Reviews
White Plague by James Abel: “Abel (a pseudonym) is a solid, cleanly efficient writer who knows how to stage an action scene and, just as important, is a master of this chilled universe.” - Kirkus
It’s What I do by Lynsey Addario: “After all, this 'extraordinary profession'—though exhilarating and frightening, it 'feels more like a commitment, a responsibility, a calling'—is what she does, and the many photographs scattered throughout this riveting book prove that she does it magnificently” - Booklist
The Future, Declassified by Mathew Burrows: “[The Future, Declassified has] a significant place in the literature. It presents the core changes that are affecting how the globalised world is developing in our technological-driven era. It fulfils a similar function to Christopher Coker’s The Future of War but perhaps on a broader geo-political scale." - The London School of Economics and Political Science Review
Two Hours by Ed Caesar: “Ed Caesar's treatment of the near-mythical two-hour marathon is both implacably scientific and wonderfully reverential. As a former marathoner I deeply appreciate both. The prose hums along effortlessly and the topic is one of the most profound there is: the absolute limits of human performance. Reading a book that combines those two things is one of the great pleasures in life” - Sebastian Junger
Treat Us Like Dogs and We Become Wolves by Carolyn Chute: “Carolyn Chute is a James Joyce of the back-country, a Proust of rural society, an original in every meaning of the word. She inhabits everyone in her creation, sees everything that goes on within it.” - Bill Roorbach, The New York Times
The Killing Lessons by Glen Duncan: “This novel breaks brilliant. It’s hard to tell what’s the best part of The Killing Lessons: the sweaty-palm plot that races along as like a squadcar on a high-speed pursuit, the breathtaking depictions of the characters, good and bad, or author Black’s inimitable style. My vote? All three.” - Jeffery Deaver
Let Me Be Frank with You by Richard Ford: "…caustically hilarious, warmly philosophical, and emotionally lush… In each neatly linked tale, Frank ruminates misanthropically, wittily, and wisely about love, family, friendship, race, politics, and the mystery of the self… Like Frank, Ford, certainly is incisively frank, forensically observant, and covertly tender." - Starred Booklist
The Great Leader and the Fighter Pilot by Blaine Harden: “A rewarding book with much to offer, including the likely spark of new interest in how singular choices made by both men and nations can reverberate for generations.” - Kirkus
Hello from the Gillespies by Monica McInerney: "Laugh-inducing - and refreshingly honest." - Oprah.com
Treachery by S J Parris: "Treachery is the fourth Bruno novel from Parris …. and it’s pacy, intricate and frequently thrilling." - Observer
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