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\'Riveting; as fresh and relevant today as it was almost 50 years ago. The words fire off the page with humour, anger and eloquence\' GuardianA powerful and commanding account of the life of trailblazing political activist Angela DavisEdited by Toni Morrison and first published in 1974, An Autobiography is a classic of the Black Liberation era which resonates just as powerfully today. It is reissued now with a new introduction by Davis, for a new audience inspired and galvanised by her ongoing activism and her extraordinary example.In the book, she describes her journey from a childhood on Dynamite Hill in Birmingham, Alabama, to one of the most significant political trials of the century: from her political activity in a New York high school to her work with the U.S. Communist Party, the Black Panther Party, and the Soledad Brothers; and from the faculty of the Philosophy Department at UCLA to the FBI\'s list of the Ten Most Wanted Fugitives.Told with warmth, brilliance, humour, and conviction, it is an unforgettable account of a life committed to radical change. Σελίδες: 464, Διαστάσεις: 13x13cm

Fully updated from the original edition. As the retreat from Kabul shows, America goes to war not to bring democracy, or glory, but in the pursuit of profit. In The Spoils of War, leading Washington reporter, Andrew Cockburn, reveals the extent of the rot that stretches from the Pentagon and the White House, to Wall St and Silicon Valley.The American war machine can only be understood in terms of the \"private passions\" and \"interests\" of those who control it - principally a passionate interest in money. Thus, as he witheringly reports, Washington expanded NATO to satisfy an arms manufacturer\'s urgent financial requirements; the U.S. Navy\'s Pacific fleet deployments were for years dictated by a corrupt contractor who bribed high-ranking officers with cash and prostitutes; senior marine commanders agreed to a troop surge in Afghanistan in 2017 \"because it will do us good at budget time.\"Based on years of wide-ranging research, Cockburn lays bare the ugly reality of the largest military machine in history: squalid, and at the same time terrifyingly dangerous. Σελίδες: 304, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0530, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

Functional stupidity can be catastrophic. It can cause organisational collapse, financial meltdown and technical disaster. And there are countless, more everyday examples of organisations accepting the dubious, the absurd and the downright idiotic, from unsustainable management fads to the cult of leadership or an over-reliance on brand and image. And yet a dose of stupidity can be useful and produce good, short-term results: it can nurture harmony, encourage people to get on with the job and drive success. This is the stupidity paradox. The Stupidity Paradox tackles head-on the pros and cons of functional stupidity. You\'ll discover what makes a workplace mindless, why being stupid might be a good thing in the short term but a disaster in the longer term, and how to make your workplace a little less stupid by challenging thoughtless conformity. It shows how harmony and action in the workplace can be balanced with a culture of questioning and challenge. The book is a wake-up call for smart organisations and smarter people. It encourages us to use our intelligence fully for the sake of personal satisfaction, organisational success and the flourishing of society as a whole. Σελίδες: 288, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0602, Διαστάσεις: 12.8x12.8cm

From the man the Wall Street Journal describes as a \'global change guru\', more than one hundred of the trends that touch every aspect of our lives. This new and updated edition looks even farther into the future, predicting trends past the first decades of the 22nd century. Patrick Dixon looks at how the future will be Fast, Urban, Tribal, Universal, Radical and Ethical - a future of boom and bust and great economic change as the emerging markets grow up; a future of great advances in medicine and also greater threats from viral epidemics; a future of political shocks and greater conflicts; a future in which people will strive for more privacy and businesses will change the way they relate to their staff and their customers; a future in which there will be driverless cars and solar power generated in the desert will power cities thousands of miles away. In this updated edition, Dixon shows how recent developments confirm his predictive scheme: Artificial intelligence and robotics - profound power and influence over our future world Beyond Brexit - the longer term future of the EU and UK The long-term impact of the MeToo movement The future of Truth - Fake News, propaganda and impact on democracy Presidential leadership - rise of powerful figureheads across the world, and potential future conflicts And in an entirely new chapter, Dixon extends his predictive horizon to see how the future will look one hundred years from now. Σελίδες: 384, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0704, Διαστάσεις: 12.8x12.8cm

\'Thoughtful, stimulating and even entertaining ... Lord Sumption\'s opinion is always worth listening to, even - or especially - if one disagrees with it.\' Daily Telegraph \'Time spent on Law in a Time of Crisis is time spent in the company of a brilliant mind considering interesting things\' The Times Brexit, the independence referendum, the pandemic: the UK is a country in crisis. And, in crises, we turn to the law to set the boundaries of what the government can and should do. However, in a country with no written constitution, what sounds like a simple proposition is in fact anything but. Based on his 2019 Reith lectures, former Supreme Court Judge Jonathan Sumption asks: what are the limits of law in politics? Is not having a constitution a hindrance or help in times of crisis? From referenda to the rise of nationalisms, Law in a Time of Crisis exposes the uses and abuses of legal intervention in British crises - past, present, and potential. Σελίδες: 256, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0303, Διαστάσεις: 12.8x12.8cm

