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Opening with a panorama of Russian society, from the cloistered world of the Tsar to the brutal life of the peasants, A People’s Tragedy follows workers, soldiers, intellectuals and villagers as their world is consumed by revolution and then degenerates into violence and dictatorship. Drawing on vast original research, Figes conveys above all the shocking experience of the revolution for those who lived it, while providing the clearest and most cogent account of how and why it unfolded.

According to even the most conservative estimates, China will overtake the United States as the world's largest economy by 2027 and will ascend to the position of world economic leader by 2050. But the full repercussions of China's ascendancy-for itself and the rest of the globe-have been surprisingly little explained or understood.

In So You Want to Talk About Race, Ijeoma Oluo offers a contemporary, accessible take on the racial landscape in America, addressing head-on such issues as privilege, police brutality, intersectionality, micro-aggressions, the Black Lives Matter movement, and the "N" word. Perfectly positioned to bridge the gap between people of color and white Americans struggling with race complexities, Oluo answers the questions listeners don't dare ask and explains the concepts that continue to elude everyday Americans.

Published on the 15th anniversary of the Six-Day War that culminated in the Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip, Pappe offers a comprehensive exploration of one of the world's most prolonged and tragic conflicts. Using recently declassified archival material, Pappe analyses the motivations and strategies of the generals and politicians-and the decision-making process itself - that laid the foundation of the occupation. Pappe paints a picture of what is to all intents and purposes the world's largest "open prison". 

THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER Edward Snowden, the man who risked everything to expose the US government’s system of mass surveillance, reveals for the first time the story of his life, including how he helped to build that system and what motivated him to try to bring it down. In 2013...

Once one of Silicon Valley's greatest success stories, for the past five years, Facebook has been under constant fire, roiled by controversies and crises. It turns out that while the tech giant was connecting the world, they were also mishandling users' data, allowing the spread of fake news and the amplification of dangerous, polarising hate speech. Critics framed the narrative as the irreconcilable conflict between the platform's lofty mission to advance society by bringing people together while also profiting off of them. But the truth is far more complex. 

Edward Snowden, the man who risked everything to expose the US government’s system of mass surveillance, reveals for the first time the story of his life, including how he helped to build that system and what motivated him to try to bring it down. In 2013, twenty-nine-year-old Edward Snowden...

Following Hamas's horrific October 7 attack, Israel launched an offensive of staggering violence in Gaza, saying it targeted militants while regularly striking hospitals, schools, and homes. Critically acclaimed journalist Akbar Shahid Ahmed offers extensive reporting and chilling new details...

If all you know about the renowned Holohan Case is what you read in the newspapers, you know me-Aldo lcardi-as "the OSS killer"..."the spy who murdered Major William V. Holohan, while serving with him in 1944 on a secret OSS mission 200 miles behind enemy lines." However, the newspaper stories were not true. This book is the true story, as well as I know it, of what actually happened to Major Holohan. It is my defense against the charges of murder. And it is the story of the most dangerous and exciting eight months I have ever lived.

Journalist for The Trace Josiah Bates tells the inside story of the brutal murder of one man by a secretive, plain clothes Memphis police unit that riled the nation, revealing how elite police forces spread in cities across the U.S., gaining unchecked power and devastating Black and Brown...

Poison and Politics, a new HarperNorth book, full description to follow when available...

The Trust Crisis exposes why identity theft, data breaches, and privacy erosion have become unavoidable and normalized features of human interaction with the digital ecosystem. The problem is not careless users, but helpless users. It is a rigged and broken identity verification system that forces people to repeatedly give up sensitive data with zero assurance to protect them.

Hvor lang er en forsyningslinje? Hvad er en black hat? Siden Ruslands invasion af Ukraine i februar 2021 har søofficer og militæranalytiker Anders Puck Nielsen slået sit navn fast i den danske offentlighed. Med stor erfaring, konkret viden og særlige formidlingsegenskaber klæder han dagligt...

ENHVER KONTAKT EFTERLADER SPOR følger en ung betjents vej fra politiskolen i København til drabsafdelingen. Arbejdet er ikke uden omkostninger. Det sætter sig i psyken. Kynismen trænger sig på, og han må hele tiden minde sig selv om, at ofrene er mere end sagsakter. De er mennesker med...

Livet begynder i den. Den er på størrelse med en knyttet hånd og har en kraft, der langt overgår dens størrelse. Alle mennesker kommer fra den, men hvad ved vi egentlig om livmoderen, om UTERUS? Er den forbundet med hjernen? Kan livmoderhalsens hulrum gemme på sædceller? Påvirker...

Enhver krig starter med en politisk idéHvad er krig? En fortsættelse af politik, bare med andre midler, svarede General von Clausewitz, alletiders største militæranalytiker. Men hvilken politik er det så, der fører til krig? Det er emnet for denne bog. Efter bestselleren Krigens logik er...

A step-by-step guide to showing up and doing your part to end homelessness in America—engagement prompts, community tools, and “how to help in 60 seconds” ideas for taking action and making real impact with our unhoused neighbors Praise for When We Walk By: “Fresh and hopeful solutions...

From Pulitzer prize-winning journalist Spencer Ackerman, the story of an immigrant father and the radicalized son he lost first to al Qaeda, then to two decades in CIA black sites and Guantanamo Bay’s notorious Camp VII—a landmark work of investigative reporting that uncovers the operational...

In today’s nonstop political noise, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. Arguments dominate social media, misinformation spreads faster than facts, and many people feel like ordinary citizens no longer have real influence. A Reminder of What Democracy Is cuts through the chaos with a clear, practical guide to understanding democracy and reclaiming your voice in everyday life. This is not a dense textbook or a political lecture. It’s a short, clear field manual for people who want to understand what’s happening around them—and learn how to respond with confidence instead of confusion.

What if women had been denied opportunity—and then blamed for the limitations society created? In A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, Mary Wollstonecraft delivers one of the earliest and most influential arguments for women’s equality. Writing at a time when women were commonly educated...