16 must-read nonfiction books like The British General Election of 2019 (Bible of General Elections) by Robert Ford

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The British General Election of 2019 (Bible of General Elections)

By: Robert Ford

4.19

Format: 702 pages, Paperback

The British General Election of 2019 is the definitive account of one of the most consequential and…

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1. The Battle for Spain: The Spanish Civil War 1936-1939

By: Antony Beevor

3.91

Format: 592 pages, Paperback

A fresh and acclaimed account of the Spanish Civil War by the bestselling author of Stalingrad and … read more

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  • politics
  • nonfiction
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2. Wolf Hall (Thomas Cromwell, #1)

By: Hilary Mantel

4.00

Format: None pages, Paperback

England in the 1520s is a heartbeat from disaster. If the king dies without a male heir, the countr… read more

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3. Nixonland: The Rise of a President and the Fracturing of America

By: Rick Perlstein

4.33

Format: 308 pages,

Politically insightful, Nixonland recaptures the turbulent 60s & early 70s, revealing how Dick Nixo… read more

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  • politics
  • nonfiction
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4. The American Civil War: A Military History

By: John Keegan

3.67

Format: None pages,

The American Civil War was one of the longest and bloodiest of modern wars. It is also one of the m… read more

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  • nonfiction
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5. Deadhouse Gates (The Malazan Book of the Fallen, #2)

By: Steven Erikson , Gabriel Stoian

3.75

Format: 148 pages, Hardcover

In the vast dominion of Seven Cities, in the Holy Desert Raraku, the seer Sha'ik and her followers … read more

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6. Sharpe's Tiger (Sharpe, #1)

By: Bernard Cornwell

4.25

Format: 151 pages, Paperback

As the British army fights its way through India toward a diabolical trap, young private Richard Sh… read more

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7. Kind of Blue

By: None

3.88

Format: 588 pages,

Ken Clarke needs no introduction. One of the genuine 'Big Beasts' of the political scene, during hi… read more

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8. Things Can Only Get Better: Eighteen Miserable Years in the Life of a Labour Supporter, 1979-1997

By: John O'Farrell

2.00

Format: 161 pages, Paperback

Like bubonic plague and stone cladding, no-one took Margaret Thatcher seriously until it was too la… read more

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9. What Happened

By: Hillary Rodham Clinton

4.50

Format: 191 pages,

"In the past, for reasons I try to explain, I've often felt I had to be careful in public, like I w… read more

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10. All Out War: The Full Story of How Brexit Sank Britain's Political Class

By: Tim Shipman

3.00

Format: 146 pages,

'Tim Shipman's dispatches from the political front line are a must read' NICK ROBINSON Politics was… read more

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11. Stalin: The Court of the Red Tsar

By: Simon Sebag Montefiore

4.44

Format: 212 pages, Paperback

This widely acclaimed biography provides a vivid and riveting account of Stalin and his courtiers--… read more

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12. 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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  • politics
  • nonfiction
"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

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13. Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men

By: Caroline Criado Pérez

4.35

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

Data is fundamental to the modern world. From economic development, to healthcare, to education and… read more

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  • politics
  • nonfiction
"When planners fail to account for gender, public spaces become male spaces by default."

-Caroline Criado Pérez, Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men

"It's not always easy to convince someone a need exists, if they don't have that need themselves."

-Caroline Criado Pérez, Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men

"You don’t have to realise you’re being discriminated against to in fact be discriminated against."

-Caroline Criado Pérez, Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men

"There is no such thing as a woman who doesn’t work. There is only a woman who isn’t paid for her work."

-Caroline Criado Pérez, Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men

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14. Brothers in Arms: One Legendary Tank Regiment's Bloody War from D-Day to VE-Day

By: James Holland

4.47

Format: 592 pages, Hardcover

Celebrated military historian James Holland chronicles the experiences in World War II of the legen… read more

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  • nonfiction
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15. Fall Out: A Year of Political Mayhem

By: Tim Shipman

4.31

Format: 593 pages, Kindle Edition

The unmissable inside story of the most dramatic general election campaign in modern history and Th… read more

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  • politics
  • nonfiction
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16. Why We Get the Wrong Politicians

By: Isabel Hardman

3.98

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

A newer edition of this book can be found here. Politicians are consistently voted the least trust… read more

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  • politics
  • nonfiction
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17. The Abuse of Power: Confronting Injustice in Public Life

By: Theresa May

3.47

Format: 344 pages, Hardcover

As Prime Minister for three years and Home Secretary for six years, Theresa May confronted a series… read more

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  • politics
  • nonfiction
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18. Johnson at 10: The Inside Story

By: Anthony Seldon

4.22

Format: 662 pages, Hardcover

***Chosen as a non-fiction highlight of 2023 in The Times and the Observer *** After his dramatic … read more

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  • nonfiction
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19. Left Out: The Inside Story of Labour Under Corbyn

By: Gabriel Pogrund

4.01

Format: 376 pages, Hardcover

The 2017 parliament began with Labour on the precipice of power, and its left-most fringe - for so … read more

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  • politics
  • nonfiction
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20. The Prime Ministers: Reflections on Leadership from Wilson to May

By: Steve Richards

4.05

Format: 464 pages, Kindle Edition

A landmark history of the men and women who have defined the UK's role in the modern world - and wh… read more

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  • politics
  • nonfiction
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21. The British General Election of 2019 (Bible of General Elections)

By: Robert Ford

4.19

Format: 702 pages, Paperback

The British General Election of 2019 is the definitive account of one of the most consequential and… read more

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  • nonfiction
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22. The British General Election of 2017

By: Philip Cowley

4.13

Format: 604 pages, Paperback

The British General Election of 2017 is the definitive and authoritative account of one of the most… read more

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  • politics
  • nonfiction
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23. The British General Election of 2015

By: Philip Cowley

4.37

Format: 503 pages, Hardcover

The British General Election of 2015 is a must-read for anyone wanting to know how the action unfol… read more

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24. The British General Election of 2010

By: Dennis Kavanagh

4.35

Format: 464 pages, Paperback

The British General Election of 2010 is a must-read for anyone wanting to know how the action unfol… read more

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  • nonfiction

13 must-read politics books like The British General Election of 2019 (Bible of General Elections) by Robert Ford

Transform Your Habits

The Battle for Spain: The Spanish Civil War 1936-1939

Antony Beevor

3.91

Transform Your Habits

Nixonland: The Rise of a President and the Fracturing of America

Rick Perlstein

4.33

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Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens

David Mitchell

4.16

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Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men

Caroline Criado Pérez

4.35

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Politics On the Edge: A Memoir From Within

Rory Stewart

4.36

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How They Broke Britain

James O'Brien

4.29

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How Westminster Works . . . and Why It Doesn't

Ian Dunt

4.45

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There Will Be Fire: Margaret Thatcher, the IRA, and Two Minutes That Changed History

Rory Carroll

4.38

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