The Dyers Handbook: Memoirs of an 18th Century Master Colourist
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Persian blue, pomegranate flower, spiny lobster, wine soup, pale flesh, dove breast, golden wax,...
The Forgotten Legacy of Stella Walsh: The Greatest Female Athlete of Her Time
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Stella Walsh, who was born in Poland but raised in the United States, competed for Poland at the...
Believe Me: A Memoir of Love, Death and Jazz Chickens
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'I know why I'm doing all this,' I said. 'Everything I do in life is trying to get her back. I think...
Benjamin Franklin in London: The British Life of America's Founding Father
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For the great majority of his long life, Benjamin Franklin was a loyal British royalist. In 1757,...
Edgar Julius Jung, Right-Wing Enemy of the Nazis: A Political Biography
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By the time of his death, Edgar Julius Jung (1894-1934) was well known in Germany and Europe as one...
Fergie Rises: How Britain's Greatest Football Manager Was Made at Aberdeen
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When Sir Alex Ferguson retired at the end of the 2013 season, he was the most successful football...
John Cassavetes: Interviews
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American filmmaker John Cassavetes (1929-1989) made only nine independent films during a quarter...
King Arthur: pocket GIANTS
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Why is King Arthur a giant? Because his story has had such strong influences on our understanding of...
Max Baer and Barney Ross: Jewish Heroes of Boxing
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In the 1920s and 30s, anti-Semitism was rife in the United States and Europe. Jews needed symbols of...
My Story
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Steven Gerrard - legendary captain of Liverpool and England - tells the story of the highs and lows...