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Spanish Ambassador's Suitcase

By Matthew Parris

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Published 04-Oct-2012


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Matthew Parris brings together some of the funniest despatches from British Ambassadors abroad, in this sequel to his acclaimed Parting Shots. Based on a new BBC Radio 4 series, it shows our representatives in their best and worst lights: rude and sympathetic, clever and confused by turns.


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Britain etc.

By Mark Easton

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Published 01-Mar-2012


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The award-winning journalist and editor takes us on a tour around modern Britain with a look at 26 subjects and how we relate to them.


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Cruel Britannia

By Ian Cobain

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Published 01-Nov-2012


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A hard-hitting book from an award-winning investigative journalist, Cruel Britannia tells the hidden story of Britain's secretive and shameful record of torture for the first time


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Silent Spring

By Rachel Carson

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Published 28-Sep-2000


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Exposes the destruction of wildlife through the widespread use of pesticides. This book aims to creates public awareness of the environment.


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Why it's Still Kicking Off Everywhere

By Paul Mason

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Published 04-Jan-2013


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FRONTLINE REPORTS FROM TODAY'S REVOLUTIONS


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Poor Economics

By Abhijit V Banerjee

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Published 29-Mar-2012


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Why would a man in Morocco who doesn't have enough to eat buy a television? Why do the poorest people in India spend 7 percent of their food budget on sugar? This book overturns the myths about what it is like to live on very little, revealing the unexpected decisions that millions of people make every day.


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Magnum Revolution

By Jon Lee Anderson

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Published 19-Oct-2012


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Culled from the archives of the prestigious photo agency founded by Henri Cartier Bresson, this collection of images from internationally renowned photographers is a compelling record of the recent decades of worldwide revolution.


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When a Billion Chinese Jump

By Jonathan Watts

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Published 01-Jul-2010


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With foul air, filthy water, rising temperatures and encroaching deserts, China is suffering an environmental disaster. This title presents a demonstration that - even with the crisis so severe, and the political scope so limited - the actions of individuals can make a difference.


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Former People

By Douglas Smith

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Published 25-Oct-2012


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The last great untold story of the Russian Revolution


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Last Man Standing

By Jack Straw

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Published 27-Sep-2012


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The autobiography of Jack Straw - an MP for thirty-three years and at the heart of government throughout the longest-serving Labour administration in history


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