO THE MAKING OF TODAY'S MIDDLE EAST: A SPELLBINDING...
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    The Republic
    Plato's The Republic stands as a seminal text in the realms of philosophy, political theory, and literature. Written during the fourth century B.C., this masterwork has profoundly shaped Western thought for millennia and continues to be exceedingly relevant in contemporary discussions. The narrative unfolds in the form of a dialectical exchange where Socrates engages with various interlocutors to explore and...
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  • In the Room
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    In the Room
    'Every Prime Minister needs someone who will challenge them - and that was you.' So said Jacinda Ardern to Andrew Campbell on his final day as her Chief Press Secretary. Now, for the first time, Campbell offers a revealing insider's account of one of New Zealand's most extraordinary political eras. Serving alongside Ardern for almost her entire time in office,...
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  • Prisoners of Geography
    Prisoners of Geography looks at the past, present, and future to offer crucial insights into one of the major factors that determine world history – because if you don’t know geography, you’ll never have the full picture. Originally published in 2015, this completely revised and updated edition brings it up to date with the events and trends of the past...
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  • The Day After: How to Wield Power in a Post-Trump World
    From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Shameless, Brian Tyler Cohen explores how Republicans have abused power, how Democrats have refused to exercise power when they held it, and how progressives should wield power if they are fortunate enough to win a free and fair election in a post-Trump world. The Day After: How to Wield Power in...
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    Notes 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...
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  • The Wretched of the Earth
    The Wretched of the Earth by Frantz Fanon is a profoundly influential text that delves into the pervasive impacts of colonisation and the relentless drive for liberation. Set against the backdrop of the Algerian struggle for independence from French colonial rule, the book dissects the psychological, cultural, and political effects of colonialism on both the oppressed and the oppressor. Published...
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  • Imagining 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...
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  • Abundance
    The real threat to liberal democracy isn't autocrats—it's the lack of effective action by progressives. In Abundance, veteran journalists Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson reveal the structural, economic, and political forces that have led to America, and much of the liberal world, of today: where scarcity and preservation drive the agenda, and we have forgotten how to deliver on big...
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  • Parliamentary Privilege in Aotearoa New Zealand
    Published ahead of the 2026 NZ General Election, this book by Sir Geoffrey Palmer invites public scrutiny of how Parliament wields its powers. Parliamentary privilege is 'the oil of the democratic machine'. It can be defined as the special legal powers that allow Parliament to regulate its affairs - and is a curious mix of history, parliamentary practice, law and...
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  • Letter from Birmingham Jail
    Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Letter from Birmingham Jail is an incisive and inspiring piece of writing that remains a touchstone in the history of civil rights and social justice. Composed in 1963 while King was imprisoned for his participation in nonviolent protests against racial segregation in Birmingham, Alabama, the letter is a powerful and eloquent defence of civil disobedience in...
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  • Red Notice
    Red Notice by Bill Browder is a harrowing account of one man's fight against the corruption and brutality embedded within the highest echelons of Russian power. Blending personal memoir, geopolitical intrigue, and a true-crime narrative, this book takes the reader on an electrifying journey from the flourishing financial markets of New York and London in the 1990s to the lethal...
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  • On Tyranny
    On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder is a compelling and insightful guidebook on how to resist and challenge the forces of authoritarianism and preserve democratic values. Bringing together lessons from history, Snyder provides concrete strategies and principles that individuals can employ to protect freedom and stave off the threat of tyranny. This essential read is not only a reflection on the...
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    Facing Up to Our Future
    New Zealand's traditional “she'll be right” optimism is no longer adequate to the challenges facing the country.  Facing Up to Our Future: Challenges and Choices for New Zealand brings together 21 of the country's leading thinkers to confront the long-term pressures shaping the nation's next decades. Edited by Emeritus Professor Peter Davis, the collection ranges widely, covering issues as diverse as...
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  • Men Who Hate Women
    Men Who Hate Women by Laura Bates is an urgent and groundbreaking exploration into the dark and often unseen world of misogyny that thrives on the internet and beyond. The book takes readers into undercover investigations of vast networks of incels (involuntary celibates) and other misogynist communities whose toxic ideologies have real-world impacts, leading to violence and terror against women....
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  • Jacinda The Untold Stories
    Drawing on more than 100 interviews and extensive research, journalists DAVID COHEN and REBECCA KEILLOR track the rise, fall and re-emergence of former NZ Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern onto the global stage, just as the UN gears up to choose a new Secretary-General. With the world on a powderkeg, is Ardern up to the job?The debate rages, still, around this...
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  • The 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...
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  • Technofeudalism
    The #1 bestselling economist opens our eyes to the new power that is reshaping our lives and the world. Capitalism is dead. Welcome to technofeudalism. In his boldest and most far-reaching book, the visionary economist and number-one bestselling author Yanis Varoufakis shows how the owners of big tech became the world's feudal overlords—replacing capitalism with a fundamentally new system that...
