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On War by Carl von Clausewitz

“Most military historians and most students of war will say there’s never been a book as important as Clausewitz’s On War.”

Hew Strachan, Military Historian and Veteran

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Adam Bede by George Eliot

“It explores ‘morality’ (which might otherwise seem a very dull Victorian concept) as an inner psychological process, in which Arthur realises the indelible consequences of his actions.”

Philip Davis,

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Great Expectations by Charles Dickens

“What the rest of Great Expectations shows is that having Christmas lasting all the way through your life might not be a good thing. Having a Santa Claus figure who keeps throwing gifts and money at you when they’re not necessarily wanted or deserved might be a handicap.”

Robert Douglas-Fairhurst, Literary Scholar

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    The best books on Modern British History, recommended by Andrew Hindmoor

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    The best books on Modern British History - All Out War: The Full Story of How Brexit Sank Britain’s Political Class by Tim Shipman

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    All Out War: The Full Story of How Brexit Sank Britain’s Political Class
    by Tim Shipman

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    The best books on Modern British History - Fall Out: A Year of Political Mayhem by Tim Shipman

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    Fall Out: A Year of Political Mayhem
    by Tim Shipman

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    The best books on Modern British History - A History of Britain, Volume III: The Fate of the Empire 1776–2000 by Simon Schama

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    A History of Britain, Volume III: The Fate of the Empire 1776–2000
    by Simon Schama

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    The best books on Modern British History - The Time of My Life by Denis Healey

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    The Time of My Life
    by Denis Healey

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    The best books on Modern British History - The Road to 1945: British Politics and the Second World War by Paul Addison

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    The Road to 1945: British Politics and the Second World War
    by Paul Addison

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    The best books on Modern British History - Things Can Only Get Better: Eighteen Miserable Years in the Life of a Labour Supporter by John O'Farrell

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    Things Can Only Get Better: Eighteen Miserable Years in the Life of a Labour Supporter
    by John O'Farrell

The best books on Modern British History, recommended by Andrew Hindmoor

What will historians say about the latest period in British history? What has stayed the same, and what is vastly different from our parents’ generation? Andrew Hindmoor, professor of politics at the University of Sheffield and author of Twelve Days that Made Modern Britain, recommends books that give insights into contemporary British history.

    The best books on Global History, recommended by Felipe Fernández-Armesto

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    The best books on Global History - The Bible The New Oxford Annotated Bible

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    The Bible
    The New Oxford Annotated Bible

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    The best books on Global History - The Muqaddimah by Ibn Khaldun

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    The Muqaddimah
    by Ibn Khaldun

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    The best books on Global History - The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels

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    The Communist Manifesto
    by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels

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    The best books on Global History - A Study of History by Arnold Toynbee

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    A Study of History
    by Arnold Toynbee

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    The best books on Global History - Science and Civilisation in China by Joseph Needham

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    Science and Civilisation in China
    by Joseph Needham

The best books on Global History, recommended by Felipe Fernández-Armesto

Embracing global history allows us to see humans with a much clearer perspective. Historian Felipe Fernández-Armesto introduces us to some of the trailblazing books in the field, starting in the 2nd century BCE.

    The best books on Dickens and Christmas, recommended by Robert Douglas-Fairhurst

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    The best books on Dickens and Christmas - A Christmas Carol: And Other Stories by Charles Dickens

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    A Christmas Carol: And Other Stories
    by Charles Dickens

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    The best books on Dickens and Christmas - The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens

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    The Pickwick Papers
    by Charles Dickens

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    The best books on Dickens and Christmas - What Christmas Is As We Grow Older by Charles Dickens

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    What Christmas Is As We Grow Older
    by Charles Dickens

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    The best books on Dickens and Christmas - Great Expectations by Charles Dickens

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    Great Expectations
    by Charles Dickens

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    The best books on Dickens and Christmas - The Mystery of Edwin Drood by Charles Dickens

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    The Mystery of Edwin Drood
    by Charles Dickens

The best books on Dickens and Christmas, recommended by Robert Douglas-Fairhurst

When it was published on December 19th, 1843, Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol was an instant classic. As families settle in front of the fire to read it aloud on Christmas Eve, Oxford Professor of English Literature Robert Douglas-Fairhurst runs through the best of Dickens’s prolific writings about Christmas.

    Books to Make Your Kids Laugh, recommended by Tom McLaughlin

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    Books to Make Your Kids Laugh - The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 3/4 by Sue Townsend

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    The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 3/4
    by Sue Townsend

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    Books to Make Your Kids Laugh - Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator by Roald Dahl

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    Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator
    by Roald Dahl

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    Books to Make Your Kids Laugh - Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy by Tim Burton

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    Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy
    by Tim Burton

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    Books to Make Your Kids Laugh - Barry Loser: I Am Not a Loser by Jim Smith

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    Barry Loser: I Am Not a Loser
    by Jim Smith

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    Books to Make Your Kids Laugh - Dogs Don't Do Ballet by Anna Kemp and illustrated by Sara Oglivy

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    Dogs Don't Do Ballet
    by Anna Kemp and illustrated by Sara Oglivy

Books to Make Your Kids Laugh, recommended by Tom McLaughlin

Laughing out loud while reading is such a particular, life-affirming joy—a joy especially suited to young readers. Author and illustrator Tom McLaughlin recommends books that have left him in helpless fits of giggles.

