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A FEW OF OUR FAVOURITE BOOKS
a weekly selection of books for you to discover!From Wymondham’s independent
community bookshop, run by volunteers
ISSUE 136 July 2020
Kett s Books
Wymondham Community Bookshop
POWER & POLITICS
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Where Power Stops: The Making and Unmaking of Presidents and Prime MinistersDavid RuncimanHB £14.99, PB £9.99 Availability: GoodFrom Margaret Thatcher to Donald Trump: each US President and UK Prime Minister had
different motivations, methods, and paths, but they all sought the highest office, only to find the power was an illusion. Runciman tackles the limitations of high office and how the personal histories of those who achieved the very pinnacles of power helped to define their political successes and failures.
How to Be a Dictator: The Cult of Personality in the Twentieth CenturyFrank Dikoetter£25.00, HB, 304pp Availability: GoodNo dictator can rule through fear and violence alone, he must also create the illusion of popular
support. From carefully choreographed parades to the shroud of mystery created through iron censorship, these eight dictators ceaselessly worked on their own image and encouraged the population to glorify them. Are we seeing a revival of the same techniques among some of today’s world leaders?
Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the WorldAnand Giridharadas£9.99, PB, 304pp Availability: GoodIn this revelatory investiagtion, Anand Giridharadas shows how the global elite follow a ‘win-win’ logic,
fighting for equality and justice – except in ways that threaten their position at the top. But why should our gravest problems be solved by consultancies, technology companies, and corporate-sponsored charities instead of public institutions and elected officials? Why should we rely on scraps from the winners?
Kett’s Books is open again! We are thrilled to let you know that Kett’s Books has opened its doors again, and we’re welcoming customers in to browse our lovely books.
We’ve got plenty of hand sanitiser and have taken steps to keep you safe. As part of the changes we have changed our opening hours. We’ll let you know when we’re able to extend them again.
Eve and Johnny are both really happy to carry on with the mini-catalogue, so you’ll still be getting inspiration once a week, but you can now collect your books from the shop at these times:
Monday 11am-2pm Click and Collect only
Tuesday to Friday 10am-3pm Open for browsing, two customers or one family group at a time
Saturday 11am-2pm Click and Collect only
We will be answering the phone outside of these hours, so if you want to arrange a delivery or get set up for Click and Collect, just call us on 01953 603663, or email us at [email protected] addition, outside of these times we will make appointments available for private browsing.
We’ll still be able to offer deliveries directly to your home, wherever you are in the country.
We look forward to seeing you again. Thank you for all your kind words, your support and your encouragement.
The Skull Beneath the SkinP. D. James£8.99, PB, 480pp Availability: GoodActress Clarissa Lisle hopes to make a spectacular comeback in The Duchess of Malfi, to be played in a sinister castle on a remote island. Following
the appearance of a number of poison-pen letters, private detective Cordelia Gray is there to ensure Clarissa’s safety. But trapped within the walls of the Gothic castle, the island’s treacherous past re-emerges, and everyone seems to have a motive for sending Clarissa down.
The Hunting PartyLucy Foley£8.99, PB, 416pp Availability: GoodEveryone’s invited. Everyone’s a suspect. And everyone’s talking about it. In a remote hunting lodge, deep in the Scottish wilderness, old friends gather
for New Year. The beautiful one. The golden couple. The volatile one. The new parents. The quiet one. The city boy. The outsider. The victim. Not an accident – a murder among friends.
CRIME FICTION
How the Dead SpeakVal McDermid£8.99, PB, 480pp Availability: GoodWhen human remains are discovered in the grounds of an old convent, it quickly becomes clear that someone has been using the site as their personal burial ground. But with the convent
abandoned long ago and bodies dating back years, could this be the work of more than one obsessive killer? Tony and Carol can only watch from afar, while someone with a terrifying routine is biding their time.
