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In 1945, seven-year-old Barbie and her sister Eva were trapped, terrified, in wartorn Germany. With their father missing, and hundreds of miles from their mother, news of the approaching army left them confronted with an impossible choice: to face invasion, or to flee on foot. This work presents a true story of surviving the unimaginable.

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From one of America's first woman governors: a rare and important exploration of power and personal integrity in the crystallization of one woman's identity, which also serves as an individual history of women gaining access to political leadership in our time.

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A Life of W. H. Hudson: Naturalist and Writer from the River Plate

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LONG WALK TO FREEDOM recreates the drama of the experiences that helped shape Nelson Mandela's destiny. From his imprisonment on Robben Island to his journey to freedom and inauguration as President this book describes Mandela's frustrations and strength of heart as well as the overwhelming joy of freedom and power.

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Lord North was in many ways a most successful politician. Prime Minister for 12 years, his management of parliament and the business of government was adept. This book presents an account of his life. It also talks about the American War of Independence, examining it from the perspective of the British Government and from the colonial standpoint.

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This is an account of Prime Minister Lord North's life. It studies the American War of Independence, examining it from the perspective of the British government as well as from the colonial standpoint. In addition, his management of the government is scrutinized in the discussion.

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The author of the National Book Award-winning How We Die offers a poignant account of his father's life, from the turn-of-the-century arrival of a young immigrant from Russia to his struggle to succeed in the face of poverty, tragedy, and illness, and candidly explores the ways in which his father's

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"But his self-confidence, the breadth and depth of his thinking and his eloquence and commanding presence ensured that he filled with distinction the senior appointments into which he was swiftly elev"

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Thomas Macaulay always inspired both admiration and hostility. He introduced English education to India, creating a class of westernised Indians often reviled as 'Macaulay's children', but today many former 'Untouchables' literally worship him as their liberator from caste tyranny. This title tells his story.

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A biography of the legendary mistress of King Louis XV of France.

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Tussaud's catered for the public's fascination with monarchy, whether Henry VIII and his wives or Queen Victoria, as well as for their love of history, acting as an accessible and enjoyable museum. This work looks at Madame Tussaud herself and her exhibition as part of the wider history of wax modelling and of popular entertainment.

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An engrossing and evocative quest into Mexico's past, to uncover the story of the legendary Amerindian woman who became translator and concubine to Cortes in the Spanish Conquest.

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'A lot of people know me,' wrote Alan Hillgarth in a letter, 'but I'm very much an enigma to most of them and regarded with suspicion because I don't fit into any category .

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Explores the power and perseverance of James K Polk, who overcame the political intrigues of both members of his own Democratic party and the Whigs in Washington, DC, as well as the challenges posed by many of his own commanding officers in the field, to lead the nation to victory during the Mexican War.

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This biography of Queen Mara de Molina explores her life and demonstrates the collective exercise of her power and authority as a monarchical queen. The author details her resilient determination as queen and later as regent, her partnership with King Sancho IV, and her struggle to provide peace and stability in the Kingdom of Castile-Len.

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The first volume of John Campbell's biography of Margaret Thatcher was described by Frank Johnson in the Daily Telegraph as 'much the best book yet written about Lady Thatcher'.

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Re-examines the mythology and suggests a complex reality behind the idealized picture accepted by Lady Thatcher's early biographers.

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The turbulent story of the Prince Regent's first wife

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A breathtaking biography of the most beguiling and infamous Queen of France, Marie Antoinette.