A People's History of Tennis
By: David Berry
3.79
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
Pristine lawns, tennis whites, strawberries and cream, tennis is synonymous with the upper echelons…
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1. Three Act Tragedy (Hercule Poirot, #11)
By: Agatha Christie
3.84
Format: 336 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Who wouldn't be pleased to attend a small dinner party being held by Sir Charles Cartwright, once t… read more
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"There is only one thing to do - think."-Agatha Christie, Three Act Tragedy (Hercule Poirot, #11)
"Charles doesn’t go out of a room—he ‘makes an exit’—"-Agatha Christie, Three Act Tragedy (Hercule Poirot, #11)
"One knows so little. When one knows more it is too late."-Agatha Christie, Three Act Tragedy (Hercule Poirot, #11)
"It's the Only Thing To Do," he said, obviously speaking in capital letters."-Agatha Christie, Three Act Tragedy (Hercule Poirot, #11)
2. Murder in Mesopotamia (Hercule Poirot, #14)
By: Agatha Christie
3.98
Format: 574 pages, Paperback
Nurse Amy Leatheran had a most unusual patient. Louise, according to her husband, celebrated archae… read more
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3. Death and the Penguin
By: Andrey Kurkov , George Bird
4.33
Format: 268 pages, Paperback
Viktor is an aspiring writer with only Misha, his pet penguin, for company. Although he would prefe… read more
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4. Unbroken: My story of survival from 7/7 Bombings to Paralympic success
By: None
3.41
Format: None pages,
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5. Japan: A Short History
By: Mikiso Hane
3.85
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
An accessible introduction to an enigmatic country, covering all the key topics from the times of t… read more
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6. Hercule Poirot's Christmas (Hercule Poirot, #20)
By: Agatha Christie
3.78
Format: None pages, Paperback
Motives for Murder: A fortune in uncut diamonds, hidden by an eccentric old man - A woman's love, t… read more
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7. String Theory: David Foster Wallace on Tennis
By: David Foster Wallace , John Jeremiah Sullivan
3.50
Format: 295 pages, Hardcover
An instant classic of American sportswriting--the tennis essays of David Foster Wallace, "the best … read more
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8. Lord Edgware Dies (Hercule Poirot, #9)
By: Agatha Christie
4.20
Format: None pages, Paperback
Poirot had been present when Jane bragged of her plan to 'get rid of' her estranged husband. Now th… read more
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9. Politics On the Edge: A Memoir From Within
By: Rory Stewart
4.36
Format: 434 pages, Kindle Edition
A searing insider's account of ten extraordinary years in Parliament from Rory Stewart, former Cabi… read more
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- history
- nonfiction
"Proper searching could stop drugs being carried through the gates. In the US and Sweden, where there was proper searching, I had discovered, the drug rates were far lower. But when I shared these sug…"-Rory Stewart, Politics On the Edge: A Memoir From Within
10. Eversion
By: Alastair Reynolds
3.98
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
From the master of the space opera comes a dark, mind-bending adventure spread across time and spac… read more
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11. Blood, Sweat & Chrome: The Wild and True Story of Mad Max: Fury Road
By: Kyle Buchanan
4.33
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
A full-speed-ahead oral history of the nearly two-decade making of the cultural phenomenon Mad Max:… read more
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- history
- nonfiction
12. Elizabeth Finch
By: Julian Barnes
3.17
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
From the award-winning novelist, a compact narrative that centers on the presence of a vivid and pa… read more
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"In the case of George and the Dragon – an encounter in which the dice were theologically loaded – any morally sentient human being must surely sympathise with the poor dragon."-Julian Barnes, Elizabeth Finch
"I don’t know what the average allotment of good luck in a life is or should be — it’s an unanswerable question, and doubtless there is no ‘should’ in it anyway — but I do know that she was part of my…"-Julian Barnes, Elizabeth Finch
"Korean woman who had escaped from the North to the South. She was talking about love. ‘If you grow up in the West,’ she said, ‘you may think romance occurs naturally, but it does not. You learn how t…"-Julian Barnes, Elizabeth Finch
"We must certainly consider, not just in this class, but outside it, in our own turbulent and fretful lives, the element of chance. The number of people we deeply meet is strangely few. Passion may mi…"-Julian Barnes, Elizabeth Finch
13. Humankind: A Hopeful History
By: Rutger Bregman
4.32
Format: 462 pages, Hardcover
From the author of Utopia For Realists, a revolutionary argument that the innate goodness and coope… read more
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- nonfiction
"We are trained to see selfishness everywhere."-Rutger Bregman, Humankind: A Hopeful History
"Toddlers don't need tests or grades to learn to walk or talk."-Rutger Bregman, Humankind: A Hopeful History
"[...] het belangrijkste wat ouders hun kinderen kunnen geven: vertrouwen."-Rutger Bregman, Humankind: A Hopeful History
"It's when crisis hits - when the bombs fall or the floodwaters rise - that we humans become our best selves."-Rutger Bregman, Humankind: A Hopeful History
14. The Secret Barrister: Stories of the Law and How It's Broken
By: The Secret Barrister
3.90
Format: 385 pages, Kindle Edition
Welcome to the world of the Secret Barrister. These are the stories of life inside the courtroom. T… read more
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- history
- nonfiction
15. 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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- history
