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• By the Fire We Carry

  the Generations-long Fight for Justice on Native Land

  Nagle, Rebecca

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  Rebecca Nagle recounts the generations-long fight for tribal land and sovereignty in eastern Oklahoma. The story it tells exposes both the wrongs that the US nation has committed and the Native-led battle for justice that has shaped the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Scapegoat

  the Brilliant Brief Life of the Duke of Buckingham

  Hughes-Hallett, Lucy, 1951-

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  'The Scapegoat brilliantly dramatises the complex and glittering Duke of Buckingham and the political and sexual intrigue of the court of James I. 

• The Red Emperor

  Xi Jinping and His New China

  Sheridan, Michael, 1957-

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  An eye-opening portrait of Xi Jinping, the man who presides over 1.4 billion people and the second largest economy on earth. The book reveals that behind the facade of the Chinese Communist Party there is a modern dynasty and a new emperor.

• Truss at 10

  How Not to Be Prime Minister

  Seldon, Anthony, 1953-

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  Liz Truss's disastrous premiership was the shortest and most chaotic in British history. In the space of just 49 days, Truss witnessed the death of the longest-reigning monarch, attempted to remould the economy and triggered a collapse in…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• What the Taliban Told Me

  Fritz, Ian, 1990-

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  A powerful, timely memoir of a young Air Force linguist coming-of-age in a war that is lost.

• Two Wheels to Freedom

  the Story of a Young Jew, Wartime Resistance, and a Daring Escape

  Magida, Arthur J.

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  The extraordinary true story of a young Jewish art student who not just survived but resisted and saved hundred of lives—all while retaining his infectious zeal for life.

• Key to the City

  How Zoning Shapes Our World

  Bronin, Sara C.

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  Key to the City demystifies the invisible force shaping communities and puts forward a practical and energizing vision for how we can reimagine them.

• A Very Short History of the Israel-Palestine Conflict

  Pappé, Ilan, 1954-

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  A short primer unravelling the Israel-Palestine conflict from the nineteenth century to today.

• The High Seas

  Ambition, Power and Greed on the Unclaimed Ocean

  Heffernan, Olive

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  The race to control, protect and profit from Earth's new blue frontier.

• Seven Children

  Inequality and Britain's Next Generation

  Dorling, Daniel

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  Immersive, surprising and thought-provoking, exploring post-pandemic Britain's most pressing issues. What do we miss when we focus only on the super-rich and the most deprived? What kinds of lives are British children living between the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Others Like Me

  the Lives of Women Without Children

  Louie, Nicole

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  A deeply personal exploration of childless and childfree women in their own words, this is the story of 14 women around the world, from different walks of life, who don’t have children.

• Black Convicts

  How Slavery Shaped Australia

  Chingaipe, Santilla

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  The story of Australia's Black convicts has been all but erased from Australian history. In recovering their lives, Santilla Chingaipe offers a fresh understanding of this fatal shore, showing how empire, slavery, race and memory have…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Naples 1944

  War, Liberation and Chaos

  Lowe, Keith, 1970-

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  The Second World War destroyed countless cities in Europe and Asia. Naples 1944 is the story of the first major European city to be liberated by the Allies. The book describes not only what happened to Naples when the scourge of war lashed…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Embers of the Hands

  Hidden Histories of the Viking Age

  Barraclough, Eleanor Rosamund

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  A history of the Viking Age, from mighty leaders to rebellious teenagers, told through their runes and ruins, games and combs, trash and treasure.

• Oil

  Tondre, Michael, 1979-

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  Michael Tondre shows how hydrocarbon became today's pre-eminent power. How did oil come to structure selfhood and social relations? And to what extent is oil not only a commercial product but a cultural one-something shaped by widely…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Ultimate Hidden Truth of the World

  Essays

  Graeber, David, 1961-2020

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  A collection of the bestselling author's most important essays and interviews is drawn from more than two decades.

• Mind the Science

  Saving Your Mental Health From the Wellness Industry

  Stea, Jonathan N.

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  A takedown of mental health misinformation and pseudoscience to educate and embolden readers who wish to make informed decisions about their mental health.

• The Future Loves You

  How and Why We Should Abolish Death

  Zeleznikow-Johnston, Ariel

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  This brilliantly written book provides the first comprehensive overview of what brain preservation is, how it could be used to stop people from dying, and how it could be made to work verifiably and at scale.

• The AI Mirror

  How to Reclaim Our Humanity in the Age of Machine Thinking

  Vallor, Shannon

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  Shannon Vallor makes a wide-ranging, prophetic, and philosophical case for what AI could be: a way to reclaim our human potential for moral and intellectual growth, rather than lose ourselves in mirrors of the past.

• The Afterlife of Data

  What Happens to Your Information When You Die and Why You Should Care

  Öhman, Carl

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  A short, thought-provoking book about what happens to our online identities after we die.