“How a mind-altering, addictive substance was used as a weapon by one empire to subdue another.”
The Guardian
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On the Trail of the Dark Avenger
“Bulgaria in the 1980s became known as the ‘virus factory’, where hundreds of malicious computer programs were unleashed to wreak havoc. But who was writing them, and why?”
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‘Bees are Sentient’: Inside the Stunning Brains of Nature’s Hardest Workers
“‘Fringe’ research suggests the insects that are essential to agriculture have emotions, dreams and even PTSD, raising complex ethical questions.”
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There She Goes: A Reading List on Women Adventurers
The women you’ll find on top of the world.
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Three Abandoned Children, Two Missing Parents And a 40-year Mystery
“Good people, she felt, end up doing bad things for many reasons.”
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‘Dad Said: We’re Going to Follow Captain Cook’: How an Endless Round-the-World Voyage Stole My Childhood
“In 1976, Suzanne Heywood’s father decided to take the family on a three-year sailing ‘adventure’ – and then just kept going. It was a journey into fear, isolation and danger.”
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‘One Billionaire at a Time’: Inside the Swiss Clinics Where the Super-Rich Go For Rehab
“For the ultra-wealthy and the super-famous, regular therapy won’t do.”
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No Coach, No Agent, No Ego: the Incredible Story of the ‘Lionel Messi of Cliff Diving’
“Gary Hunt is an enigma. He trains with the intensity of a modern athlete, but relaxes like a sportsman of a bygone era.”
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Pawns, Puppet Heads, and Paranoia: An Eccentrics Reading List
“They’re a little eccentric” is a phrase I suspect most of us have heard used to describe a certain kind of memorable person. For me, it evokes my childhood dentist — an elderly man who favored colorful bow ties and humming loudly as he worked, and who once wagged his finger in my face and […]
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‘We Can’t Even Get Basic Care Done’: What it’s Like Doing 12-Hour Shifts on an Understaffed NHS Ward
“When I started as a healthcare assistant on a hospital ward for older patients, it was clear how bad things had got.”