A FINANCIAL TIMES BOOK TO READ

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'One of the foremost thinkers on the transformative impact of the technology revolution' - TONY BLAIR

'Original and hopeful . . . a unique guide to the great challenges of the digital age' - ANNE APPLEBAUM

'Lucid and persuasive' - NIALL FERGUSON

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The Digital Republic is the definitive guide to the great political question of our time: how can freedom and democracy survive in a world of powerful digital technologies?

Not long ago, t...

A New Statesman, Financial Times and Economist Book of the Year

'Brilliant' NEW STATESMAN, BOOKS OF THE YEAR

'Enlightening and a good read' SPECTATOR

'Moving and perceptive' NEW STATESMAN

Mussolini, Hitler, Stalin, Mao Zedong, Kim Il-sung, Ceausescu, Mengistu of Ethiopia and Duvalier of Haiti.

No dictator can rule through fear and violence alone. Naked power can be grabbed and held temporarily, but it never suffices in the long term. A tyrant who can compel his own people to acclaim him will...

In a fascinating journey of rediscovery, Max Adams brings to life the forgotten experiences – and voices – of some of the most extraordinary women in history.

An investigation of the obscure centuries that followed the departure of the Romans from Britain.

A report from the front lines of 'dirty work' in the United States - labour that society considers essential, but morally compromised.

The prequel to Frank McDonough's bestselling Hitler Years series, covering the dramatic period of German history that led to the rise of Hitler in 1933.

Established in the wake of Germany's catastrophic defeat in the First World War, the Weimar Republic ushered in widespread social reform, vibrant culture and the most democratic conditions the German people had ever lived under. At its beginning in 1919, it was a regime that held hope for democracy, stability and prosperity in German...

*The book that inspired Chrissy Teigen and Sex and The City's Miranda to quit drinking*

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'An incredible read' - Chrissy Teigen

'Has the power to change your relationship with your entire life' - Glennon Doyle

'This thoughtful, moving book will help a lot of people get to a healthier place' - Johann Hari

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We live in a world obsessed with drinking. We drink at work events, lunches, book clubs and weddings. Yet no one ever questions alcohol's ubiquity. In fact, the only...

A groundbreaking examination of how the marriage of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn sent shockwaves across a continent and changed England forever.

'In many places, where once we had speculation, we now have certainty. This book is at once an education and a joy to read' LITERARY REVIEW

'Combines meticulously researched history and contemporary voices with narrative flair' SUNDAY TIMES

'Anne Boleyn comes alive in this impressive study . . . Moves and informs' THE TIMES

'The most cogent narrative r...

The biography of one of America's founding fathers, Alexander Hamilton, which became the basis for the hugely successful Broadway show Hamilton.

A narrative of early capitalism's most famous scandal, a speculative frenzy that nearly bankrupted the British state during the hot summer of 1720 – and paradoxically led to the birth of modern finance.