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The Silent Fountain

The Silent Fountain

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'Atmospheric and foreboding this is the perfect contemporary homage to the gothic tradition.' - The Sun Beneath the surface lies a terrible secret... Hollywood, 1975: Tragedy sends troubled film star...
The Secret Royals: Spying and the Crown, from Victoria to Diana

The Secret Royals: Spying and the Crown, from Victoria to Diana

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For the first time, The Secret Royals uncovers the remarkable relationship between the Royal Family and the intelligence community, from the reign of Queen Victoria to the death of Princess...
Aberfan - A Story of Survival, Love and Community in One of Britain's

Aberfan - A Story of Survival, Love and Community in One of Britain's

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On 21 October 1966, thousands of tonnes of coal tip waste slid down a mountainside and devastated the mining village of Aber-fan. The black mass crashed through the local school....
Our Land in Colour

Our Land in Colour

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A breathtaking collection of 200 photographs expertly colourised by Aotearoa New Zealand's premier colourist, Brendan Graham, with commentary from award-winning historian Jock Phillips ONZM Our Land in Colour celebrates the...
Where the Dust Settles: A gripping battle for justice - and life -

Where the Dust Settles: A gripping battle for justice - and life -

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Do you know what's within you? If it's deadly asbestos, you'd better have what it takes to fight for what's right. James and Jenny Henderson came to Australia for a...
The Sisterhood: Big Brother is watching. But they won't see her

The Sisterhood: Big Brother is watching. But they won't see her

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PRE-ORDER THE INSTITUTE , THE NEW HIGH-CONCEPT PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER BY KATHERINE BRADLEY, OUT SPRING 2026. 'Frightening and timely, Bradley's The Sisterhood is the book everyone should read this year. If...
Black Saturday: An Unfiltered Account of the October 7th Attack on

Black Saturday: An Unfiltered Account of the October 7th Attack on

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Fox News war correspondent Trey Yingst shares his gripping, firsthand account of the events of October 7, 2023, and the ensuing war, offering riveting insight and fresh facts that clarify...
Out: How Brexit Got Done and the Tories Were Undone

Out: How Brexit Got Done and the Tories Were Undone

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The hotly anticipated final book of bestselling author Tim Shipman's Brexit quartet. The Johnson Years to Rishi Sunak 'Magnificent... Pacy and packed with delicious details... Shipman puts you in the...
Actress

Actress

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From the greatest living Irish author, a brilliant and moving novel about fame, sexual power, and a daughter's search to understand her mother's hidden truths 'Written with all the ingenuity...
All the Young Men: How One Woman Risked It All To Care For The Dying

All the Young Men: How One Woman Risked It All To Care For The Dying

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"A renegade Florence Nightingale cares for the ill in a remarkable tale of compassion and combating prejudice" The Guardian ' Breath-taking courage and compassion [...]a beautiful book' The Sunday Times...
Jewish Identity in Modern Art History

Jewish Identity in Modern Art History

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In the first comprehensive study of Jewish identity and its meaning for the history of art, eleven influential scholars illuminate the formative role of Jews as subjects of art historical...
Spying on the Reich: The Cold War Against Hitler

Spying on the Reich: The Cold War Against Hitler

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Exactly a century ago, intelligence agencies across Europe first became aware of a fanatical German nationalist whose political party was rapidly gathering momentum. His name was Adolf Hitler.From 1933, these...
Black Saturday: An Unfiltered Account of the October 7th Attack on

Black Saturday: An Unfiltered Account of the October 7th Attack on

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Fox News war correspondent Trey Yingst shares his gripping, firsthand account of the events of October 7, 2023, and the ensuing war, offering riveting insight and fresh facts that clarify...
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Love

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Love

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A remarkable compilation of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s reflections on love and its transformative power-a stellar addition to Dr. King's archives published exclusively by HarperCollins. "I have also decided...
Africonomics: A History of Western Ignorance

