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The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British institution unlike any other, and its story during the Second World War is also our story. Aunties War is an incomparable insight into why we have the broadcast culture we do today.

A BBC RADIO 4: BOOK OF THE WEEK

This deeply persuasive book presents a new and profound approach to the testimony of the Holocaust.

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Part history, part travelogue, part memoir, this book tells the inspiring story of how a one time British colony of convicts turned itself into a prosperous and confident country. This book describes Australia's journey through the eyes of ordinary people, from the trauma of the WW-I to the decline of the relationship with Britain, and more.

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A dramatic narrative that brings President Roosevelt, his allies, and his adversaries to life during his fight to transform America from an isolationist bystander into the worlds first superpower.

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A journey through Cambodia to the soundtrack of its lost rock'n'roll.

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From Vietnam to Desert Storm, this book tells the story of the United States' seemingly indestructible heavy bombers, and the Soviet-designed missile system that attempted to bring them down.

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The book is a big question asked to the leaders of the so called Black African American people. Someone needs to resolve the issue of the BAAM.

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A delightful, nostalgic ramble around the hostelries of London from a bygone age.

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A witty and impassioned book on Ulster, which has been thrust into the centre of British and European politics and which is likely to become Britain's frontier with the wider world.

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Best-selling author of A Treasury of Royal ScandalsMichael Farquhar uncovers an instance of bad luck, epic misfortune, andunadulterated mayhem tied to every day of the year in this engrossing
compendium of history's worst moments.

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Though it was banned in the UK in 1999, asbestos still kills more than 5,000 people every year. How did this happen And what can we do about it

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Ian Buruma approaches China through the stories of its dissidents: ordinary, brave people who oppose a regime that uses repression in the name of social order. What does dissidence mean in an authoritarian society And what chance do they have of succeeding in the face of the largest remaining dictatorship on earth

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A history of a century of women, punishment and crime in HM Prison Holloway.

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Chronicles the asskicking age of antiquity to the fearless modern era in chapters that include the stories of: Ramses II - the greatest of the Egyptian Pharaohs; Alexander the Great - Macedonian King who conquered the entire known world before his 33rd birthday; and, Blackbeard - the most feared cutthroat to ever sail the Caribbean.

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Since the beginning of human history people have created myths, tall tales, and super- and anti-heroes. This title compiles tales from the beginning of time and tells them in the completely over-the-top manner in which they were intended.

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Over thirteen centuries, Baghdad has enjoyed both cultural and commercial pre-eminence, boasting artistic and intellectual sophistication and an economy once the envy of the world. This new history of Baghdad brings to life the story of what was once the greatest capital on earth.

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"Original take on the history of socialist Bulgaria, examined through the prism of computers to make broader claims about political, economic, intelligence, social, and cultural life in Bulgaria, and by extension, the Soviet bloc and state socialism in general"--

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A gorgeous, authoritative, and image-filled celebration of ballroom culture and the diverse community of LGBTQIA+ creatives who have enriched the wider world with their unique blend of dance, pageantry, and radical queer joy.

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A blend of history, politics and map-hopping reporting exploring one of the most important but overlooked theatres of change: the Baltic.

BANDITS is a study of the social bandit or bandit-rebel - robbers and outlaws who are not regarded by public opinion as simple criminals, but rather as champions of social justice, as avengers or as primitive resistance fighters.