This preview highlights titles to be published in October


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expert on Netflix’s hit show “Queer Eye”.


Jonathan A C Brown Slavery and Islam Oneworld Academic, 1st, £20, 9781786078391 A careful examination of how Islam viewed slavery in theory, and the reality of how it was practised across Islamic civilisation.


A N Wilson Prince Albert Atlantic Books, 1st, £10.99, 9781782398332 A biography of Albert, a companion piece to Victoria: A Life which has sold over 42,000 copies to date, says Atlantic. “Wilson has produced in this biography what has hitherto been an oxymo- ron, a highly entertaining book about Albert,” said the Sunday Times.


Business and economics


Roger Bootle The AI Economy Nicholas Brealey Publish- ing, 15th, £12.99, 9781473696181 A look at how AI and robots will change the world and the way we live in it.


Dominic Frisby Daylight Robbery Penguin Business, 29th, £9.99, 9780241360842 Why the way we are taxed is broken, and what can be done about it.


History, politics and current affairs


David Abulafia The Boundless Sea Penguin, 1st, £18.99, 9780241956274 A history of the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans, and of mankind’s relation- ship with them, shortlisted for the 2020 Wolfson History Prize. “In its mixture of supreme story- telling, beautifully drawn characters, fearless scope and rigorous scholarship, it ranks with the very best of world histories,” said the Telegraph.


Bret Baier Three Days at the Brink William Morrow Paper- backs, 29th, £12.99, 9780062905697 The history of how FDR, Churchill and Stalin plot- ted D-Day and the Second World War’s endgame in a gamble to win.


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Hassan Damluji The Responsible Globalist Penguin, 1st, £9.99, 9780141988856 A manifesto for a more inclusive globalism, praised by Bill Gates.


William C Davis The Greatest Fury Dutton, 8th, £16.99, 9780399585241 A history of the battle of New Orleans, the fight that decided the fate of the American War of 1812, and of the fledgling American Republic.


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The author of the viral Teen Vogue article “Donald Trump is Gaslighting America” explores fourth wave feminism, and how Millennials are the key to political change.


Felipe Fernández-Armesto Out of Our Minds Oneworld, 1st, £12.99, 9781786077851 A journey through the history of human imagination.


Jung Chang Big Sister, Little Sister, Red Sister Vintage, 1st, £9.99, 9781784703967


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The Wild Swans author tells the story of three women who


shaped Chinese history— Red Sister, who rose to be Mao’s vice-chair, Little Sister, who became first lady of pre-Communist Nationalist China, and Big Sister, who made herself one of country’s richest women. “Another triumph,” said the Evening Standard.


Ranulph Fiennes The Elite S&S Adult Non-Fiction, 29th, £9.99, 9781471156632 Fiennes explores the history of elite military units, from ancient Sparta to the War on Terror, drawing on the war-time escapades of his father, and his own experiences in the special forces.


Malcolm Gaskill Between Two Worlds Oxford University Press, 22nd, £14.99, 9780199672974 A history of how the English settlers of 17th-century North America became Americans.


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Based on eyewitness accounts and case stud- ies, this examines the cost of change in Vietnam and asks if it is really heading toward capitalism and democracy.


Florian Huber Promise Me You’ll Shoot Yourself Penguin, 1st, £9.99, 9780141990774 A history of the psychosis of Nazi Germany’s final weeks, and the wave of suicides, carried out not just by much of the Nazi leadership, but also by thousands of ordinary Germans during the war’s closing period. A bestseller in Germany. “His terrible evidence is priceless, and belongs on every bookshelf,” said the Spectator.


Hossein Kamaly A History of Islam in 21 Women Oneworld, 1st, £9.99, 9781786078780 A celebration of some of the most important women in the history of Islam.


Caroline Moorehead A House in the Mountains Vintage, 1st, £9.99, 9781784705077 The story of the women who spearheaded the Italian resistance during the Second World War, this was called “a wonder- fully vivid and moving portrait” by the Sunday Times.


James B Stewart Deep State Penguin Books, 8th, £15.99, 9780525559122 The story of the war between President Trump and America’s principal law enforcement agen- cies. The hardback edition débuted at number nine on the New York Times bestseller list.


Tobias Straumann 1931 Oxford University Press, 8th, £12.99, 9780198816195 A history of Germany’s financial collapse in the summer of 1931, and how it helped lead to the rise of the Nazi Party.


F S Naiden Soldier, Priest, and God Oxford University Press, 1st, £12.99, 9780197523339 The first life of Alexander the Great to explore his religious experience.


The Sebastopol Project On Courage Constable, 1st, £9.99, 9781472129192 Public figures including Mary Berry and Bear Grylls introduce stories of the valour displayed by recipients of the Victoria Cross and George Cross.


Robert Lacey The Crown 2 Blink, 29th, £8.99, 9781788701822 The royal and social history that inspired the second and third seasons of “The Crown”, by the show’s historical consultant.


Colin Grant Homecoming Vintage, 1st, £9.99, 9781784709136 Drawing on more than 100 interviews, archival recordings and memoirs, this tells the stories of the “Windrush” generation who came to Britain from the West Indies between the late 1940s and the early 1960s. “Extraordinary and compelling,” said the Telegraph.


Lauren Duca How to Start a Revolution Virago, 1st, £8.99,


Bill Hayton Vietnam Yale, 13th, £12.99,


David Matthews Voices of the Windrush Generation 535, 1st, £8.99, 9781788701761 A celebration of black British culture and history, this sees the people of the “Windrush” generation tell their stories. Foreword by West Indies cricketer Sir Clive Lloyd.


Tom Mole The Secret Life of Books Eliott & Tompson, 29th, £9.99, 9781783965298 A look at how books shape our lives, from binding errors to books defaced by lovers to burned books.


David Skarbek The Puzzle of Prison Order Oxford University Press, 1st, £21.99, 9780190672508 A look at the hidden world of life in prisonand how life behind bars varies around the world.


Peter Stanford Angels: A Visible and Invisible History Hodder Faith, 1st, £10.99, 9781473622098 An investigation into the history, theology and cultural significance of angels.


Jonathan Trigg D-Day Through German Eyes Amberley Publishing, 15th, £9.99, 9781398103238 The story of D-Day and how the Wehrmacht lost France is told from the perspective of the Germans.


Charles Walker Witness to the Age of Revolution Oxford University Press, 8th, £18.99, 9780190941154 A graphic history tell- ing the story of Juan Bautista Tupac Amaru, a descendant of the last Inca rulers.


Alexander Watson The Fortress Penguin, 29th, £10.99, 9780141986333 A history of the First World War’s longest siege, at the Austro-Hungarian fortress of Przemysl. The Times said it was a “masterpiece”.


Matthew Stanley Einstein’s War Viking, 8th, £9.99, 9780241985618 The story of how in 1916, British astronomer Arthur Eddington was contacted by Albert Einstein, outlin- ing his theory of general relativity.


Annie Whitehead Mercia: The Rise and Fall of a Kingdom Amberley Publishing, 15th, £9.99, 9781398103337 A history of Mercia, once the supreme Anglo-Saxon kingdom, and its rulers from the seventh century to 1066.


Humour, gift and reference


Jon Bentley Autopia Atlantic Books, 1st, £9.99,


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