    The Best Contemporary Fiction, recommended by Robert Eaglestone

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    The Best Contemporary Fiction - Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell

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    Cloud Atlas
    by David Mitchell

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    The Best Contemporary Fiction - The Accidental by Ali Smith

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    The Accidental
    by Ali Smith

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    The Best Contemporary Fiction - Open City by Teju Cole

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    Open City
    by Teju Cole

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    The Best Contemporary Fiction - What is the What by Dave Eggers

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    What is the What
    by Dave Eggers

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    The Best Contemporary Fiction - The Wolf Border by Sarah Hall

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    The Wolf Border
    by Sarah Hall

The Best Contemporary Fiction, recommended by Robert Eaglestone

The novel is no longer the king of the narrative arts, says the writer and academic Robert Eaglestone. Yet literature has never been more interesting. Here he discusses five excellent novels that exemplify current trends in contemporary fiction.

    The best books on Covert Action, recommended by Rory Cormac

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    The best books on Covert Action - Covert Action: Central Intelligence Agency and the Limits of American Intervention in the Post-War World by Gregory Treverton

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    Covert Action: Central Intelligence Agency and the Limits of American Intervention in the Post-War World
    by Gregory Treverton

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    The best books on Covert Action - Executive Secrets: Covert Action and the Presidency by William J Daugherty

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    Executive Secrets: Covert Action and the Presidency
    by William J Daugherty

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    The best books on Covert Action - MI6: The History of the Secret Intelligence Service 1909-1949 by Keith Jeffery

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    MI6: The History of the Secret Intelligence Service 1909-1949
    by Keith Jeffery

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    The best books on Covert Action - The Mitrokhin Archive: The KGB in Europe and the West by Christopher Andrew & Vasili Mitrokhin

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    The Mitrokhin Archive: The KGB in Europe and the West
    by Christopher Andrew & Vasili Mitrokhin

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    The best books on Covert Action - Rise and Kill First: The Secret History of Israel's Targeted Assassinations by Ronen Bergman

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    Rise and Kill First: The Secret History of Israel's Targeted Assassinations
    by Ronen Bergman

The best books on Covert Action, recommended by Rory Cormac

Many of us live in democracies and believe in government transparency, but the truth is our leaders have considerable scope to engage in secret operations overseas. Rory Cormac talks us through five books on ‘covert action,’ and some of the countries that have embraced it as a policy tool.

    The best books on Ancient Greece, recommended by Christopher Pelling

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    The best books on Ancient Greece - The Iliad by Homer

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    The Iliad
    by Homer

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    The best books on Ancient Greece - The Histories by Herodotus

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    The Histories
    by Herodotus

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    The best books on Ancient Greece - Medea by Euripides

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    Medea
    by Euripides

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    The best books on Ancient Greece - Democracy: A Life by Paul Cartledge

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    Democracy: A Life
    by Paul Cartledge

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    The best books on Ancient Greece - Greek Fire by Oliver Taplin

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    Greek Fire
    by Oliver Taplin

The best books on Ancient Greece, recommended by Christopher Pelling

Ancient Greece’s legacy can be seen all around us, including in our political system — but many of us don’t know that much about it. Fortunately, we have someone who has devoted his life to studying this remote time and place to give us a reading list. Chris Pelling, Emeritus Regius Professor of Greek at Oxford, recommends his top five books on Ancient Greece.

    The Best Military History Books, recommended by Hew Strachan

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    The Best Military History Books - On War by Carl von Clausewitz

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    On War
    by Carl von Clausewitz

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    The Best Military History Books - Yorck and the Era of Prussian Reform 1807 by Peter Paret

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    Yorck and the Era of Prussian Reform 1807
    by Peter Paret

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    The Best Military History Books - L'or et le sang: Les buts de guerre économiques de la Première Guerre mondiale by Georges-Henri Soutou

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    L'or et le sang: Les buts de guerre économiques de la Première Guerre mondiale
    by Georges-Henri Soutou

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    The Best Military History Books - Vessel of Sadness by William Woodruff

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    Vessel of Sadness
    by William Woodruff

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    The Best Military History Books - The Accidental Guerrilla: Fighting Small Wars in the Midst of a Big One by David Kilcullen

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    The Accidental Guerrilla: Fighting Small Wars in the Midst of a Big One
    by David Kilcullen

The Best Military History Books, recommended by Hew Strachan

It’s no longer enough for military history to be just about battles told from the the winning side. One of the great military historians of our time, Sir Hew Strachan, talks us through what makes a great military history.

    The best books on Belgium, recommended by Martin Conway

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    The best books on Belgium - The Sorrow of Belgium by Hugo Claus

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    The Sorrow of Belgium
    by Hugo Claus

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    The best books on Belgium - Belgium and the Congo, 1885-1980 by Guy Vanthemsche

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    Belgium and the Congo, 1885-1980
    by Guy Vanthemsche

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    The best books on Belgium - King Ottokar’s Sceptre by Hergé

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    King Ottokar’s Sceptre
    by Hergé

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    The best books on Belgium - The Legacy of Nazi Occupation: Patriotic Memory and National Recovery in Western Europe, 1945-1965 by Pieter Lagrou

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    The Legacy of Nazi Occupation: Patriotic Memory and National Recovery in Western Europe, 1945-1965
    by Pieter Lagrou

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    The best books on Belgium - Souvenirs Pieux (Dear Departed) by Marguerite Yourcenar

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    Souvenirs Pieux (Dear Departed)
    by Marguerite Yourcenar

The best books on Belgium, recommended by Martin Conway

With a keen awareness of the vicissitudes of history and an ironic sense of national identity, Belgium is a country others could learn a lot from. Historian Martin Conway recommends some books to better understand Belgium/België/Belgique.

