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Mafia State

By Luke Harding

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Published 22-Feb-2008


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In 2007 Luke Harding arrived in Moscow to take up a new job as a correspondent for the British newspaper the "Guardian". Within months, mysterious agents from Russia's Federal Security Service - the successor to the KGB - had broken into his flat. This title presents the portrait of Russia, two decades after the end of communism.


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Send Up the Clowns

By Simon Hoggart

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Published 28-Sep-2007


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A collection of parliamentary sketches that takes us from the departure of Tony Blair to the arrival of the grumpiest prime minister in recent history, through the expenses scandal - with its duck houses, moat cleaning and porn films - to the last election and the arrival of a new premiere, David Cameron, the man who hates the condom on his head.


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Burning Question

By Mike Berners-Lee

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Published 15-Apr-2013


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If previous efforts have failed, what would it take to flatten off the curve? And what happens if we fail to do so? This book reveals climate change as an intriguing intellectual, social and political puzzle that will enthral readers of popular science, economics and psychology alike.


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Manhunt

By Peter Bergen

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Published 02-May-2013


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Includes an account of Osama Bin Laden's decision-making process in the final weeks and days as the raid was planned, as well as what NSC cabinet members were advising him. This title tells the story of a group of mostly women analysts at the CIA in the HVT section, who never gave up assembling the tiniest clues about OBL's whereabouts.


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Drugs 2.0

By Mike Power

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Published 02-May-2013


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An eye-opening investigation of the new and constantly-mutating drug culture - driven by social networking and rogue chemistry, and enabled by antiquated laws


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Sweet Tooth

By Ian McEwan

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Published 09-May-2013


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Serena Frome, in her final year at Cambridge, is being groomed for MI5. Serena is sent on a secret mission - Operation Sweet Tooth - which brings her into the world of Tom Haley, a promising young writer. First she loves his stories, then she begins to love the man. Can she maintain the fiction of her undercover life? And who is inventing whom?


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Feral

By George Monbiot

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Published 30-May-2013


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Tells the story of author's efforts to re-engage with nature and discover a new way of living. This title shows how, by restoring and rewilding our damaged ecosystems on land and at sea, we can bring wonder back into our lives.


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Progressive Capitalism

By David Sainsbury

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Published 22-Apr-2013


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A radical new work of political philosophy from the businessman and former Minister of Science and Innovation under Tony Blair.


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Shadow Lives

By Victoria Brittain

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Published 06-Feb-2013


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Reveals the impact on the wives and families of men incarcerated in Guantanamo, or in prison in Britain and the US, during the 'war on terror'.


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Democracy Project

By David Graeber

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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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