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The Big Book of Britain: Cheers to the Crown, Churchill, Shakespeare, the Beatles, and All Things British!
Author: Tim Rayborn Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 480 Dive in and discover this island nation's unique charm and fascinating story. More than 200 stories are sure to delight Anglophiles,...
English Literature in the Sixteenth Century (Excluding Drama)
Author: C. S. Lewis Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 752 C. S. Lewis offers a magisterial take on the literature and poetry of one of the most consequential periods in...
The Beauty of Living: E. E. Cummings in the Great War
Author: J. Alison Rosenblitt (Regent's Park College, University of Oxford) Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 352 Renowned for his formally fractured, gleefully alive poetry, E. E. Cummings is not often...
I Have a Dream
Author: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 144 Introducing the Martin Luther King Jr Library With a New Foreword by Amanda Gorman A beautiful collectible edition...
Good for a Girl: My Life Running in a Man's World - Shortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award and a New York Times bestseller
Author: Lauren Fleshman Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 288 SHORTLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 'Women's sports have needed a...
Stalin's Architect: Power and Survival in Moscow
Author: Deyan Sudjic Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 320 The first biography to trace the remarkable life and career of Ukrainian-born Boris Iofan, beautifully illustrated with many of Iofan's previously...
When the Clouds Fell from the Sky: A Daughter's Search for Her Father in the Killing Fields of Cambodia
Author: Robert Carmichael Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 368 'An outstanding book of astonishing power . . . One finishes it with an ache in the heart' Jon Swain, writer...
Flashes of Creation: George Gamow, Fred Hoyle, and the Great Big Bang Debate
Author: Paul Halpern Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 304 In the past decade, Paul Halpern has brought readers three stunning histories of science -- Einstein's Dice and Schroedinger's Cats, The...
Burning Man: The Trials of D. H. Lawrence
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Author: Frances Wilson Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 512 Shortlisted for the James Tait Black Prize An electrifying, revelatory new biography of D. H. Lawrence, with a focus on his...
SAS Band of Brothers: The Last Stand of the SAS and Their Hunt for the Nazi Killers
Author: Damien Lewis Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 432 'Riveting. Extraordinary. A real-life thriller.' Dan Snow June 1944: the SAS parachute deep into occupied France, to wreak havoc and bloody...
Pocket The Queen Wisdom: Inspirational Quotes and Wise Words From an Iconic Monarch
Author: Hardie Grant Books Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 96 Queen Elizabeth II is one of the most important cultural and political icons in modern British history. As the United...
Twilight of Love: Travels with Turgenev
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The Little Guide to Cher: If I Could Turn Back Time
Author: Orange Hippo! Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 192 There is simply no one like Cher. A mix of street smart, intelligence, talent and beauty, she's the celebrities' favourite celebrity...
Patrick White: Letters: Letters
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Vintage Knitwear: Collecting and wearing designer classics
Author: Marnie Fogg Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 224 Foreword by Kaffe Fassett A visual journey through the decades, Vintage Knitwear takes a close look at the key periods, significant...
After The Victorians
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The Sunday Times A Life in the Day: Words of wisdom and domestic details from the rich and famous
Author: Richard Woods Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 352 Meet 100 of the most remarkable people from The Sunday Times Magazine's acclaimed column, A Life in the Day. Wonderfully intimate,...
Anna Comnena: A Study
Author: G. Buckler Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 576 Anna Comnena (1083-1148) was a princess of the Comneni dynasty, the eldest daughter of the Byzantine emperor Alexius I, and the...
Dead Famous: An Unexpected History of Celebrity from Bronze Age to Silver Screen
Author: Greg Jenner Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 400 'Fizzes with clever vignettes and juicy tidbits... [a] joyous romp of a book.' Guardian 'A magical mystery tour through the history...
Every Human Intention: Japan in the New Century
Author: Dreux Richard Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 448 A thoughtful, illuminating exploration of modern Japanese politics and culture through the eyes of an investigative reporter A stunning blend of...
Mad about Shakespeare: From Classroom to Theatre to Emergency Room
Author: Jonathan Bate Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 320 'Enlightening, moving' SIR IAN MCKELLEN From the acclaimed and bestselling biographer Jonathan Bate, a luminous new exploration of Shakespeare and how...
1942: Britain at the Brink
Author: Taylor Downing Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 432 'Taylor Downing vividly brings to life a terrible year' Max Hastings, Sunday Times 'Taylor Downing is a wonderful historian and a...
The King and the Christmas Tree: A heartwarming story and beautiful festive gift for young and old alike
Author: A.N. Wilson Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 176 Every year, a huge Norway spruce, twenty metres and more in height, is erected in Trafalgar Square. Many who see it...
Who I Am
Author: Charlotte Rampling Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 400 Oscar-nominated Charlotte Rampling most recently appeared in hit ITV drama Broadchurch, the BBC's London Spy and HBO's Dexter, and the feature...
