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Flappers by Judith Mackrell
Despite the absence of jazz in Baz Luhrmann's adaptation of The Great Gatsby, its release is bound to be accompanied by a rash of books about the jazz age, of which Judith Mackrell's Flappers is likely to be one of the better ones. Between the first world war and the great depression, a new breed of woman briefly flourished, rebelling against traditional female roles: the flapper.
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The Last Man in Russia by Oliver Bullough
Two views of contemporary Russia have currency today. One is of a vigorous Brics (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) nation led by the equally vigorous Vladimir Putin. The other, put forward by Oliver Bullough in his second book, is of a dying nation. As Russia's economy slows to a halt, an examination of the second view couldn't be more timely.Read full review
Time Reborn by Lee Smolin
One of our foremost physicists and thinkers offers a radical new view of the nature of time and the cosmos. He argues that we need to bring back the idea that time is real, where most of the physics world believes that time is an illusion.Read full review
The Flamethrowers by Rachel Kushner
One of the thrills of riding a motorbike is the sensation of being carried by a machine far more powerful than you. This is how Rachel Kushner's exhilarating second novel moves: deftly, and at great velocity, but with power and precision. It's so good, it's a little frightening.Read full review