The Fall of Boris Johnson is the explosive inside account of how a prime minister lost his hold on power. From Sebastian Payne, former Whitehall Editor for the Financial Times and author of Broken Heartlands.Winner of the Parlimentary Book AwardsA New Statesman, The Times, Daily Mail and FT Book of the Year\'Revelatory\' – The Daily Telegraph\'Delicious detail\' – The TimesBoris Johnson was touted as the saviour of the country and the Conservative Party, obtaining a huge commons majority and finally \'getting Brexit done\'. But, within three short years, he was deposed in disgrace and left the country in crisis.Sebastian Payne tells the essential behind-the-scenes story, charting the series of scandals that felled Johnson: from the blocked suspension of Owen Paterson, through partygate and the final death blow: the Chris Pincher allegations. This is the full narrative of the betrayals, rivalries and resignations that resulted in the dramatic Conservative coup – and set in motion those events that saw the party sink to catastrophic new lows.With unparalleled access to those who were in the room when key decisions were made, Payne tells of the miscalculations and mistakes that led to Boris Johnson’s downfall. This is a gripping and timely look at how power is gained, wielded and lost in Britain today.\'Genuinely page-turning\' – Andrew Marr\'Entertaining and illuminating\' – Tim Shipman Σελίδες: 320, Έτος Έκδοσης: 1031, Διαστάσεις: 13x13cm

Now with new Preface.\'This humane, accessible and lucid work will enlighten any voter, and remind any would-be – or currently serving – politician of the pitfalls to avoid\' – TLSAs the list of U-turns grows ever longer, the cost of living crisis intensifies and mortgage rates rise, we really need those in charge to get it right. In Why Governments Get It Wrong, Cambridge\'s Professor Dennis C. Grube gives a timely and incisive examination of the pitfalls, failures and successes of those in power around the world.We live in an era when we really need governments to be effective – the economy, our health and the future of the planet are at stake – but so often they can seem clueless, and their decisions leave us confused.With insight and wit, Grube explains how governments can improve their decision-making and, by examining fascinating case studies, he highlights the key factors that make for effective government.With the stakes higher than ever before, this original and important book is an essential read for any concerned citizen who wants to understand why governments make the wrong decisions and, crucially, what can be done about it.\'Convincing\' – David Lammy MP\'A must-read\' – Sebastian Payne, author of The Fall of Boris Johnson‘Highly original and very entertaining\' – Gavin Esler, author of How Britain Ends\'There is a real gap for this book\' – Isabel Hardman, author of Why We Get the Wrong Politicians Σελίδες: 256, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0130, Διαστάσεις: 13x13cm

THE SUNDAY TIMES NO 2 BESTSELLER  **  THE NEW YORK TIMES NO 1 BESTSELLER ‘More explosive, compulsive and gasp-inducingly, spine-tinglingly, mouth-dryingly, heart-poundingly thrilling than any fiction I have read for years, but it is all true’ Stephen Fry‘Mind-blowing...Browder\'s battle for justice is at times terrifying, at times deeply touching’ Catherine Belton‘A jaw-dropping exposé by Putin’s anti-corruption nemesis’ Daily TelegraphFollowing his explosive international bestseller Red Notice, Bill Browder returns with another gripping thriller chronicling how he became Vladimir Putin’s number one enemy by exposing Putin’s campaign to steal and launder hundreds of billions of dollars and kill anyone who stands in his way. When Bill Browder’s young Russian lawyer, Sergei Magnitsky, was beaten to death in a Moscow jail, Browder made it his life’s mission to go after his killers and make sure they faced justice. The first step of that mission was to uncover who was behind the $230 million tax refund scheme that Magnitsky was killed over. As Browder and his team tracked the money as it flowed out of Russia through the Baltics and Cyprus and on to Western Europe and the Americas, they were shocked to discovered that Vladimir Putin himself was a beneficiary of the crime. As law enforcement agencies began freezing the money, Putin retaliated. He and his cronies set up honey traps, hired process servers to chase Browder through cities, murdered more of his Russian allies, and enlisted some of the top lawyers and politicians in America to bring him down. Putin will stop at nothing to protect his money. As Freezing Order reveals, it was Browder’s campaign to expose Putin’s corruption that prompted Russia’s intervention in the 2016 US presidential election.At once a financial caper, an international adventure and a passionate plea for justice, Freezing Order is a timely and stirring morality tale about how one man can take on one of the most ruthless villains in the world. Σελίδες: 352, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0202, Διαστάσεις: 13x13cm

\'Very occasionally a journalist starts an avalanche with a single gunshot... Chris Mullin and his TV colleagues belong in the glorious company.\"-The Observer\'One of the greatest feats ever achieved by an investigative reporter\'-Sebastian Faulks, the Independent on Sunday\'Whoever planted the bombs in Birmingham...also planted a bomb under the British legal establishment\'-Robert Harris, Sunday TimesError of Judgment lit a fire under the establishment when it was first published, shattering the prosecution case against six Irishmen charged with the Birmingham Bombings and going on to change the course of British legal history.On the evening of 21st November 1974, bombs planted by the IRA in two crowded Birmingham pubs exploded, killing 21 people and injuring at least 170. Within a day of the explosion, six men - Paddy Hill, Gerry Hunter, Richard McIlkenny, Billy Power, Johnny Walker and Hughie Callaghan - were arrested and charged. All were found guilty.Methodically, with total clarity and a tone that is both gripping and impassioned, then investigative journalist Mullin unpicked every detail of the case, revealing gaping holes in the prosecution case and the horrifying consequences of an establishment determined to close ranks.Now 50 years on from the Birmingham Bombings and with new writing from Mullin, this classic edition of Error of Judgement tells the complete story of one of the most significant miscarriages of justice ever. As relevant now as it was when it was first published, it\'s an essential text on corruption, violence and bias in British policing and justice. Σελίδες: 528, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0528, Διαστάσεις: 12.8x12.8cm