Lost: A History of Disappearances
Author: Tim Rayborn Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 208 The Bermuda Triangle. Amelia Earhart. The Mary Celeste. D.B. Cooper. The lost colony of Roanoke. The Lindbergh baby. With puzzling disappearances...
The South Irish Horse in the Great War
Author: Mark Perry Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 211 On 12 June 1922 King George V received at Windsor Castle representatives of the six disbanded Irish regiments. While five had...
Artists' Lives
Author: Michael Peppiatt Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 304 Engaging encounters, personal anecdotes and jargon-free critical insights into some of the liveliest creative minds in modern art, by an international...
Somewhere We Are Human: Authentic Voices on Migration, Survival, and New Beginnings
Author: Reyna Grande Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 336 ""Wide-ranging yet consistently affecting, these pieces offer a crucial and inspired survey of the immigrant experience in America."" -Publishers Weekly "[These...
The Times The Queen and the Commonwealth: Celebrating seven decades of royal state visits
Author: James Owen Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 256 Our most travelled monarch covered well over 1,000,000 miles and visited 117 countries during her reign. From New Zealand to Barbados,...
Blood on the River: A Chronicle of Mutiny and Freedom on the Wild Coast
Author: Marjoleine Kars Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 384 Winner of the 2021 Cundill History Prize Winner of the 2021 Frederick Douglass Prize 'A richly detailed account of a gripping...
Brittle with Relics: A History of Wales, 1962-97 ('Oral history at its revelatory best' DAVID KYNASTON)
Author: Mr Richard King Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 544 There is no present in Wales, / And no future; / There is only the past, / Brittle with relics...
The Book of Harry: A Celebration of Harry Styles
Author: Charlotte McLaren Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 144 A celebration of Harry Styles - we Adore You! Harry Styles is a global superstar and fashion icon who has broken...
Sabres on the Steppes: Danger, Diplomacy and Adventure in the Great Game
Author: John Ure Format: Hardback Number of Pages: Back in the day when men were men and Britain ruled the world, the two great world powers went head to head...
If You Were There: Missing People and the Marks They Leave Behind
Author: Francisco Garcia Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 320 'One of the non-fiction books of the year.' Andrew O' Hagan A powerful, evocative and deeply personal journey into the world...
The Dinosaur Hunters: The Extraordinary Story of the Discovery of Prehistoric Life
Author: Dr Lowell Dingus Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 144 Dinosaur bones had been found centuries before scientists understood what they were and what creatures they came from; ancient Chinese...
Crown of Blood: The Deadly Inheritance of Lady Jane Grey
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Good people, I am come hither to die, and by a law I am condemned to the same. These were the words uttered by the seventeen-year-old Lady Jane Grey as...
The Tudors in Love: The Courtly Code Behind the Last Medieval Dynasty
Author: Sarah Gristwood Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 400 The dramas of courtly love have captivated centuries of readers and dreamers. Yet it's too often dismissed as something which only...
Wordwatching: Field Notes from an Amateur Philologist
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The Sound of Being Human: How Music Shapes Our Lives
Author: Jude Rogers Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 304 'Too often we treat popular music as wallpaper surrounding us as we live our lives. Jude Rogers shows the emotional and...
Not Far From Brideshead: Oxford Between the Wars
Author: Daisy Dunn Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 304 Oxford thought it was at war. And then it was. After the horrors of the First World War, Oxford looked like...
Loot: Britain and the Benin Bronzes
Author: Barnaby Phillips Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 400 "In 1897, Britain responded to the killing of a group of officials by razing an empire to the ground. The men...
Downton Shabby: One American's Ultimate DIY Adventure Restoring His Family's English Castle
Author: Hopwood DePree Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 320 HGTV meets Downton Abbey! A ready-for-TV story-with charm and humor in abundance-about a Los Angeles producer who moves to England to...
Little Book of Chanel by Lagerfeld: The Story of the Iconic Fashion Designer
Author: Emma Baxter-Wright Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 160 The House of Chanel is synonymous with not one, but two, iconic designers. First there was Gabrielle, and then there was...
Rilke: The Last Inward Man
Author: Lesley Chamberlain Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 256 When Rilke died in 1926, his reputation as a great poet seemed secure. But as the tide of the critical avant-garde...
Born to Rule
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Panic as Man Burns Crumpets: The Vanishing World of the Local Journalist
Author: Roger Lytollis Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 272 WINNER OF THE LAKELAND BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2022 You dreamed of being a journalist and the dream has come...
Soar: A Life Freed by Dance
Author: David McAllister Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 256 'McAllister's triumphant story.' Benjamin Law 'A ripping memoir.' Jane Turner From the backblocks of Perth to international stardom, this is a...
When Marilyn Met the Queen: Marilyn Monroe's Life in England
Author: Michelle Morgan Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 304 'England? It seemed to be raining the whole time . . . Or maybe it was me' MARILYN MONROE In July...