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A portrait in her own words of one of the great woman adventurers of the 20th century--the "female Lawrence of Arabia"--and the subject of two upcoming major motion pictures A...

William Gerhardie was the rising star of the 1920s, hailed as the most brilliant writer of the decade, and admired by Graham Greene, Evelyn Waugh, Olivia Manning and many others....

The most hated man in the most dour town in Scotland is sleeping with the fish, or - more accurately - has been dumped into a tank filled with crustaceans....

Johnny West has lived in this area for the past decade and speaks fluent Arabic, and so has the skills and ability to talk to everyone from security guards to...

1840 As a vast ship loses its way in the night-time mist, shattering against the cliffs of Crescombe, North Devon, a daring young artist dives into the murky sea. But...

'Agatha Christie vibes with archaeology in the beautiful Sussex countryside, what's not to love!' 'A brilliant cosy crime novel' 'I thoroughly enjoyed this cosy murder mystery and would highly recommend'...

A compelling account of the biggest corporate takeovers of recent years, and an insight into the life of Lakshmi Mittal, the world's fourth richest man. COLD STEEL is the gripping...

In Secret Affairs, Mark Curtis shows how Britain has helped create the Islamic terrorism that now threatens us. Exploring how the bombings of7 July (2005) can be traced back to...

'A searing, nourishing journey through a history the world needs' - Bettany Hughes, bestselling author of The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World 'Please read it!' - Philippa Gregory, bestselling...

The heartwarming, b rand-new novel from Sunday Times bestselling author Jill Mansell 'Adorable characters, wonderful setting, fabulous plot lines . . . Loved every page' Milly Johnson 'Sparkle and wit...

I bear no grudges, or at least not many, but I do want this to be a straightforward and readable history for that slice of the American population who depend...

In the summer of 1793 French Royalists surrendered the great naval base at Toulon to the British, intending this to be the springboard for a full-scale counter-revolution. A multi-national taskforce...

An original novel set in the Halo Universe and based onthe New York Times bestselling video game series! It is 2553, and the three-decade long Covenant War that defined a...

As a unique work of reference, The Cambridge Handbook of Australian Criminology covers the broad range of contemporary and historical subjects of criminology, combining statistical and narrative analyses. The book...

Using the very latest source material, in particular new research from Soviet/Russian sources, the author analyses motives and objectives, and considers the opportunities taken or rejected, concentrating especially on specific...

The 64 members of Fire Lake's sophomore class have managed to survive the first two phases of the Program - and each other. Now, they alone have emerged into the...

When did the first humans arrive in Britain? Where did they come from? And what did they look like? This is the amazing story of human life in Britain. It...

'The most sought-after tenor in the world', the greatest tenor of today', 'the new king of tenors' - for years Jonas Kaufmann has occupied a unique status among the world's...