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  • How 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...
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  • The Righteous Mind
    The Righteous Mind by Jonathan Haidt delves into the intricate web of human morality, dissecting why seemingly rational people can hold profoundly different beliefs about what is right and wrong. Through an engaging narrative and extensive research, Haidt explores the psychological foundations of our moral differences and offers insight into how these differences shape political, religious, and cultural divides. Why...
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  • The Madness of Crowds
    The Madness of Crowds by Douglas Murray tackles some of the most contentious issues facing society today with unflinching honesty and a critical eye. Murray delves into the complexities of woke culture, identity politics, and the shifting landscape of societal norms. As he navigates through topics such as sexuality, gender, technology, and race, he questions the often unexamined assumptions that...
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  • The Shock Doctrine
    The Shock Doctrine by Naomi Klein is a gripping, meticulously researched exploration of the dark side of capitalism and how crises have been systematically exploited to implement controversial policies. This groundbreaking work reveals the untold history of how governments and corporations have capitalised on disaster and turmoil to reshape societies according to their interests, often at the expense of the...
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  • The Communist Manifesto
    The Communist Manifesto (1848), Marx and Engels's revolutionary summons to the working classes, is one of the most important and influential political theories ever formulated. After four years of collaboration, the authors produced this incisive account of their idea of Communism, in which they envisage a society without classes, private property, or a state. They argue that the increasing exploitation...
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  • The Devil’s Chessboard
    The Devil’s Chessboard by David Talbot is a riveting exposé that unveils a chilling narrative of power, deception, and intrigue at the highest levels of the United States government. Delving into the intricately woven saga of America’s ascent to international supremacy, Talbot turns the spotlight on Allen Welsh Dulles, the enigmatic and influential figure who served as the CIA’s longest-tenured...
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  • Original Sin
    An explosive account of one of the most hubristic mistakes in American political history—Joe Biden's decision to run for re-election despite mounting evidence of his decline, and his team's increasingly desperate efforts to hide it. In Greek tragedy, the protagonist's effort to avoid his fate is what seals his fate. In 2024, American politics became a Greek tragedy. Joe Biden...
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  • Chasing the Scream
    10th ANNIVERSARY EDITION - WITH AN UPDATED AFTERWORD BY THE AUTHOR THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER AND INSPIRATION FOR THE FEATURE FILM THE UNITED STATES VS. BILLIE HOLIDAY 'Screamingly addictive' — STEPHEN FRY 'Superb ... Thrilling story-telling' — NAOMI KLEIN 'A powerful contribution to an urgent debate' — GUARDIAN What if everything we’ve been told about addiction is wrong? One...
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    The Common Good Economy
    A new intellectual foundation for what 'good' looks like Our economic system is broken. The climate crisis is accelerating. Inequality is deepening. Public trust is crumbling. Wealth concentrates in fewer hands while governments scramble to fix what markets can't do, rather than to shape them from the outset. For too long, economics has treated 'the good'—whether public goods or the...
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  • Politics On the Edge
    Politics On the Edge offers an unflinching look at the tumultuous world of British politics through the eyes of Rory Stewart, a former Cabinet minister and a compelling voice on the political stage. This searing insider's account charts Stewart's extraordinary ten-year journey in Parliament, beginning as a political outsider in 2010 and culminating in a bold bid for prime minister....
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  • Free
    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...
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    Uncomfortable Economics
    New Zealand once ranked among the world’s most prosperous nations. Not any longer. Why has our economic performance lagged behind countries we once outpaced? And what will it take to reverse the decline? In Uncomfortable Economics, David Schnauer shows that New Zealand’s underperformance is not inevitable. It is the result of choices — cultural and political — that can be...
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  • Pedagogy 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...
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  • Nothing 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...
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    Capital
    One of the most influential political and philosophical texts ever written One of the most notorious works of modern times, as well as one of the most influential, Capital is an incisive critique of private property and the social relations it generates. Living in exile in England, where this work was largely written, Marx drew on a wide-ranging knowledge of...
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  • Doppelganger
    A wild ride into the uncanny mirror world of our polarised culture, from the international bestselling author of The Shock Doctrine. What if you woke up one morning and found you'd acquired a double? Someone almost like you, and yet not you at all? When Naomi Klein discovered that a woman who shared her first name, but had radically different,...
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  • Secret Hitler
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    Secret Hitler
    Secret Hitler is a dramatic game of political intrigue and betrayal set in 1930s Germany. Each player is randomly and secretly assigned to be a liberal or a fascist, and one player is Secret Hitler. The fascists coordinate to sow distrust and install their cold-blooded leader; the liberals must find and stop the Secret Hitler before it's too late. The...
