Financial Times Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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Time Shelter
Georgi Gospodinov
Georgi Gospodinov’s comedy novel ‘Time Shelter’ wins Booker prize https://t.co/p7G1bBX0Bj
Paperback, 2024
$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Hamas: The Islamic Resistance Movement
Beverley Milton-Edwards
Milton-Edwards and Farrell’s exploration of the origins, structure and evolution of Hamas offers crucial insights into understanding the enduring rivalry between the Islamist group and the leftist, and often, secular nationalism of Fatah that continues to shape Gaza today.
Hardcover, 2010
$83.25$58.25 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
Mothers and Sons
Adam Haslett
It’s been almost nine years since Haslett’s last novel, Imagine Me Gone, which was shortlisted for the Pulitzer Prize. The wait has only built anticipation for this tale of a New York asylum lawyer grappling with his past after taking on the case of a young, gay man.
Hardcover, 2025
$29.00$14.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Dream Count
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
The Americanah novelist returns with a blistering tale of four women in America and Nigeria whose stories are entwined. Adichie examines the nature of love and happiness and the choices we make that shape our lives.
Hardcover, 2025
$32.00$16.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
A Tale of Love and Darkness
Amos Oz
A loving but highly critical personal history of the promise of Israel, its mistreatment of the Palestinians and how the dream soured
Paperback, 2005
$16.95$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Modern Maverick: Why Writing Your Own Rules Is Better for You, Your Work and the World
Ed Haddon
Here he presents a practical guide for a more autonomous way of living, with reflections to set free our inner “mavericks” and build a more fulfilling life. The main idea is to look for internal measures of success rather than relying on external validation.
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Look: How to Pay Attention in a Distracted World
Christian Madsbjerg
This is a fascinating book about the importance of paying attention to our human world, and observing what is happening around us... Madsbjerg’s book is a compelling account showing that when we pay attention, “new understanding will almost always emerge”.
Hardcover, 2023
$29.00$14.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Anxious Achiever: Turn Your Biggest Fears Into Your Leadership Superpower
Morra Aarons-Mele
I am sure there are people in the world who are not plagued by worry. This book is for the rest of us... Anxious Achiever focuses on managing anxiety in the workplace, where it can cripple ambition and our ability to be productive.
Hardcover, 2023
$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
A Day in the Life of Abed Salama: Anatomy of a Jerusalem Tragedy
Nathan Thrall
A deeply immersive portrait of daily life in Israel and the West Bank arranged around the story of a Palestinian child and a school trip that ends in tragedy following a traffic accident... Thrall illuminates the complex realities of one of the world’s most contested regions.
Hardcover, 2023
$29.99$14.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Iron Cage: The Story of the Palestinian Struggle for Statehood
Rashid Khalidi
An unflinching examination of why the Palestinians failed to win a state of their own in the 20th century... External actors come in for much of the criticism, but Khalidi, a respected Palestinian-American historian, also finds fault with Palestinian community leaders.
Paperback, 2007
$21.95$10.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book