‘The political memoir of the decade’ Sunday Times The #1 Sunday Times Bestseller What was it like to lead the Conservative Party back to power and form a coalition government? How does a Prime Minister turn around an economy, handle a migration crisis and respond to a rapidly changing Europe? Why call a referendum on Britain’s EU membership? David Cameron answers these questions and more with a candour that extends beyond the events he faced to the people he encountered and, fascinatingly, to the things he got right and wrong. He talks too about what has happened in the four years since that momentous vote in what is the frankest insight yet into the inner workings of politics and the mind of one man who was at the heart of it. Σελίδες: 752, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

*****\'Reads like a John le Carré novel but is, in fact, very real.\' - The Big Issue\'Very Bad People would be a hugely enjoyable thriller if it wasn\'t all true.\' - Isabella Tree, author of Wilding\'Global Witness are fearless.\' - Gordon Roddick, Campaigner and Co-Founder of the Body Shop\'Part true crime tale, part investigative procedural, this is the account of the brilliant and necessary superheroes of Global Witness, whose superpower is the truth.\' - Edward Zwick, Director of Blood Diamond\'Very Bad People reads like a non-stop high-speed chase as our fighters against corruption hunt down a litany of criminals and con-men.\' - David Farr, Screenwriter, The Night Manager\'The story told in this book of three youthful idealists is simply riveting. Don\'t miss it.\' - Misha Glenny, author of McMafia\'Alley has produced a clear-eyed account of a world poisoned by dark money, and a welcome reminder that resistance is possible. As it turns out, his book is even more timely than he could have hoped.\' - Irish Times\'This book is inspirational. It shows how young people with sufficient passion and intelligence have the capacity to go after some of the most powerful governments and corporations and shame, humiliate and just push governments to support important reforms that can make this a more decent world.\' - Frank Vogl, Co-Founder of Transparency InternationalArms trafficking, offshore accounts and luxury property deals. Super-yachts, private jets and super-car collections. Blood diamonds, suspect oil deals, deforestation and murder. This is the world of Global Witness, the award-winning organisation dedicated to rooting out worldwide corruption. And this is co-founder Patrick Alley\'s revealing inside track on a breath-taking catalogue of modern super-crimes - and the \'shadow network\' that enables them.VERY BAD PEOPLE is about following the money, going undercover in the world\'s most dangerous places, and bringing down the people behind the crimes. Case by case we see maverick investigators pitched against warlords, grifters and super-villains who bear every resemblance to The Night Manager\'s Richard Roper. One dictator\'s son spent $700 million in just four years on his luxury lifestyle.As they unravel crooked deals of labyrinthine complexity, the team encounter well-known corporations whose operations are no less criminal than the Mafia. This network of lawyers, bankers and real estate agents help park dirty money in London, New York, or in offshore accounts, safe from prying eyes.Patrick Alley\'s book is a brilliant, authoritative and fearless investigation into the darkest workings of our world - and an inspiration to all of us who want to fight back. Σελίδες: 336, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0530, Διαστάσεις: 12.6x12.6cm

*Winner of the 2020 Lionel Gelber Prize*FINANCIAL TIMES, ECONOMIST, PROSPECT and EVENING STANDARD BOOK OF THE YEAR PICKA landmark book that completely transforms our understanding of the crisis of liberalism, from two pre-eminent intellectualsWhy did the West, after winning the Cold War, lose its political balance?In the early 1990s, hopes for the eastward spread of liberal democracy were high. And yet the transformation of Eastern European countries gave rise to a bitter repudiation of liberalism itself, not only in the East but also back in the heartland of the West.In this brilliant work of political psychology, Ivan Krastev and Stephen Holmes argue that the supposed end of history turned out to be only the beginning of an Age of Imitation. Reckoning with the history of the last thirty years, they show that the most powerful force behind the wave of populist xenophobia that began in Eastern Europe stems from resentment at the post-1989 imperative to become Westernized.Through this prism, the Trump revolution represents an ironic fulfillment of the promise that the nations exiting from communist rule would come to resemble the United States. In a strange twist, Trump has elevated Putin\'s Russia and Orbán\'s Hungary into models for the United States.Written by two pre-eminent intellectuals bridging the East/West divide, The Light that Failed is a landmark book that sheds light on the extraordinary history of our Age of Imitation. Σελίδες: 256, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

Read the inspiring Sunday Times bestselling memoir from the first woman, and woman of colour, to serve as Vice President of the United States.The daughter of immigrants and civil rights activists, Vice President Kamala Harris was raised in a California community that cared deeply about social justice. As she rose to prominence as a political leader, her experiences would become her guiding light as she grappled with an array of complex issues and learned to bring a voice to the voiceless.In The Truths We Hold, Harris reckons with the big challenges we face together. Drawing on the hard-won wisdom and insight from her own career and the work of those who have most inspired her, she communicates a vision of shared struggle, shared purpose, and shared values as we confront the great work of our day.A compelling life story and a galvanising account of how meaningful change is made, The Truths We Hold offers essential insight into Kamala Harris’s life and career.\'Personal integrity shines through every page\' Observer\'A life story that genuinely entrances\' Los Angeles Times Σελίδες: 336, Διαστάσεις: 12.8x12.8cm

