Part memoir, part science, part history, the Tasmanian novelist’s latest book rejoices in resisting definition
Can Britain be mended?; the women who shaped the American dream; Albania and Serbia — two histories of Balkan neighbours; refrigeration’s chilling impact on global food supply systems; a thriller-like account of the US military getting up-to-date with tech; a kidnapping in a wealthy Long Island milieu; short stories with a fresh take on life’s Kafkaesque absurdity — plus Adam LeBor’s round-up of the best spy and war thrillers
A story of gender, consumerism and the female pioneers who defied the patriarchy and helped shape the American dream
Raj M Shah and Christopher Kirchhoff’s thriller-like book reveals how the Pentagon came up to technological speed
Two impressive new histories about the Balkan neighbours show how the traumas of the past have left deep traces in the present
Paolo Zannoni’s history of how today’s monetary system evolved
Nicola Twilley explores how refrigeration turned the global food supply system into an unsustainable ‘cryosphere’
A family history that exposes China’s authoritarian regime and an era of repression
Harald Jähner’s vivid history depicts Germany’s dizzying era of change — and its catastrophic finale
Jane Robinson chronicles the achievements and taboo-busting life of 19th-century campaigner Barbara Bodichon
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With ageing populations, falling birth rates and fewer workers to pay tax, the author calls for bold experiments to cope with the dizzying changes already upon us
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