Speed Kings
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In the 1930s, as the world hurtled towards terrible global conflict, speed was all the rage. It was...
Diana Vreeland: the Modern Woman: The Bazaar Years, 1936-1962
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The first Vreeland book to focus on her three decades at Harper's Bazaar, where the legendary editor...
The Wanderers: The West Country Trilogy
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Two teenagers, bound by love yet divided by fate, forge separate paths in pre-First World War Devon...
LIFE: 50 Years of James Bond: On the Run with 007, from Dr No to Skyfall
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The world will once more stream to the theatres for another dose of Bond. "LIFE" was on the scene in...
Granta 129: Fate
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Granta 129 brings you twenty-two meditations on fate in all its many forms. From Joseph Roth's...
The Governess and Other Stories
Anthea Bell, Stefan Zweig and Heinrich Kuhn
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An eclectic collection of four brilliant stories, including a Renaissance tragedy and an English...
Give the Best Away: The Story of One of Britain's Most Generous Philanthropists
Rosemary Lancaster and Murray Watts
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Rosemary grew up in a poor family in the North West of England, at the end of the Second World War....
Guderian: Panzer General
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Born in Kulm, Germany, on 17 June 1888, Heinz Wilhelm Guderian was the son of an army officer. He...