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The Book of Sea Monsters: Leviathans of Literature
A fascinating and beautifully illustrated journey across the world and through the centuries in search of the sea monster. 'They rave for food with unceasing frenzy, being always ahungered and...
Media Tarts Revised and Updated Edition
A powerful insight into how the media treats female politicians - now revised and updated with a new foreword by Annabel Crabb - from one of our foremost journalists and...
Killing the Dead: Vampire Epidemics from Mesopotamia to the New World
A riveting history of vampire panics across cultures and down through the millennia - and why killing the dead is better than killing the living. Killing the Dead provides the...
The Hutchinson Dictionary of World History
Combining an encyclopaedia, historical atlas and world chronology, this volume contains 3500 entries, covering world history from the dawn of civilization to the break-up of the Soviet Empire. Combining A-Z...
Women's Letters in Wartime, 1450-1945
This is an anthology of women's letters written during times of conflict in Britain from the Wars of the Roses in the 15th century to the end of World War...
Cold War Britain: Fifty years in the shadow of the bomb
'A powerful and timely book' PETER KENNARD 'Really good read' DERMOT O'LEARY 'Tremendous...it strikes me it fills a gap somehow' AL MURRAY 'Fantastic' DOMINIC SANDBROOK Delve into the history, politics,...
To The City: Along the Ancient Walls of Istanbul
'An enthralling guide to one of the world's great cities - that blends history and insights into the present day from one of the most astute commentators on the politics...
The Revelation of Ireland: 1995-2020
Ireland is a strikingly different country now to the one it was in the mid-1990s. Dramatic economic, social and cultural changes, including the Celtic Tiger boom and increasingly secular debate...
His Majesty's Airship: The Life and Tragic Death of the World's
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From historian and bestselling author of the Pulitzer Prize finalist Empire of the Summer Moon comes a "captivating, thoroughly researched" ( The New York Times Book Review ) aviation history...
1947: when now begins
A Metro book of the year Interweaving the social, political, and personal, in 1947 Elisabeth Asbrink chronicles the year that 'now' began. In 1947, production begins of the Kalashnikov, Christian...
A Pictorial History of the Post War Years from 1946 to the 1990s
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The book titled A Pictorial History of the Post War Years from 1946 to the 1990s by the author Neil Wenborn. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for...
The Wonderbox: Curious histories of how to live
There are many ways to try to improve our lives -we can turn to the wisdom of philosophers, the teachings of religions or the latest experiments of psychologists. But we...
Madness: Race and Insanity in a Jim Crow Asylum - The New York Times
In the tradition of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks , a page-turning 93-year history of Crownsville Hospital, one of the United States' last segregated asylums. On a cold day...
Fake Heroes: Ten False Icons and How they Altered the Course of
From the author of bestseller Fake History , Otto English, comes a shocking yet hilarious look at ten of the greatest liars in history. 'A brilliant book.' James O'Brien Whether...
Sparta: The Rise and Fall of an Ancient Superpower
Sparta - its legendary warriors and steadfast resilience are famous throughout the world as a model for toughness, justice and masculinity. The Spartans' reputation as fighters is matched only by...
Without Children: The Long History of Not Being a Mother
A historian of gender explores the complicated relationship between womanhood and motherhood In an era of falling births, it's often said that millennials invented the idea of not having kids....
Freedom's Dominion (Winner of the Pulitzer Prize): A Saga of White
WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE IN HISTORY! An "important, deeply affecting-and regrettably relevant" ( New York Times Book Review ) chronicle of a sinister idea of freedom: white Americans' freedom...
Milk: An Intimate History of Breastfeeding
- 'Illuminating . . . an important book' Sunday Times - 'A fascinating journey through the social, cultural and historical meanings of breastfeeding. A sublime book' Elinor Cleghorn, author of...
The Cuckoo (The UNDER THE NORTHERN SKY Series, Book 3): The dramatic
Leo Carew's much-lauded UNDER THE NORTHERN SKY trilogy draws to its spellbinding conclusion... Albion continues to be divided by revolt and bloodshed, as alliances collapse and are made anew. Driven...
A Brief History of Germany: Indispensable for Travellers
The history of Germany is intricately woven. Threaded in time through its struggles and triumphs with religion, industrialisation, enlightenment, politics, unification, and war. In A Brief History of Germany ,...
Wallis in Love: The Untold Life of the Duchess of Windsor, the Woman
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For fans of the Netflix series The Crown and from the author of the New York Times bestseller 17 Carnations comes a captivating biography of Wallis Simpson, the notorious woman...
The Fall Of Richard Nixon
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Bestselling author Tom Brokaw brings readers inside the White House press corps in this up-close and personal account of the fall of an American president. In August 1974, after his...
