A slim volume on life and thought of one of the most influential political theorists of the 20th century. It ranges over her dramatic life, her love affair with Martin Heidegger, exile, Eich... read more
This extraordinary book is much, much more than a simple analysis of Britain's relationship and future with oil. It is a travel book and social commentary that takes us from Milford Haven to... read more
The Turkish writer and political commentator, author of 'How to Lose a Country', on how to live now - civic engagement, an acknowledgement of reality, determination and a rejection of compla... read more
In 1960, the author was the first black child to integrate into an all-white school in New Orleans. 60 years later, here is an impassioned call for racial equality.
Duncan has been in politics for three decades and must therefore wot what of - and whom of - he writes. He was Johnson's deputy at the Foreign Office for two years. The diaries cover the yea... read more
We've seen the effects of creeping populism, polarisation and prejudice in the US. All three are now present and powerful in Britain, fanned and misused for political ends. MdA decries the d... read more
First vol of the unexpurgated diaries, with the second due in the autumn. (A selection was published in 1967 but there was a 60-year embargo on the full text.)
My theory and practice is to say yes to life and then I'll see how I manage along the way. Part memoir, part manifesto of a fiercely independent spirit; intelligent and lyrical.
Published in February, we missed this from our last list. Jeremy Heywood served under four Prime Ministers in various roles including as the first and only Permanent Secretary of 10 Downing ... read more
The open-source investigative journalism and fact-checking network that works with an independent international collective of researchers, who recently reported on the Navalny poisoning, inc... read more
Explores what happens to places where people no longer live: Chernobyl, swathes of Detroit, Caribbean volcanoes, Scottish mining regions - redemptive, reflective.
Celebrates the art of just chillin' out, man... not from laziness but for the sake of slow, screen-free reflection. Odell reclaims our time and space from the encroaching technologies of dis... read more
What should we believe in a world of fake news? How do we keep our footing in a torrent of 'alternative facts'? From the excellent and experienced former Editor-in-Chief of Guardian News (19... read more
CE is a lively companion, adventurous and hungry, as she takes us from the Caspian Sea to the Fergana Valley in eastern Uzbekistan. This is not a traditional cookbook and the recipes play se... read more