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Accidental Gods: On Race, Empire and Men Unwittingly Turned Divine
Spanning the globe and five centuries, Accidental Gods introduces us to a new pantheon: of man-gods, deified politicians and imperialists, militants, mystics and explorers. From the conquistadors setting foot in...
Brave Hearted: The Dramatic Story of Women of the American West
Author: Katie Hickman Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 400 The epic story of the transformation of the American west, as seen through the eyes of the women who were there...
The Great Divide: History and Human Nature in the Old World and the New
Author: Peter Watson Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 640 In 15,000 B.C. early humankind, who had evolved in Africa tens of thousands of years before and spread out to populate...
Revolution: The History of England Volume IV
Author: Peter Ackroyd Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 416 The fourth volume of Peter Ackroyd's enthralling History of England begins in 1688 with a revolution and ends in 1815 with...
The Colour Code: Why we see red, feel blue and go green
Author: Paul Simpson Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 352 How many colours are there? In the West we see seven, but the Chinese see five, while the Piraha tribe in...
Empire of Democracy: The Remaking of the West since the Cold War, 1971-2017
Author: Simon Reid-Henry Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 880 'A dense narrative and a wealth of examples' Literary Review 'Reid-Henry narrates this story with elegance and gusto' Washington Post '[Reid-Henry]...
Iconicon: A Journey Around the Landmark Buildings of Contemporary Britain
Author: John Grindrod Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 464 Barratt homes. Spectacular skyscrapers. Millennium monuments. City centre apartments. Out of town malls. These icons of our age, be they modest...
Brave Hearted: The Dramatic Story of Women of the American West
Author: Katie Hickman Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 400 The epic story of the transformation of the American west, as seen through the eyes of the women who were there...
The Mesmerist: The Society Doctor Who Held Victorian London Spellbound
Author: Wendy Moore Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 320 Medicine, in the early 1800s, was a brutal business. Surgery was performed without anaesthesia, while conventional treatment relied on leeches, cupping...
The Windsor Diaries: A childhood with the young Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret
Author: Alathea Fitzalan Howard Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 368 **SPECTATOR BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2020** **TIMES BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2020** **SUNDAY EXPRESS BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2020** **A...
The Celts: A Sceptical History
Author: Simon Jenkins (Columnist) Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 304 A WATERSTONES BEST HISTORY BOOK OF 2022 'Simon Jenkins, as ever, writes with clarity and insight' Times 'One of the...
Accidental Gods: On Race, Empire and Men Unwittingly Turned Divine
Author: Anna Della Subin Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 488 Spanning the globe and five centuries, Accidental Gods introduces us to a new pantheon: of man-gods, deified politicians and imperialists,...
A Brief History of Britain 1851-2021: From World Power to ?
Author: Jeremy Black Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 400 From the Great Exhibition's showcasing of British national achievement in 1851 to the opening ceremonies of the Olympics in Stratford in...
Queen Bees: Six Brilliant and Extraordinary Society Hostesses Between the Wars - A Spectacle of Celebrity, Talent, and Burning Ambition
Author: Sian Evans Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 416 QUEEN BEES looks at the lives of six remarkable women who made careers out of being society hostesses, including Lady Astor,...
Curlip: the Life and Times of a Snowy River Paddle Steamer and the Family Who Built Her
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Tribes: A Search for Belonging in a Divided Society
Author: David Lammy Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 368 'A superb book about the tribalism gripping British politics. Tribes is measured, searching, pitilessly self-scrutinising and would probably amaze anyone who...
Letters of Note: Mothers
Author: Shaun Usher Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 176 In Letters of Note: Mothers, Shaun Usher gathers together exceptional missives by and about mothers, celebrating the joy and grief, humour...
The White Ship: Conquest, Anarchy and the Wrecking of Henry I's Dream
Author: Charles Spencer Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 352 THE #2 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'As gripping as any thriller. History doesn't get any better than this' BILL BRYSON 'A brilliant...
Why I March
Author: Abrams Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 112 New York Times Bestseller Indiebound Bestseller The Washington Post Bestseller San Francisco Chronicle Bestseller On January 21, 2017, five million people in...