    The best books on Sex in Victorian Literature, recommended by Claire Jarvis

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    The best books on Sex in Victorian Literature - Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë

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    Wuthering Heights
    by Emily Brontë

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    The best books on Sex in Victorian Literature - Aurora Floyd by Mary Elizabeth Braddon

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    Aurora Floyd
    by Mary Elizabeth Braddon

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    The best books on Sex in Victorian Literature - Dracula by Bram Stoker

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    Dracula
    by Bram Stoker

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    The best books on Sex in Victorian Literature - Poems and Ballads by Algernon Charles Swinburne

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    Poems and Ballads
    by Algernon Charles Swinburne

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    The best books on Sex in Victorian Literature - My Secret Life by Walter

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    My Secret Life
    by Walter

The best books on Sex in Victorian Literature, recommended by Claire Jarvis

We often assume the Victorians had puritanical attitudes to sex, but this was far from the reality. From familiar classics to neglected gems, Claire Jarvis—Stanford academic and author of Exquisite Masochism: Sex, Marriage and the Novel Form—selects the best books on sex in Victorian literature.

    The best books on The European Union, recommended by Giles Merritt

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    The best books on The European Union - Fractured Continent: Europe's Crises and the Fate of the West by William Drozdiak

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    Fractured Continent: Europe's Crises and the Fate of the West
    by William Drozdiak

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    The best books on The European Union - The Future of Europe: Towards a Two-Speed EU? by Jean-Claude Piris

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    The Future of Europe: Towards a Two-Speed EU?
    by Jean-Claude Piris

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    The best books on The European Union - The Euro by David Marsh

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    The Euro
    by David Marsh

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    The best books on The European Union - The Pro-European Reader by Dick Leonard and‎ Mark Leonard (eds)

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    The Pro-European Reader
    by Dick Leonard and‎ Mark Leonard (eds)

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    The best books on The European Union - Rethinking Europe's Future by David Calleo

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    Rethinking Europe's Future
    by David Calleo

The best books on The European Union, recommended by Giles Merritt

The EU started life as a small trading bloc but now spans 28 (soon to be 27) countries with half a billion people. What can be done to help its institutions catch up with the new reality? Giles Merritt, author of Slippery Slope: Brexit and Europe’s Troubled Future, has some ideas.

    The best books on Anthropocene Oceans, recommended by Jan Zalasiewicz

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    The best books on Anthropocene Oceans - Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne

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    Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
    by Jules Verne

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    The best books on Anthropocene Oceans - The Sea Around Us by Rachel Carson

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    The Sea Around Us
    by Rachel Carson

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    The best books on Anthropocene Oceans - Mapping the Deep by Robert Kunzig

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    Mapping the Deep
    by Robert Kunzig

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    The best books on Anthropocene Oceans - The Ocean of Life: The Fate of Man and the Sea by Callum Roberts

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    The Ocean of Life: The Fate of Man and the Sea
    by Callum Roberts

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    The best books on Anthropocene Oceans - Ponyo by Hayao Miyazaki

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    Ponyo
    by Hayao Miyazaki

The best books on Anthropocene Oceans, recommended by Jan Zalasiewicz

Geologist Jan Zalasiewicz tells us about the danger posed to oceans by the Anthropocene – and how we can work together to protect them

    The best books on Branding, recommended by Robert Jones

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    The best books on Branding - The Brand Gap: How to Bridge the Distance Between Business Strategy and Design by Marty Neumeier

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    The Brand Gap: How to Bridge the Distance Between Business Strategy and Design
    by Marty Neumeier

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    The best books on Branding - Brand Society: How Brands Transform Management and Lifestyle by Martin Kornberger

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    Brand Society: How Brands Transform Management and Lifestyle
    by Martin Kornberger

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    The best books on Branding - Ways of Seeing by John Berger

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    Ways of Seeing
    by John Berger

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    The best books on Branding - Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari

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    Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
    by Yuval Noah Harari

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    The best books on Branding - Chocolate Wars: From Cadbury to Kraft - 200 Years of Sweet Success and Bitter Rivalry by Deborah Cadbury

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    Chocolate Wars: From Cadbury to Kraft - 200 Years of Sweet Success and Bitter Rivalry
    by Deborah Cadbury

The best books on Branding, recommended by Robert Jones

To brand is human, says practitioner and professor Robert Jones. He recommends the five best books on branding.

