Deterring Armageddon: A Biography of NATO: the "astonishingly fine history" of the world's most successful military alliance
By: Peter Apps
4.19
Format: 727 pages, Kindle Edition
'HUGELY IMPRESSIVE' - THE INDEPENDENT'AN ASTONISHINGLY FINE HISTORY' - COUNTRY LIFE'FASCINATING' - …
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1. The Unremembered Empire (The Horus Heresy, #27)
By: Dan Abnett
4.19
Format: 416 pages, Paperback
Believing Terra has already fallen to the Warmaster, Primarch Roboute Guilliman founds the Imperium… read more
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"Death does not discriminate. It is so even handed, so scrupulously fair, that it seems not fair at all. - Eeron Kleve, Iron Hand's Captain"-Dan Abnett, The Unremembered Empire (The Horus Heresy, #27)
2. Operation Paperclip: The Secret Intelligence Program that Brought Nazi Scientists to America
By: Annie Jacobsen
3.69
Format: 143 pages, Hardcover
The explosive story of America's secret post-WWII science programs, from the author of the New York… read more
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3. Betrayer
By: Aaron Dembski-Bowden
3.87
Format: 252 pages, ebook
The Shadow Crusade has begun. While the Ultramarines reel from Kor Phaeron's surprise attack on Cal… read more
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4. 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
5. 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
6. The Russo-Ukrainian War: The Return of History
By: Serhii Plokhy
4.30
Format: 376 pages, Hardcover
An authoritative history of Europe’s largest military conflict since World War II, from the New Yor… read more
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"Despite its imperial roots, the current war is being waged in a new international environment defined by the proliferation of nuclear weapons, the disintegration of the post–Cold War international or…"-Serhii Plokhy, The Russo-Ukrainian War: The Return of History
7. 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
8. The Making of the Modern Middle East: A Personal History
By: Jeremy Bowen
4.38
Format: 465 pages, Kindle Edition
A Sunday Times Paperback of the YearA Spectator and New Statesman Book of the Year‘An illuminating … read more
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9. The Last Action Heroes: The Triumphs, Flops, and Feuds of Hollywood's Kings of Carnage
By: Nick de Semlyen
4.12
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
The behind-the-scenes story of the action heroes who ruled 1980s and ’90s Hollywood and the beloved… read more
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10. The Achilles Trap: Saddam Hussein, the C.I.A., and the Origins of America's Invasion of Iraq
By: Steve Coll
4.44
Format: 576 pages, Hardcover
From bestselling and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Steve Coll, the definitive story of the decades-… read more
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- military history
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11. Emperor of Rome: Ruling the Ancient Roman World
By: Mary Beard
4.11
Format: 493 pages, Hardcover
A sweeping account of the social and political world of the Roman emperors by “the world’s most fam… read more
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12. 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
13. There Will Be Fire: Margaret Thatcher, the IRA, and Two Minutes That Changed History
By: Rory Carroll
4.38
Format: 397 pages, Hardcover
Killing Thatcher is the gripping account of how the IRA came astonishingly close to killing Margar… read more
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14. The Trading Game: A Confession
By: Gary Stevenson
4.26
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
A vivid, blistering memoir that takes readers inside the high-stakes drama and hubris of the tradin… read more
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15. Vulture Capitalism: Corporate Crimes, Backdoor Bailouts, and the Death of Freedom
By: Grace Blakeley
4.15
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
In the vein of The Shock Doctrine and Evil Geniuses, this timely manifesto from an acclaimed journa… read more
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"The work of a revolutionary is more like that of a gardener than a builder. The new world will not be brought about overnight - its seeds have to be planted, nurtured, and protected."-Grace Blakeley, Vulture Capitalism: Corporate Crimes, Backdoor Bailouts, and the Death of Freedom
"The US government wanted to send a message to poor and downtrodden people around the world: they could not hope to resist the power of American capitalism. Such a show of force was necessary because …"-Grace Blakeley, Vulture Capitalism: Corporate Crimes, Backdoor Bailouts, and the Death of Freedom
"Ultimately, the US state took it upon itself to ensure that no part of the world could close its doors to international investment. This desire to keep the world 'open' to capital, rather than overac…"-Grace Blakeley, Vulture Capitalism: Corporate Crimes, Backdoor Bailouts, and the Death of Freedom
"The greatest barrier to the emergence and spread of these movements is not the overwhelming power of capital. It is the conviction, held by millions of people, that change is impossible. The moment w…"-Grace Blakeley, Vulture Capitalism: Corporate Crimes, Backdoor Bailouts, and the Death of Freedom
16. Trust the Plan: The Rise of QAnon and the Conspiracy That Unhinged America
By: Will Sommer
4.09
Format: 260 pages, Hardcover
The definitive book on QAnon from the reporter knows them best; Will Sommer explains what it is, ho… read more
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17. Sparks: China's Underground Historians and their Battle for the Future
By: Ian Johnson
4.40
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
Using history to challenge Communist Party rule. China's Underground Historians and their Battl… read more
