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A Short History of War
An engaging, accessible introduction to war, from ancient times to the present and into the future "Forty short chapters . . . describe war from the ancient world to the...
A Brief History of Slavery: A New Global History
Author: Jeremy Black Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 336 A thought-provoking and important book that raises essential issues crucial not only for understanding our past but also the present day....
War: Past, Present and Future
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Waterloo: The Battle That Brought Down Napoleon
The battle on Sunday 18th June 1815, near Waterloo, Belgium was to be Napoleon's greatest triumph - but it ended in one of the greatest military upsets of all time....
Paris: A Short History
A concise history of Paris and the great events and personalities, from prehistory to the present, that have shaped its unique cultural legacy. Paris has long been celebrated as a...
A History of the World: From Prehistory to the 21st Century
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Throughout the ages, human beings have shown an astonishing capacity to adapt to their environments. Creating great cities, establishing remarkable civilizations, and developing new modes of communication, we have accomplished...
A Brief History of the Mediterranean: Indispensable for Travellers
A wonderfully concise and readable, yet comprehensive, history of the Mediterranean Sea, the perfect companion for any visitor -- or indeed, anyone compelled to stay at home. 'The grand object...
George III (Penguin Monarchs): Madness and Majesty
A short, fresh and expert account of Britain's longest reigning king King of Britain for sixty years and the last king of the future United States, George III has traditionally...
A Brief History of London
Author: Jeremy Black Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 272 As the United Kingdom left the European Union, during a period of international and domestic turmoil, London found itself at a...
A Brief History of Spain: Indispensable for Travellers
Despite being relatively brief, this very readable history covers environmental, political, social, economic, cultural and artistic elements, and is very open to regional variations and to the extent that the...
A Brief History of America
The next in this series of admirably concise yet nevertheless comprehensive titles looks at the history of all Americans as well as America; its environmental history and its linkage to...
Tools of War: The Weapons That Changed the World
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A Brief History of the British Monarchy: From the Iron Age to King Charles III
Author: Jeremy Black Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 256 The British monarchy is at a turning point. Concise and engaging, this book charts the very beginnings of British reign through...
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...
Culloden and the '45
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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...
Great Battles of All Time
A distinguished team of 26 military historians reveal the decisive conflicts that have shaped world history from the 5th century BC to the 21st century. The course of history rarely...
Driven to Distraction
Brace yourself, Clarkson's back. And he'd like to tell you what he thinks about some of the most awe-inspiring, earth-shatteringly fast and jaw-droppingly gorgeous cars in the world (alongside a...
A Brief History of the British Monarchy: From the Iron Age to King Charles III
Author: Jeremy BlackFormat: Paperback, 124mm x 196mm, 200g, 256 pagesPublished: Little, Brown Book Group, United Kingdom, 2024The British monarchy is at a turning point. Concise and engaging, this book charts...
A Brief History of London
As the United Kingdom left the European Union, during a period of international and domestic turmoil, London found itself at a turning point. This critical moment presents an opportunity to...
A Brief History of America
The next in this series of admirably concise yet nevertheless comprehensive titles looks at the history of all Americans as well as America; its environmental history and its linkage to...
Suburbia
'I think what Darren's really good at, is that he sort of understands other people. Sometimes, even if I don't say anything, he seems to know what I'm feeling anyway.'...
Shades of Greene: One Generation of an English Family
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Romancing: The Life and Work of Henry Green
Henry Yorke led a double life. Under his own name he was managing director of his father's engineering company; as Henry Green he was the author of some of the...
Can You Make This Thing Go Faster?
The eighth volume of Jeremy Clarkson's bestselling The World According to Clarkson series These days, you might know him better as a tractor-driving Gentleman Farmer, but Jeremy Clarkson wasn't always...
Dispatches from the Diaspora: From Nelson Mandela to Black Lives
BY THE WINNER OF THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR JOURNALISM 2023 *Includes additional material* A powerful collection of journalism on race, racism and black life and death from one of the...
It's All News to Me
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Jeremy Vine is one of the most successful broadcasters of recent years and in 2012 clocks up a quarter of a century at the BBC. In It's All News to...
Diddly Squat: A Year on the Farm
Jeremy Clarkson takes us into the pitfalls (and pratfalls) of his new life as gentleman farmer in this thigh-slapping collection of stories from a year on Clarkson's Farm Welcome to...
Cooking: Simply and Well, for One or Many
Author: Jeremy Lee Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 416 WINNER OF A FORTNUM'S SPECIAL AWARD 2023 WINNER OF A GUILD OF FOOD WRITERS AWARD 2023 WINNER OF THE ANDRE SIMON...
New Power
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The World According To Clarkson
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Author: Jeremy ClarksonBinding: PaperbackPublished: Penguin Books, 2004Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis collection of sharp, satirical essays presents Jeremy Clarkson's distinctive and...
Don'T Stop Me Now
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Author: Jeremy ClarksonBinding: PaperbackPublished: Penguin Books, 2008Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image'Don't Stop Me Now' presents a collection of Jeremy Clarkson's inimitable...
Spirit Of Wit: Reconsiderations Of Rochester
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodAt the scandalous heart of the Restoration court stood John Wilmot, the Second Earl of Rochester — rake, libertine, and one of the most...
I Know You Got Soul
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Don't Stop Me Now
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NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Author: Jeremy Clarkson Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 352 No one writes about cars...
So Idle a Rogue: The Life and Death of Lord Rochester
The name of John Wilmot, second earl of Rochester, is synonymous with excess. In this biography, Jeremy Lamb examines time the nature of Rochesters alcoholism and its implications for the...
Born To Be Riled: The Collected Writings Of
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Author: Jeremy ClarksonBinding: PaperbackPublisher: Penguin, 2006Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageBorn To Be Riled presents a vibrant collection of...
Resurrecting Salvador
Jeremy Dronfield s second dazzling psychological thriller explores the roots of love, madness and obsession through the story of a tormented musical genius and the bizarre aristocratic family that made...
Playing for Time
The humour of self-deprecation is peculiarly English. Few people do it better than Jeremy Lewis. His first two autobiographical volumes ? Playing for Time and Kindred Spirits ? are being...
Born to be Riled
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Driven to Distraction
Clarkson's back for more . . . Jeremy Clarkson is once more Driven to Distraction. Brace yourself. Clarkson's back. And he'd like to tell you what he thinks about some...