The iconic New York Times bestseller that \'struck the spark that would eventually light the fire of Black Lives Matter\' (Ibram X. Kendi)Named one of the most important nonfiction books of the 21st century by Entertainment Weekly‚ Slate‚ Chronicle of Higher Education‚ Literary Hub and Book RiotOnce in a great while a book comes along that radically changes our understanding of a crucial political issue and helps to fuel a social movement. The New Jim Crow is such a book. Lawyer and activist Michelle Alexander offers a stunning account of the rebirth of a caste-like system in the United States, one that has resulted in millions of African Americans locked behind bars and then relegated to a permanent second-class status, denied the very rights supposedly won in the Civil Rights movement. Challenging the notion that the election of Barack Obama signalled a new era of colourblindness in the United States, The New Jim Crow reveals how racial discrimination was not ended but merely redesigned. By targeting black men through the War on Drugs and decimating communities of colour, the American criminal justice system functions as a contemporary system of racial control, relegating millions to a permanent second-class status even as it formally adheres to the principle of colourblindness. A searing call to action for everyone concerned with social justice, The New Jim Crow is one of the most important books about race in the 21st century. Σελίδες: 432, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

LONGLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE 2018 SUNDAY TIMES, GUARDIAN, TELEGRAPH AND ECONOMIST BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2017\'A provocative take on the UK\'s new tribal divisions ... a book whose timing is pitch-perfect\' Andrew MarrMany Remainers reported waking up the day after the Brexit vote feeling as if they were living in a foreign country. In fact, they were merely experiencing the same feeling that many British people have felt every day for years. Fifty years ago, people in leafy North London and people in working-class Northern towns could vote for a Labour party that broadly encompassed all of their interests. Today their priorities are poles apart. In this groundbreaking and timely book, Goodhart shows us how people have come to be divided into two camps: the \'Anywheres\', who have \'achieved\' identities, derived from their careers and education, and \'Somewheres\', who get their identity from a sense of place and from the people around them, and who feel a sense of loss due to mass immigration and rapid social change. In a world increasingly divided by Brexit and Trump, Goodhart shows how Anywheres must come to understand and respect Somewhere values to stand a fighting chance against the rise of populism. Σελίδες: 304, Διαστάσεις: 13x13cm

BOOK 10 OF THE LADYBIRD EXPERT HISTORY OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR, FROM AWARD-WINNING HISTORIAN JAMES HOLLANDFeaturing stunning illustrations from Keith Burns, bringing the story to life in vivid detailWhy were British troops in Burma?What was The Defence of the Admin Box?How did the British defeat the Japanese troops?THE BURMA CAMPAIGN was one of the most prolonged campaigns in the South-East Asian theatre of war, but it was also one of the most dramatic.Against Japanese troops, and monsoon weather, the Allies finally prevailed, demonstrating to the world that the Axis powers could be defeated in the East.BRITAIN\'S TURNING POINT IN THE WAR IN THE EASTWritten by historian, author and broadcaster James Holland, The War in Burma is an essential, accessible introduction to Britain\'s triumph in the East.__________Discover the full Ladybird Expert WW2 series:BlitzkriegThe Battle of BritainBattle of the AtlanticThe Desert WarThe Eastern FrontThe Pacific WarThe Bomber WarThe War in ItalyThe Battle for NormandyThe War in BurmaVictory in EuropeVictory Against Japan Σελίδες: 56, Διαστάσεις: 11.9x11.9cm

This is one of the most significant military books of the twentieth century. By an outstanding soldier of independent mind, it pushed forward the evolution of land warfare and was directly responsible for German armoured supremacy in the early years of the Second World War. Published in 1937, the result of 15 years of careful study since his days on the German General Staff in the First World War, Achtung Panzer! argues how vital the proper use of tanks and supporting armoured vehicles would be in the conduct of a future war. When that war came, just two years later, he proved it, leading his Panzers with distinction in the Polish, French and Russian campaigns. Panzer warfare had come of age, exactly as he had forecast.This first English translation of Heinz Guderian\'s classic book - used as a textbook by Panzer officers in the war - has an introduction and extensive background notes by the modern English historian Paul Harris. Σελίδες: 240, Έτος Έκδοσης: 1201, Διαστάσεις: 19.6x19.6cm

Richard Wright\'s memoir of his childhood as a young black boy in the American south of the 1920s and 30s is a stark depiction of African-American life and a powerful exploration of racial tension.‘A compelling indictment of life in the Deep South between the wars’ Daily Telegraph At four years old, Richard Wright set fire to his home in a moment of boredom; at five his father deserted the family; by six Richard was - temporarily - an alcoholic. It was in saloons, railroad yards and streets that he learned the facts about life, about fear, hunger and hatred, while his mother\'s long illness taught him about suffering. In a world of white hostility and subjugation it would be his love of books and pursuit of knowledge that would propel him to follow his dream of justice and opportunity in the north.A chronicle of coming of age under the racial prejudices of the American south, as much the story of a writer finding his voice, Black Boy remains one of the great, impassioned memoirs of the twentieth century. Σελίδες: 272, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

