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"it made even a capsized cynic like me feel more sentimental about the Thames..."

"However valuable these essays, we must remain in awe of the great, unique work on which they feast..."

"superbly evocative and gripping..."

"A State at Any Cost deserves to be the definitive biography of Ben-Gurion..."

"this is a stunning memoir about grief and love, about vulnerability and the strength required to embrace it..."

"her drily witty sentences snap like sushki, the crunchy sugared bread rings Russians eat with their coffee..."

"A profound survival guide for an increasingly isolating world..."

"(a) remarkable book ..."

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"a wonderfully generous sharing of knowledge that combines the conversational tones of the ideal classroom with the intensity of the trained anatomist..."

"Potts writes powerfully about the nature of grief..."

"its extraordinary history is a thrilling page-turner..."

"Rachel Cusk’s unique perspective shines through in these new essays..."

"poetic and at times whimsical..."

"Rundell is the real deal, a writer of boundless gifts and extraordinary imaginative power..."

"...this is a book that’s both eye-opening and hair-raising..."

"an enlightening, perceptive analysis..."

"An unputdownable life of the formidably ambitious diplomat..."

"Is he a clever reformer or a ‘mad man’? Richard Lloyd Parry takes a look at the life of Kim Jong-un..."

"This biography chronicles Michael Gove’s journey from tweedy young fogey to revolutionary politician..."

"He’s already spent 40 years on it, with a fifth volume still to go. In the meantime, we have Working — about the process of writing and research..."

"the eccentric story of his wanderings..."

"an important book..."

"part memoir, part biography and part a general history of 20th-century maths..."

"the focus goes fuzzy..."

"Enjoyable new insights into the life of former Economist editor Walter Bagehot..."

"A fascinating guide and a celebration of linguistic diversity and bilingualism..."

"a spoof too far..."

"a no-holds-barred attack on the Establishment’s blocking of Brexit..."

"the market will always be open for books like this one..."

"Bad men and bad sex work up an appetite for tastier dishes..."

"a sweet romance that explores autism..."

"He starts from an interesting premise..."

"[a] sideways look at what happens when mathematics goes wrong..."

"A brave, funny conclusion to an atypical trilogy..."

"hilarious... this inane and relentless agenda deserves skewering...."

"a Westeros guide to life success..."

"refreshing..."

"a joyous stab against the patriarchy, as well as a suspenseful thriller..."

"An entertaining polemic against the tech industry..."

"A compassionate and humorous look at teenage kicks and sectarian strife in early 80s Northern Ireland..."