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Ancient Paths: Discovering the Lost Map of Celtic Europe

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Graham Robb's new book will change the way you see European civilization. Inspired by a chance discovery, Robb became fascinated with the world of...

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If This Is A Woman: Inside Ravensbruck: Hitler’s Concentration Camp for Women

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Winner of the Longman-History Today Book Prize 2016 On a sunny morning in May 1939 a phalanx of 800 women - housewives, doctors, opera singers, p...

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Golden Thread- How Fabric Changed History

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** A RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK ** 'Fascinating . . . The history of the world through the eye of a needle . . . I recommend this book to anyone' TH...

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Tibetan Book of the Dead

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"The most graceful English translation of this masterpiece of world literature - prepared with the participation of the Dalai Lama and eminent cont...

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Witches: Salem, 1692 A History

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'An oppressive, forensic, psychological thriller: J.K. Rowling meets Antony Beevor, Stephen King and Marina Warner ... Schiff's writing is to die f...

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Into The Jaws Of Death: True Story Of The Legendary Raid On Saint- Nazaire

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It is the night of 28 March 1942. Royal Navy and British commandos are poised to assault the German-held port of Saint-Nazaire in what will be one ...

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Man Who Broke into Auschwitz

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THE MAN WHO BROKE INTO AUSCHWITZ is the extraordinary true story of a British soldier who marched willingly into Buna-Monowitz, the concentration c...

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In Search of the Lost Chord: 1967 & the Hippie Idea

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'Danny Goldberg is probably one of the purest, most reasonable guides you could ask for to 1967.' Ex-Rolling Stones manager Andrew Loog Oldham. ...

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Holland: Dominion

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'If great books encourage you to look at the world in an entirely new way, then Dominion is a very great book indeed . . . Written with terrific le...

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Surrender of Singapore: Three Years of Hell 1942-45

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Until the late 1930s, Singapore was noted as a popular stop-off point for wealthy European travelers on their way to countries such as Australia an...

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Gibraltar- The Greatest Siege in British History

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For over three and a half years, from 1779 to 1783, the tiny territory of Gibraltar was besieged and blockaded, on land and at sea, by the overwhel...

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A History Of Scotland

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The dramatic story of Scotland - by charismatic television historian, Neil Oliver. Scotland is one of the oldest countries in the world with a vivi...

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Meditations

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A translation of one of the most important texts of Western philosophy. Few ancient works have been as influential as the MEDITATIONS of Marcus Au...

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Lonely Courage: The true story of the SOE heroines who fought to free Nazi-occupied France

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'A fascinating, superbly researched and revelatory book - told with tremendous pace and excitement' William Boyd 'Rick Stroud writes brilliantly ab...

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Brief History of the Third Reich

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Beginning in the broken aftermath of the First World War and the Treaty of Versailles that made German recovery almost impossible, Whittock tells n...

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Ian Fleming's Commandos

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In 1942, Lieutenant-Commander Ian Fleming was personal assistant to the Director of Naval Intelligence - the dynamic figure behind James Bond's fic...

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The Amazing Mr Blunden: Soon to be a Christmas Sky Original Film, starring Mark Gatiss, Simon Callow and Tamsin Greig (Virago Modern Classics)

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Review Charming, magical and life-affirming, Antonia Barber's clever and moving tale has become a much-loved favourite. The Wheel of Time spin...

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Hidden Lives of London's Streets: A Walking Guide to Soho, Holborn & Beyond

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London's streets have always worn a variety of influences, reflecting the diverse crowds who live and work on them. Take a walk down any number of ...

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Celts - Search for a Civilisation

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'Informed, impeccably researched and written' Neil Oliver The Celts are one of the world's most mysterious ancient people. In this compelling acco...

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Brief Guide to Secret Religions

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This wide-ranging book explores the diversity of esoteric and occult beliefs. Neo-Paganism is one of the fastest-growing new religions in the weste...

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Conversations with God Book 1

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Neal Donald Walsch was experiencing a low period in his life when he decided to write a letter to God, venting his frustrations. What he did not ex...

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Forgotten Highlander: My Incredible Story of Survival During the War in the Far East

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Alistair Urquhart was a soldier in the Gordon Highlanders captured by the Japanese in Singapore. He not only survived working on the notorious Brid...

