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The Dutch, I Presume?

icons of the Netherlands – Martijn De Rooi Dealing with over 40 prominent features of Holland, this book provides an instant insight in Dutch society.…

The (Honest) Truth About Dishonesty

How We Lie To Everyone–Especially Ourselves – Dan Ariely Fascinating and provocative, Ariely’s The Truth About Dishonesty is an insightful and brilliantly researched take on…

The Sealed Letter

Emma Donoghue After a separation of many years, Emily 'Fido' Faithfull bumps into her old friend Helen Codrington on the streets of Victorian London. Much…

The Hairy Dieters

How to Love Food and Lose Weight – Dave Myers How to love food and lose weight. Si King and Dave Myers, aka The Hairy…

The 4-hour Work Week

Escape the 9-5, Live Anywhere and Join the New Rich – Timothy Ferriss Forget the old concept of retirement and the rest of the deferred-life…

1Q84: Books 1 and 2 and 3

Haruki Murakami The year is 1984. Aomame sits in a taxi on the expressway in Tokyo. Her work is not the kind which can be…

Winter of the World

The Century Trilogy #2 – Ken Follett Berlin in 1933 is in upheaval. Eleven-year-old Carla von Ulrich struggles to understand the tensions disrupting her family…

Talent Is Overrated

What Really Separates World Class Performers From Everybody Else – Geoff Colvin What if everything you know about raw talent, hard work, and great performance…

Sweet Tooth

Ian McEwan Serena Frome, the beautiful daughter of an Anglican bishop, has a brief affair with an older man during her final year at Cambridge,…