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Theatres of Memory: v. 2: Island Stories - Unravelling Britain
This work offers an account of the heroes and villains, legends and foibles of the four nations that inhabit the British Isles. Raphael Samuel is interested by the face that...
Roman Cookery: Recipes and History
When the Romans invaded Britain in AD43 they introduced many items into the nation's diet which are still in common use today. As a result, it is possible to reproduce...
The Best British Travel Writing of the 21st Century: A Celebration of
Travel writing matters Explore the world through this beautiful collection of the finest travel writing published in British media in the 21st century - as judged by some of the...
Empire of the Deep: The Rise and Fall of the British Navy
The bestselling complete history of the British Navy - our national story through a different prism. The story of our navy is nothing less than the story of Britain, our...
These Divided Isles: Britain and Ireland, Past and Future
A vital history from the award-winning Financial Times journalist Philip Stephens on the dramatic century since the Anglo-Irish Treaty and partition. These Divided Isles tells the story from both sides...
Assembly: The critically acclaimed debut novel
Blistering and unignorable, the hottest literary debut of 2021 - a fearlessly truthful examination of race, class, wealth and power in modern Britain Come of age in the credit crunch....
The Last Girl to Die
A TIMES CRIME CLUB STAR PICK and AMAZON and KINDLE BESTSELLER! 'Fantastic. Excellent. Incredible. I could not put this one down for the life of me.' Reader Review ' A...
The Last Big Gun: At War & At Sea with HMS Belfast
As she lay in dry dock, devastatingly damaged by one of Hitler's newly deployed magnetic mines after barely two months in service, few could have predicted the illustrious career that...
The Best British Travel Writing of the 21st Century: A Celebration of
Travel writing matters Explore the world through this beautiful collection of the finest travel writing published in British media in the 21st century - as judged by some of the...
King Prawn: Dreaming Big and Making it Happen - The Story of the
The book titled Transformers: Retribution by the author David J. Williams. Please contact us for more information about this title.
A Victorian Lady's Guide to Life
Part journal, part commonplace book, among many gems you will find enlightenment and advice on everything from dreams to garlic; patriotism to wrinkles. Written throughout her life but only discovered...
SAS Daggers Drawn: In For the Kill: The Third in the Blair 'Paddy'
THE REAL STORY OF BLAIR 'PADDY' MAYNE, ENDORSED BY THE MAYNE FAMILY Summer 1944: the SAS were charged with the most crucial D-Day missions, taking on the might of the...
The Life of Henrietta Anne: Daughter of Charles I
Henrietta Anne Stuart, youngest child of Charles I and Henrietta Maria, was born in June 1644 in the besieged city of Exeter at the very height of the English Civil...
Fighter Command's Air War 1941
Following the Battle of Britain, the RAF started taking the air war to the Germans. A small number of bombers, escorted by large numbers of fighters tried to force the...
British Expeditionary Force - The 1915 Campaign
'The British Expeditionary Force - The 1915 Campaign' is a thorough account of the BEF's actions during the battles of 1915 and early 1916, starting with the success at Neuve...
From St Vith to Victory
Compiled from a variety of sources and first-hand accounts, this book is an authoritative record of the part played by No.218 (Gold Coast) Squadron during the bomber offensives of World...
Mother Country: Real Stories of the Windrush Children
"The story of Windrush must not be sterilised, or overly simplified. It is not only a story of successful integration, sport and cultural icons, or even everyday heroes like my...
Under the Changing Skies: The Best of the Guardian's Country Diary,
A beautiful journey through the British countryside, drawn from The Guardian 's beloved Country Diary. With an introduction by Ian McMillan, and illustrations by Clifford Harper. 'Full of sparkle, wonder...
Crunch: The History of Crisps
We are a nation of crisp obsessives. Squashed into sandwiches on our lunch breaks and torn-open as centrepieces on pub tables, we buy tens of millions of packets every single...
Churchill's Wizards: The British Genius for Deception 1914-1945
The story of how the British really won two world wars - by conning the Kaiser, hoaxing Hitler and bluffing their way out of trouble. Pretend German radio stations broadcast...
British Silver Boxes 1640-1840
'British Silver Boxes 1640 1840' catalogues the remarkable diversity and depth of the Lion Collection. Assembled with a passionate and discerning eye over several years, the collection has been distilled...
Unleashing Demons: The Inside Story of Brexit
As David Cameron's Director of Politics and Communications, Craig Oliver was in the room at every key moment during the EU referendum campaign - interacting with all the players including...
Gorgeous Georgians
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Refreshed, renewed, reloaded! All the most horrible facts about the Gorgeous Georgians ready for readers to uncover, including: their sneaky schemes for hiding personal hygiene problems and the schoolchildren who...
Roman Britain
The book titled Roman Britain by the author T.W. Potter. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.