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  • The Seven Rules of Trust
    Trust: like water, like electricity, our society can’t function without it. It’s a treasure, a living thing that can be cultivated and grown. But it can also wither and die, and it is increasingly under threat. From neighbourhoods to nations, we must get serious about trust and act before this precious resource runs out entirely. When Jimmy Wales founded Wikipedia...
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  • Ask Not
    The No1 Sunday Times Bestseller A Waterstones Best Politics Book 2024 A Mail on Sunday ‘Best Holiday Read 2024’ ‘A searing exposé’ Glamour ‘A timely reminder of the dangers posed by men who crave power’ – Observer From New York Times bestseller Maureen Callahan, a fierce, character-driven exposé of the real Kennedy Curse—the family's generations-long legacy of misogyny, murder, and...
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  • The Mission
    The epic successor to Tim Weiner’s National Book Award-winning classic, Legacy of Ashes: a gripping and revelatory history of the CIA in the 21st century, reaching from 9/11 through the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq to today’s battles with Russia and China – and with the President of the United States. At the turn of the century, the Central Intelligence...
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  • Fascism and Democracy
    Brilliant essays from Orwell's political writing during World War II, released to coincide with Orwell Day on the 21st of January. Fascism and Democracy collects five brilliant examples of Orwell's writing during the darkest days of World War Two. Grappling with the principles of democracy and the potential of reform, the meaning of literature and free speech in times of...
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  • Liberalism and Its Discontents
    A TIMES BEST PHILOSOPHY & IDEAS BOOK OF 2022 A defence of liberalism by the renowned political philosopher 'We need more thinkers as wise as Fukuyama digging their fingers into the soil of our predicament' - The New York Times 'A brilliantly acute summary of the way some aspects of liberal thought have consumed themselves' - Guardian 'One of the...
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    The War on the West
    SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER ‘The most important book of the year’ Daily Mail The brilliant and provocative new book from one of the world’s foremost political writers: ‘The anti-Western revisionists have been out in force in recent years. It is high time that we revise them in turn…’ In The War on the West, international bestselling author Douglas Murray asks:...
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  • The End Of The World Is Just The Beginning
    A New York Times Bestseller! 2019 was the last great year for the world economy. For generations, everything has been getting faster, better, and cheaper. Finally, we reached the point that almost anything you could ever want could be sent to your home within days—even hours—of when you decided you wanted it. America made that happen, but now America has...
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  • Freezing Order
    THE SUNDAY TIMES NO 2 BESTSELLER     THE NEW YORK TIMES NO 1 BESTSELLER ‘More explosive, compulsive and gasp-inducingly, spine-tinglingly, mouth-dryingly, heart-poundingly thrilling than any fiction I have read for years, but it is all true’ - Stephen Fry ‘Mind-blowing...Browder's battle for justice is at times terrifying, at times deeply touching’ - Catherine Belton ‘A jaw-dropping exposé by Putin’s...
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  • The 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....
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  • The 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,...
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  • The Nerd Reich
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    Who really rules our future? When Silicon Valley says it is ‘moving fast and breaking things’, the world interprets the chaos as a necessary cost of innovation. Gil Durán reveals something far more sinister: a decades-long campaign to replace elected governments with corporate rule. Drawing on insider political experience and new investigations, Durán traces this ideology from its philosophical roots...
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  • When We See You Again
    Once upon a time, I was meandering down the road of life with my husband, Jon. It was a regular and beige life, and it worked. It was a warm beige. We felt, and were, blessed and lucky. Normal. On the morning of October 7th, 2023, Rachel Goldberg-Polin's beloved twenty-three-year-old son, Hersh, was stolen from a music festival billed as...
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  • How to Kill a Language
    This is the story of our modern world in 10 languages. As Sophia Smith Galer’s Nonna lay dying, she realised it wasn’t just a beloved grandmother she was losing – it was the language she spoke, too. From Northern Italy, she spoke a dialët that Sophia, like so many children and grandchildren of migrants, can understand but can’t speak. With...
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  • Too Much and Never Enough
    THE INTERNATIONAL AND SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER ‘Even in the darkest of Dickens novels, no family comes across quite as mendacious, grasping and avaricious as the Trumps’ Financial Times A REVELATORY PORTRAIT OF DONALD J. TRUMP AND THE TOXIC FAMILY THAT MADE HIM – WRITTEN BY HIS NIECE, MARY L. TRUMP Mary Trump spent much of her childhood in...
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  • Who 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...
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  • The Social Contract
    The Social Contract by Jean-Jacques Rousseau is a seminal work that delves into the fundamental principles of political right and social organization. This thought-provoking book starts with the powerful declaration, "Man was born free, and he is everywhere in chains," setting the stage for an exploration of the tension between individual liberty and societal obligations. In an era marked by...
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  • Breakneck
    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....
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