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D-DAY The Oral History: The Turning Point of WWII By the People Who
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A LANDMARK NEW ACCOUNT OF THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT DAY OF WW2, IN THE WORDS OF THE PEOPLE WHO LIVED IT **** 'Comprehensive... from a...
Irish Days: Oral Histories of the Twentieth Century
This work is a record of Ireland's culture and traditions. It details the reminiscences of great lives and provides a fascinating insight into memories of evictions, the Black and Tans,...
The Final Revival of Opal & Nev: Longlisted for the Women's Prize for
'One of the most immersive novels I've ever read . . . a thrilling work' TA-NEHISI COATES 'Lovely and lyrical; a warm and wonderful intersection between journalism and fiction. This...
American Survivors: Trans-Pacific Memories of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
American Survivors is a fresh and moving historical account of U.S. survivors of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings, breaking new ground not only in the study of World War...
China in One Village: The Story of One Town and the Changing World
After a decade away from her ancestral family village, during which she became a writer and literary scholar in Beijing, Liang Hong started visiting her rural hometown in landlocked Hebei...
Lost Voices from the "Titanic": The Definitive Oral History
Starting from its original conception and design by the owners and naval architects at the White Star Line through construction at Harland and Wolff's shipyards in Belfast, Nick Barratt explores...
Forgotten Voices of the Somme
1916. The Somme. With over a million casualties, it was the most brutal battle fo the First World War. It is a clash that even now, over 90 years later,...
Voices Against War
On 15 February 2003, an estimated two million Britons took to the streets of London to protest against the war in Iraq. Since the outbreak of that tragic conflict, the...
The Silent Day: A Landmark Oral History of D-Day on the Home Front
On 6 June 1944 Britain woke up to a profound silence. Overnight, 160,000 Allied troops had vanished and an eerie emptiness settled over the country. The majority of those men...
The Times Sir: The year in letters (2024)
The perfect gift for anyone with a shrewd sense of humour. Decidedly absurd, and always entertaining, revel in the very best letters published in The Times . From tinned prime...
Chernobyl Prayer: Voices from Chernobyl
A haunting history of the Chernobyl disaster by the winner of the Nobel prize in literature On 26 April 1986 the worst nuclear reactor accident in history occured in Chernobyl...
The Unwomanly Face of War
The unforgettable oral history of Soviet women's experiences in the Second World War from the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature "Why, having stood up for and held their...
Counting: Humans, History and the Infinite Lives of Numbers
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO COUNT? WHY ARE HUMANS THE ONLY SPECIES ON EARTH THAT CAN DO IT? WHERE DID COUNTING COME FROM? HOW HAS IT SHAPED SOCIETIES ALONG THE...
The Final Revival of Opal & Nev: Longlisted for the Women's Prize for
ONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S FAVOURITE BOOKS OF 2021 | LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE 2022'A thrilling work' TA-NEHISI COATES'Lovely and lyrical . . . warm and wonderful' KILEY REIDA queen...
Well-Read Black Girl: Finding Our Stories, Discovering Ourselves
'Required reading.' - Cosmopolitan'This should be read as a sacred text. Here, you will bear witness to a perpetual salvation song.' - Jason ReynoldsRemember that moment when you first encountered...
Counting: Humans, History and the Infinite Lives of Numbers
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO COUNT? WHY ARE HUMANS THE ONLY SPECIES ON EARTH THAT CAN DO IT? WHERE DID COUNTING COME FROM? HOW HAS IT SHAPED SOCIETIES ALONG THE...
Brittle with Relics: A History of Wales, 1962-97 ('Oral history at its revelatory best' DAVID KYNASTON)
Author: Mr Richard KingFormat: Paperback, 129mm x 198mm, 445g, 544 pagesPublished: Faber & Faber, United Kingdom, 2023Brittle with Relics is a landmark history of the people of Wales during a...
Londoners: The Days and Nights of London Now - As Told by Those Who Love It, Hate It, Live It, Left It and Long for It
NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand...
Here We Go Again...: Unpublished Letters to the Daily Telegraph
Author: Kate Moore Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 208 In another surreal and unprecedented year in which even the most seasoned commentators have struggled to keep pace with the news...