Schumann: The Faces and the Masks by Judith Chernaik
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The story of the music and the man, from his criminally underrated symphonies to his long struggle for personal happiness.
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The Improbable Wendell Willkie by David Levering Lewis
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A portrait of the lawyer, businessman, and unconventional US presidential candidate Wendell Willkie who caught an unexpected wave of popular support in the lead-up to the 1940 election.
Read MoreEven Darkness Sings by Thomas H. Cook
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Award-winning crime novelist Thomas Cook chronicles his adventures to the darkest places on earth and reflects on what they teach us.
Read MoreFear: Trump in the White House by Bob Woodward
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Investigative journalist Bob Woodward documents the inside story of President Trump’s administration.
Read MoreSleepyhead by Henry Nicholls
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Science writer Henry Nicholls pens a charming account of his efforts to uncover the secrets of a good night’s sleep.
Read MoreAn Act of Villainy by Ashley Weaver
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An escapist mystery set in a wonderful evocation of the carefree high society world of 1930s London.
Read MoreClick Here to Kill Everybody by Bruce Schneier
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This book advocates for common-sense precautions by companies, governments, and individuals so we can enjoy the benefits of technolgoy without falling prey to its vulnerabilities.
Read MoreThe Man in the Arena by Rodger McDaniel
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McDaniel follows McGee into the arena of his long public service, vividly dramatizing the debates, alliances, compromises.
Read MoreTwitterbots by Tony Veale & Mike Cook
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A fascinating and fun account of the lives of autonomous software systems in the social media universe.
Read MoreIt’s a Mystery: “When one is unique, one knows it!”
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Agatha Christie’s legendary detective Hercule Poirot returns in this elegantly ingenious mystery set in 1930’s London.
Read MoreThe Death of Hitler by Jean-Christophe Brisard & Lana Parshina
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Access to previously unseen Soviet archives and cutting-edge forensics reveals a dramatic new account of the final days in Hitler's bunker.
Read MoreThe Lost Queen by Signe Pike
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The first novel of a debut trilogy reveals the untold story a forgotten queen of 6th century Scotland.
Read MoreThe Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker
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Based on The Iliad, a behind-the-scenes look at the lives of captured women in the final weeks of the Trojan War.
Read MorePay No Heed to the Rockets by Marcello Di Cintio
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A political-literary travelogue viewing the Palestinian experience through the lens of authors, books, and literature.
Read MoreThe Fall of Gondolin by J. R. R. Tolkien
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Christopher Tolkien concludes his decades-long endeavor to as the editor and curator of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth fiction
Read MorePandemic 1918 by Catharine Arnold
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The story of a catastrophe that changed the nature of an entire generation.
Read MoreThe King’s Assassin by Benjamin Woolley
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Research reveals new details about the conspiracy to kill King James I by the Duke of Buckingham
Read MorePutney by Sofka Zinovieff
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A young woman falls for a powerful older man in 1970’s Bohemian London.
Read MoreCherry by Nico Walker
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A debut novel about love, war, bank robberies, and heroin by a veteran, drug addict, and criminal.
Read MoreA Life of My Own By Claire Tomalin
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A memoir of a life in literature by a professional biographer and literary editor.
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