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How did a British queen foster a court of women writers in the 1600san age when female authorship was rare Follow American scholar Susan Godwins quest to unearth Mary of Modenas real storya journey that involves revisiting seventeenth-century British spaces and delving deep into Oxfords archiveseven as Godwin charts the course of her own resilient, feminist path.

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Incredible, startling and often hilarious tales from the world's best hotels.

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A compelling true story of art and beauty, intrigue and ingenuity, and remarkable moral courage in the darkest of times.

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Thrilling narrative history describing how France's museum staff protected Leonardo da Vinci's Joconde - and her famous smile - in World War 2.

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Monuments Men-style true story of the men and women of France's Musees Nationaux in the Second World War.

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The raucous, stranger-than-fiction tale of Sealand - the tiny island nation off the Suffolk coast.

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The 50 Britons who have had most impact on today's world.

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Brings together some of Australias foremost military historians to outline how the military neophytes that left Australias shores in 1914 became the battle winning troops of 1918. It traces the evolution of several of the key arms of the Australian Imperial Force, including the infantry, the light horse, the artillery, and the flying corps, and also consider how the various arms worked together.

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An intriguing, first-of-its-kind cultural history of the turn of the 1960s.

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An intriguing, first-of-its-kind cultural history of the turn of the 1960s - published on the 50th anniversary of the Manson murders.

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The story of the Battle of Britain, including details of the tactics employed by each side, the people who took part, and of course the aircraft.

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Acclaimed historian Barry Turner presents a new history of the Cold War's defining episode.

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Acclaimed historian Barry Turner presents a new history of the Cold War's defining episode.

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A groundbreaking history of the Black Joke, the most famous member of the British Royal Navy's anti-slavery squadron, and the long fight to end the transatlantic slave trade.

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Tracks the violent history of the first years of British settlement in the Port Phillip District, now the state of Victoria. It illuminates the underlying free-settler rhetoric that advocated and abetted violence on the frontier. For the first time, we hear the settlers tell us in their own words what the civilisation of Port Phillip really involved.

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An incredible account of how the Cold War arms race finally came to a close.

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A thrilling tale of power, obsession and betrayal at the edge of the world.

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A thrilling tale of power, obsession and betrayal at the edge of the world.

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Examines how the technical and conceptual advances that occurred during World War I transformed Australian society. It traces the evolving role of universities and their graduates in the 1920s and 1930s, the increasing government validation of research, the expansion of the public service, and the rise of modern professional associations and international networks.

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From the co-authors of the New York Timesbestselling Start-Up Nation: The Story of Israel's Economic Miracle comes the highly anticipated follow-up, The Genius of Israel, breaking down the defining factors behind Israel's successful trajectory of innovation and explaining how other nations can learn from its development.

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A gripping exploration of the worst single incident of racial violence in American history, timed to coincide with its 100th anniversary.

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A gripping exploration of the worst single incident of racial violence in American history, timed to coincide with its 100th anniversary.