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Judith Mackrell A gripping biography of six extraordinary women who, in their very different ways, epitomise the decade they came of age - the 1920s | Bernard Wasserstein Examines the realities of Jewish life across Europe up to the very eve of World War Two. In this book, the author presents a disturbing interpretation of the collapse of... |
Clare Mulley The remarkable story of Krystyna Skarbek, aka Christine Granville, George Medal, OBE and Croix de Guerre. | Douglas Smith The last great untold story of the Russian Revolution |
Antonia Fraser The two-year revolution that totally changed how Britain is governed. | Eduardo Galeano Shows us how to remember and how to live. This book is shaped like a calendar. Each day brings with it a story: a journey, feast or tragedy that really... |
Roy Hattersley William Cavendish, the father of the first Earl, dissolved monasteries for Henry VIII. Bess, his second wife, was gaoler-companion to Mary Queen of Scots during her long imprisonment in England... | Neil McKenna 28th April 1870. The flamboyantly dressed Miss Fanny Park and Miss Stella Boulton are causing a stir in the Strand Theatre. All eyes are riveted upon their lascivious oglings of... |
Arthur Aldridge; Mark Ryan Action-packed Second World War memoir by the UK's last living torpedo pilots. | Selina O'Grady And Man Created God is a sweeping exploration of the religions of the world at the time of Jesus: this is popular history at its best. |
Sherard Cowper-Coles In this entertaining and engaging memoir, former ambassador Sherard Cowper-Coles lifts the lid on embassy life throughout the world. | William Shawcross The Queen Mother's witty, entertaining and insightful correspondence, published together for the first time. |
Qais Akbar Omar With all the emotional power of The Kite Runner, this is the very first true life account of growing up in Afghanistan, by a writer who still lives in Kabul. | Julian Holland; David Spaven Follow the development, decline and revival of Britain's railways through a unique collection of old and new maps, commentaries and photographs. Charting the rich history of Britain's railways from 1819... |
Alex Brummer US food giant Kraft bought Cadbury in 2010, Dutch group AkzoNobel acquired ICI in 2007, and that's just the beginning. The truth is that hundreds of billions of pounds' worth... | Artur Beifuss; Francesco Trivini... A unique handbook of the logos of contemporary terrorist organizations worldwide, from al-Qaeda to the Real IRA, with a foreword by renowned graphic designer Steven Heller, and a chronology of... |