Fear: An Alternative History of the World
By: Robert Peckham
3.55
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
It's been said that, after 9/11, the 2008 financial crash and the Covid-19 pandemic, we're a more f…
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1. Kraken: The Curious, Exciting, and Slightly Disturbing Science of Squid
By: Wendy Williams
3.41
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Kraken is the traditional name for gigantic sea monsters, and this book introduces one of the most … read more
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2. Splinters
By: Leslie Jamison
3.86
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Recovering and The Empathy Exams comes the riveti… read more
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3. Material World: The Six Raw Materials That Shape Modern Civilization
By: Edmund Conway
4.52
Format: 512 pages, Hardcover
Sand, salt, iron, copper, oil, and lithium. These fundamental materials have created empires, razed… read more
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"You can get anything you want from anywhere in the world at a bargain price, but don't [whatever you do] expect to understand how it was made or how it got to you."-Edmund Conway, Material World: The Six Raw Materials That Shape Modern Civilization
"Brothers and sisters,’ said the man. ‘I want to tell you this. The greatest thing on earth is to have the love of God in your heart, and the next greatest thing is to have electricity in your house.’…"-Edmund Conway, Material World: The Six Raw Materials That Shape Modern Civilization
"To say that concrete is everywhere is hardly an exaggeration. Despite the fact that we only began mass producing this mixture of sand, aggregates and cement just over a century ago, there are now mor…"-Edmund Conway, Material World: The Six Raw Materials That Shape Modern Civilization
"A few years ago some geologists sifted through the data [and] estimated that the amount of sand, soil and rock we humans mine and quarry and dredge each year is some 24 times greater than the amount …"-Edmund Conway, Material World: The Six Raw Materials That Shape Modern Civilization
4. Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens
By: David Mitchell
4.16
Format: 433 pages, ebook
A rollicking history of England's earliest kings and queens, a story of narcissists, excessive behe… read more
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"The defeat of the Armada in 1588 was Elizabeth's high point. Things went downhill after that. Militarily the triumph against Spain was rather undermined the following year when Elizabeth sent her own…"-David Mitchell, Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens
"There were a couple of positives: in 1554, the Queen Regent's Prerogative Act was passed which made explicit, for the first time, that when a woman inherited the throne - became the sovereign, queen …"-David Mitchell, Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens
"Standing jaggedly on Senlac Hill, where Harold Godwinson died, possibly as a result of having taken an arrow to the eye - though possibly more boringly than that, some historians have felt constraine…"-David Mitchell, Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens
"Queen Mary was known as Bloody Mary because of the large number of people she killed. And also because of misogyny. She was the first properly crowned woman to rule as queen regnant, not just queen c…"-David Mitchell, Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens
5. Nuclear War: A Scenario
By: Annie Jacobsen
4.47
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
There is only one scenario other than an asteroid strike that could end the world as we know it in … read more
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"The fundamental idea behind this book is to demonstrate, in appalling detail, just how horrifying nuclear war would be."-Annie Jacobsen, Nuclear War: A Scenario
"Humans are wired to advance. Humans do whatever it takes. And yet, nuclear war zeros it all out. Nuclear weapons reduce human brilliance and ingenuity, love and desire, empathy and intellect, to ash."-Annie Jacobsen, Nuclear War: A Scenario
6. Pathogenesis: A History of the World in Eight Plagues
By: Jonathan Kennedy
3.94
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
An account of how the major transformations in history—from the rise of Homo sapiens to the birth o… read more
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"Pathogens thrive on inequality and injustice."-Jonathan Kennedy, Pathogenesis: A History of the World in Eight Plagues
"Across the whole of the Americas, the introduction of infectious diseases from Europe resulted in a 90 percent fall in the population, from about 60.5 million in 1500 to 6 million a century later."-Jonathan Kennedy, Pathogenesis: A History of the World in Eight Plagues
"There is one universally incorrect choice: do nothing. This didn't work when humans thought that plagues were a punishment sent by angry gods. Nor does a laissez-faire approach help stop disease when…"-Jonathan Kennedy, Pathogenesis: A History of the World in Eight Plagues
7. Magnificent Rebels: The First Romantics and the Invention of the Self
By: Andrea Wulf
4.18
Format: 512 pages, Hardcover
