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It’s 1984, and life has changed beyond recognition. Airstrip One, formerly known as Great Britain, is a place where Big Brother is always watching, and nobody can hide. Except, perhaps, for Winston Smith. Whilst working at the Ministry of Truth, rewriting history, he secretly dreams of freedom. And in a world where love and sex are forbidden, where it’s hard to distinguish between friend and foe, he meets Julia and O’Brien and vows to rebel.

It’s 1989 and journalist Allie Burns is growing up. Older and maybe wiser than the hustling young hack we met in 1979, she’s running the northern news operation of the Sunday Globe, chafing at losing her role in investigative journalism and at the descent into the gutter of the UK tabloid media. But there’s plenty to keep her occupied. The year begins with the memorial service for the victims of the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103, but Allie has barely filed her copy when she stumbles over a story about HIV/AIDS that will shock her into a major change of direction.

For more than 40 years, communism held eight European nations in its iron fist. Yet by the end of 1989, all of these nations had thrown off communism, declared independence, and embarked on the road to democracy.

George Orwell's classic satire of the Russian Revolution is an intimate part of our contemporary culture, quoted so often that we tend to forget who wrote the original words! This must-read is also a must-listen!

Two teenage brothers must survive the crime, drugs and gang violence of the streets after their mother is forced from the home. A long lost relative turns up on their doorstep with the scheme of a lifetime and a duffle bag for of drugs. Sex, money and murder dominate their lives, devastates their future and it all begins in 1989.

In Agatha Christie’s classic mystery, The Mirror Crack’d from Side to Side, a fatal dose of poison meant for a glamorous movie star fells her ardent admirer instead—and Miss Marple is there to unmask a murderer. One minute, silly Heather Babcock had been babbling on at her movie idol, the...

For three years, a serial killer known as the Penny Murderer terrified Monroe, Georgia. His signature was leaving a note on the body starting with "A penny for your thoughts". Detective Mike Allen and his team tracked down and arrested Samuel Johnson for 12 murders. Throughout the trial and even after his conviction, Johnson always proclaimed his innocence. The controversial trial divided the city, and things exploded when he was found dead in his cell shortly afterward. A cover-up?

Personal catastrophes are like an earthquake: They leave us too shaken to know what to do next, afraid that every step we take might spark another upheaval. But we can learn to resist our human instinct to hide from challenges. In this entertaining modern-day fable, Vince Poscente introduces us to the well-intentioned, conscious ant and the habitually fearful, subconscious elephant as seismic destruction changes their world and ultimately forces them to leave their oasis.

NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS’ CHOICE A sweeping chronicle of four tumultuous years in 1980s New York that changed the city forever—and anticipated the forces that would soon divide the nation—from the bestselling author of Ladies and Gentlemen, the Bronx Is Burning “A...

The story of the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan is well known: the expansionist Communists overwhelmed a poor country as a means of reaching a warm-water port on the Persian Gulf. It is a great story—but it never happened. In this brilliant, myth-busting account, Rodric Braithwaite, the former British ambassador to Moscow, challenges much of what we know about the Soviets in Afghanistan. He provides an inside look at this little-understood episode, using first-hand accounts and piercing analysis to show the war as it was fought and experienced by the Russians.

With The Best Science Fiction of the Year: Volume Six, award-winning editor Neil Clarke provides a year-in-review and 33 of the best stories published by both new and established authors in 2020.

A group of estranged friends, now in their forties, reunite in Gerlach, Nevada, for their 30-year high school reunion at the time of the annual Burning Man Festival. They soon find themselves at the heart of a viral apocalypse and are forced to rely on the very people they were at odds with to survive.

Calling all Swifties! Taylor Swift: Stories, Anecdotes, and Inspiration From Across the Eras is more than just a book recounting the life and work of your beloved icon—it lets you in on an extraordinary experience of her exquisite eras! You start your day, coffee in hand, and as you scroll through your feed, there it is—yet another feature on Taylor Swift. You can’t help but smile, recalling the countless times her music has been the backdrop to your life, from the euphoric highs to the gut-wrenching lows. As the rhythm and lyrics flow through your mind, it dawns on you just how much ...

1989, Life Chronicled is a memoir in the form of poetry of the author's life, love, and their shared experiences. In this reflection and retrospection, their lives written.

Editorial Review Relentless, intelligent, and deeply unsettling, WATCHING transforms the Belgian Wave into a nightmarish vision of surveillance horror that never lets the reader breathe. Ted Lazaris delivers a rare kind of terror—one rooted in documented phenomena, institutional silence, and consequences that unfold with cold precision. This is not a story about fear imagined, but fear enforced, making it one of the most disturbing and unforgettable techno-horror thrillers in recent years. WATCHING It began without sound. No alarms. No impact. No warning. Between November 1989 and April ...

Tour Tales Two continues right where Tour Tales One left off. It’s now nineteen eighty-eight, and for better or for worse, the Grateful Dead are back in style. Gone are the days of not being able to find your car after a show. In volume two, the stakes are raised as our main character, George, and his friends begin to grow up and become more and more dedicated. Can they still find fun in all this repetition? Will they be able to survive in a post “Touch of Grey” world? Where’s the Dog Star? Find out the answers to these and many more questions in Tour Tales Two, the uproariously ...

“A chiller” (The New York Times Book Review) and #1 New York Times bestseller horror about a writer’s horrific and haunting pseudonym that destroys everyone on the path, leading to the man who created him—in this psychological horror novel by Stephen King. After thirteen years of...

“This vivid account of the Wall and all that it meant reminds us that symbolism can be double-edged, as a potent emblem of isolation and repression became, in its destruction, an even more powerful totem of freedom.” — The Atlantic Monthly NOW WITH AN UPDATED EPILOGUE 30 YEARS AFTER THE...

Florida has always been strange, but between 1989 and 2025, it became something else entirely: one of the most active UFO hotspots in the United States. From glowing spheres plunging into the ocean to classified military activity along the Space Coast, the Sunshine State witnessed a surge of sightings, leaks, and unexplained encounters that continue to stir debate today. This book gathers the most compelling Florida UFO incidents across nearly four decades, presenting them with clear research, witness testimony, and factual reporting. Readers will explore cases involving pilots, military ...

The book of James calls believers to put feet to their faith. Known mostly for the verse "faith without works is dead" (2:26), James perfectly describes the relationship between action and belief that should naturally flow from true Christianity. In this series Pastor Skip Heitzig takes a look at this challenging book and how it should affect the everyday life of a Jesus follower.