I just got a really lovely (& unsolicited) review of my book from @matthewrr.bsky.social. It was so flattering that I couldn't help myself but share it.
Many thanks Matthew. That made my week!
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Very pleased to say that my book **War in the Smartphone Age** has made it onto the US National Security Space Institute recommended reading list.
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The first draft done, research done - the MS exists. Next phase: marking, pruning, compressing, and then handing over to editors/readers. @hurstpublishers.bsky.social @michaeldwyer.bsky.social
'Readers will be spoiled for choice to find motivations for the revolution of 1978 that drove the monarch into exile, in this Tristram Shandy-esque narrative of venality, sycophancy, ineptitude, hubris and cultural myopia.'
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'Fast-paced and readable.'
Published today, by @hurstpublishers.bsky.social
I have a soft spot for the architecture of Stockport. This is the Market Hall, designed and built in cast iron by the ironfounder James Heywood Jr. of Derby in 1861. St Mary's overlooks the marketplace and has a mediaeval chancel but is mostly a rebuild of 1813-17 by Lewis Wyatt.
'Prasad's 'THE DOOM LOOP: Why the World Economic Order Is Spiraling into Disorder' contends that changes to the balance of power —the rise of China and India, the waning dominance of the West—have transformed the world economy into an engine for disorder.' HURST
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‘She was never content with the view, accepted not only among the aristocracy during her childhood, that “the rich man in his castle, the poor man at his gate” were part of a divinely ordered social structure.’
Rosemary Hill on a new biography of Jessica Mitford.
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The Holocaust survivor judge who issued Netanyahu’s arrest warrant
Theodor Meron, still going strong at 95, escaped the Nazis with his father and became a serious force in international law, helping to found the ICC
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The Holocaust survivor judge who issued Netanyahu’s arrest warrant
Theodor Meron, still going strong at 95, escaped the Nazis with his father and became a serious force in international law, helping to found the ICC
@hurstpublishers.bsky.social
www.thetimes.com/world/middle...
Learn more about Theodor Meron's inspiring story 'A Thousand Miracles' here: tinyurl.com/4dx6326t
This is a glorious book by the way
An astonishing memoir from the Holocaust survivor who oversaw the world’s first genocide trials and has advised the ICC on crimes in Israel and Gaza. @hurstpublishers.bsky.social
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‘An infectiously enthusiastic herringist-in-chief, Graeme Rigby has produced a book that will doubtlessly convert others to the cause. . . Surprises and idiosyncrasies . . . are much of the pleasure.’— @thetls.bsky.social @hurstpublishers.bsky.social
The surreal drama of Helsinki’s history
Henrik Meinander tells the story of a city ravaged by plague, fire, war and occupation being constantly rebuilt and resettled over five centuries.
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'The domains of the Habsburgs formed a political and cultural patchwork that would come under increasing strain.'
Lovely review in the WSJ of luka Jukic's recent book on the history of Central Europe, from @hurstpublishers.bsky.social
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Out this month: Rigby's Encyclopaedia of the Herring, by @rigbysherrings.bsky.social. About the Atlantic Herring and its far-reaching dominions. From @hurstpublishers.bsky.social @michaeldwyer.bsky.social www.herripedia.com
A box containing newly printed copies of “All That Glistens”.
Received a special delivery: ‘All That Glistens: Chinese Party-State Influence in Britain’ with @hurstpublishers.bsky.social
Expect to see some reviews and interviews next week.
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The front cover of Small Earthquakes: A Journey Through Lost British History in South America
A graphic with info on Hurst’s 50% off sale
Looking for a Christmas gift for a keen traveller, South America enthusiast or anyone interested in lost British histories?
#SmallEarthquakes is available for half price in the @hurstpublishers.bsky.social sale until midnight tomorrow (9 December) 🎁
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👀Troublemaker by @cktroublemaker.bsky.social is out of stock with some retailers. But you can order for immediate despatch at 50% off until midnight December 9th directly from Hurst (and support an indie publisher in doing so!)
A @newyorker.com and Kirkus Book of the Year
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🐟 'Rigby’s Encyclopaedia of the Herring' is ‘A prodigious achievement, by turns erudite and great fun' @thespectator1828.bsky.social.
It's out of stock with some retailers, but you can grab your copy at 50% off until midnight tonight directly from us ➡️ tinyurl.com/59kj4xxe
