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American democracy”, and how it can be fixed.


Paul Jankowski All Against All Profile Books, 1st, £9.99, 9781781256985 How events which transpired over the long winter of 1933 set nations on the path to war again.


Michael Kulikowski Imperial Tragedy Profile Books, 1st, £12.99, 9781781256336 A history of the gradual collapse of Rome, and how the choices and conditions of those living within the empire led to its fall.


Alexander Larman The Crown in Crisis W&N, 8th, £8.99, 9781474612586 A history of the abdication crisis of 1936, including previously unpublished material from the Royal Archives, Balliol College and from private collections.


Dick Lehr Dead Reckoning Harper Paperbacks, 22nd, £12.99, 9780062448538 An account of “Operation Vengeance”, in which US fighter pilots killed Japan’s military icon, Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto.


Andrew Marr Elizabethans William Collins, 8th, £9.99, 9780008298449 This bestseller, now a BBC TV series, on who made modern Britain the country it is today, from Captain Sir Tom Moore to Marcus Rashford.


Peter Marshall The Oxford History of the Reformation OUP, 8th, £12.99, 9780192895264 The story of the Reformation, covering both Protestant and Catholic reform move- ments, in Europe and across the wider world.


Howard Means Splash! Allen & Unwin, 1st, £9.99, 9781911630838 A global history of 10,000 years of swimming. “This fascinating history of how, where and why humans swim... is perfect reading for those missing a splash-about during the lockdown,” said the Guardian.


A new history of Edo, now modern-day Tokyo, which places women’s lives back in the historical picture.


Samir Puri The Great


Imperial Hangover Atlantic, 1st, £9.99, 9781786498335 A look at how the world’s history of empires still shapes our lives and politics today.


Grigory Rodchenkov The Rodchenkov Affair W H Allen, 22nd, £8.99, 9780753553350 The story of the scientist who ran the biggest doping programme in history, Grigory Rodchenkov: he helped develop and distribute banned performance- enhancing substances for thousands of Russian sports stars from 2005 to 2015. He is currently in witness protection in the US after exposing the system.


Norman Ohler The Infiltrators Atlantic, 1st, £9.99, 9781838952136 Drawing on unpublished diaries, letters and Gestapo files, this tells the story of the lovers Harro Schulze-Boysen and Libertas Haas-Heye, who led Germany’s resistance against the Nazis.


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Mark Leopold Idi Amin Yale University Press, 27th, £12.99, 9780300260885 This biography of the violent Ugandan dicta- tor is “scrupulously well balanced”, according to the Sunday Times.


David Litt Democracy in One Book or Less Ecco, 8th, £11.99, 9780062879370 A look at “how power- hungry politicians broke


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American Portrait HarperOne, 22nd, £25, 9780063143395 A photographic portrait capturing the year that was 2020.


Alexandra Petri Nothing Is Wrong and Here Is Why WW Norton, 2nd, £12.99, 9780393867374 A collection of “impossibly cheerful” essays on the routine horrors of the present era, from the resurgence of measles to the Trump presidency.


Ben Shapiro How to Destroy America in Three Easy Steps Broadside Books, 8th, £12.99, 9780063001886 The host of “The Ben Shapiro Show”, a US conservative podcast, argues that a “growing number” of Americans want to cancel “our shared history, ideals and culture”.


Jacob Soboroff Separated Custom House, 22nd, £11.99, 9780062992208 Updated with new information and a new afterword, this is an investigation into the Trump administration’s systematic separation of families at the US-Mexico border.


Iain Soden The First English Hero Amberley Publishing, 15th, £16.99, 9781398106741 A study of the life of Ranulf de Blondeville, the sixth Earl of Chester and a Norman who fought alongside Richard the Lionheart and his brother King John.


Amy Stanley Stranger in the Shogun’s City Vintage, 15th, £9.99, 9781784708139


Gerald Steinacher Humanitarians at War OUP, 22nd, £14.99, 9780198705178 A history of the International Red Cross, and how it forged a new identity after the Second World War.


