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From those who own the news to the BBC, the intricacies of political journalism to the trade’s ethics, ‘Breaking’ strips back the engine of information, entertainment and propaganda back to its constituent parts and lays it bare. In this informative and engaging deep-dive into the way we receive and understand the news, journalist Mic Wright shows how our news media functions and, ultimately, how it is fundamentally flawed. Armed with this comprehensive and truthful look at the media machine, the reader will be equipped with the tools to better understand the news as it is given, and separate the fair from the ethically dubious, and, more importantly, the truths from the half-truths (and the down-right lies).
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A collection of over 90 rule-breaking recipes of unpretentious cooking for everyone from the well-seasoned cook to the kitchen-shy greedy-guts. George Egg inhabits a place where the potentially frowned-up (processed cheese, crabsticks, salad cream) sits with the gourmet (date syrup, tahini, seaweed) and on occasion the deluxe (lumpfish caviar, liquorice root powder, Babybel). Discover hacks for fast food favourites alongside ‘proper’ recipes, using surprising combinations, unexpected ingredients and unconventional methods as George guides you from deep-fried Pot Noodle to chip shop tortilla, microwave shakshuka to Twiglet brownies and peshwari toasties to beer-battered Celebrations.
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This is the forgotten tale of MI6’s top spy in Nazi Germany and his bid to stop the Second World War. In the world of espionage, where the accounts of renowned spies often dominate the narrative, this is a rare gem – an untold story of a completely unknown spy. Baron William de Ropp, a Baltic German aristocrat, wasn’t just any ordinary spy; he was MI6’s top-secret agent in Nazi Germany from 1931 to 1939, managing to escape Berlin just before war broke out. This unsung hero had direct access to Adolf Hitler and an inside track on the Nazi regime. His reports, shrouded in secrecy, had the power to shape British policy toward Germany in a pivotal period of history. ‘The Spy and the Devil’ is a riveting tale of espionage, intrigue, and the untold impact of one man’s secret mission on the course of history.
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21 years. 188 Test Matches. 704 Test Wickets. This is the final word on a spectacular career spanning over 20 years from one of England’s greatest ever bowlers, Jimmy Anderson. A story of dedication and resilience, Jimmy gives his unfiltered take on his experiences coming of age as a 15-year-old playing for Burnley Cricket Club, the astronomic ascent to making his international debut at twenty years old and every astonishing moment in the 21 years since.
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You may not know Ruth Crilly’s name, but chances are you have spotted her face, particularly if you were fond of an Oxford Street shopping spree in the early noughties. Modelling then was very different to modelling now: there was reality tv, no aesthetics industry or innovative plastic surgery techniques with which to ‘launch’ a modelling career that mainly plays out on the squares of Instagram and TikTok. There were no press trips to five star hotels along with mini shoots at said hotels and contractual obligations to post. There were no talent managers, no brand managers, no reputational managers. Instead, there was the apocryphal legend of Kate Moss, scouted in JFK airport and rocketed to worldwide superstardom, meaning that it was totally fine and normal for strangers to approach young women outside the Oxford Circus Topshop, waving a polaroid camera and claiming to be a model scout.
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In 2019, Jassa Ahluwalia went viral with a comedy video of himself speaking Punjabi, a language he has spoken since childhood by virtue of his mixed British-Indian heritage. In an attempt to articulate his sense of self to viewers confused by his white appearance, he originated the hashtag `BothNotHalf – a rewording and a reimagining of mixed identity. This story became the focus of his 2020 TEDx talk and his BBC One documentary – Am I English? – in 2022. ‘Both Not Half’ has since evolved into a rallying cry for a new and inclusive future, a campaign for belonging in a divided world.
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Covering their entire career, with a foreword and captions from Björn, Benny, Frida and Agnetha, the book features never-seen-before pictures spanning the band’s entire career. With unprecedented behind-the-scenes access and first-hand accounts, this is the perfect gift for ABBA fans everywhere.
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Drawn from five countries – Britain, America, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand – the Five Eyes has been steeped in secrecy since its formation in 1956, its existence only publicly acknowledged as recently as 2010. On the one hand, it is an alliance held together by a common language and cause, whose successes range from the takedown of atomic spies in the 1940s to the exposure of Russian collusion in Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign. This book is a character-led narrative that weaves together accounts spanning eight decades – from stories of codebreakers in the Second World War, to the latest Russian threats to Western democracy and the trade conflict between the US and China which have reshaped national security.