From the best-selling author of The Invention of Nature comes an exhilarating story about a remarka… read more
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8. Beyond the Wall: East Germany, 1949-1990
By: Katja Hoyer
4.23
Format: 496 pages, Hardcover
In 1990, a country disappeared. When the Iron Curtain fell, East Germany simply ceased to be. For o… read more
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"Some of the “songs"-Katja Hoyer, Beyond the Wall: East Germany, 1949-1990
"Anti-Fascist Protection Rampart,"-Katja Hoyer, Beyond the Wall: East Germany, 1949-1990
"From 1971, the rates paid were means-tested, allowing working class families with children privileged access. A four-person household in West Germany spent around 21 percent of their net income on re…"-Katja Hoyer, Beyond the Wall: East Germany, 1949-1990
"In other fields too, female ambition had become the norm. By 1988, over 90% of East German women fought their own battles in the workplace. The GDR had reached the highest rate of female employment i…"-Katja Hoyer, Beyond the Wall: East Germany, 1949-1990
9. The Heart in Winter
By: Kevin Barry
4.02
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Award-winning writer Kevin Barry’s first novel set in America, a savagely funny and achingly romant… read more
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"... the morning was starkly lit under a migraine - white and vast opening sky."-Kevin Barry, The Heart in Winter
10. A History of the World in Twelve Shipwrecks
By: David Gibbins
3.44
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
From renowned underwater archaeologist David Gibbins comes an exciting and rich narrative of human … read more
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11. Colonialism: A Moral Reckoning
By: Nigel Biggar
3.99
Format: 480 pages, Hardcover
A new assessment of the West’s colonial record In the wake of the dissolution of the Soviet empire … read more
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12. Fear: An Alternative History of the World
By: Robert Peckham
3.55
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
It's been said that, after 9/11, the 2008 financial crash and the Covid-19 pandemic, we're a more f… read more
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13. The Geek Way: The Radical Mindset that Drives Extraordinary Results
By: Andrew McAfee
3.99
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
In this "handbook for disruptors" (Eric Schmidt), The Geek Way reveals a new way to get big thing… read more
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14. The Notebook: A History of Thinking on Paper
By: Roland Allen
4.50
Format: 416 pages, Kindle Edition
A NEW STATESMAN 'BEST BOOK OF 2023'A SPECTATOR 'BOOK OF THE YEAR' 2023A WATERSTONES BEST BOOK OF 20… read more
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15. Cast a Cold Eye (Jimmy Dreghorn Mystery, #2)
By: Robbie Morrison
4.34
Format: 448 pages, Paperback
In 1930s Glasgow, partners Jimmy Dreghorn and Archie McDaid face a danger that threatens to set the… read more
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16. The Impossible City: A Hong Kong Memoir
By: Karen Cheung
3.89
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
An insider's account of Hong Kong--from its tenacious counterculture and robust underground music s… read more
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"People often characterize depression as a lack of hope or vitality, but I associate it more with a restlessness, an inability to feel at peace. You’re on the couch watching Netflix in furry pajamas, …"-Karen Cheung, The Impossible City: A Hong Kong Memoir
17. See What You Made Me Do: Power, Control and Domestic Violence
By: Jess Hill
4.66
Format: 402 pages, Paperback
At the office of Safe Steps, Victoria’s dedicated 24/7 family violence response call centre, phone … read more
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"I don't bash you with my fists, I bash you with my emotions, to keep you under control."-Jess Hill, See What You Made Me Do: Power, Control and Domestic Violence
"I explain patriarchy as a dual system of power: men's power over women, and some men's power over other men. - Michael Kimmel"-Jess Hill, See What You Made Me Do: Power, Control and Domestic Violence
"Mangan is adamant: women's violence may cause distress to men in abusive relationships, but men are almost never in danger of being killed."-Jess Hill, See What You Made Me Do: Power, Control and Domestic Violence
"Whether perpetrators abuse strategically or on impulse, however, they usually have one thing in common: a supercharged sense of entitlement."-Jess Hill, See What You Made Me Do: Power, Control and Domestic Violence
18. The Book at War: Libraries and Readers in an Age of Conflict
By: Andrew Pettegree
3.84
Format: 480 pages, Hardcover
'Rich, authoritative and highly readable, Andrew Pettegree's tour de force will appeal to anyone fo… read more
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19. Black Pill: How I Witnessed the Darkest Corners of the Internet Come to Life, Poison Society, and Capture American Politics
By: Elle Reeve
4.27
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
This tour de force of investigative journalism—in the vein of The Next Civil War and Why We’re Pola… read more
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