Turing: Pioneer of the Information Age
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Alan Turing is regarded as one of the greatest scientists of the 20th century. But who was Turing,...
Victoria: Queen, Matriarch, Empress
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This title is part of the Penguin Monarchs series: short, fresh, expert accounts of England's rulers...
Warner Bros: The Making of an American Movie Studio
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Warner Bros charts the rise of an unpromising film studio from its shaky beginnings in the early...
William the Conqueror
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Fifteen years in the making, a landmark reinterpretation of the life of a pivotal figure in British...
Xi Jinping: Red China, the Next Generation
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With the rise to power of the fifth generation in 2012, Xi Jinping became the undisputed leader of...
Peggy Seeger: A Life of Music, Love, and Politics
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Born into folk music's first family, Peggy Seeger has blazed her own trail artistically and...
Radio Astronomer: John Bolton and a New Window on the Universe
Peter Robertson, Ron Ekers and Ken Kellerman
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The leading Australian astronomer of his generation, John Bolton (1922-93), was born in Sheffield...
Raw: The Diary of an Anorexic
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Lydia was 19 years old and enjoying university with a loving family and great friends when she...
Ray Bradbury
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As much as any individual, Ray Bradbury brought science fiction's ideas into the mainstream. Yet he...
Robert the Bruce: King of the Scots
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Robert the Bruce (1274-1329) famously defeated the English at Bannockburn and became the hero king...