    The Best George Eliot Books, recommended by Philip Davis

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    The Best George Eliot Books - Scenes of Clerical Life by George Eliot

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    Scenes of Clerical Life
    by George Eliot

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    The Best George Eliot Books - Adam Bede by George Eliot

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    Adam Bede
    by George Eliot

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    The Best George Eliot Books - The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot

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    The Mill on the Floss
    by George Eliot

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    The Best George Eliot Books - Middlemarch by George Eliot

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    Middlemarch
    by George Eliot

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    The Best George Eliot Books - George Eliot's Life, as Related in Her Letters and Journals by John Walter Cross

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    George Eliot's Life, as Related in Her Letters and Journals
    by John Walter Cross

The Best George Eliot Books, recommended by Philip Davis

George Eliot is all but synonymous with Victorian realism; for D H Lawrence, she was the first novelist to start ‘putting all the action inside.’ Here, Philip Davis, author of The Transferred Life of George Eliot, selects the best books by or about one of the greatest novelists of all time: ‘If you want to read literature that sets out to create a holding ground for raw human material—for human struggles, difficulties, and celebrations—read George Eliot’

    The best books on Zombies, recommended by Greg Garrett

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    The best books on Zombies - I Am Legend by Richard Matheson

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    I Am Legend
    by Richard Matheson

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    The best books on Zombies - The Road by Cormac McCarthy

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    The Road
    by Cormac McCarthy

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    The best books on Zombies - The Walking Dead by Robert Kirkman

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    The Walking Dead
    by Robert Kirkman

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    The best books on Zombies - World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks

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    World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
    by Max Brooks

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    The best books on Zombies - The Miniature Wife: And Other Stories by Manuel Gonzales

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    The Miniature Wife: And Other Stories
    by Manuel Gonzales

The best books on Zombies, recommended by Greg Garrett

Zombies have returned with a vengeance in recent years, the secret to their undying popularity lying in their ability to embody many different kinds of menace, from social unrest to pandemics, financial insecurity to international terrorism. Greg Garrett, author of Living with the Living Dead, recommends five books to help you prepare for the zombie apocalypse

    The best books on Ageing, recommended by Kathleen Taylor

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    The best books on Ageing - Gilead: A Novel by Marilynne Robinson

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    Gilead: A Novel
    by Marilynne Robinson

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    The best books on Ageing - The Warden by Anthony Trollope

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    The Warden
    by Anthony Trollope

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    The best books on Ageing - How We Die: Reflections on Life's Final Chapter by Sherwin Nuland

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    How We Die: Reflections on Life's Final Chapter
    by Sherwin Nuland

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    The best books on Ageing - How to Grow Old: Ancient Wisdom for the Second Half of Life by Marcus Tullius Cicero

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    How to Grow Old: Ancient Wisdom for the Second Half of Life
    by Marcus Tullius Cicero

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    The best books on Ageing - King Lear by William Shakespeare

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    King Lear
    by William Shakespeare

The best books on Ageing, recommended by Kathleen Taylor

Old age. We all hope to reach it, but there are big differences between a ‘good’ old age and one beset by dementia or Alzheimer’s. Neuroscientist and science writer, Kathleen Taylor, talks us through the latest science on ageing and the literary works that can give us a clearer picture of what it’s all about.

    The best books on Continental Philosophy, recommended by Simon Critchley

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    The best books on Continental Philosophy - Republic by Plato

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    Republic
    by Plato

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    The best books on Continental Philosophy - The Mirror of Simple Souls by Marguerite Porete

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    The Mirror of Simple Souls
    by Marguerite Porete

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    The best books on Continental Philosophy - Beyond Good and Evil by Friedrich Nietzsche & translated by Walter Kaufmann

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    Beyond Good and Evil
    by Friedrich Nietzsche & translated by Walter Kaufmann

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    The best books on Continental Philosophy - Being and Time by Martin Heidegger

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    Being and Time
    by Martin Heidegger

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    The best books on Continental Philosophy - The Divided Self: An Existential Study in Sanity and Madness by R. D. Laing

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    The Divided Self: An Existential Study in Sanity and Madness
    by R. D. Laing

The best books on Continental Philosophy, recommended by Simon Critchley

What is the nature of human existence in the world? What should philosophy be concerned with as a discipline? Philosopher Simon Critchley introduces us to the landscape of continental philosophy.

    The best books on The Reformation, recommended by Peter Marshall

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    The best books on The Reformation - Christianity In The West 1400-1700 by John Bossy

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    Christianity In The West 1400-1700
    by John Bossy

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    The best books on The Reformation - Salvation at Stake: Christian Martyrdom in Early Modern Europe by Brad Gregory

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    Salvation at Stake: Christian Martyrdom in Early Modern Europe
    by Brad Gregory

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    The best books on The Reformation - Martin Luther: Renegade and Prophet by Lyndal Roper

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    Martin Luther: Renegade and Prophet
    by Lyndal Roper

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    The best books on The Reformation - The Voices of Morebath: Reformation and Rebellion in an English Village by Eamon Duffy

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    The Voices of Morebath: Reformation and Rebellion in an English Village
    by Eamon Duffy

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    The best books on The Reformation - For The Sake Of Simple Folk: Popular Propaganda for the German Reformation by R W Scribner

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    For The Sake Of Simple Folk: Popular Propaganda for the German Reformation
    by R W Scribner

The best books on The Reformation, recommended by Peter Marshall

On October 31st 1517, Martin Luther, an unknown friar in an obscure town in eastern Germany may or may not have posted a list of complaints to the door of his local church. His actions would lead to what was later called ‘the Reformation’ — a grisly period in European history that nonetheless paved the way for a more tolerant and pluralistic society. Peter Marshall, one of the period’s leading scholars, talks us through the best books on the Reformation.

