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In the 1970s, a network of radical extremists terrorised the West with plane hijackings and hostage-takings. Among them were the beautiful young Leila Khaled with her jewellery made from grenade rings, the hard-drinking philanderer Carlos the Jackal sporting shades and open-neck shirts, and the radical leftists of the Baader-Meinhof Gang. They sought to liberate the Palestinians and overthrow western imperialism, orchestrating spectacularly violent attacks that held governments to ransom and the world gripped to their television screens. Drawing on decades of research, declassified archive material and original interviews with witnesses and participants, Jason Burke provides a masterful account of their exploits over the course of this dark decade.
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A gripping, persuasive and authoritative account of Britain's tumultuous relationship with Europe.
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The riveting evolutionary history of birds, from bestselling palaeontologist Steve Brusatte.
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The acclaimed historian of Russia offers his compelling analysis of a dramatic turning point in recent Russian history: the August Coup of 1991.
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A gripping account of the life of Sandy Irvine and the mystery of his and Mallory’s disappearance on Everest in June 1924.
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Eric Cantona is an enduring enigma. No Frenchman in the past 50 years has so successfully captured the British imagination. In scintillating essays that bring to life Cantona’s wild swings – on what felt like a weekly basis – between hero and villain, this idiosyncratic catalogue of the footballer’s 82 goals for Manchester United, describing the matches in which each goal was scored, is a close-up portrait of an unparalleled artist which takes the reader back to some of footballing’s most cherished moments. Manchester United was dominating English football during this period, a run of success which began with their first league title in 26 years during the 1992-3 season. Inspiring younger players such as Paul Scholes, Ryan Giggs and David Beckham, Cantona was, and remains, an iconic figure, known for his style and effortless grace, his French flair and his unwavering, unapologetic non-conformity.
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The kitchen has always been a complex space for women: a place of labour and gendered expectations, as well as a site of nourishment, care and company. But how does this change when you’re alone, not cooking for family or friends, but simply for yourself? Eli Davies explores what happens when food is uncoupled from domestic duty and romantic relationships and what it means to cook (or not) for yourself and by yourself. How does this shape your mealtimes, the way you shop for food, the kitchen equipment you use, and your relationship to cleaning up and looking after yourself? With warmth, humour and insight, ‘The Spinster Cookbook’ explores shopping and leftovers, solo meals and dinner parties for one, joy and grief and the politics of living on your own.
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Is crypto a scam or a solution? Will that pension plan deliver? And what exactly is a model portfolio? The world of personal savings and investment can be tricky and confusing – and it’s changing fast. But whether dabbling in the markets, jumping on the crypto bandwagon or simply safeguarding our pensions, we’re all investors now, whether we like it or not. We all need to understand how the markets really work. ‘How to Invest’ offers a principles-based, keep-it-simple approach to help you make investment decisions that will make the most of your money.
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Arundhati Roy’s first work of memoir, this is a soaring account both intimate and inspiring, of how the author became the person and the writer she is, shaped by circumstance, but above all by her complex relationship to the extraordinary, singular mother she describes as ‘my shelter and my storm’.
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Join the bestselling authors of Japanese Soul Cooking for a fun, passionate dive into modern Japanese comfort cooking, with over 100 achievable recipes.
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What do you do when you’ve lost touch with your creative spirit? In every creative person’s life, there are times when you lose the energy, joy, and freedom you had when you were first starting out. It can feel as if everything you’ve worked so hard to learn until this point is more of a hinderance than a help. From the recent art school graduate to the retiree searching for their creative third act, we all need help returning to the excitement, the sense of discovery and the raw creativity of a child at play. Kleon shares ten rejuvenating lessons he learned from being a studio assistant to the artists closest to his heart: his two young sons. This is a creative liberation handbook for looking at the world with fresh eyes, unlearning what you’ve learned and making new leaps in your life and work.
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Praised as a book that ‘brings you luck the moment you open it’, this book contains lessons on how to understand – and use – the psychology of luck. Why are successful people so obsessed with luck? Because they want to draw things of value to them. The average person will experience at least a couple of lucky breaks in their lives, but life’s successes and failures are dependent on how well you recognize the signs of such luck. Born into a family with a gift of intuitive foresight and raised in Korean traditions of numerology, astrology and shamanism, Min Ji Yoo has developed deep insights into how people attract luck, money and the things they value to themselves. In this work, Min Ji Yoo focuses on how successful people harness their luck to attract success – and how we can too.
