Allen Lane Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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Free: A Child and a Country at the End of History
Lea Ypi
We are over the moon that @lea_ypi has won the 2022 #RSLOndaatjePrize for her astonishing memoir FREE. Huge congratulations! https://t.co/xeySP3n3WD
Hardcover, 2022
$27.95$13.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
A Little Devil in America: In Praise of Black Performance
Hanif Abdurraqib
⏰ set your alarm! @NifMuhammad on @worldwidefm tomorrow midday (UK), speaking to @katehutchinson about A LITTLE DEVIL IN AMERICA: IN PRAISE OF BLACK PERFORMANCE https://t.co/p5b2wmtcDC
Paperback, 2022
$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present
Paul McCartney
We're delighted to announce that we're publishing @PaulMcCartney's The Lyrics in November. In this extraordinary book, Paul McCartney recounts his life and art through the prism of 154 songs from all stages of his career. Pre-order your copy here https://t.co/lUQg8xXpZM https://t.co/FqB68pKUe5
Paperback, 2023
$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Statesman of Europe: A Life of Sir Edward Grey
T. Otte
Happy Publication Day to Thomas Otte, whose biography of Sir Edward Grey - Statesman of Europe - has had another outstanding review in @thetimes @RobbieTimes @_paullay https://t.co/2jB7h4Fqu4
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This Sovereign Isle: Britain in and Out of Europe
Robert Tombs
What do the French think? Robert Tombs on "Britain In and Out of Europe" https://t.co/NzkwIVAeQp via @ifru_london
Paperback, 2022
$19.95$9.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Pan-Africanism: A History
Hakim Adi
An unmissable event with professor @hakimadi1 talking about his book African and Caribbean People in Britain: A History. Tickets in the link below https://twitter.com/bcaheritage/status/1549379324389871616
Paperback, 2024
$21.95$10.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Greek Revolution: 1821 and the Making of Modern Europe
Mark Mazower
We're thrilled that Mark Mazower has won the prestigious Pol Roger Duff Cooper prize for The Greek Revolution: 1821 and the Making of Modern Europe https://t.co/KhQGdpsHKM
Paperback, 2022
$21.00$10.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The End of Everything: (Astrophysically Speaking)
Katie Mack
✨ “Katie Mack is a great scientist, a passionate inquirer of nature, a great companion in this exploration, full of wit and lightness” ✨ Such wise words! The End of Everything is @carlorovelli's Book of the Year in @ObsNewReview @ObserverUK @AstroKatie https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/dec/06/the-best-books-of-2020-picked-by-our-acclaimed-guest-authors
Paperback, 2021
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Black Spartacus: The Epic Life of Toussaint Louverture
Sudhir Hazareesingh
Congratulations to Sudhir Hazareesingh for winning this years #WolfsonHistoryPrize with his fantastic Black Spartacus 🎉🎉🎉 https://t.co/zEb2YY2l7D
Paperback, 2021
$22.00$11.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The New Age of Empire: How Racism and Colonialism Still Rule the World
Kehinde Andrews
Happy publication day to Kehinde Andrews and his magnificent and thought-provoking The New Age of Empire. @kehinde_andrews, are your kids available for freelance work in our marketing department? https://t.co/oVHLZwNvl5
Hardcover, 2021
$29.00$14.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book