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A contemporary look at Cecil Beaton's portraits of the Royal Family and how they helped create the public face of the House of Windsor.
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Cello is a group biography that weaves together four narratives of cellists who suffered various forms of persecution, injury, and misfortune. The stories are those of the forgotten Jewish cellist Pal..
How the world's best actors communicate with gravitas - and how you can, too.
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What can we learn about the Roman empire from an amphora made in 200 BC? How can a simple, unadorned cup made in 1945 tell us so much about history? And what will an artwork comprising a vast collecti..
First published in 2006 and now with over 10,000 copies sold, this award-winning book on the worldwide history of the chainsaw will captivate all gadget fanciers, even if they've never had a chainsaw ..
The definitive, dramatic, minute-by-minute story of the 1986 Challenger space shuttle disaster by New York Times-bestselling author Adam Higginbotham, based on fascinating new archival research and in..
The untold story of the D-Day scientists who changed special operations forever.
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"The Chambers Dictionary is the most useful and diverting single-colume word-hoard available." Telegraph First published in 1872, The Chambers Dictionary contains more words, phrases and meanings than..
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Racial, gender, and environmental justice. Class war. Militarism. Interpersonal violence. Old age security. This is not the vocabulary many use to critique the prison-industrial complex.
But in t..
Rising star New York Times investigative tech reporters, Kate Conger and Ryan Mac, tell for the first time the full and shocking inside story of Elon Musk's unprecedented hostile takeover of Twitter a..
The death of Queen Elizabeth II in September 2022 was a moment of profound shock and grief for the nation. She had been a steadfast presence for seventy years but now, suddenly, the future of the mona..
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Part One of a Two Part Memoir from the Iconic Artist and Actor
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The acclaimed winner of the Baillie Gifford Prize returns to Chernobyl to tell the gripping story of thirty-five days of war
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An incredible collection of images of chess players from the last 130 years, showcasing the unique relationship between chess and culture, featuring world famous actors, artists, politicians and music..
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Break free from anxiety, panic, depression, and dysfunction with ancient herbal remedies and mind-body practices from traditional Chinese medicine.
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***Winner of the Financial Times Business Book of the Year award***
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With over 500 questions, facts, and quizzes from the top 100 romantic comedies, The Christmas Movie Ultimate Trivia Book will test fans to see how much they know about the most iconic christmas movie ..
An engrossing new biography of the man whose writings about 1930s Berlin made him famous. From the editor of Isherwood's diaries and letters
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An accessible, powerful overview of Noam Chomsky's political thought
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Churches are many things to us - they are places of worship, vibrant community hubs and oases of calm reflection. To know a church is to hold a key to the past that unlocks an understanding of our sha..
'Do you realise that by the time you wake up in the morning twenty thousand men may have been killed?'- Winston Churchill to Clementine Churchill, 5 June 1944
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The evocative tale of an idyllic childhood in the English countryside.
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Cinema: The Whole Story takes a close look at the key time periods, genres and key works in world cinema. It places the burgeoning world of cinema in the context of social and cultural developments th..
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A concise but informative overview of AI ethics and policy.
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A powerful, candid, and richly detailed memoir from an American icon, revealing what life looks like after the presidency- triumphs, tribulations, and all.
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One of the greatest theological works, and is one of the most influential Christian documents.
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Paris in the Belle Epoque is remembered as a golden age of cultural flourishing and political progress. The period between the revolutionary 1870s and the outbreak of war in 1914 saw the modern French..
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Our fast-changing world seen through the lenses of 140 leading contemporary photographers around the globe.
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Clarity is a radical, contemporary translation of the Tarot. The deck's minimalist style reveals the heart of the traditional imagery, allowing any reader to intuitively connect with new visions.
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Classic New Zealand Cycle Trails guides you to a nationwide network of the best biking holidays our stunning little country has to offer. It includes full ride descriptions for 56 fabulous trips, incl..
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