From activist, Pussy Riot member and freedom fighter Maria Alyokhina, a raw, hallucinatory, passionate account of her arrest, trial and imprisonment in Siberian jail for standing up for what she believed in.\'One of the most brilliant and inspiring things I\'ve read in years. Couldn\'t put it down. This book is freedom\' Chris Kraus, author of I Love Dick\'A women\'s prison memoir like no other! One tough cookie!\' @MargaretAtwood\'Once you begin reading, you are completely disarmed, unable to put it down until the last page\' Marina AbramovicPeople who believe in freedom and democracy think it will exist forever.That is a mistake. What happened in Russia - what happened to me - could happen anywhere.When I was jailed for political protest, I learned that prison doesn\'t just teach you to follow the rules. It teaches you to think that you can never break them.It\'s inevitable that the prison gates will open at some point. But this doesn\'t mean that you leave the \'prisoner\' category and go straight into the category of \'the free\'.Freedom does not exist unless you fight for it every day.This is the story about how I made a choice. Σελίδες: 208, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

Patrick Hennessey\'s The Junior Officers\' Reading Club is a lucid, witty account of all the horror, boredom and exhilaration of war. Patrick Hennessey is pretty much like any other member of Generation X: he spent the first half of the noughties reading books at university, going out, listening to house music and watching war films. He also, as an officer in the Grenadier guards, fought in some of the most violent combat the British army has seen in decades. Telling the story of how a modern soldier is made, from the testosterone-heavy breeding ground of Sandhurst to the nightmare of Iraq and Afghanistan, The Junior Officers\' Reading Club is already being hailed as a modern classic. \'Soldiers who can write are as rare as writers who can strip down a machinegun in 40 seconds\' Christopher Hart, Sunday Times \'An extraordinary memoir ... Hennessey has a reporter\'s eye for detail and a soldier\'s nose for bullshit\' John Shirley, Guardian \'High tempo, full-on, honest and revealing\' Patrick Bishop, Evening Standard \'The most accomplished work of military witness to emerge from British war-fighting since 1945\' Boyd Tonkin, Independent \'Remarkable ... conveys vividly what it\'s like to experience combat\' Jeremy Paxman, Daily Telegraph, Books of the Year Patrick Hennessey (b. 1982) joined the Army in January 2004, undertaking officer training at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst where he was awarded the Queen\'s Medal and commissioned into The Grenadier Guards. He served as a Platoon Commander and later Company Operations Officer from the end of 2004 to early 2009 in the Balkans, Africa, South East Asia and the Falkland Islands and on operational tours to Iraq in 2006 and Afghanistan in 2007, where he became the youngest Captain in the Army and was commended for gallantry. Σελίδες: 368, Διαστάσεις: 12.8x12.8cm

GUARDIAN AND NEW STATESMAN BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2017**Winner of best memoir at the Parliamentary Book Awards**Now with a new epilogue for the paperback\'Compelling ... She has guts to spare ... An important story ... Role model? You bet\' Tim Shipman, Sunday Times\'So human and inspiring, and my favourite book of the year so far\' Rohan Silva, GuardianWhen Harriet Harman started her career, men-only job adverts and a \'women\'s rate\' of pay were the norm, female MPs were a tiny minority - a woman couldn\'t even sign for a mortgage. But, she argues, we should never just be grateful that things are better now. There\'s still more to do. In A Woman\'s Work Harriet, Britain\'s longest-serving female MP, looks at her own life to see how far we\'ve come, and where we should go next. This is an inspiring and refreshingly honest account of the part she has played (and the setbacks along the way) in the movement that transformed politics and women\'s lives - from helping striking female factory workers to standing for election while pregnant, from her memories of her own mother to her success in reforming the law on maternity rights, childcare, domestic violence and getting more women into parliament. But it is also a call for women today to get together and continue the fight for equality. If we don\'t, no one else will. Σελίδες: 416, Διαστάσεις: 13x13cm

The explosive true story of a gun for hire.\'Hard eyes stare out of massive beards, their faces marked by the scars of battle. With these guys their webbing looks like it belongs to them, rather than it\'s been hung on a pair of reluctant shoulders. There\'s not a word been said to us, but the ante has clearly been upped. There\'s a dark and sinister feeling in the air. It doesn\'t take a genius to figure it\'s about to kick off.\' Former SAS soldier Big Phil Campion tells it like is in this brutally honest account of his insanely dangerous life as a private military operator. From playing chicken with a suicide bomber in backstreet Kabul, to taking on pirates with his bare hands, this is true-life action-packed drama at its best. Σελίδες: 368, Έτος Έκδοσης: 1017, Διαστάσεις: 13x13cm

\'Eye-popping analysis of politicians\' finances... a ground-breaking study... a fascinating and important work.\' Sunday Times\'Immaculately researched... A powerful reminder that reporters can serve the public good... Should make journalists proud - and may even help to make the world a better place\' Peter Oborne, New StatesmanWho do our politicians work for? The public, or big business? If you want to understand why British politics isn\'t working, the first place to start is here. Parliament Ltd reveals the financial interests that British politicians would rather you didn\'t hear about. From banks and private corporations, to lobbying and the arms trade, there are MPs making millions by moonlighting in second jobs. Where does their loyalty belong - to us or to their paymasters? Meanwhile - years after the expenses scandal - they are now claiming more than ever before. In his enthralling journey to the dark heart of British politics, Martin Williams exposes a hidden, shocking culture of greed and corruption. Σελίδες: 368, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0228, Διαστάσεις: 12.8x12.8cm

