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  This is a book about TRUTH—and all the ways we try to avoid it—from the bestselling author of Humans: A Brief History of How We F*cked It All Up.We live in a “post-truth” world, we’re told. But was there ever really a golden age of truth-telling? Or have people been lying, fibbing and just plain bullsh*tting since the beginning of time?Tom Phillips, editor of a leading independent fact-checking organization, deals with this question every day. In Truth, he tells the story of how we humans have spent history lying to each other—and ourselves—about everything from business to politics to plain old geography. Along the way, he chronicles the world’s oldest customer service complaint, the Great Moon Hoax of 1835 and the surprisingly dishonest career of Benjamin Franklin.Sharp, witty and with a clear-eyed view of humanity’s checkered past, Truth reveals why people lie—and how we can cut through the bullsh*t.

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  Those Extraordinary Twins

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  "Those Extraordinary Twins" was published as a short story, separate and distinct from its origins inside Twain's "The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson". As Twain explains, he extricated "Twins" from "Pudd'nhead" when he found, as he was writing, that he'd created a farce inside a tragedy. This is the excised farce, a story about Italian Siamese twins who completely take over a small Missouri town, splitting it down the middle with half supporting one head and the other, the other. (Introduction by John Greenman)

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  Vanity Fair Volume 1

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  Step into a vivid panorama of 19th-century English society, where ambition and wit collide. The cunning Becky Sharp and the virtuous Amelia Sedley navigate a world rife with social climbing and moral complexities. As fortunes wane and wax amid the backdrop of the Napoleonic Wars, Thackeray's satirical masterpiece delves into the follies and contradictions of human nature, revealing a timeless tale of ambition and friendship.

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  The Great Hippopotamus Hotel

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  In this latest installment of Alexander McCall Smith’s beloved No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series, Mma Ramotswe and Mma Makutsi take on an intriguing new case and uncover surprising truths. 
   
  In the rolling hills just outside Gaborone, surrounded by a grove of acacia trees, lies the Great Hippopotamus Hotel. With spacious rooms overlooking the Botswanan countryside and a fine and loyal staff, the hotel has served as a refuge to weary travelers for many years. But a sudden string of misfortunes threatens to ruin the hotel’s reputation. Food poisoning befalls an unlucky diner, laundry mysteriously disappears from the drying line, and a scorpion stings one of the guests. Mishap after mishap occurs, until it becomes apparent that these incidents are more than simple coincidences—something foul is afoot. 
   
  Mma Ramotswe and Mma Makutsi are on the case to find out who could be responsible for these unfortunate events. Meanwhile, one of Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni’s most important clients has asked him to source a sports car, putting him in a ticklish position, as the man’s wife seems to be unaware of the purchase, and the client is taking great pains to keep it that way. 
   
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  A Beginner’s Guide to Murder

  Rosalind Stopps

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  * Longlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger Award 2022 * 
  ‘Guaranteed to hook you . . . At times both touching and darkly funny’ Anna Bailey, Sunday Times bestselling author of Tall Bones 
  ‘A beguiling, beautifully crafted treat of a novel. It holds so much wisdom yet wears it so lightly. There are shades of Kate Atkinson in the way Rosalind balances dark themes with dry humour, a great plot, exquisitely realised characters, and more than a hint of feminist sensibility . . . truly everything I want in a novel’ Jessica Moor, bestselling author of Keeper 
  ‘[An] excellent character-driven tale . . . by turns amusing, sorrowful, and thrilling. Stopps is definitely a writer to watch’ Publishers Weekly, STARRED review 
  ‘A quirky, witty thriller that reminds us not to underestimate the older generation’ Best 
  ‘Darkly comic and gripping’ Woman’s Own 
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  Grace, Meg and Daphne, all in their seventies, are minding their own business while enjoying a cup of tea in a café, when seventeen-year-old Nina stumbles in. She’s clearly distraught and running from someone, so the three women think nothing of hiding her when a suspicious-looking man starts asking if they’ve seen her. 
  Once alone, Nina tells the women a little of what she’s running from. The need to protect her is immediate, and Grace, Meg and Daphne vow to do just this. But how? They soon realise there really is only one answer: murder. 
  And so begins the tale of the three most unlikely murderers-in-the-making, and may hell protect anyone who underestimates them. 
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  Readers LOVE Rosalind Stopps: 
  ‘I was hooked from the start and finished it in little more than two days, because it was truly unputdownable. Beautifully written and really quite scary in places . . . A brilliant book. More from this excellent writer please!’ Amazon 5* 
  ‘This is how fiction should be done! A fabulous, thrilling tale and I loved it!’ NetGalley 5* 
  In the vein of the best literary thrillers, A BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO MURDER by Rosalind Stopps is a black comedy of suspense and amateur sleuthing. The narrative is a masterful blend of mystery and humour, with a dash of crime and detective elements that keep the reader on their toes. 
  For fans of Samantha Downing (My Lovely Wife), Marian Keyes (The Mystery of Mercy Close), William Landay (Defending Jacob), Elly Griffiths (The Last Remains), and Asia Mackay (The Nursery).

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