Why the Germans Do it Better: Notes from a Grown-Up Country
By: John Kampfner
3.97
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
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1. If Only They Didn't Speak English: Notes From Trump's America
By: Jon Sopel
4.16
Format: 366 pages, Kindle Edition
'You see, if only they didn’t speak English in America, then we’d treat it as a foreign country – a… read more
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"In America you can't do politics without also doing God."-Jon Sopel, If Only They Didn't Speak English: Notes From Trump's America
"The post-war British Labour prime minister Clement Atlee described referrendums as the last resort of demagooues and dictators."-Jon Sopel, If Only They Didn't Speak English: Notes From Trump's America
"Benjamin Franklin declared, "Beer is living proof that God loves us and wants to see us happy" while Thomas Jefferson said, "Wine is necessary for life" and George Washington said, "My manner of livi…"-Jon Sopel, If Only They Didn't Speak English: Notes From Trump's America
2. Germany: Memories of a Nation
By: Neil MacGregor
4.17
Format: 267 pages, Audio CD
A major new series from the makers of "A History of the World in 100 Objects," exploring the fascin… read more
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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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"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
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. Homelands: A Personal History of Europe
By: Timothy Garton Ash
4.22
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Drawing on half a century of firsthand experience and exemplary scholarship, Timothy Garton Ash tel… read more
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6. Empireland: How Imperialism has Shaped Modern Britain
By: Sathnam Sanghera
4.10
Format: 306 pages, Hardcover
In his brilliantly illuminating new book Sathnam Sanghera demonstrates how so much of what we consi… read more
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"It is puerile to reduce imperial history to a matter of 'good' and 'bad'; trying to weigh up the positive and negative in this way is like defending the morality of kicking a random old man in the sh…"-Sathnam Sanghera, Empireland: How Imperialism has Shaped Modern Britain
"After the First World War, the man in charge of recruitment at the Colonial Office was Major Ralph Dolignon Furse, a decorated war hero, a keen rugby and cricket player and, crucially, holder of a po…"-Sathnam Sanghera, Empireland: How Imperialism has Shaped Modern Britain
7. The Shortest History of Germany
By: James Hawes
3.72
Format: 226 pages, Hardcover
Read in an afternoon. Remember for a lifetime. In his acclaimed new bestseller, now in paperback, … read more
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"Anyone who thinks of the Germans as a naturally bellicose people should recall that Prussia-Germany was the only one of the continental powers in the run-up to 1914 whose elite seriously feared that …"-James Hawes, The Shortest History of Germany
8. Blood and Iron: The Rise and Fall of the German Empire 1871–1918
By: Katja Hoyer
4.17
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Before 1871, Germany was not a nation but an idea. Its founder, Otto von Bismarck, had a formidable… read more
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9. 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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10. Abroad in Japan: Ten Years In The Land Of The Rising Sun
By: Chris Broad
4.18
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
When Englishman Chris Broad landed in a rural village in northern Japan he wondered if he'd made a … read more
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11. 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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"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
12. Why the Germans Do it Better: Notes from a Grown-Up Country
By: John Kampfner
3.97
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A provocative and entertaining exploration of the country that Britons love to hate by one of our m… read more
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13. A Village in the Third Reich
By: Julia Boyd
4.25
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
New from the author of Travellers in the Third Reich—the Sunday Times Top Three bestseller and Wate… read more
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14. Depraved New World: Please Hold, the Government Will Be With You Shortly
By: John Crace
4.12
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
O brave new world, that has such people in't. Or not. William Shakespeare clearly had never imagine… read more
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15. What Just Happened?!: Dispatches from Turbulent Times
By: Marina Hyde
4.10
Format: 516 pages, Kindle Edition
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERNow includes ELEVEN new columns and a whole THREE new prime ministers.Re… read more
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16. The Rhine: Following Europe's Greatest River from Amsterdam to the Alps
By: Ben Coates
3.89
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
From rowing the canals of Amsterdam to riding a cow through the Alps, via Cold War nuclear bunkers,… read more
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"All along the river, the people I spoke to were hard-working and deeply attached to the mental security blanket of having a decent house, clean car and steady job. They were relatively wealthy, but a…"-Ben Coates, The Rhine: Following Europe's Greatest River from Amsterdam to the Alps
"Several years of living in the Netherlands had reduced my innate English prudishness somewhat, but I still suffered from a typical Englishman's angst at public nudity. Cowering between the changing r…"-Ben Coates, The Rhine: Following Europe's Greatest River from Amsterdam to the Alps
17. Why We Fight: The Roots of War and the Paths to Peace
By: Christopher Blattman
3.93
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
“ Why We Fight reflects Blattman’s expertise in economics, political science, and history… Blattma… read more
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18. Shadowplay: Behind the Lines and Under Fire: The Inside Story of Europe's Last War
By: Tim Marshall
3.87
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
A gripping eyewitness account of a major 20th-century military conflict by the UK's most popular wr… read more
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19. The Stasi Poetry Circle: The Creative Writing Class that Tried to Win the Cold War
By: Philip Oltermann
3.52
Format: 212 pages, ebook
The extraordinary true story of the Stasi's poetry Stasiland and The Lives of Others crossed with … read more
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20. Played in Germany: A Footballing Journey Through a Nation's Soul
By: Kit Holden
4.54
Format: 247 pages, Kindle Edition
Beyond the booze and the what football really tells us about Germany, the UEFA Euro 2024 hosts––––… read more
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21. Democracy for Sale: Dark Money and Dirty Politics
By: Peter Geoghegan
4.18
Format: 416 pages, Kindle Edition
'If you're concerned about the health of British democracy, read this book – it is thorough, grippi… read more
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