1942: Britain at the Brink
By: Taylor Downing
4.34
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
In 1942 there was a domestic crisis in Britain. Public morale collapsed with a widespread feeling t…
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1. Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin
By: Timothy Snyder
4.38
Format: 524 pages, Hardcover
Americans call the Second World War “The Good War.” But before it even began, America’s wartime al… read more
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"Now we will live!"-Timothy Snyder, Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin
"Closure is a false harmony, a siren song masquerading as a swan song."-Timothy Snyder, Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin
"The vast majority of Jews killed in the Holocaust never saw a concentration camp."-Timothy Snyder, Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin
"When meaning is drawn from killing, the risk is that more killing would bring about more meaning."-Timothy Snyder, Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin
2. Hope & Glory: The Days That Made Britain
By: Stuart Maconie
4.47
Format: 310 pages, Paperback
'These were the days that made us, and these are the day trips to find them. Should we do a flask? … read more
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3. There Is No Alternative: Why Margaret Thatcher Matters
By: Claire Berlinski
4.41
Format: None pages,
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4. The Power of Geography: Ten Maps That Reveal the Future of Our World
By: Tim Marshall
4.20
Format: 360 pages, Hardcover
In this revelatory new book, Marshall explores ten regions that are set to shape global politics in… read more
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"Vietnam is an irritation for China. For centuries the two have squabbled over territory, and unfortunately for both this is the one area to the south which has a border an army can get across without…"-Tim Marshall, The Power of Geography: Ten Maps That Reveal the Future of Our World
5. Alchemy: The Surprising Power of Ideas That Don't Make Sense
By: Rory Sutherland
4.21
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
‘A breakthrough book. Wonderfully applicable to everything in life, and funny as hell.’ Nassim Nich… read more
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"Many pretend to despise and belittle that which is beyond their reach."-Rory Sutherland, Alchemy: The Surprising Power of Ideas That Don't Make Sense
"Not everything that makes sense works, and not everything that works makes sense."-Rory Sutherland, Alchemy: The Surprising Power of Ideas That Don't Make Sense
"All too often, what matters is not whether an idea is true or effective, but whether it fits with the preconceptions of a dominant cabal."-Rory Sutherland, Alchemy: The Surprising Power of Ideas That Don't Make Sense
"No living creature can evolve and survive in the real world by processing information in an objective, measured and proportionate manner."-Rory Sutherland, Alchemy: The Surprising Power of Ideas That Don't Make Sense
6. Social Justice Fallacies
By: Thomas Sowell
4.45
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
In this instant New York Times bestseller, renowned economist Thomas Sowell demolishes the myths th… read more
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7. Slough House (Slough House, #7)
By: Mick Herron
4.41
Format: 312 pages, Hardcover
Brexit is in full swing. And due to mysterious accidents, the Slough Houses ranks continue to thin.… read more
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"Funny thing. When I hear the words "trust me", I get the feeling someone's pissing in my shoe."-Mick Herron, Slough House (Slough House, #7)
"Treat those you despise with humanity, especially if the reason you despise them is that they have none."-Mick Herron, Slough House (Slough House, #7)
"Most great ideas, or a lot of them anyway, were thought at the time to be rubbish, and you were reckoned an idiot for having them. This was true of stupid ideas too. Telling them apart was the tricky…"-Mick Herron, Slough House (Slough House, #7)
8. Great-Uncle Harry: A Tale of War and Empire
By: Michael Palin
4.17
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
From the time, many years ago, when Michael Palin first heard that his grandfather had a brother, H… read more
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9. Prisoners of the Castle: An Epic Story of Survival and Escape from Colditz, the Nazis' Fortress Prison
By: Ben Macintyre
4.26
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
The definitive and surprising true story of one of history’s most notorious prisons—and the remarka… read more
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10. Tunnel 29: The True Story of an Extraordinary Escape Beneath the Berlin Wall
By: Helena Merriman
4.51
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
He's just escaped from one of the world's most brutal regimes. Now, he decides to tunnel back in… read more
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11. Munich Wolf