YOUNG ADULT FICTION ABOUT SOCIAL CHANGE
Noughts & CrossesMalorie Blackman£7.99, PB, 496pp Availability: GoodSephy is a Cross: she lives a life of privilege and power. Callum is a Nought: considered less than nothing, there to serve Crosses. They’ve been friends
since they were children, and – in spite of a world that is fiercely against them – these star-crossed lovers choose each other. But this is love story that will lead both of them into terrible danger and have shocking repercussions for generations to come.
The Hate U GiveAngie Thomas£7.99, PB, 464pp Availability: GoodSixteen-year-old Starr lives in two worlds: the poor neighbourhood where she was born and raised and her posh high school in the suburbs. The
uneasy balance between them is shattered when Starr is the only witness to the fatal shooting of her unarmed best friend, Khalil, by a police officer. Now what Starr says could destroy her community... and get herself killed.
InternmentSamira Ahmed£7.99, PB, 400pp Availability: GoodSet in a near-future United States, 17-year-old Layla Amin is forced into an internment camp for Muslim-Americans along with her parents. With the help of newly-made friends also trapped within
the camp, her boyfriend on the outside, and an unexpected alliance, Layla begins a journey to fight for freedom, leading a revolution against the internment camp’s Director and his guards.
As seen on BBC1
FICTION SET IN THE NATURAL WORLD
The OverstoryRichard Powers£9.99, PB, 640pp Availability: GoodAn artist inherits a hundred years of photographs, all of the same American chestnut. An undergraduate in the late 1980s electrocutes herself, dies, and is sent back
to life. A scientist discovers that trees are communicating with one another. This is the story of nine strangers, each summoned by the natural world in a last stand to save it from catastrophe.
The Essex SerpentSarah Perry£8.99, PB, 448pp Availability: GoodLondon, 1893. When Cora Seaborne’s controlling husband dies, she leaves town with her son Francis - a curious, obsessive boy -
for Essex. Once there, rumours reach them that the mythical Essex Serpent has returned to the coastal parish of Aldwinter. Cora, a keen amateur naturalist with no patience for superstition, is enthralled, convinced that this magical beast may be a yet-undiscovered species.
The People in the TreesHanya Yanagihara£9.99, PB, 384pp Availability: GoodIn 1950, Dr Norton Perina embarks on an expedition to a remote Micronesian island. There he encounters a community of forest dwellers who
have attained immortality of the body, but not the mind. After uncovering their secret, Perina returns to America and finds great success. But his discovery has come at a terrible cost, both for the islanders and for Perina himself.
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PICTURE BOOKS
While most children are now beginning to start their learning at home, reading a book can be more vital than ever. Together, you and your child can practise literacy, build their listening skills, and capture their imagination, all while sharing a fun and relaxing activity.
These picture books are a selection of the ones we currently have in the shop. Give us a ring if you want us to set one aside for you! All are currently available for delivery to the Wymondham area; many are available via Parcel Force across the country.Price: Any of these for £6.99
NEW IN STOCK!Kett’s Books
would like to thank our generous supporters
Waitrose Community Matters, whose support
of Wymondham’s independent community bookshop means we are
able to continue providing books to
our local area.
This mini catalogue has been created by Kett’s Books’ volunteers Johnny Burke ([email protected]) and Eve Mathews
How to Argue with a RacistAdam Rutherford, £12.99, HB, 224pp Availability: GoodRace is real because we perceive it. Racism is real because we enact it. But the pressure on scientific research to strengthen racist ideologies is on the rise – and increasingly part of the public discourse on politics, migration, education, sport and intelligence.Stereotypes and myths about race are expressed not just by overt racists, but also by well-intentioned
people whose experience and cultural baggage steer them towards views that are not supported by the modern study of human genetics. Even some scientists are uncomfortable expressing opinions deriving from their research where it relates to race.Yet, if understood correctly, science and history can be powerful allies against racism, granting the clearest view of how people actually are, rather than how we judge them to be.
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