    Marina Warner on Fairy Tales

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    Marina Warner on Fairy Tales - The Arabian Nights by Husain Haddawy & Muhsin Mahdi

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    The Arabian Nights
    by Husain Haddawy & Muhsin Mahdi

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    Marina Warner on Fairy Tales - Italian Folk Tales by George Martin (translator) & Italo Calvino

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    Italian Folk Tales
    by George Martin (translator) & Italo Calvino

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    Marina Warner on Fairy Tales - Russian Magic Tales by Robert Chandler

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    Russian Magic Tales
    by Robert Chandler

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    Marina Warner on Fairy Tales - Burning Your Boats: Collected Short Stories by Angela Carter

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    Burning Your Boats: Collected Short Stories
    by Angela Carter

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    Marina Warner on Fairy Tales - What It Means When a Man Falls from The Sky by Lesley Nneka Arimah

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    What It Means When a Man Falls from The Sky
    by Lesley Nneka Arimah

Marina Warner on Fairy Tales

‘It’s a long time since ogres have seemed so absolutely real,’ says Marina Warner, author and long-time scholar of fairy tales. Which makes now as good a time as any to immerse ourselves in the twisted truths of the fairy tale realm, with Warner’s selection of the best books of, or about, other-worldly tales of mischief and subversion, dreams and laughter, ‘hope against hope’

    Jim Baggott on Writing about Physics

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    Jim Baggott on Writing about Physics - Asimov's New Guide to Science by Isaac Asimov

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    Asimov's New Guide to Science
    by Isaac Asimov

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    Jim Baggott on Writing about Physics - Subtle is the Lord by Abraham Pais

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    Subtle is the Lord
    by Abraham Pais

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    Jim Baggott on Writing about Physics - Quantum Physics by Alastair Rae

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    Quantum Physics
    by Alastair Rae

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    Jim Baggott on Writing about Physics - The Philosophy of Quantum Mechanics by Max Jammer

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    The Philosophy of Quantum Mechanics
    by Max Jammer

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    Jim Baggott on Writing about Physics - Heisenberg's War: The Secret History Of The German Bomb by Thomas Powers

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    Heisenberg's War: The Secret History Of The German Bomb
    by Thomas Powers

Jim Baggott on Writing about Physics

Contemporary physics is so complex that no single physicist can be said to have a decent grasp of the full picture. This makes communicating physics a formidable challenge.  Acclaimed popular science writer, Jim Baggott, talks us through this challenge by discussing his favourite physics books.

    The best books on Oscar Wilde, recommended by Sos Eltis

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    The best books on Oscar Wilde - The Soul of Man Under Socialism by Oscar Wilde

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    The Soul of Man Under Socialism
    by Oscar Wilde

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    The best books on Oscar Wilde - The Importance of Being Earnest and Other Plays by Oscar Wilde

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    The Importance of Being Earnest and Other Plays
    by Oscar Wilde

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    The best books on Oscar Wilde - The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

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    The Picture of Dorian Gray
    by Oscar Wilde

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    The best books on Oscar Wilde - The Complete Short Stories by Oscar Wilde

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    The Complete Short Stories
    by Oscar Wilde

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    The best books on Oscar Wilde - De Profundis by Oscar Wilde

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    De Profundis
    by Oscar Wilde

The best books on Oscar Wilde, recommended by Sos Eltis

Oscar Wilde cultivated an image of himself as an idle genius, dashing off masterpieces with a lazy brilliance. But below the glittering linguistic surface of his works, suggests Sos Eltis, lies an anarchic politics and a phenomenal analysis of power.

    The best books on Humanism, recommended by Andrew Copson

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    The best books on Humanism - Two Cheers For Democracy by E M Forster

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    Two Cheers For Democracy
    by E M Forster

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    The best books on Humanism - Adam Bede by George Eliot

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    Adam Bede
    by George Eliot

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    The best books on Humanism - On Humanism by Richard Norman

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    On Humanism
    by Richard Norman

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    The best books on Humanism - His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman

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    His Dark Materials
    by Philip Pullman

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    The best books on Humanism - Mengzi: With Selections from Traditional Commentaries by Mengzi

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    Mengzi: With Selections from Traditional Commentaries
    by Mengzi

The best books on Humanism, recommended by Andrew Copson

Humanist ideas are not a recent phenomenon, but have been around for millennia, says Andrew Copson, chief executive of Humanists UK. He explains why it’s worth making a positive choice to be a humanist and recommends a great humanist reading list.

    The best books on Leonardo da Vinci, recommended by Martin Kemp

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    The best books on Leonardo da Vinci - The Divine Comedy: Inferno, Purgatorio, Paradiso by Dante Alighieri

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    The Divine Comedy: Inferno, Purgatorio, Paradiso
    by Dante Alighieri

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    The best books on Leonardo da Vinci - Art and Illusion: A Study in the Psychology of Pictorial Representation by E.H. Gombrich

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    Art and Illusion: A Study in the Psychology of Pictorial Representation
    by E.H. Gombrich

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    The best books on Leonardo da Vinci - Leonardo da Vinci: i documenti e le testimonianze contemporanee by Edoardo Villata

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    Leonardo da Vinci: i documenti e le testimonianze contemporanee
    by Edoardo Villata

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    The best books on Leonardo da Vinci - The Literary Works of Leonardo da Vinci by Jean Paul Richter

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    The Literary Works of Leonardo da Vinci
    by Jean Paul Richter

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    The best books on Leonardo da Vinci - Leonardo da Vinci by Kenneth Clark

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    Leonardo da Vinci
    by Kenneth Clark

The best books on Leonardo da Vinci, recommended by Martin Kemp

Every generation has its own Leonardo, and for many he remains a man of mystery. Martin Kemp, Emeritus Professor in Art History at Oxford and the author of the recently published Mona Lisa: The People and the Painting, helps us identify the non-mythical Leonardo. What might Leonardo be doing were he alive today, in our own digital age?