By: Rory Clements
4.24
Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition
The gripping new 2024 thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The English Führer. In t… read more
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12. The Private Life of Spies and The Exquisite Art of Getting Even: Stories of Espionage and Revenge
By: Alexander McCall Smith
3.63
Format: 464 pages, Paperback
From the beloved author of the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series comes a new short story half … read more
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13. The Abyss: Nuclear Crisis Cuba 1962
By: Max Hastings
4.40
Format: 538 pages, Hardcover
Bestselling author Max Hastings offers a welcome re-evaluation of one of the most gripping and tens… read more
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14. Nation of Victims: Identity Politics, the Death of Merit, and the Path Back to Excellence
By: Vivek Ramaswamy
3.92
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
The New York Times bestselling author of Woke Inc. makes the case that the essence of true American… read more
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15. Flame Thrower: Memoir of a Crocodile Tank Commander, D-Day to the Rhine
By: Andrew Wilson
4.41
Format: 196 pages, Kindle Edition
Normandy, June 1944. Tank commander Andrew Wilson, a twenty-year-old lieutenant, is in charge of a … read more
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16. Suicide of the West: How the Rebirth of Tribalism, Populism, Nationalism, and Identity Politics is Destroying American Democracy
By: Jonah Goldberg
4.05
Format: None pages, Audio CD
With his trademark blend of political history, social science, economics, and pop culture, two-time… read more
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"Humanity has been taking off like a rocket since the 1700s, but we have not achieved a stable orbit in the heavens. And even if we did, no orbit is stable in the long run. Eventually gravity claims w…"-Jonah Goldberg, Suicide of the West: How the Rebirth of Tribalism, Populism, Nationalism, and Identity Politics is Destroying American Democracy
"Yes, of course enormous profits were made from both slavery and empire, but neither "created" capitalism... if capitalism is dependent on the sort of mass-scale exploitation implicit in slavery and i…"-Jonah Goldberg, Suicide of the West: How the Rebirth of Tribalism, Populism, Nationalism, and Identity Politics is Destroying American Democracy
"Anyone who has relied on church or family during a personal storm understands how rooted institutions provide us not only physical shelter but, even more important, emotional, psychological, or spiri…"-Jonah Goldberg, Suicide of the West: How the Rebirth of Tribalism, Populism, Nationalism, and Identity Politics is Destroying American Democracy
"The Constitution is a paper manifestation of a deeper cultural commitment to liberty and limited government, in the same way a marriage certificate is a physical and legalistic representation of some…"-Jonah Goldberg, Suicide of the West: How the Rebirth of Tribalism, Populism, Nationalism, and Identity Politics is Destroying American Democracy
17. Red Devils: The Trailblazers of the Parachute Regiment in WW2: An Authorized History
By: Mark Urban
4.28
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
On the 80th anniversary of their first crucial campaign, in Operation Torch in North Africa, Mark U… read more
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18. 1945: Victory in the West
By: Peter Caddick-Adams
4.55
Format: 651 pages, Kindle Edition
'Magisterial . . . [a] fine, balanced and superb account. It deserves to be read for many years to … read more
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19. 1942: Britain at the Brink
By: Taylor Downing
4.34
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
In 1942 there was a domestic crisis in Britain. Public morale collapsed with a widespread feeling t… read more
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20. In Defense of Civilization: How Our Past Can Renew Our Present
By: Michael R. J. Bonner
4.20
Format: 230 pages, Hardcover
"The purpose of this book is threefold: to explain what makes civilisation civilization what it is;… read more
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21. Real Tigers (Slough House, #3)
By: Mick Herron
4.28
Format: 369 pages, Kindle Edition
Listening Length 10 hours and 50 minutes Slough House is the Intelligence Service outpost for f… read more
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"Lowell fell backwards as the world span out of control"-Mick Herron, Real Tigers (Slough House, #3)
"Like most forms of corruption, it began with men in suits."-Mick Herron, Real Tigers (Slough House, #3)
"belief was not actually about believing; belief was simply somewhere to shelve hope"-Mick Herron, Real Tigers (Slough House, #3)
"You either cleaned up other people's messes or you didn't--and that was the class system for you, right there."-Mick Herron, Real Tigers (Slough House, #3)