Co-authored by two leading voices in the struggle to liberate Palestine, a clear-sighted and essential analysis of the political context around this region at a desperate impasseFrom the targeting of schools and hospitals, to the indiscriminate use of white phosphorus, Israel\'s conduct in \'Operation Cast Lead\' has rattled even some of its most strident supporters. In Gaza in Crisis, Noam Chomsky and Ilan Pappé survey the fallout from that devastation, and place the massacre in Gaza in the context of Israel\'s long-standing war against the Palestinians. It is a rigorous, historically informed and much-needed analysis of the situation and will be welcomed by all those eager for Chomsky\'s and Pappé\'s insights into yet another political catastrophe. \'Noam Chomsky is a global phenomenon . . . he may be the most widely read American voice on foreign policy on the planet today\' The New York Times Book Review \'Ilan Pappé is Israel\'s bravest, most principled, most incisive historian\' John Pilger Σελίδες: 256, Διαστάσεις: 13x13cm

Profound and humane, Amartya Sen\'s Identity and Violence: The Illusion of Destiny examines some of the most explosive problems of our time and shows how we can move towards peace as firmly as we have spiralled towards war. In this penetrating book, Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen argues that we are becoming increasingly divided along lines of religion and culture, ignoring the many other ways in which people see themselves, from class and profession to morals and politics. When we are put into narrow categories the importance of human life becomes lost. Through his lucid exploration of such subjects as multiculturalism, fundamentalism, terrorism and globalization, he brings out the need for a clear-headed understanding of human freedom and a constructive public voice in Global civil society. The hope of harmony in today\'s world lies in a clearer understanding of our sheer diversity. \'Identity and Violence is a moving, powerful essay about the mischief of bad ideas\'  The Economist \'Impassioned, eloquent and often moving, Identity and Violence is a sustained attack on the \"solitarist\" theory which says that human identities are formed by membership of a single social group\'   John Gray, Guardian \'Rich in ideas ... I would love to send it to Osama bin Laden and have his reply\'  Spectator \'Sen\'s moving and most personal book yet\'  The Times Literary Supplement \'Stimulating ... simple and persuasive\'  Financial Times \'An accessible and exceptional humanitarian\'  Jon Snow, New Statesman Heroes of Our Time Amartya Sen is Lamont University Professor at Harvard. He won the Nobel Prize in Economics in 1998. His other books published by Penguin include The Argumentative Indian and The Idea of Justice. Σελίδες: 240, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

\'An unburdening, a witness statement and a thriller all at the same time ... electrifying.\' The TimesI have to assume that there is a very real chance that Putin or members of his regime will have me killed some day. If I\'m killed, you will know who did it. When my enemies read this book, they will know that you know.A Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller. A true-life thriller by one of Putin\'s Most Wanted.In November 2009, the young lawyer Sergei Magnitsky was beaten to death by eight police officers in a freezing cell in a Moscow prison. His crime? Testifying against Russian officials who were involved in a conspiracy to steal $230 million of taxes.Red Notice is a searing exposé of the whitewash of this imprisonment and murder. The killing hasn\'t been investigated. It hasn\'t been punished. Bill Browder is still campaigning for justice for his late lawyer and friend. This is his explosive journey from the heady world of finance in New York and London in the 1990s, through battles with ruthless oligarchs in turbulent post-Soviet Union Moscow, to the shadowy heart of the Kremlin.With fraud, bribery, corruption and torture exposed at every turn, Red Notice is a shocking political roller-coaster.__________________Reads like a classic thriller, with an everyman hero alone and in danger in a hostile foreign city ... but it\'s all true, and it\'s a story that needs to be told.\' Lee Child\'A shocking true-life thriller.\' Tom Stoppard\'A riveting account... it is a powerful story and Browder tells it skilfully.\' The Washington Post Σελίδες: 480, Διαστάσεις: 12.8x12.8cm

\'An indispensable voice of and for this moment\' Timothy Snyder, author of On Tyranny Many of us are consumed by news cycles reporting on Trump\'s latest astonishing policy or declaration, and the overwhelming sense we have is one of confusion and incredulity - how could this be happening? As the 2020 US Presidential race takes shape, SURVIVING AUTOCRACY provides an indispensable overview of the calamitous trajectory of the past few years. Drawing on her Soviet childhood and two decades covering the resurgence of totalitarianism in Russia, acclaimed New Yorker journalist and prize-winning author Masha Gessen links together seemingly disparate elements of Trump\'s regime to offer a roadmap for understanding Trump\'s approach, policies and ultimate aims. Highlighting an inventory of ravages to liberal democracy, including the corrosion of the media, the justice system and cultural norms, she posits that America is in the throws of an autocratic attempt. Gessen\'s penetrating analysis offers a new political discourse to replace that which has been so thoroughly degraded, and with it, a clearer path to action. Manifesto-like, Surviving Autocracy is threaded with solutions to the current situation, such as developing a political language that encompasses autocratic impulses, a more agile and honest media, and a visionary moral politics to counter Trump\'s extraordinary on-going assault. Σελίδες: 272, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

