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“Voices of Freedom” is a stirring and deeply personal window into one of the most pivotal movements in American history. Compiled by Henry Hampton and Steve Fayer, this oral history serves as a companion to the acclaimed PBS series Eyes on the Prize, weaving together firsthand accounts from activists, leaders, and everyday people who lived
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Andrew Rawnsley’s The End of the Party promises to be the definitive account of New Labour’s reign—spanning its dizzying rise, its time at the height of power, and its eventual unravelling under the weight of infighting, scandals, and the crushing Iraq War legacy. While the book is undeniably ambitious and packed with meticulous research, it doesn’t quite
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What Will It Take to Make a Woman President? by Marianne Schnall is part thought-provoking analysis, part rallying cry, and part eye-opening conversation. Through interviews with a wide range of thought leaders, activists, politicians, and cultural icons, Schnall explores the barriers holding women back from the highest office in the land and what it will
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What if the roots of crime weren’t just about poverty, upbringing or social pressures, but something far more fundamental — something wired into our biology? In “The Anatomy of Violence: The Biological Roots of Crime”, Adrian Raine explores this provocative idea, taking readers on a journey through neuroscience, genetics and psychology to argue that the
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Dark academia at its finest, The Secret History by Donna Tartt is a mesmerising and deeply unsettling tale of privilege, obsession, and moral decay. If you’ve ever fantasised about joining an elite, secretive group of intellectuals on a picturesque college campus, consider this a chilling warning wrapped in lush prose and philosophical musings. Tartt’s debut
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If Wuthering Heights were a person, it wouldn’t be your charming best friend or a steady confidant. It would be the moody, tempestuous figure standing on the moors during a thunderstorm, glaring into the distance and daring you to approach. Emily Brontë’s only novel is a wild, gothic masterpiece, a story of passion, vengeance, and
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Ah, Emma. If Jane Austen’s novels were a group of friends at a party, Emma would be the self-assured, slightly meddlesome one who insists on matchmaking everyone in the room, only to realize halfway through that maybe she doesn’t know best after all. It’s a witty, charming, and surprisingly modern exploration of self-awareness, relationships, and
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If you have ever wondered how seemingly ordinary, good people can end up committing horrific acts, The Lucifer Effect by Philip Zimbardo is the book that takes you into the heart of darkness. Written by the man behind the infamous Stanford Prison Experiment, this book is as fascinating as it is unsettling, offering a deep
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If someone ever tells you that War and Peace is “just a long book about Russian history,” politely smile, hand them a copy, and watch their mind explode. Because Leo Tolstoy’s sprawling epic is so much more than its reputation, it’s a literary buffet serving up philosophy, romance, war, politics, and a masterclass on human
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If you’ve ever dreamed of inheriting a billionaire’s fortune out of nowhere, Jennifer Lynn Barnes’ The Inheritance Games is your perfect fantasy—except it’s filled with puzzles, secrets, and plenty of family drama that might make you think twice about those billions. This YA mystery is Knives Out meets Gossip Girl, with a splash of Escape
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