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This book analyses common perceptions about drink-spiking, a pervasive fear for many and sometimes a...
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For the first time, witness and read about New York's most prominent black teams, from post Civil...
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Covering the history and contributions of black women intellectuals from the late 19th century to...
White Heat: A History of Britain in the Swinging Sixties: v. 2: 1964-1970
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Harold Wilson's famous reference to 'white heat' captured the optimistic spirit of a society in the...
Hamlet After Q1: An Uncanny History of the Shakespearean Text
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In 1823, Sir Henry Bunbury discovered a badly bound volume of twelve Shakespeare plays in a closet...
A Brief History of the House of Windsor: The Making of a Modern Monarchy
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The British monarchy may be over a thousand years old, but the House of Windsor dates only from...
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