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Henry III was a medieval king whose long reign continues to have a profound impact on us today. He was on the throne for 56 years and during this time England was transformed from being the private play-thing of a French speaking dynasty into a medieval state in which...
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Penguin
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2017-01-26
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Lucca K458 is a decorated and highly skilled military working dog who belonged to an elite group trained to work off-leash to sniff out deadly explosives. Her extraordinary skill and bond with dog handlers Chris Willingham and Juan Rodriguez resulted in a legendary...
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Ebury Digital
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2017-01-26
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Molly Keane (1904 - 96) was an Irish novelist and playwright (born in County Kildare) most famous for Good Behaviour which was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize. Hailed as the Irish Nancy Mitford in her day; as well as writing books she was the leading playwright of...
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Virago
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2017-01-26
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Soon to be a major film, produced by Steven Spielberg and J. J. Abrams.This is the story of Doaa, an ordinary girl from a village in Syria, who in 2015 became one of five hundred people crammed on to a fishing boat setting sail for Europe. The boat was deliberately...
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Fleet
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2017-01-24
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Elon Musk is an inspirational role model for young entrepreneurs, breaking boundaries and revolutionising the tech-world. He is also the real-life inspiration for the Iron Man series of films, starring Robert Downey Junior. From his humble beginnings in apartheid South...
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Virgin Digital
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2017-01-24
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On 16th April 1994, Nick Richardson was shot down over the beseiged Bosnian Muslim town of Gorazde, his plane hit by a surface-to-air missile. NO ESCAPE ZONE is the story of Richardson's journey to the Bosnian theatre of war and his descent into the hell of the...
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Sphere
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2017-01-19
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NOMINATED FOR SIX OSCARS, INCLUDING BEST PICTURE, SUPPORTING ACTOR AND SUPPORTING ACTRESS . . . Aged just five, Saroo Brierley lost all contact with his family in India, after waiting at a train station for his brother who never returned. Discover the inspiring, true...
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Penguin
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2017-01-12
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The failed naval offensive to force a passage through the Straits of the Dardanelles in 1915 drove Winston Churchill from office in disgrace and nearly destroyed his political career. For over a century, the Dardanelles campaign has been mired in myth and controversy....
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OUP Oxford
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2017-01-12
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'I was wowed and moved' Tracy Chevalier Anne Brontë is the forgotten Brontë sister, overshadowed by her older siblings - virtuous, successful Charlotte, free-spirited Emily and dissolute Branwell. Tragic, virginal, sweet, stoic, selfless, Anne. The less talented Brontë,...
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Vintage Digital
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2017-01-12
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Without the Sex Pistols there would be no punk. And without Steve Jones there would be no Sex Pistols. It was Steve who, with his schoolmate Paul Cook, formed the band that eventually went on to become the Sex Pistols and who was its original leader. As the world...
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Da Capo
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2017-01-10
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'Confidence is about empowerment. It's about valuing who you are, not what you want to do or how you look. It's about finding the courage to live the life you want, the way you want. Don't look for happiness in other people, find it in yourself.' Katie Piper Katie...
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Quercus
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2016-12-29
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Get cosy in front of the fire with this moving, heartwarming and inspiring true story. The perfect Christmas read! *****JAM BUTTIES AND A PAN OF SCOUSE is a gritty yet heart-warming memoir set against the backdrop of Liverpool's tightknit working-class docklands...
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Trapeze
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2016-12-29
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Henry VI, son of the all-conqueringHenry V, was one of the least able and least successful of English kings. His long reign, which started when he was only nine months old, ended in catastrophe, with the loss of England's territories in France and a bankrupt England's...
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Penguin
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2016-12-29
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Few modern women have had as great a political impact as Margaret Hilda Roberts, the grocer's daughter from Grantham who, as Margaret Thatcher, became Britain's first woman prime minister. The longest serving British premier of the twentieth century, Mrs Thatcher has...
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OUP Oxford
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2016-12-22
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Few modern women have had as great a political impact as Margaret Hilda Roberts, the grocer's daughter from Grantham who, as Margaret Thatcher, became Britain's first woman prime minister. The longest serving British premier of the twentieth century, Mrs Thatcher has...
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OUP Oxford
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2016-12-22
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'The introductory account of Mr. Brunton's pony-back journey up the mountainside has real charm. One of his most interesting chapters gives a practical-minded consideration to the probable future of Tibet.' New York TimesPaul Brunton was one of a very small number of...
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Ebury Digital
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2016-12-15
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Die Quellenstudie liefert einen Beitrag zur Medizingeschichte des KZ Flossenbürg. Durch die über 1945 hinausgehende Perspektive kann die Autorin in Übereinstimmung mit der aktuellen Täterforschung deutlich machen, wie Justiz und Standesvertretungen in der Nachkriegszeit...
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Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
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2016-12-15
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From beloved broadcaster Charles Osgood, a poignant memoir about one unforgettable childhood year during World War II.Defending Baltimore Against Enemy Attack is a gloriously funny and nostalgic slice of American life and a moving look at World War II from the...
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Grand Central Publishing
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2016-12-13
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Das Buch analysiert die Kriegs- und Reiseberichte des Reisejournalisten und -filmemachers Colin Roß (1885–1945). Roß galt in der Weimarer Republik als einer der populärsten Vertreter der geopolitisch interessierten Reiseberichterstattung. Als höchst relevant erweist...
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Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
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2016-12-08
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A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERIn this collection of personal essays, the beloved star of Gilmore Girls and Parenthood reveals stories about life, love, and working as a woman in Hollywood, along with behind-the-scenes dispatches from the set of the new Gilmore Girls, where...
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Virago
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2016-12-06
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