The Heatwave
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One summer. One stranger. One killer… Two bad things happened that summer: A stranger arrived....
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Once Upon a River
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A dark midwinter’s night in an ancient inn on the Thames. The regulars are entertaining themselves...
Cancer: A Very Short Introduction
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In 1961 John F. Kennedy pledged to put a man on the moon by the end of the decade. Nine years later,...
The Names of the Stars
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At twenty years old, Pete Fromm heard of a job babysitting salmon eggs, seven winter months alone in...
Four War Boer: The Century and Life of Pieter Arnoldus Krueler
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The amazing life of Pieter Krueler (1885-1986) provides a window into a full century of conflict...
Camouflage and Art: Design for Deception in World War II
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"Camouflage and Art" was inspired by the discovery that so many designers in wartime camouflage had...
A Fine Bright Day Today
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Since the death of her trawlerman husband 30 years ago, Margaret Harvey has lived with her daughter...
Virginia Woolf: Art, Life and Vision
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Virginia Woolfs many novels, notably Night and Day (1919), Jacobs Room (1922), Mrs Dalloway (1925),...
Nowhere's Child: The Inspiring Story of How One Woman Survived Hitler's Breeding Camps and Found an Irish Home
Kari Rosvall and Naomi Linehan
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Up until the age of 64, much of Kari Rosvall's early life was shrouded in mystery. Then, one day, a...
A Cheetah's Tale
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This charming autobiographical tale from Princess Michael of Kent tells of a girl growing up and the...