\'The standard book on anarchism for the twenty-first century. Written with brio, quiet insight and clarity\' Carl LevyA magisterial study of the history and theory of one of the most controversial political movementsAnarchism routinely gets a bad press. It\'s usually seen as meaning chaos and disorder -- or even nothing at all. And yet, from Occupy Wall Street to Pussy Riot, Noam Chomsky to David Graeber, this philosophical and political movement is as relevant as ever. Contrary to popular perception, different strands of anarchism -- from individualism to collectivism -- do follow certain structures and a shared sense of purpose: a belief in freedom and working towards collective good without the interference of the state. In this masterful, sympathetic account, political theorist Ruth Kinna traces the tumultuous history of anarchism, starting with thinkers and activists such as Peter Kropotkin and Emma Goldman and through key events like the Paris Commune and the Haymarket affair. Skilfully introducing us to the nuanced theories of anarchist groups from Russia to Japan to the United States, The Government of No One reveals what makes a supposedly chaotic movement particularly adaptable and effective over centuries -- and what we can learn from it. Σελίδες: 432, Διαστάσεις: 11.1x11.1cm

A prophetic warning against the foolishness of crusades, John Gray\'s Black Mass challenges our belief in human progress. Our conventional view of history is wrong. It is founded on a pernicious myth of an achievable utopia that in the last century alone caused the murder of tens of millions. In Black Mass John Gray tears down the religious, political and secular beliefs that we insist are fundamental to the human project, examines the interaction of terrorism, declining world resources, environmental change, human myths of redemption and a flawed belief in Western democracy, and shows us how a misplaced faith in our ability to improve the world has actually made it far worse. \'Brilliant, frightening, devastating\'  John Banville, Guardian \'A brilliant polemic ... Gray\'s most powerful argument yet\'  J.G. Ballard, Guardian, Books of the Year \'Causes vertigo when it does not cause outrage\'  Sunday Times \'Exhilarating, invigorating\'  Literary Review \'Savage. Gray raises profound and valid doubts about the conventional \"plot\" of modern history\'  Financial Times \'A load of bollocks ... could hardly be more bonkers if it was crawling with lizards\'  Sunday Telegraph John Gray has been Professor of Politics at Oxford University, Visiting Professor at Harvard and Yale and Professor of European Thought at the London School of Economics. His books include False Dawn: The Delusions of Global Capitalism, Straw Dogs: Thoughts on Humans and Other Animals and The Immortalization Commission: The Strange Quest to Cheat Death. His selected writings, Gray\'s Anatomy, was published in 2009. Σελίδες: 352, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

All systems break down. Some bounce back, others do not. This is a book about why.RESILIENCE is a book about how the world works. It covers business, economic, geographic and social systems in a thrillingly readable narrative. A wealth of absorbing examples are covered, from the link between US oil prices and the recent \'tortilla riots\' in Mexico to what was really happening when the US government decided not to bail out Lehman Bros. RESILIENCE introduces completely new ideas, such as \'flipping\' which is when a systems has been pulled out of shape so often it changes forever. The thinking in RESILIENCE has crucial implications for how to understand the world in which we live. Σελίδες: 432, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0409, Διαστάσεις: 12.8x12.8cm

\'Astonishing, powerful, so important at this time\' - Margaret Atwood (on Twitter)\'Riveting . . . intricate and surprising\' - The New York Times\'Reading it will change you, perhaps forever\' - San Francisco ChronicleAn electrifying memoir set in the Salvadoran Civil War:the true story of a young poet who becomes an activist through a trial by fireCarolyn Forché, an American poet, is 27 when a mysterious stranger called Leonel appears on her doorstep, having driven direct from El Salvador. Her friend has heard rumours about who he might be - a communist, a CIA operative, a sharpshooter, a motorcycle racer, a revolutionary, a small coffee farmer - but nobody seems to know for certain. Captivated for reasons she doesn\'t fully understand, she accepts his invitation to visit and learn about his country, and so becomes enmeshed in the early stages of a brutal civil conflict which will ultimately see the Salvadoran state turn paramilitary death squads against its own people, and leave nearly 90,000 dead or disappeared. Leonel knows that war is coming, and he wants Carolyn - as a writer - to bear witness to it.Told across peasant shanties, protest marches, the grand homes of retired generals and safe houses on the run, What You Have Heard Is True is the devastating true story of a young woman\'s choice to engage with horror in order to help others, of an unlikely friendship which will change thecourse of her life, and of a remarkable man\'s doomed effort to save his people from disaster. Σελίδες: 400, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