    The best books on Philosophy in the Islamic World, recommended by Peter Adamson

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    The best books on Philosophy in the Islamic World - Greek Thought, Arabic Culture by Dimitri Gutas

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    Greek Thought, Arabic Culture
    by Dimitri Gutas

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    The best books on Philosophy in the Islamic World - Great Medieval Thinkers: Avicenna by Jon McGinnis

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    Great Medieval Thinkers: Avicenna
    by Jon McGinnis

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    The best books on Philosophy in the Islamic World - Avicenna's 'De Anima' in the Latin West by Dag Nikolaus Hasse

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    Avicenna's 'De Anima' in the Latin West
    by Dag Nikolaus Hasse

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    The best books on Philosophy in the Islamic World - Maimonides in His World: Portrait of a Mediterranean Thinker by Sarah Stroumsa

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    Maimonides in His World: Portrait of a Mediterranean Thinker
    by Sarah Stroumsa

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    The best books on Philosophy in the Islamic World - The Teleological Ethics of Fakhr al-Dīn al-Rāzī by Ayman Shihadeh

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    The Teleological Ethics of Fakhr al-Dīn al-Rāzī
    by Ayman Shihadeh

The best books on Philosophy in the Islamic World, recommended by Peter Adamson

Arabic philosophy was hugely influential during the Islamic Golden Age; at one point, the Persian polymath Avicenna’s influence outstripped that of Aristotle. But a strong tradition has continued in the centuries since, explains Professor Peter Adamson, as he selects five of the best books on the subject.

    The best books on Modern German History, recommended by Hester Vaizey

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    The best books on Modern German History - Ordinary Men by Christopher Browning

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    Ordinary Men
    by Christopher Browning

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    The best books on Modern German History - Jews, Germans, and Allies: Close Encounters in Occupied Germany by Atina Grossmann

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    Jews, Germans, and Allies: Close Encounters in Occupied Germany
    by Atina Grossmann

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    The best books on Modern German History - A Brief Stop on the Road from Auschwitz by Goran Rosenberg

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    A Brief Stop on the Road from Auschwitz
    by Goran Rosenberg

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    The best books on Modern German History - Dissonant Lives: Generations and Violence Through the German Dictatorships by Mary Fulbrook

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    Dissonant Lives: Generations and Violence Through the German Dictatorships
    by Mary Fulbrook

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    The best books on Modern German History - Stasiland: Stories from Behind the Berlin Wall by Anna Funder

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    Stasiland: Stories from Behind the Berlin Wall
    by Anna Funder

The best books on Modern German History, recommended by Hester Vaizey

In the 20th century, Germany suffered defeat in two world wars and withstood two kinds of dictatorship. Yet today it is Europe’s strongest economy. Hester Vaizey, fellow of Clare College, Cambridge, and author of Born in the GDR, selects five brilliant books on a tumultuous century.

    The best books on The Saints, recommended by Simon Yarrow

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    The best books on The Saints - The Confessions by Augustine (translated by Maria Boulding)

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    The Confessions
    by Augustine (translated by Maria Boulding)

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    The best books on The Saints - The Cult of the Saints Its Rise and Function in Latin Christianity by Peter Brown

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    The Cult of the Saints Its Rise and Function in Latin Christianity
    by Peter Brown

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    The best books on The Saints - Mother of God: A History of the Virgin Mary by Miri Rubin

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    Mother of God: A History of the Virgin Mary
    by Miri Rubin

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    The best books on The Saints - Mohawk Saint: Catherine Tekakwitha and the Jesuits by Allan Greer

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    Mohawk Saint: Catherine Tekakwitha and the Jesuits
    by Allan Greer

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    The best books on The Saints - Between Heaven and Earth: The Religious Worlds People Make and the Scholars Who Study Them by Robert Orsi

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    Between Heaven and Earth: The Religious Worlds People Make and the Scholars Who Study Them
    by Robert Orsi

The best books on The Saints, recommended by Simon Yarrow

Heroes are universal to human culture and, in Christian culture, they manifested themselves as saints. Historian Simon Yarrow recommends the best books to understand the saints, from their widespread appearance in late antiquity to their continuing influence in modern America.

    The best books on Military Strategy, recommended by Antulio Echevarria II

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    The best books on Military Strategy - The Art of War by Sun Zi (also written in English as Sun Tzu)

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    The Art of War
    by Sun Zi (also written in English as Sun Tzu)

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    The best books on Military Strategy - On War by Carl von Clausewitz

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    On War
    by Carl von Clausewitz

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    The best books on Military Strategy - Strategy: A History by Lawrence Freedman

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    Strategy: A History
    by Lawrence Freedman

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    The best books on Military Strategy - Modern Strategy by Colin Gray

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    Modern Strategy
    by Colin Gray

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    The best books on Military Strategy - The Direction of War: Contemporary Strategy in Historical Perspective by Hew Strachan

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    The Direction of War: Contemporary Strategy in Historical Perspective
    by Hew Strachan

The best books on Military Strategy, recommended by Antulio Echevarria II

Texts about military strategy take us back into the mists of time but what it is, and what the nature of war is, remains hotly debated. Antulio Echevarria II of the US Army War College talks us through key books, both old and new, on military strategy.

