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‘An epic and clever history’ GARETH RUSSELL
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THOMAS MADE ENGLAND. OLIVER MADE BRITAIN.
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‘A maestro in the truest sense, Ryuichi Sakamoto’s very existence has made the world a better place. I’ll never stop being grateful for all he has given us’ PAUL RUDD, actor
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‘Perhaps the best of the memoirs of Afghanistan so far published’ FT
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A dazzling new biography of young Tennyson by the prize-winning, bestselling author of The Age of Wonder.
The last weeks of World War II on the Western Front in Europe witnessed extraordinary scenes of heroism, horror, melodrama and pathos.
‘When you finish, you’ll know yourself better, you’ll understand the people you care about better’ ANGELA DUCKWORTH, author of Grit
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Born in Alexandria in 1944 to Jewish parents from Germany and Austria, Margaret arrived in England aged four – stateless, foreign, and an outsider. Those origins shaped everything. Her grandmother was murdered by the Nazis. Her grandfather was greeted as an enemy alien and then interned on British soil. Anti-racism was written into Hodge’s DNA.
A BBC History Magazine and Aspects of History Book of the Year 2025
‘Terrific – full of drama … it has profoundly altered my understanding of the Second World War’ PATRICK BISHOP
FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF SBS COMES AN EPIC HISTORY OF THE ALLIED VICTORY IN NORTH AFRICA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR.
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A landmark history of the U-Boat war told through the experiences and recollections of the U-Boat crews themselves.
One of the most popular and beloved introductions to the concept of faith ever written, Mere Christianity has sold millions of copies worldwide. Now available in a special journaling edition.
From Nike Running’s Global Head Coach Chris Bennett comes a bold, welcoming book for runners, non-runners, and everyone in between. Rooted in the coaching philosophy that has helped millions take their first steps forward, it’s about finding the courage to cross the starting lines in your life.
For over 400 years the King James Bible has represented the epitome of the English language in all its power and glory. Across continents and cultures, the language of this translation has changed how we speak, and its claims have changed how we live.
‘I suspect that in ten years’ time, we’ll look back at the study of slavery and try to remember what it was like before we’d heard of the Sandbach Tinne dynasty. That we’ll struggle to imagine how we tried to understand Britain’s involvement in slavery and the slave trade without this huge dynastic epic at the centre of it’ DAVID OLUSOGA
