In the Shadow of the Sword: The Battle for Global Empire and the End of the Ancient World
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In the 6th century AD, the Near East was divided between two great empires: the Persian and the...
Lady Catherine and the Real Downton Abbey
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Sometimes the facts are even more extraordinary than the fiction...This book tells the story of Lady...
The Mitford Murders
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'True and glorious indulgence. A dazzling example of a Golden Age mystery' Daisy Goodwin Lose...
mystery thriller
Tookey's Talkies: 144 Great Films from the Last 25 Years
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Christopher Tookey has seen at least 10,000 films. For eight years, he was TV and then film critic...
Music, Theology, and Justice
Michael O'Connor, Hyun-Ah Kim and Christina Labriola
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Music does not make itself. It is made by people: professionals and amateurs, singers and...
Dramatic Geography: Romance, Intertheatricality, and Cultural Encounter in Early Modern Mediterranean Drama
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Focusing on early modern plays which stage encounters between peoples of different cultures, this...
Frayn Plays: v. 4: Copenhagen, Democracy and Afterlife
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Michael Frayn is one of the great playwrights of our time, enjoying international acclaim and...
Yule Log Murder
Barbara Ross, Leslie Meier and Lee Hollis
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Fresh-baked cookies, pies, and cakes can warm even the frostiest Christmases in coastal Maine. But...
Professor Twister's Weird Adventures and the Canossa Disgrace
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Lessons taught by history have never been learned by the people of power. A historical comedy-farce...