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In 1950, Ian Robertson Hamilton, a law student, took the Stone of Destiny from beneath the Coronation Chair in Westminster Abbey, leading to the outrage of the English establishment. This book sets down the chain of events which led to his decision to go to London, remove the Stone and a minute-by-minute account of the act and the aftermath.

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Shark attacks and sewage slicks, lifesavers and surfers, amusement parks and beach camps the beach is Sydneys most iconic landscape feature. Sydney Beaches tells the story of how Sydneysiders developed their love of the beach, from 19th-century picnickers to the surfing and sun-baking pioneers a century later.

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More wildly entertaining tales of flying a bush plane in America's final frontier, from the author of Flying the Alaska Wild.

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The Battle for the Falklands is a vivid chronicle of the political decision-making and military strategy during the Falklands conflict.

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Second in new series of introductory books covering key facts of popular topics

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A gripping tour d'horizon of the state of the world as it is in 2017 from an acclaimed historian.

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Volume 2 of The Campbells of the Ark

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What - and who - is a demagogue How did America's Founders envision the presidency What should a constitutional democracy look like and how can it be fixed when it appears to be broken

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"Elegant, entertaining and occasionally brilliant... As this book powerfully demonstrates, French history is nothing if not built on paradox and contradiction. Most importantly, Robb reminds us why France still matters." Observer

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The powerful and inspiring diary of a doctor who survived the atomic bomb and treated the people of Hiroshima only 1500m from the centre of the blast.

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The powerful chronicle of the women who used their sewing skills to survive the Holocaust, stitching beautiful clothes at an extraordinary fashion workshop created within one of the most notorious WWII death camps.

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A riveting account of how the Cold War came to an end by one of our leading historians.

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From a Pulitzer Prize finalist, a new and eye-opening interpretation of the meaning of the frontier, from early westward expansion to Trump's border wall

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James Miller tells the dramatic and sometimes surprisingly humorous story of travel and transport in the Highlands. This thought-provoking book will appeal to all who like stories of travel and transport, and are interested in how changing modes of transport have affected the ways of life in the Highlands.

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A groundbreaking and highly entertaining account of the role women played at the birth of Australia's democracy.

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In 1869, After an English defeat in battle in the Taranaki forest, one Maori boy, aged 5, was captured and adopted by the Prime Minister. Educated to become a lawyer and an 'English gentleman', Ngataua Omahuru had played a crucial role in New Zealand's history. This book gives an historical account of the Maori boy raised as an English gentleman.

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A groundbreaking book that explains how the world's history of empires still shapes our lives and politics today.

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This book tells the story of this unique undertaking - one of the biggest community arts projects ever to take place in Scotland - and reproduces in full colour a selection of the panels from the completed tapestry, together with descriptive and explanatory material

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The incredible story of the largest POW escape in the Second World War organized by ordinary men who ultimately did something extraordinary.

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The epic, fascinating history of one of the world's great cultures.