
King Stephen
Book
This compelling new biography provides the most authoritative picture yet of King Stephen, whose...
Louise Thompson Patterson: A Life of Struggle for Justice
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Born in 1901, Louise Thompson Patterson was a leading and transformative figure in radical African...

National Service: Diary of a Decade at the National Theatre
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During the ten years from 1987 to 1997 that he was Director of the Royal National Theatre, Richard...

Burma's Economy in the Twentieth-Century
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At the beginning of the twentieth century, Burma was among the most prosperous territories in the...

HRC: State Secrets and the Rebirth of Hillary Clinton
Amie Parnes and Jonathan Allen
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This is the true story behind one of the greatest political comebacks in history and a...

Ian Dury: The Definitive Biography
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Widely described as 'punk's poet laureate', Ian Dury is a cultural icon. With his band The...
Exploring Media Research
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In the age of reality television, 24-hour news and personality politics, understanding how media...

River Town: Two Years on the Yangtze
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When Peter Hessler went to China in the late 1990s, he expected to spend a couple of peaceful years...

The Order of Sounds: A Sonorous Archipelago
Robin Mackay and Francois J. Bonnet
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The subtlety, complexity, and variety of modes of hearing has meant that it has rarely received the...

Wisden Cricketers' Almanack: 2016
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*Large-format edition* The most famous sports book in the world, Wisden Cricketers' Almanack has...