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The Ordnance Survey Journey Through Time: The brand new book in the Sunday Times bestselling puzzle series!

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Product Description Join the nation's favourite puzzle brand as we take a journey through landscape and history. In this brand new puzzle book...

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Brief History of Samurai

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From a leading expert in Japanese history, this is one of the first full histories of the art and culture of the Samurai warrior. The Samurai emerg...

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Octavia E. Butler Collection 3 Books Set (Parable of the Sower, Parable of the Talents, Kindred)

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Introducing the Octavia E. Butler Collection, a set of three powerful and thought-provoking books that will captivate readers from start to finish...

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Harris: Waking Up

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'An extraordinary book . . . It will shake up your most fundamental beliefs about everyday experience, and it just might change your life.' Paul Bl...

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Brief History of the English Civil Wars

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'The English Civil War' is one of the most hotly contested areas of English History and John Miller is one of the experts on the period. Amid drama...

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Hancock: America Before: The Key to Earth's Lost Civilization

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***THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER*** 'Hancock's books provide a fascinating, alternative version of prehistory. America Before, detailed an...

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Brief History of the Anglo-Saxons

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Starting AD 400 (around the time of their invasion of England) and running through to the 1100s (the 'Aftermath'), historian Geoffrey Hindley shows...

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GI Series: Custer & his Commands

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George Armstrong Custer was one of the most flamboyant and controversial officers ever to have served in the United States Army. This superbly illu...

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Introducing Critical Theory

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What might a 'theory of everything' look like? Is science an ideology? Who were Adorno, Horkheimer or the Frankfurt School? The decades since the 1...

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World Mythology in Bite-sized Chunks

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A masterful introduction to world mythology, shedding light on the impact it has had on cultures past and present and untangling the complex web of...

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Brief History of the Vikings

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'From the Fury of the Northmen deliver us, O Lord.' Between the eighth and eleventh centuries, the Vikings surged from their Scandinavian homeland ...

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Stoicism & the Art of Happiness

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The stoics lived a long time ago, but they had some startling insights into the human condition - insights which endure to this day. The philosophi...

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The Battle for Spain: The Spanish Civil War 1936-1939

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The bestselling author of STALINGRAD and BERLIN: THE DOWNFALL on the Spanish Civil War, drawing on masses of newly discovered material from the Spa...

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Guns, Germs and Steel: A short history of everybody for the last 13,000 years

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Why has human history unfolded so differently across the globe? Jared Diamond puts the case that geography and biogeography, not race, moulded the ...

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A Royal Christmas

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About the Author Louise Cooling is curator of paintings at Royal Collection Trust. She was previously assistant curator of paintings at the Victor...

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1965: The Year Modern Britain Was Born

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There is Britain before 1965 and Britain after 1965 - and they are not the same thing. 1965 was the year Britain democratised education, it was the...

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I Think, Therefore I Am

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Philosophers certainly like to make life sound awfully complicated, whether they're wondering if a falling tree still makes a sound if there's no...

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Hiding Place

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As the Nazi madness swept across Europe, a quiet watchmaker's family in Holland risked everything for the sake of others, and for the love of Chris...

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Holocaust: Origins, History & Aftermath

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The Holocaust is an attempt to explain the inexplicable - the systematic murder of millions of Europe's Jews by the Nazis and their collaborators d...

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The Vanishing Half: Shortlisted for the Women's Prize 2021

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Product Description THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP BESTSELLER#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERSHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZELONGLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE'A...

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Brief History of Celts

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For centuries the Celts held sway in Europe. Even after their conquest by the Romans, their culture remained vigorous, ensuring that much of it end...

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On This Day in History

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On which day was history's shortest war waged and won (in roughly 40 minutes)? How was Napoleon bested by a group of rabbits in 1807? Why did a dis...

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1001 Really Ridiculously Silly Jokes

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Know any good jokes? Here are 1001 (yes, one thousand and one!) awesome ones for the whole family to enjoy! Why did the empty sandwich go to the d...

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Pocket Essentials: A History of the Anglo-Saxons

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Product Description From popular fiction such as The Hobbit and Game of Thrones to the universality of the English language, the continuing influe...

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A Sunday Times bestseller (May 2023) - the incredible story of courage, resilience and survival. 'I am a survivor. That comes with a survivor's ...

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