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D-Day, or OVERLORD (to give the Allied invasion of Normandy its codename) was the largest amphibious invasion in history. The plan called for an assault upon Hitler's Atlantic Wall to...

'I do know how to behave - believe me, because I know. I have always known...' Behind the gates of Temple Alice the aristocratic Anglo-Irish St Charles family sinks into...

From the cooking methods of Ulysses to Victorian nursery fare, from Biblical food facts to modern food fads, Alice Thomas Ellis takes delight in all things gastronomical, and generously seasons...

Many accounts of the life of Francis Bacon have been written for scholars. But du Maurier's aim in this biography was to illuminate the many facets of Bacon's remarkable personality...

In the first definitive biography of Britain's greatest public intellectual, Richard Reeves reveals John Stuart Mill as a passionate man of action: a philosopher, radical MP and reformer who profoundly...

In Voltaire In Exile, Ian Davidson has recreated this period in the life of one of the giant figures of the Enlightenment. By painstakingly translating the rich correspondence between Voltaire...

The Marsden family are deep in debt and in danger of losing their home, Marsden Manor. Sir James Marsden sets sail for London to sell a cargo of coal to...

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London, 1807. William Thornhill, happily wedded to his childhood sweetheart Sal, is a waterman on the River Thames. Life is tough but bearable until William makes a mistake, a bad...

This fictionalized biography chronicles the life of 19th-century explorer Sir John Franklin (1786-1847), credited with discovering the Northwest Passage. A slow, deliberate, and strange child, Franklin joins the Navy at...

For Gregor McLeod - 72-year-old retired schoolmaster, 6-handicap golfer and Rotary Club socialist -the death of his much-loved wife comes as a terrible blow. And yet, life goes on, and...

Out of this emotional turbulence came the poem "The Waste Land". Carole Seymour-Jones seeks to show that the poem cannot be understood without reference to the marriage. Based on papers...

The Forgotten Spell is not an ordinary book. Dare to open it and YOU will be entering the strange and dangerous world of Suidemor, the evil city of the Faeries....

For fans of The White Lotus , Anthony Horowitz and Benjamin Stevenson, a tricksy murder mystery from the internationally bestselling author Greece, 1960. Rough weather at sea leaves a group...

In Barcelona, we meet a cast of characters who live turbulent inner lives. In a Spanish hotel room a marriage unravels as a young wife is haunted by a past...

' Black Drop is a joy from start to finish... Jago is a very sympathetic hero, with all his flaws, virtues and secrets' - ANDREW TAYLOR ________________________________________ This is the...

In this moving and engaging book by one of France's few female rabbis and leader of the country's Liberal Jewish Movement, Delphine Horvilleur recounts eleven stories of loss, mourning, and...

A multi-generational SF thriller about the momentous changes coming in the next hundred years: an epic tale of revolution, love, war, and the end of death. In a world wrecked...

Politics in the West has become unpredictable and tumultuous. In recent years, voters have deserted the political centre like never before. Whether it's Trump, Brexit, Le Pen, Tsipras, or even...

The stunning prequel to Victim Without a Face . TWO COUNTRIES IN THE GRIP OF WINTER . On the coldest day of the year, Sweden's Minister for Justice steps into...

SHORTLISTED FOR AN POST IRISH BOOK AWARDS 2020 Nessa Crowley's murderer has been protected by silence for ten years. Until a team of documentary makers decide to find out the...

Maurice Swift is an aspiring novelist struggling to come up with the story that will make his name, and he doesn't care where that story comes from. Even if he...

An absorbing, inventive novel of love, death and aristocracy in inter-war London. A novel of love, death and aristocracy in twenties London. Consider Vivien in November 1922. She is twenty-four,...

On 1 July 1916, after a five-day bombardment, 11 British and 5 French divisions launched their long-awaited 'Big Push' on German positions on high ground above the Rivers Ancre and...

She stood on the edge of the grass. She hovered between worlds, deciphering the ground, tracing in mid-air the hall, the dining-room, the stairs. She was despairingly close to home...

The classic guide for the individual investor, The Economist Guide to Investment Strategy sets out the basic - and the not-so-basic - principles for putting your wealth to work. It...

What difference do individuals make to history? Are we all swept up in the great forces like industrialisation or globalisation, or is the world we inhabit shaped just as much...

Ideas in Profile: Small Introductions to Big Topics In the first title of an exciting new series one of the world's leading political scientists asks the big questions about politics:...

A bold blueprint for rebuilding Australia's economy after COVID-19-and creating a more prosperous, sustainable future. From the bestselling author of Superpower, a ground-breaking sequel about Australia's best path out of...

Nicholas Sayre will do anything to get across the wall, back to the Old Kingdom. Thoughts of Lirael and Sam haunt his dreams. But here in Ancelstierre the charter is...

Duty, Desire And The Desert King by Jane Porter As the middle son and black sheep of a powerful desert family, Zayed has sworn off love and marriage. This playboy...

The Autonomy Premium is a concise response to the popular and often loosely defined debate about whether higher levels of student achievement may flow from autonomy in school management and...

Settlements of the Doomed is part of the Pocket History series - a conveniently portable, stylishly packaged and eminently collectible set of twelve books that each open a window onto...

Since the founding of the Communist Party in China just over a century ago, there is much the country has achieved. But who does the heavy lifting in China? And...

Eric Newby escapes throug a hospital window to become a POW on the run in Italy in 1943. With the Nazis moving in from the north and no certain way...

George thinks Mr McGinness and Mr Fysh are too cocky and too flaming young. But I reckon if you've been to war, flown flying machines and shot guns at other...

One of a series of meticulously researched, historical novels in which each booknbsp;is written in the form of a fictional diary of a young person living during an important eventor...

Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher If it's true that language is the door to a nation's soul, you might get a little closer to grasping the saudade...

Carole, Stevie and Lisa are being separated by divergent interests that seem to threaten their friendship. Will this be the end of the Saddle Club or will they find a...

It is two days since Dr John Brand s death and his eldest son, Davis, suspects a cover-up. Survived by two sons , the death notice said. Peacefully. Someone has...

A journalist's profound investigation into the reality behind an intense waking vision and the search for healing after death * Details the author's vivid waking vision of a dying German...

Am I the Reason I'm Not Getting Pregnant? gets women struggling with infertility ready to unleash unshakable confidence and certainty on the road to motherhood. Am I the Reason I'm...

The intriguing question in the title comes from an inscription on the collar of a dog Alexander Pope gave to the Prince of Wales. When Pope wrote the famous couplet...

In May 2014, the mountaineer and scientist John All fell into a crevasse near Everest and took a series of videos as he struggled to climb out 70 feet of...

Novelist Sybille Bedford watched courts closely-and with remarkable insight-in England, Germany, Switzerland, France, and Austria. There, she found stories of human frailty and impulsive action, among both the defendants facing...

Brand new for 2015, Ripley's Twists: Snakes and Reptiles is the latest title in the award-winning Ripley's Twists children's reference series. Bursting with amazing photography, compelling illustrations, and all-new content,...

Cyndi Dale's The Subtle Body has become the go-to reference guide for anyone who wants to learn about the many varieties of energy healing. With The Subtle Body Practice Manual,...

Just as our physical body is protected by our skin, our psyche and spirit have "energetic boundaries" that keep out harmful influences. These boundaries, invisible to the naked eye, are...