15 Best history books like In the Thick of It by Alan Duncan

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In the Thick of It

By: Alan Duncan

3.61

Format: 594 pages, Kindle Edition

As Minister of State at the Foreign Office, Alan Duncan was once described as Boris Johnson’s ‘poop…

If you liked the history plot in In the Thick of It by Alan Duncan , here is a list of 15 books like this:

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1. A Natural

By: Ross Raisin

3.71

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Tom has always known exactly the person he is going to be. A successful footballer. A man others lo… read more

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  • british literature
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2. Poverty Safari

By: Darren McGarvey

3.87

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

People from deprived communities all around Britain feel misunderstood and unheard. Darren McGarvey… read more

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  • politics
  • biography
  • nonfiction
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3. 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
  • biography
  • british literature
  • politics
  • 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

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

By: Ian Dunt

4.45

Format: 417 pages, Kindle Edition

THE NO.2 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERWhy do some prime ministers manage to get things done, while others… read more

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  • politics
  • history
  • nonfiction
  • british literature
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5. Berserker!

By: Adrian Edmondson

4.32

Format: 406 pages, Kindle Edition

From brutal schooldays to '80s anarchy, through The Young Ones and beyond, Berserker! is the one-of… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
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6. This Time No Mistakes: How to Remake Britain

By: Will Hutton

4.11

Format: 491 pages, Kindle Edition

A book that could be a blueprint for a better future - if the Labour Party takes it seriously. W… read more

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  • politics
  • nonfiction
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7. Murder at the Monastery (Canon Clement Mystery #3)

By: Richard Coles

3.87

Format: 399 pages, Kindle Edition

Daniel Clement has suffered a secret humiliation and to recover, takes respite at the monastery whe… read more

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  • british literature
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8. 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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  • history
  • biography
  • british literature
  • politics
  • nonfiction
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9. Airhead: The Imperfect Art of Making News

By: Emily Maitlis

4.10

Format: 375 pages, Paperback

The things that are said on camera are only part of the story. Behind every interview there is a… read more

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  • politics
  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
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10. Two Roads Home: Hitler, Stalin, and the Miraculous Survival of My Family

By: Daniel Finkelstein

4.63

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

An epic and beautifully written World War II family history that spans Europe, telling of two happy… read more

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  • politics
  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
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11. Keir Starmer: The Biography

By: Tom Baldwin

4.06

Format: 428 pages, Kindle Edition

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'This will be the most important political book of the year’ MATTHEW… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • british literature
  • politics
  • nonfiction
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12. No Way Out: Brexit: From the Backstop to Boris

By: Tim Shipman

4.03

Format: 711 pages, Kindle Edition

The unmissable next instalment of Tim Shipman’s #1 bestselling Brexit quartet. To follow his bestse… read more

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  • politics
  • history
  • nonfiction
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13. Scoops: Behind the Scenes of the BBC's Most Shocking Interviews

By: Sam McAlister

4.14

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

The secrets of a former Newsnight producer who found her way to Buckingham Palace 'A cracking re… read more

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  • politics
  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
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14. Blue Murder: The Rise and Fall of the Conservative Government, 2010–2024

By: Ben Riley-Smith

4.01

Format: 426 pages, Kindle Edition

The explosive full story of the past dozen years of Tory rule, from coalition to self-destruction. … read more

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  • politics
  • nonfiction
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15. The Suspect

By: Rob Rinder

3.96

Format: 400 pages, ebook

**THE GRIPPING SECOND NOVEL FROM ROB RINDER AND FOLLOW-UP TO NO. 1 BESTSELLER THE TRIAL**When Hanna… read more

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  • british literature
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16. 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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  • politics
  • nonfiction
  • british literature
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17. One Party After Another: The Disruptive Life of Nigel Farage

By: Michael Crick

4.11

Format: 400 pages, ebook

'Enormously readable...excellent' Dominic Sandbrook, Sunday Times'A superb piece of thorough journa… read more

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  • politics
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • history
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18. The House of Beckham: Money, Sex and Power

By: Tom Bower

3.01

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

For fans and watchers of the Beckham Netflix documentary who want the rest of the story—an explosiv… read more

Similar categories in Tom Bower's The House of Beckham: Money, Sex and Power book and Alan Duncan's In the Thick of It

  • nonfiction
  • biography
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19. Failed State: Why Nothing Works and How We Fix It

By: Sam Freedman

4.50

Format: 359 pages, Kindle Edition

NOTHING WORKS IN BRITAIN.It’s harder than ever to get a GP appointment. Burglaries go unpunished. W… read more

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  • politics
  • nonfiction
  • british literature
"Having sharper, more thoughtful and emotionally intelligent people with integrity in high office will always make things better."

