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Fahrenheit 451
1993 || Paperback || Ray Bradbury || HarperCollins Publishers
The hauntingly prophetic classic novel set in a not-too-distant future where books are burned by a special task force of firemen. Over 1 million copies sold in the UK. Guy Montag is a fireman.
His job is to burn books, which are forbidden, being the source of all discord and unhappiness. Even so, Montag is unhappy; there is discord in his marriage. Are books hidden in his house? The Mechanical Hound of the Fire Department, armed with a lethal hypodermic, escorted by helicopters, is ready to t...
America on Fire:
The Untold History of Police Violence and Black Rebellion Since the 1960s
2021 || Hardcover || Elizabeth Hinton || HarperCollins Publishers
A New York Times Notable Book Best Books of 2021: TIME, Smithsonian New York Times Book Review * Editors' Choice A radical reckoning with the racial inequality of America's past and present, by one of the country's leading scholars of policing and mass incarceration Between 1964 and 1972, the United States endured domestic violence on a scale not seen since the Civil War. During these eight years, Black residents responded to police brutality and systemic racism by throwing punches and Moloto...
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Hardy Women
Mother, Sisters, Wives, Muses
2025 || Paperback || Paula Byrne || HarperCollins Publishers
A Book of the Year in The Times, Guardian, Independent, New Statesman, Bookseller and at Waterstones 'He understands only the women he invents – the others not at all'
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Values
An Economist’s Guide to Everything That Matters
2025 || Paperback || Mark Carney || HarperCollins Publishers
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER Horrified by the current financial crisis? Want to learn how we might get out of it?
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The Genius of Jane Austen
Her Love of Theatre and Why She is a Hit in Hollywood
2025 || Paperback || Paula Byrne || HarperCollins Publishers
A radical look at Jane Austen as you’ve never seen her – as a lover of farce, comic theatre and juvenilia. The Genius of Jane Austen celebrates Britain’s favourite novelist 200 years after her death and explores why her books make such awesome movies, time after time.
The American Duchess
The Real Wallis Simpson
2024 || Paperback || Anna Pasternak || HarperCollins Publishers
‘Draws startling parallels with Meghan … Both were 34 when they met their princes, both are adored children of strong, single mothers, both have a pared-down style and an electric presence and both are evidently worshipped by their Royal partners.’ S Magazine
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The CIA Book Club
The Best-Kept Secret of the Cold War
2025 || Paperback || Charlie English || HarperCollins Publishers
The astonishing story of the ten million books that were smuggled across the Iron Curtain during the Cold War.
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How Brexit Got Done and the Tories Were Undone
2025 || Paperback || Tim Shipman || HarperCollins Publishers
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What You Do Is Who You Are
How Top Leaders Create a Winning Culture
2025 || Paperback || Ben Horowitz || HarperCollins Publishers
Ben Horowitz, a leading venture capitalist, modern management expert, and New York Times bestselling author combines lessons both from history and modern organisational practice with practical and often surprising advice to help us build cultures that can weather both good and bad times.
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Think Like a Monk
The Secret of How to Harness the Power of Positivity and be Happy Now
2025 || Paperback || Jay Shetty || HarperCollins Publishers
The Sunday Times Number One Bestseller Jay Shetty, social media superstar and host of the #1 podcast ‘On Purpose’, distils the timeless wisdom he learned as a practising monk into practical steps anyone can take every day to live a less anxious, more meaningful life.