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The biography of the aeroplane that won the Battle of Britain, for the seventieth anniversary

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Gwynne addresses the period from Ulysses S. Grant's appointment as general of all Union armies in March 1864 to the surrender of Robert E. Lee at Appomattox a year later.

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A new book from the critically acclaimed author of Lonely Courage: The true story of the SOE heroines who fought to free Nazi-occupied France

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I Could Be So Good For You is a unique portrait of north London's working class from the 1950s to the 21st century, and how it lived, struggled, survived and sometimes thrived.

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A hugely entertaining celebration of one of Americas greatest politicians - a source of inspiration for our equally challenging times...

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A selection of children's poems and drawings reflecting their surroundings in Terez in Concentration Camp in Czechoslovakia from 1942 to 1944.

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This fun, fact-filled handbook covers a range of essential topics, filling in those embarrassing gaps in your knowledge of this fair isle and making more responsible and better-informed citizens of all of us. It is inspired by the UK citizenship test and features some of the best political gaffes of recent years.

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Information is broken down into manageable bite-sized chunks, refreshing your memory of all those things you once knew but have forgotten, and filling you in on the bits that the school syllabus didnt include. From building the pyramids in Egypt to the fall of the Berlin Wall, everything you used to know and much that you didnt is here.

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Traces the history of material acquisition and how it reflects culture, discussing the psychological factors that result in the human desire to acquire things, and noting how an increasing choice of goods over time has accompanied a growing sense of individual possibility. Reprint. 15,000 first prin

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A gripping account of hidden identity, military courage, and an against-all-odds reunion.

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The purpose of this book is to tell in brief the story of how God has called together Christians from many churches to form an ecumenical, charismatic community of communities based in a common covenant.

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This title is highly illustrated account of the Ia Drang campaign of 1965, a key event in the Vietnam War, which was immortalized in the film We Were Soldiers Once... and Young.

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The true story of Ian Fleming's Second World War unit, the real-life inspiration for James Bond.

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An expanded, revised edition of the compendium celebrating the the roots and history of the documentary film

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Major Mark Hammond was awarded the DFC, which ranks third after the VC, for remarkable feats in Afghanistan in his Chinook helicopter. Three times on the night of 6 September 2006 he flew into hostile zones to pick up injured soldiers. This title presents an account of the combat and provides readers with insights on the brutal realities of war.

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Four experts on the American presidency review the only three impeachment cases from history against Andrew Johnson, Richard Nixon, and Bill Clinton and explore its power and meaning for today. Impeachment is rare, and for good reason. Designed to check

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This clear book provides an overview of Ming-Qing China (13681912), its last imperial age. As the climax of the traditional era and the harbinger of modern China, Porter argues that imperial China must be explored for its own sake as well as for the insights it provides in understanding contemporary China, and indeed world history writ large.

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In 1960 John Steinbeck and his dog Charley set out in their green pickup truck to rediscover the soul of America, visiting small towns and cities from New York to New Orleans.The trip became Travels With Charley, one of his best-loved books.

Half a century on, Geert Mak sets off from Steinbecks home.