Testosterone Rex: Unmaking .. Gendered by Cordelia Fine
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Category: Current Affairs, Culture & Society
WINNER OF THE 2017 ROYAL SOCIETY INSIGHT INVESTMENT SCIENCE BOOK PRIZE What the judges said: 'Every man and woman should read this book on gender bias ... an important, yet wickedly witty, book.' 'Fine's entertaining and thoughtful book is a valuable addition to the discussion about gender.' Ian Cr ...Show more
In the Long Run We're All Dead - Keynesianism, Political Economy, and Revolution by Geoff Mann
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Category: Current Affairs, Culture & Society
A groundbreaking debunking of moderate attempts to resolve financial crises In the ruins of the 2007-2008 financial crisis, self-proclaimed progressives the world over clamored to resurrect the economic theory of John Maynard Keynes. The crisis seemed to expose the disaster of small-state, free-mark ...Show more
The Female Persuasion by Meg Wolitzer
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Category: Current Affairs, Culture & Society
** Selected by 8 National Newspapers as a Book of the Year ** ** The New York TimesBestseller **'The wit, intelligence and deep feeling of Wolitzer's writing are extraordinary' Jeffrey Eugenides'Greer didn?t really know why Faith took an interest. But what she knew for sure, eventually, was that meeting ...Show more
Talking to My Daughter: A Brief History of Capitalism by Yanis Varoufakis
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Category: Current Affairs, Culture & Society
'Why is there so much inequality?' Xenia asks her father, the world famous economist Yanis Varoufakis. Drawing on memories of childhood and a variety of well-known tales - from Oedipus and Faust to Frankenstein and The Matrix - Varoufakis explains everything you need to know in order to understand why ...Show more
Merchants of Truth - Inside the News Revolution by Jill Abramson
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Category: Current Affairs, Culture & Society
The gripping and definitive in-the-room account of the revolution that has swept the news industry over the last decade and reshaped our world. The last decade has seen the News industry face unprecedented change. The sometimes-century old institutions which were once the bastions of truth have had the ...Show more
Outgrowing God: A Beginner's Guide by Richard Dawkins
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Category: Current Affairs, Culture & Society
Should we believe in God? In this brisk introduction to modern atheism, one of the world's greatest science writers tells us why we shouldn't.Richard Dawkins was fifteen when he stopped believing in God. Deeply impressed by the beauty and complexity of living things, he'd felt certain they must have had ...Show more
Surviving Autocracy by Masha Gessen
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Category: Current Affairs, Culture & Society
"An indispensable voice of and for this moment." -Timothy Snyder, author of On Tyranny A bestselling, National Book Award-winning journalist's bracing elucidation of our tumultuous times. In the run-up to the 2016 election, Masha Gessen stood out from other journalists for the ability to convey the om ...Show more
Prisoners of Geography by Tim Marshall
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Category: Current Affairs, Culture & Society
All leaders are constrained by geography. Their choices are limited by mountains, rivers, seas and concrete. Yes, to follow world events you need to understand people, ideas and movements - but if you don't know geography, you'll never have the full picture. If you've ever wondered why Putin is so obses ...Show more
The Museum of Whales You Will Never See - Travels Among the Collectors of Iceland by Kendra Greene
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Category: Current Affairs, Culture & Society
Iceland is home to only 330,000 people (roughly the population of Lexington, Kentucky) but more than 265 museums and public collections–nearly one for every ten people. They range from the intensely physical, like the Icelandic Phallological Museum, which collects the penises of every mammal known to ex ...Show more
Not Working: Why We Have to Stop by Josh Cohen
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Category: Current Affairs, Culture & Society
To do nothing at all is the most difficult thing in the world.' - Oscar Wilde. More than ever before, we live in a culture that excoriates inactivity and demonises idleness. Work, connectivity and a constant flow of information are the cultural norms, and a permanent busyness pervades even our quietest ...Show more
Dinosaurium (Welcome to the Museum) by Lily Murray
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Category: Current Affairs, Culture & Society | Series: Welcome to the Museum
Welcome to the museum that is always open to explore... Step inside the pages of this beautiful book to discover galleries of dinosaurs, expertly curated to bring you the experience of a fascinating exhibition from the comfort of your own home. Dinosaurium features a wide range of dinosaurs from the mos ...Show more
Shadow State - Murder, Mayhem and How Russia's Remaking of the West by Luke Harding
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Category: Current Affairs, Culture & Society
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author and award-winning journalist comes Shadow State, a timely and shocking analysis which connects Putin, Trump, and Brexit with the dark web. Based on years of investigations, Luke Harding reveals how Russian spies helped to sway the 2016 US presidential electi ...Show more