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An economic history of the last century recalls a period that improved and redefined the lives of billions — yet also enabled war and environmental destruction
An epic account of a New York dynasty and its rise to political influence
Belying the gloom of traditional narratives of the early-Medieval age, many communities lived peaceful, cosmopolitan lives
Alison Bashford explores the ideas of two generations of a scientific dynasty
A brilliant novelist and critic who understood her craft
A deliciously entertaining account of high art, low cunning and one of the most creative episodes in the history of the arts
The follow-up to the Pulitzer-winning ‘Less’ takes its hapless hero on another misadventure-filled trip
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In the ripping yarn of a Scot setting out to seek his fortune in the 1720s, Buchan’s novel does what all good fiction should
A detailed unpicking of the illusion China’s rulers perpetuate that the country’s economic growth has been driven by reform
Unimpressed by the ‘boys’ club’, Katy Hessel has published a campaigning book that tackles the art-world patriarchy
Three decades after his comic book about the Holocaust shook up the publishing world, the graphic novelist is to receive a lifetime achievement award
Social insights and eccentricities from behind the counter at one of the world’s oldest antiquarian booksellers
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Writer who redefined historical fiction was ‘one of the greatest English novelists of this century’
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Finalists for the £30,000 prize explore the challenges of global capitalism, from energy politics to chip shortages
A wave of poets are turning to innovative – and lucrative – platforms
Once touted as redundant, the most quotidian of materials is now a hot commodity again
The Oxford philosopher makes the case for an unseen group whose interests we have neglected
Undercover agents deliver a 2022 James Bond reboot and shadowy threats from Alaska to Berlin
The author on ‘girlfear’, friendship — and why her new novel echoes her own journey from Pakistan to Britain
The bestselling author’s latest historical novel follows a manhunt for king-killers in the aftermath of England’s civil war
Idea’s vintage books have inspired Kanye, Elton and Calvin Klein
Ian Kershaw’s essays explore whether 20th-century leaders seized power through sheer force of personality or were mere opportunists
The former editor’s boisterous autobiography charts the runaway, reckless success of the 1990s ‘lad’ magazine and the aftermath of addiction
Yiyun Li’s fine but unsettling novel merits comparison with the acclaimed Neapolitan Quartet
How to work with anyone — and a new approach to crisis management
The master of horror embellishes a familiar mystical realm with profanity and gore
The Brazilian novelist blurred the boundaries between the everyday and the extraordinary in thought-provoking ways
A senior female banker’s memoir makes for uncomfortable reading for boosters of the banking behemoth
These urgent pleas to protect the planet’s wildernesses pose the question: can capitalism change to help stop the carnage?
Kryzystof Pelc argues that engaging with our passions and intrinsic motivations leaves space for a new kind of politics — and more leisure time
By going up-close and small-scale, female writers have gathered stories that offer a far fuller picture of the state of the nation
The exile who fell foul of Putin tells the story of his own rise and fall alongside the president’s takeover of state power
Everyday scenes are rendered strange and unsettling in this quietly subversive collection of short fiction
Two books shine a fascinating light on this remote region, its beauty, fragility and the fierce rivalries that shape it
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