    The best books on El Alamein, recommended by Simon Ball

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    The best books on El Alamein - Pendulum Of War: Three Battles at El Alamein by Niall Barr

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    Pendulum Of War: Three Battles at El Alamein
    by Niall Barr

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    The best books on El Alamein - The Desert War: The Classic Trilogy on the North African Campaign 1940-43 by Alan Moorehead

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    The Desert War: The Classic Trilogy on the North African Campaign 1940-43
    by Alan Moorehead

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    The best books on El Alamein - Rommel by Desmond Young

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    Rommel
    by Desmond Young

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    The best books on El Alamein - Montgomery and the Eighth Army by Bernard Montgomery and Stephen Brooks (ed)

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    Montgomery and the Eighth Army
    by Bernard Montgomery and Stephen Brooks (ed)

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    The best books on El Alamein - The Most Dangerous Enemy: A History of the Battle of Britain by Stephen Bungay

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    The Most Dangerous Enemy: A History of the Battle of Britain
    by Stephen Bungay

The best books on El Alamein, recommended by Simon Ball

Churchill hailed the Allied victory at the Battle of El Alamein as “the end of the beginning” for Hitler in World War II. But in that very same speech, he downplayed its significance. Historian Simon Ball separates clichés from facts and chooses the best of the vast number of books written about El Alamein, the Desert War and World War II in general.

    The best books on The Vikings, recommended by Eleanor Rosamund Barraclough

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    The best books on The Vikings - The Vinland Sagas

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    The Vinland Sagas

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    The best books on The Vikings - A Description of the Northern Peoples by Olaus Magnus

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    A Description of the Northern Peoples
    by Olaus Magnus

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    The best books on The Vikings - Vikings and Gods in European Art by David Wilson

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    Vikings and Gods in European Art
    by David Wilson

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    The best books on The Vikings - Ivory Vikings by Nancy Brown

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    Ivory Vikings
    by Nancy Brown

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    The best books on The Vikings - Ohthere's Voyages

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    Ohthere's Voyages

The best books on The Vikings, recommended by Eleanor Rosamund Barraclough

The Vikings discovered America and traded slaves in Baghdad. They sometimes buried their dead in ships, but probably did not burn them. And they did not wear horned helmets. Historian Eleanor Barraclough separates myth from reality and recommends the best Viking books.

    The best books on Jacobitism, recommended by Murray Pittock

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    The best books on Jacobitism - English Society 1660-1832 by Jonathan Clark

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    English Society 1660-1832
    by Jonathan Clark

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    The best books on Jacobitism - The History of Parliament: The House of Commons, 1715-1754 by Romney Sedgwick ed.

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    The History of Parliament: The House of Commons, 1715-1754
    by Romney Sedgwick ed.

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    The best books on Jacobitism - Jacobitism and the English People, 1688-1788 by Paul Monod

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    Jacobitism and the English People, 1688-1788
    by Paul Monod

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    The best books on Jacobitism - 1715: The Great Jacobite Rebellion by Daniel Szechi

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    1715: The Great Jacobite Rebellion
    by Daniel Szechi

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    The best books on Jacobitism - France and the Jacobite Rising of 1745 by Frank McLynn

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    France and the Jacobite Rising of 1745
    by Frank McLynn

The best books on Jacobitism, recommended by Murray Pittock

The failure of the Stuarts to win back the English or Scottish throne changed the course of history, enabling the buildup of a highly centralized British state and, possibly, America’s war for independence. Murray Pittock chooses the best books on Jacobitism, the 18th century phenomenon that nearly overthrew the British government.

    The best books on Populism, recommended by Cas Mudde

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    The best books on Populism - The People by Margaret Canovan

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    The People
    by Margaret Canovan

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    The best books on Populism - The Populist Persuasion by Michael Kazin

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    The Populist Persuasion
    by Michael Kazin

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    The best books on Populism - Populism by Paul Taggart

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    Populism
    by Paul Taggart

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    The best books on Populism - The Populist Explosion: How the Great Recession Transformed American and European Politics by John Judis

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    The Populist Explosion: How the Great Recession Transformed American and European Politics
    by John Judis

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    The best books on Populism - What Is Populism? by Jan-Werner Müller

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    What Is Populism?
    by Jan-Werner Müller

The best books on Populism, recommended by Cas Mudde

After a tumultuous year in politics, ‘populism’ is on everybody’s lips. But what is it? Is it good or bad for democracy? How is it that populist movements often have superrich leaders? Political scientist and longtime populism observer Cas Mudde recommends the best books on populism.

    The Best Charles Dickens Books, recommended by Jenny Hartley

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    The Best Charles Dickens Books - David Copperfield by Charles Dickens

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    David Copperfield
    by Charles Dickens

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    The Best Charles Dickens Books - Great Expectations by Charles Dickens

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    Great Expectations
    by Charles Dickens

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    The Best Charles Dickens Books - Charles Dickens: A Life by Claire Tomalin

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    Charles Dickens: A Life
    by Claire Tomalin

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    The Best Charles Dickens Books - The Selected Letters of Charles Dickens by Jenny Hartley

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    The Selected Letters of Charles Dickens
    by Jenny Hartley

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    The Best Charles Dickens Books - Palgrave Advances in Charles Dickens Studies by John Bowen and Robert I. Patten

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    Palgrave Advances in Charles Dickens Studies
    by John Bowen and Robert I. Patten

The Best Charles Dickens Books, recommended by Jenny Hartley

He was the most popular novelist of the Victorian era, a convivial family man who always championed the underdog. But he also harboured dark secrets that only came out after his death. Jenny Hartley recommends the best books by and about Charles Dickens and discusses Dickens the phenomenon, past and present.