Courtiers: Intrigue, Ambition, and the Power Players Behind the House
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The gripping account of how the Royal family really operates, from the journalist who has spent years studying them. Who really runs the show and, as Charles III begins his...
Gold: How it Shaped History
Gold is not what we think. It is usually discussed in the context of wealth and art but this book has a broader subject, so fundamental that it has been...
Young Workers of the Industrial Age: Child Labour in the 18th and 19th
The industrial revolution was forged with the lives of our ancestors' children. All over Britain, children and young people toiled for hours every day. Their workplaces were pitch-dark mines, fiery...
A Pocket Essential Short History of the Anglo-Saxons
From popular fiction such as The Hobbit and Game of Thrones to the universality of the English language, the continuing influence of the Anglo-Saxons can be found throughout the world....
52 Times Britain was a Bellend: The History You Didn't Get Taught At
'Scurrilous, scandalous and frequently disgusting. I absolutely loved it' James O'Brien Twitter hero James Felton brings you the painfully funny history of Britain you were never taught at school, fully...
The Invisible Emperor: Napoleon on Elba from Exile to Escape
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Part forensic investigation, part dramatic jailbreak adventure, Mark Braude's The Invisible Emperor is a gripping narrative history of Napoleon Bonaparte's ten-month exile on the Mediterranean island of Elba In the...
Teddy and Booker T.: How Two American Icons Blazed a Path for Racial
The New York Times bestselling author of George Washington's Secret Six and Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates turns to two other heroes of the nation: Theodore Roosevelt and Booker...
Shaping History: 100 Great Leaders - From Antiquity to the Present
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There is a growing demand for biographies and this title settles lightly into the market. The book is hugely educational in its excellent coverage of fascinating and colourful assembly leaders....
Revolutions: How they changed history and what they mean today
Revolutions - peaceful or violent, radical or reactionary - have shaped the political landscape of the world we live in today. But what led revolutionaries to action? What were they...
Migrants: The Story of Us All
Migrants cuts through the toxic debates to tell the rich and collective stories of humankind's urge to move< 'Fascinating... Miller's perspective may be just what we need' Daily Telegraph 'Enjoyable,...
The Butcher, the Baker, the Candlestick-Maker: The story of Britain
At the beginning of each decade for 200 years the national census has presented a self-portrait of the British Isles. The census has surveyed Britain from the Napoleonic wars to...
Return to Midway: The Quest to Find the Lost Ships from the Greatest
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Dr Robert Ballard's challenge for this work was to discover and photograph the ships sunk in the Battle of Midway, one of the most dramatic engagements of the Pacific War....
The Discoverers: A History of Man's Search to Know His World and
The book titled The Discoverers: A History of Man's Search to Know His World and by the author Daniel J. Boorstin. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for...
Endgame: Inside the Royal Family and the Monarchy's Fight for Survival
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***The Instant New York Times Bestseller*** Endgame , the explosive book from longtime royal journalist Omid Scobie and author of the international blockbuster Finding Freedom, is a penetrating investigation into...
Prisoners Of War
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodFew experiences in warfare are as harrowing and profoundly human as captivity — and Prisoners of War brings those experiences into vivid, unflinching focus. This...
The Illustrated Encyclopedia Of Archaeology
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodFew fields of human inquiry captivate the imagination quite like archaeology — the science of unearthing civilisations lost to time — and The Illustrated Encyclopedia...
Australia's Heritage Watch: An Overview Of Australian Conservation
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodA nation's identity is inseparable from its land, its wildlife, and the cultural treasures it leaves behind — and Australia's Heritage Watch: An Overview...
The Palestine Of Jesus: Being Book Three Of Background To The Bible
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Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageStep into the world of first-century Palestine with Bernard R. Youngman's richly detailed third volume in...
Looking At Ancient History
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Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFrom the grandeur of the Egyptian pharaohs to the might of the Roman legions, Looking at...
Australians: Our Lives Through Time
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageWhat does it truly mean to be Australian across the sweep of two centuries? Australians: Our Lives Through...
Australia's Two Centuries: A Survey Of Australian History
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFrom the rugged shores of early colonial settlement to the complexities of a modern nation, Australia's Two Centuries:...
Boom And Depression 1860-1893: Agriculture, Mining, Industry And Town Life
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodA sweeping chronicle of one of Australia's most transformative eras, Boom and Depression 1860-1893 transports readers into the raw, restless energy of a young nation grappling...
The Bradman Albums: Selections From Sir Donald Bradman's Collection
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Slipcase: GoodPages: GoodFew names in the annals of sport carry the weight and reverence of Sir Donald Bradman, and The Bradman Albums opens the vault on one...
Australians And Greeks (Three-Volume Set)
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Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodCondition remarks: Slipcase - good with minor shelf wear. A landmark work of cultural and historical scholarship, Australians and Greeks presents a sweeping, meticulously...