A-Z of Record Shop Bags: 1940s to 1990s
Chosen as one of the Best Architecture and Design books Summer 2022 by the Financial Times. Why British record store carrier bags are graphic design icons: While they've never carried...
King George V Class Battleships
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They were some of the finest ships the Royal Navy ever built--the last of the great "floating villages" to see WWII action. Their achievements appear in dramatic photos of both...
British Silver Boxes 1640-1840
'British Silver Boxes 1640 1840' catalogues the remarkable diversity and depth of the Lion Collection. Assembled with a passionate and discerning eye over several years, the collection has been distilled...
Designer British Silver: From Studios Established 1930-1985
'Designer British Silver' explores the designer-silversmiths who have shaped British silver from the 1950s through to the present day. Covering a complete generation of craftsmen and women, and featuring one-to-one...
Mothering Sunday: The most heart-rending saga you'll read this year
It's 1884 and 14-year-old Sunday Small has been in the Nuneaton workhouse since she was abandoned at birth. The regime is cruel, and if it were not for the lovely...
As If by Magic
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Praise for Dolores Gordon-Smith: "With vision and vigor, Gordon-Smith pulls off another Golden Age delight."-- Richmond Times-Dispatch "A classic postwar country-house mystery with a Christie-like denouement."-- Kirkus Reviews "Dorothy Sayers...
The Light of Day: the moving true story of the first man to come out
In June 1960, several British newspapers received a letter so shocking some thought it was a hoax. Beginning 'Sir, we are homosexuals . . ' , it was signed by...
Murder, My Dear Watson: New Tales of Sherlock Holmes
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Eccentric, coldly rational, brilliant, doughty, exacting, lazyin full bohemian color the worlds most famous literary detective and his loyal companion Dr. John Watson investigate a series of previously unrecorded cases...
Led By Donkeys: Adventures in Art, Activism and Accountability
Five years of lies and hypocrisy. Four activists holding power to account. One book showing how they did it - and why they're not done yet. 'Not funny' Liz Truss...
The Book of Wild Flowers: Reflections on Favourite Plants
'A beautiful little book in every way ... Lyrical and eye-catching on the one hand, informative on the other, their work encourages us to look more closely at the nature...
The Foreign Invention of British Art: From Renaissance to
A timely history of immigration, integration and national identity that reveals the true heritage behind some of the nation's defining artworks. To truly understand British art is to recognize the...
Tornado Down
This is the story of Flight Lieutenants John Peters and John Nichol of the RAF, whose Tornado was shot down over Iraq during the Gulf War. The book charts their...
The Great Food Gamble
John Humphrys is passionate about the state of British food, farming, fishing and agriculture. Here, he looks back to the days of organic farming in England when people shared and...
The Silkworm
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Private investigator Cormoran Strike must track down a missing writer -- and a sinister killer bent on destruction -- in this "wonderfully entertaining" mystery (Harlan Coben, New York Times Book...
The Invention of Clouds: How an Amateur Meteorologist Forged the
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Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize The early years of the nineteenth century saw an intriguing yet little-known scientific advance catapult a shy young Quaker to the dizzy...
A Beautiful Death
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An emotionally charged story that will shock and spellbind both Haymon's longtime fans and new readers. A bomb meant for Police Inspector Ben Junet kills his beloved Miriam instead, and...
The Big Con: How the Consulting Industry Weakens our Businesses,
A vital and timely investigation into how the consulting industry has made its way to the heart of our economies and governments - and what to do about it There...
Dirty Bertie: An English King Made in France
The entertaining biography of Edward VII and his playboy lifestyle, by Stephen Clarke, author of 1000 Years of Annoying the French and A Year in the Merde. The entertaining biography...
The Butterfly Spotter's Guide (National Trust)
A beautiful and unique little guide to Britain's butterflies. A pocket-sized guide to every butterfly you're ever likely to see in the UK. Beautifully illustrated and packed with surprising and...
War of the Wolf (The Last Kingdom Series, Book 11)
*A brand new companion to the Last Kingdom series, Uhtred's Feast , is available to pre-order now* The 11th book in the epic and bestselling series that has gripped millions....
Eminent Edwardians: Four figures who defined their age: Northcliffe,
A dazzling study of four figures who flourished in - and defined - the early years of the twentieth century. In his account of four characters, each of whose importance...
On or About December 1910: Early Bloomsbury and Its Intimate World
"On or about December 1910" human character changed, Virginia Woolf remarked, and well she might have. The company she kept, the Bloomsbury circle, took shape before the coming of World...
The Book of Wild Flowers: Reflections on Favourite Plants
'A beautiful little book in every way ... Lyrical and eye-catching on the one hand, informative on the other, their work encourages us to look more closely at the nature...
The Book of Wild Flowers: Reflections on Favourite Plants
'A beautiful little book in every way ... Lyrical and eye-catching on the one hand, informative on the other, their work encourages us to look more closely at the nature...