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Author: David Starkey
Bestselling royal historian David Starkey,s captivating biography is a radical re-evaluation of Henry VIII, the British monarchy,s most enduring icon. Larger than life in every sense, Henry VIII was Britain,s most absolu ... |
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Author: Paul Johnson
Applies a wide lens and an unconventional approach to illuminate the various phases of Churchill's career. From his adventures as a young cavalry officer in the service of the Empire to his role as an elder statesman for ... |
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The Enthralling Account of What Happened After the Titanic Sank
Author: Christopher Ward
On 14th April 1912 the Titanic struck an iceberg on her maiden voyage and sank. Fifteen hundred passengers and crew lost their lives. As the order to abandon ship was given, the orchestra took their instruments on deck a ... |
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Growing Up in Iran: a Daughter's Story
Author: Ashley Dartnell
Ashley Dartnell's mother was a glamorous American, her father a dashing Englishman, each trying to slough off their past and upgrade to a more romantic and exotic present in Iran. As the story starts, Ashley is eight yea ... |
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Master Mariner
Author: Rob Mundle
The eighteenth century was an era when brave mariners took their ships beyond the horizon in search of an unknown world. Those chosen to lead these expeditions were exceptional navigators, men who had shown brilliance as ... |
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The Story of Australia's Greatest Shipwreck Hunter
Author: Hugh Edwards
The story of more than sixty years of diving adventures including his significant find of The Batavia, Hugh Edwards documents his life through tales of shipwreck, treasure hunting and salvage. Brought up on tales of pira ... |
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The Life of Billy Sing
Author: John Hamilton
The Anzac battlefield on Gallipoli was made for snipers. Scrub, cliffs, spurs and hills meant that both Anzac and Turkish positions often overlooked one another. The unwary or unlucky were prey to snipers on both sides, ... |
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Author: Charles Happell
Kokichi Nishimura was a member of the 144th Regiment of the Japanese Imperial Army. In 1942 he fought along every foot of Kokoda as the Japanese attempted to take Port Moresby. He was the only man from his company to sur ... |
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The Lost Legacy of Highclere Castle
Author: Lady Almina
Lady Fiona Carnarvon became the chatelaine of Highclere Castle - the setting of the hit series Downton Abbey - eight years ago. In that time she's become fascinated by the rich history of Highclere, and by the extraordin ... |
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Migrants and Millionaires, Conmen and Crew
Author: Richard Davenport-Hines
Marking the centenary of the Titanic disaster, 'Titanic Lives' is an utterly compelling exploration of the lives of the passengers and crew on board the most famous ship in history. The RMS Titanic was built as one of t ... |
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Author: John Howard
John Howard's autobiography, Lazarus Rising, is the biggest-selling political memoir Australia has seen. In it he talks about his love for his family, his rollercoaster ride to the Lodge and how - as prime minister - he ... |
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The Wild and Terrifying Inside Story of America's War in Afghanistan
Author: Michael Hastings & Michael Hastings
General Stanley McChrystal, the innovative commander of international and US forces in Afghanistan, was livin large. Loyal staff liked to call him a 'rock star'. During a spring 2010 trip across Europe to garner addition ... |
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Author: Anthony Summers
For nearly fifty years, J. Edgar Hoover held great power in the United States. The creator of the FBI and its Director until his death, he played a role in nearly every major tragedy and scandal in America during the twe ... |
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Author: Primo Levi
'So it happens, therefore, that every element says something to someone' Inspired by the rhythms of the "Periodic Table", Primo Levi assesses his life in terms of the chemical elements he associates with his past. From h ... |
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A Short Biography
Author: A. N. Wilson
From acclaimed biographer A. N. Wilson, Hitler is a short, sharp, gripping account of one of the twentieth century's most notorious figures In this brilliant short biography of Adolf Hitler, acclaimed historian A N Wilso ... |
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A Family at the Heart of History - from the Duke of Marlborough to Winston Churchill
Author: Mary S. Lovell
There never was a Churchill from John of Marlborough down who had either morals or principles', so said Gladstone. From the First Duke of Marlborough - soldier of genius, restless empire-builder and cuckolder of Charles ... |
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The Revolutionary Life of Jean-Francois Champollion
Author: Andrew Robinson
In 1799 Napoleon's army uncovered an ancient stele in the Nile delta. Its inscription, recorded in three distinct scripts - ancient Greek, Coptic, and hieroglyphic - would provide scholars with the first clues to unlocki ... |
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The Definitive Biography
Author: David Crane
David Crane has given us a magisterial portrait of one of Britain's greatest heroes and explorers, acclaimed as the 'masterpiece' on the subject. Reissued for the 100th anniversary of Scott's doomed expedition. 'It seems ... |
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Men and Women Who Shaped a Life
Author: Peter Isaacson
This book is a tribute to the lives of twenty-six men and women whose lives touched mine - and of the 56,927 allied aircrew from all parts of the world who died in defeating the evil governing dictatorships in Germany an ... |
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One Remarkable Year When Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Defied Expectations and Rediscovered Her Dreams
Author: Tina Cassidy
People often forget that I was Jacqueline Lee Bouvier before being Mrs. Kennedy or Mrs. Onassis. Defined in the public eye by her two high-profile marriages, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis found herself facing a personal cro ... |
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