Dreams from My Father (Adapted for Young Adults): A Story of Race and Inheritance
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Author: Barack Obama Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 352 BRAND-NEW EDITION of the multi-million-copy bestseller, now adapted for YA readers and complete with never-before-seen colour photos. A revealing portrait of...
Jackpot: How Gambling Conquered Britain
A striking expose of the insidious business practices that have generatedenormous profits for the companies operating within the UK's gamblingindustry.'A methodical, sensitive and occasionally harrowing polemic about the gamblingindustry ....
The History of the Book in Australia 1890-1945: a National Literary Culture in a Colonial Mark
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Real Desire
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The Last Time I Saw Paris
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Speaking Truth to Power: Public Intellectuals Rethink New Zealand
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Buy Me the Sky: The remarkable truth of China's one-child generations
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The Landmark Thucydides: A Comprehensive Guide to the Peloponnesian War
Author: Robert B. Strassler Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 752 Thucydides called his account of two decades of war between Athens and Sparta "a possession for all time," and indeed...
Pride of Hotham: A Tale of North Melbourne and a Red-haired Architect
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Painted People: 5,000 Years of Tattooed History from Sailors and Socialites to Mummies and Kings
Author: Matt Lodder Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 352 In 1881, a writer in the Saturday Review called tattooing 'an art without a history'. 'No-one', it went on, 'has made...
Tragic Shores: A Memoir of Dark Travel
Author: Thomas Cook Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 384 'I have come to thank dark places for the light they bring to life.' Thomas Cook has always been drawn to...
The Old Gays' Guide to the Good Life
Author: Mick Peterson Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 256 'I've fallen in love with this fabulous foursome ... They are a phenomenon!' Drew Barrymore From @theoldgays, the internet's most beloved...
It Could Happen Here: Why America Is Tipping from Hate to the Unthinkable-And How We Can Stop It
Author: Jonathan Greenblatt Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 304 "Refreshingly candid . . . Get off Instagram and read this book." -Sacha Baron Cohen From the dynamic head of ADL,...
Authenticity: Reclaiming Reality in a Counterfeit Culture
Author: Alice Sherwood Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 416 'Wide-ranging, witty and fresh ... a stimulating read. Authentic fun' Tim Harford, Financial Times Best Summer Books 2022 'Brilliantly witty, profoundly...
Endgame
Author: Omid Scobie Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 416 The explosive new book from longtime royal journalist Omid Scobie and author of the international blockbuster Finding Freedom, Endgame a penetrating...
Land: How the Hunger for Ownership Shaped the Modern World
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Australia's Worst Disasters
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Getting Played: African American Girls, Urban Inequality, and Gendered Violence
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Gay Life Stories
Author: Robert Aldrich Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 336 A fascinating portrait of gay men and women throughout time whose lives have influenced society at large, as well as what...
A Short History of the World in 50 Lies
Author: Natasha Tidd Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 288 Taking readers on a global journey through human history, Natasha Tidd examines how lies can change the world around us, from...
The Glamour Boys: The Secret Story of the Rebels who Fought for Britain to Defeat Hitler
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Speaking Their Minds
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Great Australian Speeches: Words That Shaped a Nation
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Snake Dance: Journeys Beneath a Nuclear Sky
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A Time of Paradox: America from the Cold War to the Third Millennium, 1945-Present
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Tooth and Nail: the Story of the Rabbit in Australia: The Story of the Rabbit in Australia
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A Strange Business: Making Art and Money in Nineteenth-Century Britain
Author: James Hamilton (Author) Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 400 Britain in the nineteenth century saw a series of technological and social changes which continue to influence and direct us...
Endgame
Author: Omid Scobie Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 416 The explosive new book from longtime royal journalist Omid Scobie and author of the international blockbuster Finding Freedom, Endgame a penetrating...
The Devil's Chessboard: Allen Dulles, the CIA, and the Rise of America's Secret Government
Author: David Talbot Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 704 Based on explosive new evidence, bestselling author David Talbot tells America's greatest untold story: the United States' rise to world dominance...