-Sam Freedman, Failed State: Why Nothing Works and How We Fix It

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20. Precipice

By: Robert Harris

4.23

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

A spellbinding novel of passion, intrigue, and betrayal set in England in the months leading to the… read more

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  • british literature
"There were twelve deliveries a day in London in 1914. It would be in his hands by mid-afternoon. Pg5"

-Robert Harris, Precipice

"The worst crises in politics always occurred, in his experience, when two unrelated problems struck at once. The difficulties weren’t doubled, or even squared, but cubed. Pg345"

-Robert Harris, Precipice

"Major Hankey, secretary of the Committee of Imperial Defence, was brought in by Bongie, and placed in front of him on the table the large red and blue leather-bound volume known as the War Book, he o…"

-Robert Harris, Precipice

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21. The Disappearing Act: The Impossible Case of MH370

By: Florence de Changy

3.93

Format: 432 pages, Kindle Edition

‘The affair was weird when seen from afar, but seen in close-up, it was Kafkaesque: it was not poss… read more

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  • politics
  • history
  • nonfiction
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22. Diary of an MP's Wife: Inside and Outside Power

By: Sasha Swire

3.47

Format: 591 pages, Kindle Edition

What is it like to be a wife of a politician in modern-day Britain? Sasha Swire finally lifts the l… read more

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  • politics
  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
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23. Let's Be Honest

By: Jess Phillips

4.27

Format: 255 pages, Kindle Edition

Can you imagine a world where politics functioned, every politician told the truth, and the governm… read more

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  • politics
  • nonfiction
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24. In the Thick of It

By: Alan Duncan

3.61

Format: 594 pages, Kindle Edition

As Minister of State at the Foreign Office, Alan Duncan was once described as Boris Johnson’s ‘poop… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • british literature
  • politics
  • nonfiction
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25. A Voyage Around the Queen

By: Craig Brown

4.08

Format: 672 pages, Hardcover

With equal measures of wit and wisdom, the author of 99 Glimpses of Princess Margaret draws a deepl… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
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26. Truss at 10: How Not to Be Prime Minister

By: Anthony Seldon

4.36

Format: 403 pages, Kindle Edition

Liz Truss's disastrous premiership was the shortest and most chaotic in British history. In the spa… read more

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  • politics
  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • history
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27. 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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  • politics
  • history
  • nonfiction
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28. 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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  • politics
  • nonfiction
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29. Unleashed

By: Boris Johnson

3.00

Format: 761 pages, Kindle Edition

Shattering the mould of the modern prime ministerial memoir and written in his inimitable style, Bo… read more

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  • politics
  • biography
  • nonfiction
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30. Taken As Red

By: Anushka Asthana

4.09

Format: 303 pages, Kindle Edition

How Labour took power, how the Tories lost it, and what to expect'Taken As Red stands out for its b… read more

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  • nonfiction
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31. Kingmaker: Secrets, Lies, and the Truth about Five Prime Ministers

By: Graham Brady

3.86

Format: 305 pages, Hardcover

An explosive new memoir from the heart of Westminster lifts the lid on the leadership battles that … read more

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  • politics
  • biography
  • nonfiction

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Poverty Safari

Darren McGarvey

3.87

Transform Your Habits

Politics On the Edge: A Memoir From Within

Rory Stewart

4.36

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

Ian Dunt

4.45

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This Time No Mistakes: How to Remake Britain

Will Hutton

4.11

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Bonkers: My Life in Laughs

Jennifer Saunders

3.85

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How They Broke Britain

James O'Brien

4.29

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

David Mitchell

4.16

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Billy Connolly

4.16

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