Chris Stokel-Walker YouTubers Canbury, 8th, £9.99, 9781912454228 A look at the world of YouTube influencers, charting the video site’s rise. “Absorbing and highly illuminating,” said my colleague Caroline Sanderson.


Carissa Véliz Privacy is Power Corgi, 1st, £8.99, 9780552177719 A look at how our privacy is eroded by big tech and governments, and what we need to do about it.


David Walsh The Russian Affair S&S Adult Non-Fiction, 8th, £9.99, 9781471158186 The story of the couple, Russian anti-doping offi- cial Vitaly Stepanov and athlete Yuliya Rusanova, who exposed the insti- tutionalised doping in Russian athletics.


Declan Walsh The Nine Lives of Pakistan Bloomsbury Publishing, 22nd, £9.99, 9781408868492 Dispatches from the decade the renowned journalist spent covering Pakistan.


Ben Wilson Metropolis Vintage, 1st, £9.99, 9781784707521 A history of the city, from its earliest incarna- tion 7,000 years ago until today. “Brilliant… enchanting,” said the Evening Standard.


Michael P Winship Hot Protestants Yale University Press, 13th, £12.99, 9780300255003 A history of Puritanism in England and America.


Michael Wood The Story of China S&S Adult Non-Fiction, 8th, £14.99, 9781471175985 A one-volume history of China, called “masterful and engrossing” by Peter Frankopan.


Humour, gift & reference


Katy Brand I Carried a Watermelon HQ, 22nd, £9.99, 9780008352820 A love letter to “Dirty Dancing” from the writer, comedian and actor. “A joyful book, and such a thoughtful one, too,” said Nigella Lawson. Slipped from March.


Geoff White Crime Dot Com Reaktion Books, 12th, £9.99, 9781789144437 A look at hacking cyber- crime and its history, and what lies ahead.


Giles Whittel Spitfire Women of World War 2 William Collins, 8th, £9.99, 9780008490607 A look at the pilot hero- ines of the Second World


Nadia Sawalha & Mark Adderley Honey, I Homeschooled the Kids Coronet, 1st, £9.99, 9781529351354 A practical guide to homeschooling by “Loose Women” star Sawalha and her husband, who took their two children out of mainstream school five years ago.


Music


Tim Burgess One Two Another Constable, 15th, £9.99, 9781408715437 A collection of the best lyrics by the lead singer of The Charlatans, along with commentary and memoir.


War, which HarperCollins says has sold more than 10,000 copies in hardback in the UK alone.


Chris Frantz Remain in Love White Rabbit, 8th, £9.99, 9781474615143 This bestseller sees Frantz tell of his life with Talking Heads, Tom Tom Club and his lifelong love affair with Tina Weymouth.


John Mauceri For the Love of Music W&N, 8th, £8.99, 9781474618304 A conductor’s guide to classical music.


Richard Russell Liberation Through Hearing White Rabbit, 8th, £9.99, 9781474616355 The story of the leading independent record label XL Recordings, in the words of its owner.


Natural history & pets


Clare Balding Heroic Animals John Murray, 22nd, £8.99, 9781529343847 Balding’s pick of the 100 most heroic animals from history. “Wonderful,” said Woman’s Weekly.


Eric Jay Dolin A Furious Sky Liveright, 2nd, £14.99, 9781631499067 A 500-year history of America’s hurricanes.


Rebecca Giggs Fathoms


Scribe UK, 8th, £9.99, 9781913348809 This blend of natural history, philosophy and science explores how the lives of whales might shed light on the condition of our seas.


Peter Godfrey-Smtih Metazoa William Collins, 8th, £9.99, 9780008321239 A Times and Sunday Times “book of the year” pick, this sees the author of Other Minds explore the origins of animal consciousness.


Jordan Goodman Planting the World: Joseph Banks and his collectors


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