Our top book picks this week: how Russia’s oligarchs amassed their wealth and more

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Once Upon A Time in Russia by Ben Mezrich

The oligarchs in Russia, amassed their obscene wealth after the fall of the Soviet regime. Mezrich focuses on the late Boris Berezovsky (said to have killed himself) and his protégé, Roman Abramovich, who owns Chelsea FC, to peel away the layers of this rarefied world. (William Heinemann, June 4)

Extreme Eiger by Peter Gillman and Leni Gillman

The North Face of the Eiger was long infamous as the most dangerous climb in the Swiss Alps, with many mountaineers dying in the attempt to scale it. Fifty years on, this tells the epic story of the race to reach the top in February 1966 and the tragic aftermath. (Simon and Schuster, June 4)

The Underground is Massive by Michaelangelo Matos

Electronic dance music, or EDM, grew in popularity with the rise of the internet – message boards and chat lines connected people from town to town. Now it’s worth billions. This book looks at its major acts, such as Daft Punk, and examines how EDM conquered the US. (IT Books, June 4)

Our Souls at Night by Kent Haruf

Addie and Louis are neighbours in Holt, Colorado. Their spouses are dead, their children are far away and the nights are lonely, until one night Addie pays a surprise visit to Louis. This is the final novel from Haruf, who died in 2014. It is a moving story about love and growing old with dignity. (Picador, June 4)

Munnu: A Boy from Kashmir by Malik Sajad

Munnu, 7, is growing up in India-controlled Kashmir. But his older brother’s classmates are moving to Pakistan to be trained to resist the ‘occupation’. A graphic novel set against the backdrop of conflict in Kashmir and inspired by the author’s childhood. (Fourth Estate, June 4)

Ghost Flight by Bear Grylls

Former soldier Will Jaeger agrees to lead one last mission into the remote Amazon jungle. Here he finds a lost second World War airplane, which leads him to confront his troubled past, and uncover the truth behind his wife and son’s brutal abduction and murder. This is the first work of fiction from the renowned adventurer. (Orion Fiction, June 4)