THE EXTRAORDINARY NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER. A SEARINGLY HONEST ACCOUNT OF A LIFE TORN APART BY WAR.\'The most important book you’ll ever read… Battle Scars will save lives.\' TOM MARCUS\'A vivid, searing account of a life at war.’ BEAR GRYLLS‘A must read.’ ANT MIDDLETON---What happens when you become your own enemy? How do you keep on fighting when life itself no longer feels worth fighting for?After more than two decades of active duty in the Special Forces, Jason Fox was diagnosed with complex PTSD, forcing him to leave the military brotherhood and confront the hard reality of what follows.Battle Scars tells the story of Fox’s career as an elite operator, from the gunfights, hostage rescues, daring escapes and heroic endeavours that defined his service, to the very different kind of battle that awaited him at home.Unflinchingly honest, Battle Scars is a breathtaking account of Special Forces soldiering: a chronicle of operational bravery, and of superhuman courage on and off the battlefield.---What readers are saying:‘An absolute must-read’ ***** Reader review‘This outstanding book and its contents will save lives’ ***** Reader review‘Unforgettable, magnificent and utterly inspiring’ ***** Reader review‘Amazing and truly humbling…This book is incredible’ ***** Reader review‘A remarkable life story from an equally remarkable man’ ***** Reader review‘Courageous…I simply could not put this down’ ***** Reader review‘A mental health must read’ ***** Reader review Σελίδες: 384, Διαστάσεις: 12.6x12.6cm

***WINNER OF THE CRIME WRITERS\' ASSOCIATION ALCS GOLD DAGGER FOR NON-FICTION***\'Meticulous and gripping - a thriller that disturbs for revelations about a singular act of murder, and the national security state which we call home\' Philippe Sands, author of East West StreetA groundbreaking examination of a terrifying murder and its aftermath by the bestselling author of Hanns and Rudolf and The House by the Lake.On 14 June 2006, police were called to 9 Downshire Hill in Hampstead. The owner, Allan Chappelow, was a writer and notorious recluse who had not been seen for several weeks. Inside the darkened house, officers found piles of rubbish, trees growing through the floor, and the body of Chappelow, battered to death, partially burned and buried under four feet of paper.The man eventually arrested on suspicion of his murder was a Chinese dissident named Wang Yam, who claimed to be the grandson of one of Mao’s closest aides. His trial was the first in modern British history to be held ‘in camera’: closed, carefully controlled, secret. Wang Yam was found guilty, but has always protested his innocence. Did Wang Yam do it? Or was he framed for a crime he didn\'t commit?When everything is hidden, how do we know what\'s really true?www.bloodonthepage.com_________________\'An In Cold Blood for our time – a brilliant and unflinching anatomy of a murder that is both brutal true crime and heartbreaking human tragedy\' Tony Parsons\'A fine and fascinating read, bolstered by exemplary research and nuanced insights.\' Observer‘A real-life procedural... which might have important implications for us all.’ Guardian\'Reads like a thriller... a rigorous investigation... a revealing piece of social history.\' Sunday Times\'Detailed, painstaking and fascinating.\' Evening Standard Σελίδες: 384, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

\'Priestdaddy caused a sensation when it hit bookshelves in 2017\' Vogue \'Glorious\' Sunday Times\'Laugh-out-loud funny\' The Times\'Extraordinary\' Observer\'Exceptional\' Telegraph\'Electric\' New York Times\'Snort-out-loud\' Financial Times\'Dazzling\' Guardian\'Do yourself a favour and read this memoir!\' BookPageWINNER OF THE THURBER PRIZE FOR AMERICAN HUMOURThe childhood of Patricia Lockwood, the poet dubbed \'The Smutty-Metaphor Queen of Lawrence, Kansas\' by The New York Times, was unusual in many respects. There was the location: an impoverished, nuclear waste-riddled area of the American Midwest. There was her mother, a woman who speaks almost entirely in strange riddles and arnings of impending danger. Above all, there was her gun-toting, guitar-riffing, frequently semi-naked father, who underwent a religious conversion on a submarine and found a loophole which saw him approved for the Catholic priesthood by the future Pope Benedict XVI, despite already having a wife and children.When an unexpected crisis forces Lockwood and her husband to move back into her parents\' rectory, she must learn to live again with the family\'s simmering madness, and to reckon with the dark side of her religious upbringing. Pivoting from the raunchy to the sublime, from the comic to the serious, Priestdaddy is an unforgettable story of how we balance tradition against hard-won identity - and of how, having journeyed in the underworld, we can emerge with our levity and our sense of justice intact.\'Destined to be a classic . . . this year\'s must-read memoir\' Mary Karr, author of The Liars\' Club\'Irrepressible . . . joyous, funny and filthy . . . Lockwood blows the roof off every paragraph\' Joe Dunthorne, author of Submarine\'Beautiful, funny and poignant. I wish I\'d written this book\' Jenny Lawson, author of Furiously Happy\'A revelatory debut . . . Lockwood\'s prose is nothing short of ecstatic . . . her portrait of her epically eccentric family is funny, warm, and stuffed to bursting with emotional insight\' Joss Whedon\'Praise God, this is why books were invented\' Emily Berry, author of Dear Boy and Stranger, Baby Σελίδες: 352, Διαστάσεις: 12.8x12.8cm

Europe is facing its greatest refugee crisis since the Second World War, yet the institutions responding to it remain virtually unchanged from those created in the post-war era. Going beyond the scenes of desperation which have become all-too-familiar in the past few years, Alexander Betts and Paul Collier show that this crisis offers an opportunity for reform if international policy-makers focus on delivering humane, effective and sustainable outcomes - both for Europe and for countries that border conflict zones. Refugees need more than simply food, tents and blankets, and research demonstrates that they can offer tangible economic benefits to their adopted countries if given the right to work and education. Refuge sets out an alternative vision that can empower refugees to help themselves, contribute to their host societies, and even rebuild their countries of origin. Σελίδες: 304, Διαστάσεις: 13x13cm

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