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Two books by Woodward and Omarosa Manigault Newman reveal a president epically unsuited to the job
A harrowing and timely account of the rescue of Yazidi women from Isis terror
The author has a fine record on the frontlines of the media revolution — but he was less successful at balancing the books
A universal basic income is a big idea but has its time really come?
Jonathan Fenby’s ‘Crucible’ argues that our world was shaped in a remarkably short period in the wake of the chaos left by war
An expert and timely account looks at the threats posed by pro-independence sentiment
Philosopher Martha C Nussbaum’s The Monarchy of Fear is a book for dark times
Wracked by economic and political crisis, the country may be at its lowest ebb in decades
Mugabe’s violent drive for absolute power and the earlier failure to forge a liberal middle way still haunt the country today
A timely account of how Beijing is expanding its influence makes for sober reading
Middle age is miserable — but for most it’s a passing phase, say official data
Gideon Rachman selects his mid-year reads
Shashi Tharoor’s latest book explores India’s belief systems and the dangers that lie ahead
Julian Jackson’s masterful life of Charles de Gaulle holds timely warnings about the concentration of authority in the Élysée
The compelling story of the president’s bid to revive France and Europe
A welcome dose of scepticism on the techniques used by firms such as Cambridge Analytica
A hard-headed realpolitik now governs the battle for influence between China, the US and India
An account of how estranged Londoners found a way to answer back is well-timed
A candid expert account suggests little will change under the current leadership
A prison monastery on the White Sea was both a place of terror and great culture
Chozick’s book reveals how Clinton team believed Trump’s run was ‘gift from heaven’
Warnings of the demise of liberalism are a familiar distraction
Today’s angry political climate compels us to re-examine the meaning of democracy
Once central to the country’s identity, France’s thinkers and philosophers have lost touch
As populist leaders test the limits of their power, the warnings from historians and political scientists are growing louder
