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The best and worst memoirs by British prime ministers
There are plenty of duds, but a few gems
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Books (and films) about the joy and pain of music festivals
From Bethel to the Bahamas
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Six enjoyable books about football
An eclectic selection covering the beautiful game and why it matters
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How to stare at the Sun, through art
Seven artworks use the Sun to talk of time, the Earth, the act of seeing and industrial civilisation
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Five books about Iraq, a cradle of civilisation and catastrophe
What to read to understand the country’s recent history—and its ancient beginnings
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Seven memoirs help explain Europe past and present
Their authors are very different, but the continent’s tumultuous history has shaped them all
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Six non-fiction books you can read in a day
Resolved to read more? There may be no more rewarding genre than the short book
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Five of the best books on climbing mountains
The books and a documentary that capture the pull of the peaks
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Five novels that imagine dictatorship in America
A gripping way into thinking about democracy under threat
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Understand South Korea, a success story with a dark side
Five books and a film that explain why the country is a cultural superpower as well as an economic one
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These books reveal why the brain is the biggest mystery of all
Eight of the best books on brains and consciousness—human, octopus and other
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What to read about the history of California
Five books that help explain the power and problems of the Golden State