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Beyond the Wall East Germany, 1949-1990
Katja Hoyer
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Discover the world’s best non-fiction writing. The longlist, shortlist and winning books from the world’s most prestigious and longest running non-fiction book prize.
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The Wager A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder
David Grann
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Time's Echo The Second World War, The Holocaust, and The Music of Remembrance
Jeremy Eichler
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Revolutionary Spring Fighting for a New World 1848-1849
Christopher Clark
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All That She Carried The Journey of Ashley's Sack, a Black Family Keepsake
Tiya Miles
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Red Memory Living, Remembering and Forgetting China's Cultural Revolution
Tania Branigan
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Legacy of Violence A History of the British Empire
Caroline Elkins
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The Escape Artist
Jonathan Freedland
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Kingdom of Characters A Tale of Language, Obsession, and Genius in Modern China
Jing Tsu
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Aftermath Life in the Fallout of the Third Reich, 1945–1955
Harald Jähner
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Fall The Mystery of Robert Maxwell
John Preston
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Empireland How Imperialism Has Shaped Modern Britain
Sathnam Sanghera