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A 'Best Book of the Year 2023' in the New Statesman, Spectator and Waterstones
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Until his death aged thirty-three in 1982, Lester Bangs wrote wired, rock 'n' roll pieces on Iggy Pop, The Clash, John Lennon, Kraftwerk, Lou Reed. As a rock critic, he had an eagle-eye for distinguishing…
Imagine a Viking, and a certain image springs to mind: a nameless, faceless warrior, leaping ashore from a longboat, and ready to terrorise the hapless local population of a northern European country.
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The face of hunger is changing. Since the Covid pandemic and Russia's invasion of Ukraine, even the…
In her international best-seller SPQR, Mary Beard told the 1000-year story of ancient Rome. Now, she shines her light on the emperors who ruled the Roman empire. This book goes directly to the heart of Ro…
THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN & NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
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SHORTLISTED FOR THE WATERSTONES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023
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Ancient Rome matters.Its history of empire, conquest, cruelty and excess is something against which we still judge ourselves. Its myths and stories - from Romulus and Remus to the Rape of Lucretia - still…
Salomé was bullied for years and no one did a single thing to help her.
One day she finally snapped.
Now at just sixteen years old, she's being held in a secure unit for young offenders
Salomé's counsell…
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Can comedy be taught? Someone, at some point, seemed to think so.
The teachers and students at the Chicago Stand-Up school all know how to make people laugh - in theory. They know the line between sharp …
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SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERWATERSTONES NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE MONTHSHORTLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE 2019SUNDAY TIMES BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR an ECONOMIST Politics and Current Affairs book of the year and a…
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