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Promethean sparks
What to read to become more creative
Five books that define creativity and tell you how to inspire it
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What to read (and listen to) about South Africa
Seven books and an audio series that explain the rainbow nation and why it lost its lustre
Saudi Arabia
What to read (and watch) to understand Saudi Arabia
Five books and a film help make sense of the rapidly changing country
From partition to pierogi
What to read to understand modern Poland
Six books about the country that sees itself as the heart of Europe
The anti-imperialists strike back
What to read to understand imperialism and colonialism
Seven books about a fraught subject that influences many of today’s political debates
Spies and scribes
The spy who read me: authors under surveillance
The books that show espionage agents are not the most subtle literary critics
Corporate scandals
What to read about villains in business
Four books and a TV show on corporate crooks
Believe it or not
What to read to avoid getting hoaxed
Five books on history’s most devious swindles, from Hitler’s diaries to Instagram scams
Money, money, money
Six books that tell the history of money
What to read to understand the roots of money
Scotland
What to read about the Scottish independence movement
Six books provide background on the biggest threat to the unity of Britain
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What to read to understand Sudan
Six books explain a country that has long been at war with itself