Politics
Why Not Socialism?
By G Cohen
Hardback
Published 23-Aug-2009
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Is socialism desirable? Is it even possible? This book presents a moral case for socialism and argues that the obstacles in its way are exaggerated.
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Prosperity without Growth
By Tim Jackson
Paperback
Published 18-Mar-2011
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Is more economic growth the solution? Will it deliver prosperity and well-being for a global population projected to reach nine billion? In this book, the author - a top sustainability adviser to the UK government - makes a compelling case against continued economic growth in developed nations.
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Invisible
By HsiaoHung Pai
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Published 04-Apr-2013
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In this chilling expose, investigative journalist Hsiao-Hung Pai works undercover as a housekeeper in a brothel and unveils the terrible reality of the British sex trade.
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Give Me Everything You Have
By James Lasdun
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Published 14-Feb-2013
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A true story of obsessive love turning to obsessive hate. It chronicles the author's strange and harrowing ordeal at the hands of a former student, a self-styled 'verbal terrorist', who began trying, in her words, to 'ruin him'.
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Walk-on Part
By Chris Mullin
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Published 07-Jun-2012
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Offering an account of the New Labour era, this title covers the rise and fall of New Labour from start to finish.
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Bonfire of the Brands
By Neil Boorman
Paperback
Published 07-Aug-2008
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Average number of ads exposed to each day: 3000. Average number of ads exposed to by age of 65: 2 million. Average number of brand names memorised by a 10-year-old: 400. Worldwide advertising spend in 2006: $427 billion. This title assesses the impact of advertising on the individual.
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English Affair
By Richard Davenport-Hines
Hardback
Published 03-Jan-2013
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Published to coincide with the fiftieth anniversary of the Profumo scandal, An English Affair is a sharp-focused snapshot of a nation on the brink of social revolution.
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Into The Silence
By Wade Davis
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Published 04-Oct-2012
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For George Mallory as for all of his generation, death was but 'a frail barrier that men crossed, smiling and gallant, every day'. As climbers they accepted a degree of risk unimaginable before the war. What mattered now was how one lived, and the moments of being alive.
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Democracy Project
By David Graeber
Paperback
Published 09-Apr-2013
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Look at the actions of the 99 per cent is a vital read in protest climate, and asks: why did it work this time? What went right? And what can we all do now to make our world democratic once again?
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How Much is Enough?
By Robert Skidelsky
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Published 28-Jun-2012
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Argues that wealth is not an end in itself but a means to the achievement and maintenance of a 'good life', and that our economy should be organised to reflect this fact. The book includes a definition of the 'good life', discusses the relevance of 'Happiness Studies' and the environmental impact of our ever-growing need to consume.
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