    The best books on Eugenics, recommended by Philippa Levine

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    The best books on Eugenics - In the Name of Eugenics: Genetics and the Uses of Human Heredity by Daniel Kevles

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    In the Name of Eugenics: Genetics and the Uses of Human Heredity
    by Daniel Kevles

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    The best books on Eugenics - The Nazi Connection: Eugenics, American Racism, and German National Socialism by Stefan Kuhl

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    The Nazi Connection: Eugenics, American Racism, and German National Socialism
    by Stefan Kuhl

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    The best books on Eugenics - Eugenic Nation: Faults and Frontiers of Better Breeding in Modern America by Alexandra Minna Stern

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    Eugenic Nation: Faults and Frontiers of Better Breeding in Modern America
    by Alexandra Minna Stern

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    The best books on Eugenics - The Hour of Eugenics: Race, Gender, and Nation in Latin America by Nancy Leys Stepan

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    The Hour of Eugenics: Race, Gender, and Nation in Latin America
    by Nancy Leys Stepan

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    The best books on Eugenics - Heredity and Hope: The Case for Genetic Screening by Ruth Schwartz Cowan

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    Heredity and Hope: The Case for Genetic Screening
    by Ruth Schwartz Cowan

The best books on Eugenics, recommended by Philippa Levine

The term ‘eugenics’ elicits queasiness amongst those who associate it with the Nazis. But Winston Churchill, George Bernard Shaw and Margaret Sanger were among its many proponents in the interwar period. Why? Philippa Levine, professor of history at the University of Texas, explains.

    The best books on The Oxford English Dictionary, recommended by Peter Gilliver

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    The best books on The Oxford English Dictionary - Caught in the Web of Words: James Murray and the Oxford English Dictionary by K. M. Elisabeth Murray

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    Caught in the Web of Words: James Murray and the Oxford English Dictionary
    by K. M. Elisabeth Murray

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    The best books on The Oxford English Dictionary - The Collected Papers of Henry Bradley by Robert Bridges

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    The Collected Papers of Henry Bradley
    by Robert Bridges

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    The best books on The Oxford English Dictionary - The Surgeon of Crowthorne: A Tale of Murder, Madness and the Oxford English Dictionary by Simon Winchester

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    The Surgeon of Crowthorne: A Tale of Murder, Madness and the Oxford English Dictionary
    by Simon Winchester

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    The best books on The Oxford English Dictionary - The Study of Language in England, 1780-1860 by Hans Aarsleff

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    The Study of Language in England, 1780-1860
    by Hans Aarsleff

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    The best books on The Oxford English Dictionary - The Scholar's Daughter by Beatrice Harraden

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    The Scholar's Daughter
    by Beatrice Harraden

The best books on The Oxford English Dictionary, recommended by Peter Gilliver

It's a dictionary that seeks to document any word that exists—or ever existed—in the English language and track its evolution over time. Lexicographer Peter Gilliver chooses books to help understand the enormous undertaking that is the Oxford English Dictionary.

    The best books on Nature of Reality, recommended by Andrew Briggs

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    The best books on Nature of Reality - The Children of Men by P D James

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    The Children of Men
    by P D James

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    The best books on Nature of Reality - Faithful to Science by Andrew Steane

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    Faithful to Science
    by Andrew Steane

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    The best books on Nature of Reality - The Territories of Science and Religion by Peter Harrison

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    The Territories of Science and Religion
    by Peter Harrison

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    The best books on Nature of Reality - Faith and Wisdom in Science by Tom McLeish

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    Faith and Wisdom in Science
    by Tom McLeish

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    The best books on Nature of Reality - On the Third Day by Piers Paul Read

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    On the Third Day
    by Piers Paul Read

The best books on Nature of Reality, recommended by Andrew Briggs

When addressing the really fundamental questions in science, researchers must assume that there is an objective reality to describe. But the nature of that reality may be more subtle, allowing space for the existence of God, says Andrew Briggs, professor of nanomaterials at Oxford University.

    The best books on 100 Years of Modern China, recommended by Rana Mitter

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    The best books on 100 Years of Modern China - Call to Arms by Lu Xun

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    Call to Arms
    by Lu Xun

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    The best books on 100 Years of Modern China - Two Kinds of Time by Graham Peck

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    Two Kinds of Time
    by Graham Peck

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    The best books on 100 Years of Modern China - Life and Death in Shanghai by Nien Cheng

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    Life and Death in Shanghai
    by Nien Cheng

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    The best books on 100 Years of Modern China - Deathsong of the River by Su Xiaokang and Wang Luxiang

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    Deathsong of the River
    by Su Xiaokang and Wang Luxiang

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    The best books on 100 Years of Modern China - The End of the Revolution by Wang Hui

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    The End of the Revolution
    by Wang Hui

The best books on 100 Years of Modern China, recommended by Rana Mitter

In October 1911, China’s last imperial dynasty fell. The legacy of that revolution remains deeply ambiguous in today’s People’s Republic. China scholar Rana Mitter tells us about the country’s tumultuous changes from 1911 to the present day.

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