Orient Express
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Orient Express is for busy cooks who want a touch of the light, beautiful cuisine of the eastern...
Beyond Our Ken: Classic Comedy from the BBC Archives: Series One
Eric Merriman, Hugh Paddick, Kenneth Horne and Barry Took
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Kenneth Horne, Kenneth Williams, Hugh Paddick, Betty Marsden and Ron Moody star in the surviving 13...
It's Politics... but Not as We Know it
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Do our political leaders embody your hopes and dreams? More importantly, when was the last time you...
The History of Imperial College London, 1907-2007: Higher Education and Research in Science, Technology and Medicine
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This is the first major history of Imperial College London. The book tells the story of a new type...
The Map and the Clock: A Laureate's Choice of the Poetry of Britain and Ireland
Carol Ann Duffy and Gillian Clarke
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The Map and the Clock is a celebration of the most scintillating poems ever composed on our islands....
Two Greedy Italians
Antonio Carluccio and Genarro Contaldo
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Over 30 years ago Antonio Carluccio and Gennaro Contaldo separately left their native Italy for...
Beastly Fury: The Strange Birth of British Football
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'Footeballe is nothinge but beastlie furie and extreme violence', wrote Thomas Elyot in 1531. Nearly...
Uncle Bill: The Authorised Biography of Field Marshal Viscount Slim
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Masterly biography of the 'greatest commander of the 20th century'. Field Marshal Slim is less well...
The 32 Stops: The Central Line
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Geographer Danny Dorling tells the stories of the people who live along "The 32 Stops of the Central...
The Last Years of Steam Around the Midlands
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Alan Maund lived in Worcestershire all his life and had an enthusiasm for steam. He travelled...