Reviewed in the LRB - Vol. 47 No. 10

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A vivid history of how Cold War politics helped solve one of the twentieth century’s biggest refugee crisesWhen World War II ended, about one million people whom the Soviet Union claimed as its citizens were outside the borders of the…

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Selected and introduced by John Hatt.Collected here, from a period of nearly five decades, are thirty-six of Norman Lewis’s best articles. In each, his writing crackles with poker-faced wit and stylistic brilliance. As a witness to…

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A wide-ranging history tracing the birth of biopolitics in Enlightenment thought and its aftermath.In Enlightenment Biopolitics, historian William Max Nelson pursues the ambitious task of tracing the context in which biopolitical…

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Cover Her Face is P.D. James's debut novel, the first Adam Dalgliesh mystery and a thrilling work of crime fiction set in the English countryside, from the bestselling author of Death Comes to Pemberley and Children of…

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A beautifully written personal account of the discovery of late antiquity by one of the world's most influential and distinguished historiansThe end of the ancient world was long regarded by historians as a time of decadence, decline, and…

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TRANSLATED FROM THE BULGARIAN BY ANGELA RODEL‘Compulsively readable’ New York Times‘Utterly original’ Alberto ManguelIn the small and the insignificant – that’s where life hides, that’s where…

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'Some smuggle cigarettes, others alcohol - or weapons.Our contraband, being invisible, is more dangerous.Our contraband is undetectable by scanners.What we carry as concealed excess baggage is stories.'In this exquisite literary gem, Georgi…

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For readers of books like Chris Miller’s Chip War, David Sanger’s Perfect Weapon, and Christian Brose’s Kill Chain, an insider’s account of the formation of a new unit at the Pentagon,…

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The perfect introduction to the multimillion-copy bestselling Adam Dalgliesh series from the 'Queen of English crime' (Guardian) - perfect for fans of Val McDermid, Ruth Rendell and Elly GriffithsTHE PERFECT INTRODUCTION TO THE…

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From one of tech’s boldest thinkers and his longtime deputy, this is a sweeping indictment of Silicon Valley and treatise on how the West has slid into a culture of complacency - even as we enter a new era of mounting global…

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An art historical epic for dangerous timesWhat do artworks look like in extreme cases of collective experience? What signals do artists send when enemies are at the city walls and the rule of law breaks down, or when a tyrant suspends the…

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Liberal civilisation is in crisis - now is a time of monsters.The rise of the new far right has left the world grappling with a profound misunderstanding. While the spotlight often shines on the actions of charismatic leaders such as Donald…