Africonomics: A History of Western Ignorance

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'A historically insightful read' Financial Times 'A wry, rollicking, and provocative history' Michael Taylor, author of The Interest 'A thought-provoking analysis of Africa's relationship with economic imperialism' Astrid Madimba and...
The Elements of Marie Curie: How the Glow of Radium Lit a Path for

The Elements of Marie Curie: How the Glow of Radium Lit a Path for

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Dava Sobel, acclaimed and bestselling author of Longitude, chronicles the life and work of the most famous woman in the history of science - and the untold story of the...
Treacle Walker

Treacle Walker

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'Playful, moving and wholly remarkable' Guardian 'A small miracle' New Statesman 'Mastery of craft, resonance and deep feeling on every page' Telegraph An introspective young boy, Joseph Coppock squints at...
Traitors Gate (William Warwick Novels)

Traitors Gate (William Warwick Novels)

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The gripping new instalment in the William Warwick series, An Eye for an Eye , is available to pre-order now! 24 hours to stop the crime of the century The...
Queen Consort: The Life of Queen Camilla

Queen Consort: The Life of Queen Camilla

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THE #2 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'A gripping story of human frailty, love, loss, sadness, and tragedy' Daily Mail She is the most public and least understood woman in Britain. Diana...
The Complete New Yorker

The Complete New Yorker

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EVERY PAGE OF EVERY ISSUE ON 8 DVD-ROMS, WITH A COMPANION BOOK OF HIGHLIGHTS. "A cultural monument, a journalistic gold mine, an essential research tool, an amazing time machine." What...
The Best Intentions: Kofi Annan and the UN in the Era of American

The Best Intentions: Kofi Annan and the UN in the Era of American

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_______________ 'One of the finest guides around, indeed, the best in recent memory ... beautifully written and meticulously researched' - New York Times 'A highly readable account' - Economist 'Some...
Osebol: Voices from a Swedish Village

Osebol: Voices from a Swedish Village

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Luminous, illuminating - lose yourself in the lives and stories of a woodland village in Sweden, at the quiet edge of a turning world Near the river Klar lven, snug...
A Council of Dolls: A Novel

A Council of Dolls: A Novel

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A NATIONAL BOOK AWARD NOMINEE The long-awaited, profoundly moving, and unforgettable new novel from PEN Award-winning Native American author Mona Susan Power, spanning three generations of Yanktonai Dakota women from...
Africonomics: A History of Western Ignorance

Africonomics: A History of Western Ignorance

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'A historically insightful read' Financial Times 'A wry, rollicking, and provocative history' Michael Taylor, author of The Interest 'A thought-provoking analysis of Africa's relationship with economic imperialism' Astrid Madimba and...
History in the House: Some Remarkable Dons and the Teaching of

History in the House: Some Remarkable Dons and the Teaching of

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A Spectator Best Book of the Year; An Aspects of History Best Book of the Year; An Engelsberg Ideas Best Book of the Year Five hundred years ago, Thomas Wolsey...
Nell, the Duchess of Manchester

Nell, the Duchess of Manchester

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When an unassuming young Melbourne woman bumped into a handsome naval lieutenant in a Colombo hotel swimming pool in 1926 she would never have dreamed of one day being the...
Write Home For Me: A Red Cross Woman in Vietnam

Write Home For Me: A Red Cross Woman in Vietnam

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An intimate portrait of tragedy, hope and humour in a war zone. An intimate portrait of tragedy, hope and humour in a war zone. Working as a journalist at the...
Etiquette for Lovers and Killers

Etiquette for Lovers and Killers

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It's 1964 in the tiny town of Eastport, Maine, and Billy McCadie is bored to death. She's surrounded by Jell-O salads and dull people with more etiquette than sense, with...
Freedom Riders Abridged: 1961 and the Struggle for Racial Justice

Freedom Riders Abridged: 1961 and the Struggle for Racial Justice

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The saga of the Freedom Rides is an improbable, almost unbelievable story. In the course of six months in 1961, four hundred and fifty Freedom Riders expanded the realm of...
Same River, Twice: Putin's War on Women

