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A Short History of the World in 50 Lies

Taking readers on a global journey through human history, historian Natasha Tidd examines how lies can change the world around us, from Julius Caesar’s deceptive PR machine to the cover ups that cause…

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Source Code: My Beginnings

The origin story of one of the most influential and transformative business leaders and philanthropists of the modern age.

The business triumphs of Bill Gates are widely known: the twenty-year-old who …

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Murder for Busy People (Max Wolfe, #7)

Emma Moon is out.

She's served nine years hard time for an armed robbery that killed two men and enriched many more.

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The Rest is History: The Official Book from the Makers of the Hit Podcast

Make room Herodotus, stand down Bede, pipe down Pepys... there's a new history book in town.

From the chart-topping podcast The Rest is History, a whistle-stop tour through the past - from Alexander th…

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The Sense of Style: The Thinking Person's Guide to Writing in the 21st Century

A short and entertaining book on the modern art of writing well by New York Times bestselling author Steven Pinker
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The Sirens' Call: How Attention Became the World's Most Endangered Resource

From the New York Times bestselling author and television and podcast host, a powerful, wide-angle reckoning with how the assault from attention capitalism on our minds and our hearts has reordered ou…

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Riders (Rutshire Chronicles, #1)

Set against the glorious Cotswold countryside and the playgrounds of the world, Jilly Cooper's Rutshire Chronicles, Riders, Rivals, Polo, The Man Who Made Husbands Jealous, Appassionata and Score!, of…

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The Proof of My Innocence

When Phyl, a young literature graduate, moves back home with her parents, she soon finds herself frustrated by the narrow horizons of English country life. As for her plans of becoming a writer, those…

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The Ghosts of Rome (Rome Escape Line, #2)

In the final months of World War II, a clandestine group known as The Choir smuggles thousands of escapees out of Nazi-occupied Rome via a secret route known as the Rome Escape Line. When an unidentif…

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Confessions

For fans of The Goldfinch and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, an ambitious and absorbing debut that follows three generations of women from New York to rural Ireland and back again.

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The Antique Hunter's Death on the Red Sea (Antique Hunter's, #2)

In this follow-up to the USA TODAY bestselling “utterly charming mystery” (Robyn Harding, author The Party) The Antique Hunter’s Guide to Murder, Freya Lockwood and Aunt Carole are on the hunt once…

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AI Snake Oil: What Artificial Intelligence Can Do, What It Can’t, and How to Tell the Difference

Confused about AI and worried about what it means for your future and the future of the world? You're not alone. AI is everywhere—and few things are surrounded by so much hype, misinformation, and mis…

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