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Frantz Fanon
Comprehensive and eloquent account of Fanon's personal, intellectual and political life.by David Macey
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My Grandmother
A passionate memoir of the author’s discovery of her grandmother’s true identity.
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Ryszard Kapuściński
Definitive biography of one of the most significant journalists of the twentieth century
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The Eitingons
A family history that explores the KGB, the fur trade, Freud and the assassination of Trotsky.
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Ernest Gellner
A remarkable account of the life and thoughts of the philosopher and linguist.by John A. Hall
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The Impostor
by Jade Lindgaard, and Xavier de la Porte
A careful investigation comparing Bernard-Henri Lévy’s words with his deeds.
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War Diaries
The existentialist philosopher chronicles his time in the Resistance in the Second World War. -
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Investigating Sex
Edited by José Pierre
"The surrealist's approach to sexuality was original and important ... I feel this book will amaze us all."—George Melly
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Lives on the Left
Edited by Francis Mulhern
Voices of Sartre, Lukács, Chomsky, Harvey and others in conversation with New Left Review.
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The Imperial Messenger
Factual errors, ham-fisted analysis, and contradictory assertions distinguish the work of the Pulitzer Prize–winning New York Times columnist and author.
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Close to the Edge
"A classic of hip hop writing and a poignant tribute to urban youth."—Jeff Chang, author of <em>Can't Stop Won't Stop</em>
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Hugo Chávez and the Bolivarian Revolution
by Richard Gott
A revealing account of the leader at the forefront of Latin America’s socialist revolution.
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Dreamers of a New Day
The acclaimed exploration of the women who revolutionized American and British life. -
The Notebook
A lyrical and thought-provoking record of the last year in the life of the Nobel Prize–winning novelist.
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The Letters of Rosa Luxemburg
Letters from the heroic German revolutionary to her comrades, friends and lovers.
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Mother Country
A revelatory true story about adoption, secrets and the need to belong.