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18. Revolusi. Indonesië en het ontstaan van de moderne wereld
By: David Van Reybrouck
4.54
Format: 640 pages, Hardcover
A true masterpiece of narrative history and the definitive story of the revolution that ignited the… read more
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19. France on Trial: The Case of Marshal Pétain
By: Julian T. Jackson
4.17
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
One of the great contemporary historians of France on one of the most controversial periods of twen… read more
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20. And Then What?: Inside Stories of 21st-Century Diplomacy
By: Catherine Ashton
3.99
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
So much of modern-day diplomacy still takes place behind closed doors, away from cameras and prying… read more
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"Later unable to sleep I thought about the journey that had led me here. Twice I’ve been asked to take on roles I’ve not look for or expected despite strong reservations, twice I’ve said yes. Why? Par…"-Catherine Ashton, And Then What?: Inside Stories of 21st-Century Diplomacy
21. The Age of the Strongman: How the Cult of the Leader Threatens Democracy around the World
By: Gideon Rachman
4.05
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
In The Age of the Strongman, Gideon Rachman finds global coherence in the chaos of the new national… read more
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"Durable political systems ultimately rely on institutions, not individuals."-Gideon Rachman, The Age of the Strongman: How the Cult of the Leader Threatens Democracy around the World
22. Stalking the Atomic City: Life Among the Decadent and the Depraved of Chornobyl
By: Markiyan Kamysh
3.29
Format: 160 pages, Hardcover
Trainspotting meets A Field Guide to Getting Lost in this rare portrait of the dystopian reality th… read more
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23. Great Britain?: The must-read Sunday Times bestseller on How We Get Our Future Back
By: Torsten Bell
4.37
Format: 290 pages, Kindle Edition
Thrilling and essential campaign reading from one of our most influential and profound economists'T… read more
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24. The New Cold War: How the Contest Between the US and China Will Shape Our Century
By: Robin Niblett
4.14
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
An urgent and essential assessment of the global contest between the US and China, and how looking … read more
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25. Downfall: Prigozhin, Putin, and the new fight for the future of Russia
By: Mark Galeotti
4.04
Format: 262 pages, Kindle Edition
‘Absolutely gripping, deeply authoritative, hugely important and lethally lurid’Simon Sebag Montefi… read more
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26. Deterring Armageddon: A Biography of NATO: the "astonishingly fine history" of the world's most successful military alliance
By: Peter Apps
4.19
Format: 727 pages, Kindle Edition
'HUGELY IMPRESSIVE' - THE INDEPENDENT'AN ASTONISHINGLY FINE HISTORY' - COUNTRY LIFE'FASCINATING' - … read more
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27. Autocracy, Inc.
By: Anne Applebaum
4.28
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
All of us have in our minds a cartoon image of what an autocratic state looks like, with a bad man … read more
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"Americans who rarely think about Russia would be stunned to learn how much time Russian state television devotes to America’s culture wars, especially arguments over gender. Putin himself has display…"-Anne Applebaum, Autocracy, Inc.
"Isolationism is an instinctive and even understandable reaction to the ugliness of the modern interconnected world. For some politicians in democracies, it will continue to offer a successful path to…"-Anne Applebaum, Autocracy, Inc.
"The temptation of what is sometimes called realism—the belief that nations are solely motivated by a struggle for power, that they have eternal interests and permanent geopolitical orientations—is as…"-Anne Applebaum, Autocracy, Inc.
28. The Siege: A Six-Day Hostage Crisis and the Daring Special-Forces Operation That Shocked the World
By: Ben Macintyre
4.51
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
A thrilling tick-tock recounting one of the most harrowing hostage situations and daring rescue att… read more
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29. On Leadership: Lessons for the 21st Century
By: Tony Blair
3.90
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
Today, more than ever before, the quality of a country’s governance and leadership determines wheth… read more
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30. War
By: Bob Woodward
4.43
Format: 441 pages, Kindle Edition
Two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Bob Woodward tells the revelatory, behind-the-scenes story of three … read more
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"President Trump had secretly sent Putin a bunch of Abbott Point of Care Covid test machines for his personal use as the virus spread rapidly through Russia."-Bob Woodward, War
"Overall, Hamas killed more than 1,200 Israelis and dragged more than 240 hostages and back across the border into underground tunnels in Gaza. It was the deadliest attack in Jewish history since the …"-Bob Woodward, War
"In the 2020 election, Trump received 74 million votes, more than any presidential candidate in history with the exception of Joe Biden, who won 81 million votes. Biden secured the Electoral College w…"-Bob Woodward, War
"The second high-profile Trump critis was retired General Stanley McChrystal, who had commanded U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan a decade earlier. McChrystal had recently appeared on CNN and called…"-Bob Woodward, War
