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The Rest is Politics Audiobook Club

As heard on The Rest is Politics podcast, browse the hand-picked audiobook recommendations from Rory Stewart and Alastair Campbell. Listen on Spotify.

Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari

One of the world's preeminent historians and thinkers, Yuval Noah Harari challenges everything we know about being human. Earth is 4.5 billion years old. In just a fraction of that time, one species among countless others has conquered it: us.

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The Nazi Mind by Laurence Rees

Using previously unpublished testimony from former Nazis and cutting-edge psychological discoveries, THE NAZI MIND is a revelatory new way of understanding the most appalling crimes of the 20th century that highlights the warning signs we need to look out for in leaders today.

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The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt

Acclaimed psychologist Jonathan Haidt reveals how the decline of free-play in childhood and the rise of smartphone use among adolescents is changing our world...

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