- nonfiction
16. All In: An Autobiography
By: Billie Jean King
4.32
Format: 496 pages, Hardcover
An inspiring and intimate self-portrait of a champion of equality that encompasses her brilliant te… read more
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- history
- sports
- nonfiction
17. The Hundred Years' War on Palestine: A History of Settler-Colonial Conquest and Resistance, 1917-2017
By: Rashid Khalidi
4.50
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A landmark history of one hundred years of war waged against the Palestinians from the foremost US … read more
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- nonfiction
18. Aarteidesi aikakirjat
By: Piia Leino
3.70
Format: 271 pages, Hardcover
Huimaava sukellus muistojen rikkaaseen kudokseen. Kaikki olisi ehkä mennyt toisin, jollen olisi … read more
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19. Merking
By: Fríða Ísberg
3.70
Format: 266 pages, Hardcover
Skáldsagan Merking er margradda verk sem fjallar um afstöðu og pólaríseringu, fordóma og samkennd. … read more
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20. A Life on Our Planet: My Witness Statement and a Vision for the Future
By: David Attenborough
4.51
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
See the world. Then make it better. I am 94. I've had an extraordinary life. It's only now that … read more
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- nonfiction
"Give and take, that is the essence of what balance is all about."-David Attenborough, A Life on Our Planet: My Witness Statement and a Vision for the Future
"It seems that, however grave our mistakes, nature will be able to overcome them, given the chance."-David Attenborough, A Life on Our Planet: My Witness Statement and a Vision for the Future
"We often talk of saving the planet, but the truth is that we must do these things to save ourselves."-David Attenborough, A Life on Our Planet: My Witness Statement and a Vision for the Future
"We often talk of saving the planet, but the truth is that we must do these things to save ourselves. With or without us, the wild will return."-David Attenborough, A Life on Our Planet: My Witness Statement and a Vision for the Future
21. The Transgender Issue: An Argument for Justice
By: Shon Faye
4.55
Format: 292 pages, Hardcover
Trans people in Britain today have become a culture war 'issue'. Despite making up less than 1% of … read more
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- nonfiction
"The idea that conspicuous consumption is a route to sexual and gender freedom has been effective in allowing the LGBT movement's muscles to atrophy. In a godless age, there are new ways to give the m…"-Shon Faye, The Transgender Issue: An Argument for Justice
"The idea that conspicuous consumption is a route to sexual and gender freedom has been effective in allowing the LGBT movement’s muscles to atrophy. In a godless age, there are new ways to give the m…"-Shon Faye, The Transgender Issue: An Argument for Justice
"Together, an LGBTQ+ coalition with class consciousness and anti-racism at its core must recover its radicalism and reaffirm its opposition to capitalism and patriarchy. Infighting and division are in…"-Shon Faye, The Transgender Issue: An Argument for Justice
22. The Devil You Know: Stories of Human Cruelty and Compassion
By: Gwen Adshead
4.34
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
In eleven vivid narratives based on decades of providing therapy to people in prisons and secure ho… read more
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- nonfiction
23. We Are Bellingcat: Global Crime, Online Sleuths, and the Bold Future of News
By: Eliot Higgins
4.12
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
The page-turning inside account of the organization solving international mysteries and wielding th… read more
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- nonfiction
24. 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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25. Fake Law: The Truth About Justice in an Age of Lies
By: The Secret Barrister
4.20
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
Could the courts really order the death of your innocent baby? Was there an illegal immigrant who c… read more
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- nonfiction
"We deceive ourselves, our cognitive dissonance only resolved by our brains reassuring us that, in spite of what anyone else might think, we know we're in the right."-The Secret Barrister, Fake Law: The Truth About Justice in an Age of Lies
26. But What Can I Do?
By: Alastair Campbell
3.87
Format: 321 pages, Hardcover
'Your country needs you. Your world needs you. Your time is now.'Our politics is a mess. Leaders wh… read more
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27. Blood in the Garden: The Flagrant History of the 1990s New York Knicks
By: Chris Herring
4.30
Format: 368 pages, Paperback
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The definitive history of the 1990s New York Knicks, illustrat… read more
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- sports
- nonfiction
28. Frontier
By: Grace Curtis
3.62
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
Saints and preachers, librarians and horse thieves, lawmakers and lawbreakers, and a crash-survivin… read more
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29. A Woman's Game: The Rise, Fall, and Rise Again of Women's Soccer
By: Suzanne Wrack
4.05
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
A compelling and comprehensive history charting the rise, fall, and rise again of women's soccer W… read more
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- sports
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30. A People's History of Tennis
By: David Berry
3.79
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
Pristine lawns, tennis whites, strawberries and cream, tennis is synonymous with the upper echelons… read more
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31. 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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