Marshal Vauban and the Defence of Louis XIV's France
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Marshal Vauban was one of the greatest military engineers of all time. His complex, highly...
Louisa Waterford and John Ruskin: 'For You Have Not Falsely Praised'
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Louisa Waterford (1818-91), modest, retiring, of good family, renowned for her beauty, and with...
Timeless Beauty: The Art of Louis Comfort Tiffany
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American artist Louis Comfort Tiffany is most famous for his revolutionary and widely popular glass...
In Black and White: The Untold Story of Joe Louis and Jesse Owens
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WINNER OF THE 2002 WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR PRIZE. In 1936 athlete Jesse Owens won four...
The 50 Greatest Players in St. Louis Cardinals History
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This book carefully examines the careers of the 50 men who made the greatest impact on one of the...
Dreams of Exile: Robert Louis Stevenson : A Biography
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Variously seen as a writer of adventure stories for the young, a skilled essayist, a poet, a frail...