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Command and Control

The Oscar-shortlisted documentary Command and Control, directed by Robert Kenner, finds its origins in Eric Schlosser's book and continues to explore the little-known history of the management and safety concerns of America's nuclear aresenal. “A devastatingly lucid and detailed new history of nuclear weapons in the U.S. Fascinating.” —Lev Grossman, TIME Magazine “Peril

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Zen Master Tales

A lively collection of folk tales and Buddhist teaching stories from four noted premodern Japanese Zen masters: Taigu Sôchiku (1584–1669), Sengai Gibon (1750-1831), Hakuin Ekaku (1686-1769), and Taigu Ryôkan (1758-1831). Zen Master Tales collects never before translated stories of four prominen

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Living Theravada

An illuminating introduction to the contemporary world of Theravada Buddhism and its rich culture and practices in modern mainland Southeast Asia. Theravada translates as “the way of the Elders,” indicating that this Buddhist tradition considers itself to be the most authoritative and pure. Tracing all the way back to the time of the Buddha, Theravada Buddhism is distinguished by canonical litera

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Sage Leadership

For every would-be leader, this acclaimed Taoist classic offers timeless insights for building a better world The Taoist sages of ancient China have long been lauded for their transformative teachings on the art of harmonious living, community organization, and cultivating the common good. Along with Sun Tzu´s Art of War, the Huainanzi, here brought to life in English by preeminent translator Tho

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Buddhist Masters of Modern China: The Lives and Legacies of Eight Eminent Teachers

Through the life stories and translated writings of eight masters, modern Chinese Buddhism comes to life for English readers for the first time. Amidst the Chinese political revolutions and cultural upheavals of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, a group of dedicated and determined monks, nuns, and laypeople labored to reinvigorate the core practices and teachings of Buddhist Chin

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Asquith as War Leader

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Native Nations: A Millennium in North America

En fängslande historia om Nordamerikas ursprungsbefolkningar – från mäktiga forntida städer till dagens kamp för suveränitet. Kathleen DuVal visar hur inhemska nationer formade kontinentens historia och behöll inflytande långt efter européernas ankomst. En nyckelbok som sätter urfolkens makt i centrum.

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Starstruck: My Unlikely Road to Hollywood

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A Place of Our Own

A joyful celebration of lesbian spaces and their contribution to queer women's history

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Eighteen

Bestselling author and social media sensation Alice Loxton brings us a scintillating new history of Britain, told through eighteen figures in British history at the age of eighteen.

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Strange Relations

From a Forward Prize shortlisted young British poet: An investigation of masculinity, bisexuality and queerness, routed through the lives and works of four mid-century writers

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The Buried City

The director of Pompeii offers a revelatory new history of the city

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The CIA

How the CIA became an instrument of a new covert empire both in America and overseas.

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When the Clock Broke

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * A BARACK OBAMA SUMMER PICK

A rollicking, revelatory look at the tumult of the early 1990s and the rise of a new, more berserk America that birthed the Donald Trump Era

'When the Clock Broke is leagues more insightful on the subject of Trump's ascent than most writing that purports to address the issue directly'

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The Piano Player of Budapest

The heart-breaking and inspiring true story of one man and his piano during the Holocaust, for fans of The Choice and The Cut Out Girl.

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Party of One

Party of One: The Rise of Xi Jinping and China's Superpower Future shatters the many myths and caricatures that shroud one of the world's most secretive political organizations and its leader. Many observers misread Xi during his early years in power, projecting their own hopes that he would steer China toward more political openness, rule of law, and pro-market economics. Having mask

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Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness

Bestselling historian Peter Moore traces how Enlightenment ideas were exported from Britain and put into practice in America - where they became the most successful export of all time, the American Dream

'Absorbing... fascinating... eloquent' THE TIMES
'Engaging and thoroughly reader-friendly' TELEGRAPH
'Wonderfully absorbing and stimulating' SARAH B

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Moneta

* A Financial Times Book of the Year * A Sunday Times and Mail on Sunday Summer Read *

HOLD THE POWER AND GLORY OF ANCIENT ROME IN THE PALM OF YOUR HAND.

'Fantastic ... expert storytelling' CONN IGGULDEN
'Excellent' SUNDAY TIMES
'Riveting and utterly original' MAIL ON SUNDAY

A wild she-wolf ten

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HOW TO KILL A WITCH

A compelling and detailed investigation into the historic persecution of women as witches by the founders of the world-famous Witches of Scotland campaign.

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The Damascus Events

'A superb account of the 1860 Damascus massacres-much neglected nowadays but central to the creation of the modern Middle East' - Simon Sebag Montefiore

'A stunning portrait of the Ottoman Empire and of Damascus during a time of crisis. Absolutely riveting' - Peter Frankopan

This remarkable book recreates one of the watershed moments in the history of the

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History and Archaeology

Command and Control

Zen Master Tales

Living Theravada

Sage Leadership

Buddhist Masters of Modern China: The Lives and Legacies of Eight Eminent Teachers

Asquith as War Leader

Native Nations: A Millennium in North America

Starstruck: My Unlikely Road to Hollywood

A Place of Our Own

Eighteen

Strange Relations

The Buried City

The CIA

When the Clock Broke

The Piano Player of Budapest

Party of One

Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness

Moneta

HOW TO KILL A WITCH

The Damascus Events

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