Hollywood Presents Jules Verne: The Father of Science Fiction on Screen
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Even for those who have never read Jules Verne (1828--1905), the author's very name conjures visions...
Margaret the First
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'I am as Ambitious as ever any of my Sex was, is, or can be; though I cannot be Henry the Fifth, or...
Girl in the Dark
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"An astonishing memoir" Sonali Deraniyagala, author of Wave BOOK OF THE WEEK ON BBC RADIO 4 'Oh,...
Hawker Hurricane and Sea Hurricane
Martin Derry and Neil Robinson
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When Sidney Camm's masterpiece, the Hawker Hurricane, entered RAF service in late 1937 it quickly...
What Can Aristotle Do For You?
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Aristotle was an extraordinary thinker who was preoccupied with an ordinary question: how to live a...
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The Manager
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Ron Atkinson is one of English football's most recognisable and popular characters, having been...
The Wicked Boy: The Mystery of a Victorian Child Murderer
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The gripping, fascinating account of a shocking murder case that sent late Victorian Britain into a...
The Butler: A Witness to History
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When acclaimed Washington Postwriter Wil Haygood had an early hunch that Obama would win the 2008...
Friendships in Constant Repair: Perspectives on the Life of Stephen Oliver
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Stephen Oliver was quite simply, one of the most talented composers of his generation. His premature...
Matthew Bourne and His Adventures in Dance: Conversations with Alastair Macaulay
Matthew Bourne and Alastair Macaulay
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Matthew Bourne and His Adventures in Dance is an intimate and in-depth conversation between the...