Same River, Twice: Putin's War on Women

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Blending the journalistic rigor of Masha Gessen with the call to action of We Should All Be Feminists, a searing denunciation of Putin's Russia, revealing how modern Russia's history of...
The Dark Hours

The Dark Hours

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' Subverted my expectations at almost every turn... Jordan shows how the aftermath of violence affects all those who witness it.' New York Times 'Immersive, atmospheric, heart-stopping - I tore...
Den of Spies: The Untold Story of Reagan, Carter and the Treason that

Den of Spies: The Untold Story of Reagan, Carter and the Treason that

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Argo meets Spotlight , as New York Times bestselling author Craig Unger reveals his thirty-year investigation into the secret collusion between Ronald Reagan's 1980 presidential campaign and Iran, raising urgent...
The Times Speed: The History of Formula 1 World Championships

The Times Speed: The History of Formula 1 World Championships

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'This book expertly captures the extraordinary events and legendary drivers who made the sport what it is today. A must-read for any F1 fan.' - Zak Brown, CEO, McLaren Racing,...
The Times Churchill

The Times Churchill

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A must-read for anyone with an interest in history, politics, or the fascinating story and enduring legacy of an extraordinary figure: Winston Churchill. Widely regarded as one of the most...
The War Widow

The War Widow

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The echoes of war live long in the mind... Wales, 1947 Injured and terrified after an attempted abduction, desperation drives artist Kate Ward to the idyllic scene of her ex-husband's...
A Daughter's Secret

A Daughter's Secret

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Don't miss the brand new epic family drama from the nation's favourite storyteller... Will a dark shadow destroy her family? As a servant below stairs at the big manor house,...
America's Mission: The United States and the Worldwide Struggle for

America's Mission: The United States and the Worldwide Struggle for

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The strength and prestige of democracy worldwide at the end of the twentieth century are due in good measure to the impact of America on international affairs, argues Tony Smith....
The Radio Hour: the charming and funny new novel of 2024 from

The Radio Hour: the charming and funny new novel of 2024 from

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From the bestselling author of The Nurses' War comes this charming, funny, pointed look at the golden years of radio broadcasting in post-war Australia, celebrating the extraordinary unseen women who...
Diana: Her True Story - In Her Own Words: The Sunday Times Number-One

Diana: Her True Story - In Her Own Words: The Sunday Times Number-One

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THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER-ONE BESTSELLER When Diana: Her True Story was first published in 1992 it changed the way the public viewed the British monarchy. Never before had a senior...
Small Fry

Small Fry

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Born on a farm and named in a field by her parents - artist Chrisann Brennan and Steve Jobs - Lisa Brennan-Jobs' childhood unfolded in a rapidly changing Silicon Valley....
The Typewriter Is Holy: The Complete, Uncensored History of the Beat

The Typewriter Is Holy: The Complete, Uncensored History of the Beat

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Anyone who cares to understand the cultural ferment of America in the later twentieth century must know of the writings and lives of those scruffy bohemians known as the Beats....
Genocide Perspectives VI: The Process and the Personal Cost of

Genocide Perspectives VI: The Process and the Personal Cost of

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Genocide Perspectives VI grapples with two core themes: the personal toll of genocide, and processes that facilitate the crime. From political choices governments and leaders make, through to denialism and...
An Age of Conflict

An Age of Conflict

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AN AGE OF CONFLICT contains a variety of excerpts from historians writing about turmoil in twentieth-century Europe. These 53 readings demonstrate how different historians interpret the same events. The authors...
Hillsborough Voices: The Real Story Told by the People Themselves

Hillsborough Voices: The Real Story Told by the People Themselves

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The real story of the Hillsborough disaster, told by the people who were there On 15 April 1989, the world witnessed one of the worst football disasters in history occur...
The Residence: Inside the Private World of the White House

The Residence: Inside the Private World of the White House

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From the mystique of the glamorous Kennedys to the tumult that surrounded Bill and Hillary Clinton during the president's impeachment to the historic tenure of Barack and Michelle Obama, each...