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  1. Our Enemies Will Vanish
    1. Yaroslav , Trofimov

    Our Enemies Will Vanish

    A revelatory eyewitness account of Russia's invasion of Ukraine and heroism of the Ukrainian resistance by Pulitzer Prize finalist Yaroslav Trofimov, the chief foreign-affairs correspondent for The Wall Street Journal. 'Reads like a great novel' SEBASTIAN JUNGER'An instant classic' STEVE COLL----Since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, Yaroslav Trofimov has spent months on end at the heart of the conflict, very often on its front lines. In this authoritative account, he traces the war's decisive moments-from the battle for Kyiv to more recently the gruelling and bloody arm wrestle involving the Wagner group over Bakhmut-to show how Ukraine and its allies have turned the tide against Russia in a modern-day battle of David and Goliath. Putin had intended to conquer Ukraine with a vicious blitzkrieg, in a few short weeks. But in the face of this existential threat, the Ukrainian people fought back, turning what looked like certain defeat into a great moral victory, even as the territorial battle continues to seesaw to this day. This is the story of their epic bravery in the face of almost unthinkable aggression. For Trofimov, this war is deeply personal. He grew up in Kyiv and his family has lived there for generations. He tells the story of how everyday Ukrainian citizens-doctors, computer programmers, businesspeople, and schoolteachers-risked their lives and lost loved ones. At once heart-breaking and inspiring, and combining vivid reportage with expert military analysis and rare insight into the thinking of Ukrainian leadership, Our Enemies Will Vanish tells the riveting story Ukraine's fight for survival and refusal to surrender as it has never been told before. ----'An essential first draft' ANNE APPLEBAUM'Essential reading' CLARISSA WARD'Outstanding' PETER FRANKOPAN'Achieves the highest level of war reporting I did not really understand Ukraine until I read Trofimov's account' SEBASTIAN JUNGER, bestselling author of The Perfect Storm'A stunning work of eyewitness reportage and literary nuance that brings alive both the brutalities of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the war's small absurdities and comic interludes' STEVE COLL, Pulitzer Prize winning author of Ghost Wars'An essential document for our times' DEXTER FILKINS, Pulitzer Prize winning author of The Forever War'Takes the reader from the corridors of power to frontline trenches. Trofimov's gripping account is full of crisp details' QUENTIN SOMERVILLE, BBC Middle East Correspondent

    € 14,00
  2. Crooks 2
    1. Paul Williams

    Crooks 2

    More Stories Behind the Headlines

    The highly-anticipated sequel to one of the top selling, most talked-about books of 2024, Crooks.

    € 14,95
  3. Delusions of Paradise
    1. Maiwand Banayee

    Delusions of Paradise

    Escaping the Life of a Taliban Fighter

    Maiwand Banayee was born in in Kabul at the onset of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. By the time he was twelve the country was engulfed in civil war and he fled to a refugee camp, where he enrolled in a madrassa and joined the Taliban. At 22 he rejected Islamic extremism and sought asylum in the UK, eventually living in Ireland before returning to England. He has been published in Stinging Fly and War, Literature & the Arts: An International Journal of the Humanities. This is his first book.

    € 14,95
  4. Crooks 2
    1. Paul Williams

    Crooks 2

    More Stories Behind the Headlines

    The highly-anticipated sequel to one of the top selling, most talked-about books of 2024, Crooks.

    € 23,50
  5. Crooks
    1. Paul Williams

    Crooks

    The Stories Behind the Headlines

    The inside story of the many crime cases Paul Williams has made news with over his forty-year career.

    € 14,95
  6. Delusions of Paradise
    1. Maiwand Banayee

    Delusions of Paradise

    Escaping the Life of a Taliban Fighter

    A masterpiece of survival and human endeavour.

    € 27,50
  7. Crooks
    1. Paul Williams

    Crooks

    The Stories Behind the Headlines

    The inside story of the many crime cases Paul Williams has made news with over his forty-year career.

    € 23,50
  8. No Return
    1. Mark Townsend

    No Return

    The True Story of How Martyrs Are Made

    A gripping true crime account of radicalisation in Britain - and how it can be prevented.

    € 17,95
  9. Places and Names
    1. Elliot Ackerman

    Places and Names

    On War, Revolution and Returning

    Elliot Ackerman's exceptional memoir is really a double memoir of his own experiences as a Marine and those of a Jihadist fighter he befriends in a refugee camp. The result is a superb, unique and unforgettable story of war and death, fear and cruelty, above all the horrors and allure of combat.

    € 13,95
  10. We Met in Paris
    1. Joan E. Howard

    We Met in Paris

    Grace Frick and Her Life with Marguerite Yourcenar

    Grace Frick introduced English-language readers all over the world to the distinguished French author Marguerite Yourcenar with her award-winning translation of Memoirs of Hadrian. European biographies of Yourcenar have often disparaged Frick, however. This work shows Frick as a person of substance in her own right.

    € 39,95
  11. Benjamin Franklin's Life and Writings: A Bibliographical Essay on the Stevens Collection of Books
    1. Stevens , Henry

    Benjamin Franklin's Life and Writings: A Bibliographical Essay on the Stevens Collection of Books

    € 28,00
  12. Mighty Heart
    1. Mariane Pearl

    Mighty Heart

    For five weeks the world waited for news about Danny Pearl, the Wall Street Journal reporter who was kidnapped in Karachi, Pakistan - then came the broadcast of his shocking murder. The complete account of his abduction, the intense effort to rescue him, and the aftermath are told here in astonishing detail with courage and insight by his wife.

    € 20,95