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View from the Foothills

By Chris Mullin

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Published 14-Jan-2010


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The author has been a Labour MP for 20 years, and despite his refusal to toe the party line, he has held several prominent posts. This book offers humorous and incisive takes on various aspects of political life: from the build-up to Iraq, to the scandalous sums of tax-payers' money spent on ministerial cars he didn't want to use.


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Decline & Fall

By Chris Mullin

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Published 07-Jul-2011


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Offers an account of a New Labour backbencher. This title features the diaries that provide a snapshot of life in the Westminster village.


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Enough is Enough

By Rob Dietz

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Published 04-Jan-2013


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Spy Who Loved

By Clare Mulley

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Published 11-Apr-2013


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The remarkable story of Krystyna Skarbek, aka Christine Granville, George Medal, OBE and Croix de Guerre.


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From Above and Below

By Yann Arthus Bertrand

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Published 07-May-2013


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Ranging from the arctic to the tropics, from largescale views of Australia's barrier reef to close-up images of sea turtles, this title offers insight into the many challenges, such as over-fishing and pollution, facing the oceans today. It offers a portrait of the global issue of sustainable development.


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Short Walks from Bogota

By Tom Feiling

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Published 30-Aug-2012


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For decades, Colombia was the narcostate. Now travel to Colombia and South America is on the rise, and it's seen as one of the rising stars of the global economy. The author has journeyed throughout Colombia, down roads that were too dangerous to travel, to paint a fresh picture of one of the world's most notorious and least-understood countries.


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Zeitoun

By Dave Eggers

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Published 24-Feb-2011


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In August 2005, as Hurricane Katrina blew in, the city of New Orleans has been abandoned by most citizens. But resident Abdulrahman Zeitoun, though his wife and family had gone, refused to leave. For days he traversed an apocalyptic landscape of flooded streets by canoe.


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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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Amexica

By Ed Vulliamy

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Published 06-Oct-2011


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Amexica - the area of land that forms the border between the US and Mexico - is both the busiest and most deadly frontier in the world, studded with guard-posts, infra-red searchlights and heavily armed patrols. This title explores the author's own love-hate relationship with the place and its people.


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Line in the Sand

By James Barr

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Published 26-Apr-2012


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The untold story of how British-French rivalry drew the battle-lines of the modern Middle East


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