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Read by the author, Sarah Harkness. From an impoverished childhood in the Scottish highlands to Victorian London, this is the inspiring story of brothers Daniel and Alexander Macmillan who built a publishing empire - and brought Alice in Wonderland to the world. Their remarkable achievements are...

Read by the author, Alice Loxton. Biggest books to look out for in 2024 – The Guardian 'Loxton is the next big thing in history' – Dan Snow At eighteen, your life is full of of what-ifs and why-nots. You have everything to look forward to – unless you’ve got the plague. From a young...

From the bestselling author of The Bottom Billion, the fate of the poorest regions of the world–some of which exist in the richest nations–is examined. Using examples of the “left behind” regions, renowned development economist Paul Collier shows that centralized western economies have...

Imagine: You are designing a society, but you don't know who you'll be within it—rich or poor, man or woman, gay or straight. What would you want that society to look like? This is the revolutionary thought experiment proposed by the twentieth century's greatest political philosopher, John...

***Chosen as a 2023 non-fiction highlight in the Guardian, Financial Times, New Statesman, The Tablet and Irish Times*** While for generations Polly Toynbee's ancestors have been committed left-wing rabble-rousers railing against injustice, they could never claim to be working class, settling...

On 14 June 2017, a 24-storey block of flats went up in flames. The fire climbed up cladding as flammable as solid petrol. Fire doors failed to self-close. No alarm rang out to warn sleeping residents. As smoke seeped into their homes, all were told to ‘stay put’. Many did – and they died...

The winners of the Nobel Prize show how economics, when done right, can help us solve the thorniest social and political problems of our day. Figuring out how to deal with today's critical economic problems is perhaps the great challenge of our time. Much greater than space travel or perhaps...

Chris Hedges’s profound and provocative examination of America in crisis is “an exceedingly…provocative book, certain to arouse controversy, but offering a point of view that needs to be heard” (Booklist), about how bitter hopelessness and malaise have resulted in a culture of sadism and...

The long-awaited, inspirational guide to life for a generation of black British women inspired to make lemonade out of lemons, and find success in every area of their lives. ‘This book is a gift for anyone who wants to better understand what Black women and girls are up against – and the...

In this “barn burner of a book” (The New York Times Book Review) New York magazine senior writer Sarah Jones blends personal stories and in-depth reporting to expose the harsh reality of America’s culture of inequality and the devastating impact of the pandemic on our nation’s most...

How we can meet the challenges of our age by moving away from the political and economic philosophies of both the left and right to a more equitable re-organization of society, economy, land and food production, driven by the local community rather than a central government.

Uncover the fierce labor history and class struggles that forged our modern economy, from village farms to digital gigs. Perfect for an eye-opening commute, this narrative reveals how ordinary weavers, enslaved people, and programmers fought back against institutions controlling their time and...

Discover how a simple steeped leaf fueled global empires, drove colonial trade, and transformed human social history. Perfect for an immersive morning commute, this sweeping historical narrative explores the silent power behind your daily ritual. From ancient Asian ceremonies to modern city...

A revelatory exploration of the ways in which wealth – and the lack of it – shapes our lives, told through the stories of ten people, from award-winning data journalist and artist Mona Chalabi. Anna has a comfortable life thanks to her husband – until he asks for a divorce. Kristina faces...

A reported road trip across the American economic landscape, documenting the ties between workers’ financial struggles, big business, and broken markets, from The New York Times economics reporter Talmon Joseph Smith. Can America actually afford all that its people and workers deserve? The...

A laser-sharp examination of how elite universities, in their neglect of sociological reasoning, failed our society's biggest test: that of an airborne pandemic. Hobbled by conservative cuts to education beginning in the Reagan era, universities became increasingly consumer-focused, giving rise...

Most of us assume that public schools in America are unequal—that the quality of the education varies with the location of the school and that as a result, children learn more in the schools that serve mostly rich, white kids than in the schools serving mostly poor, black kids. But it turns...

A bold, revelatory account of how the greatest conflicts, atrocities, and social advancements of our time have all hinged on the seizure of property, for readers of Capital in the Twenty-First Century and Why Nations Fail. Expropriation—the act of forcibly taking property—is usually...

Thomas Piketty, especialista en desigualdad económica, apuesta por un mundo que avanza hacia la igualdad. El camino hacia la igualdad es fruto de luchas y rebeliones contra la injusticia, y resultado de un proceso de aprendizaje de medidas institucionales y sistemas legales, sociales, fiscales...

Face the ultimate historical survival test in a gritty, immersive journey that drops you directly into early America. Satisfy your historical curiosity during your daily commute with a tense, atmospheric adventure where every split-second choice determines whether you eat, freeze, or fall victim...