A Curious Guide to London
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From petticoat duels and lucky cats to the Stiffs Express, Lord Nelson's spare nose, the Piccadilly...
The Transatlantic Conspiracy
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The year is 1908. Seventeen-year-old Rosalind Wallace’s blissful stay in England with her best...
mystery thriller alternative history political intrigue
Planet Utopia: Utopia, Dystopia, and Globalisation
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The key figure of the capitalist utopia is the individual who is ultimately free. The capitalist's...
The End of Concern: Maoist China, Activism, and Asian Studies
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In 1968 a cohort of politically engaged young academics established the Committee of Concerned Asian...
Chris Hooker (419 KP) rated Eruption (Supervolcano, #1) in Books
Jan 12, 2018
Usually I have stayed away from [Harry Turtledove] since stuff with aliens is not my thing and that is what I thought about when I saw his books but in the first installment of [Supervolcano] I was happy to not see one alien! [Turtledove] does have a good story telling style and perhaps I may give some of his alternative history a shot.
Women Who Ruled: History's 50 Most Remarkable Women
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'Poisoners', 'whores', 'witches' and 'murderers' - or so their enemies claimed. From Queen Nefertiti...
Transnationalism and the Jews: Culture, History, and Prophecy
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The concept of transnationalism has been widely used for many years to describe mobility and...
Migrating Modernist Performance: British Theatrical Travels Through Russia: 2016
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Exploring the experiences of early to mid-twentieth century British theatre-makers in Russia, this...
The American Steam Locomotive in the Twentieth Century
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Between 1900 and 1950, Americans built the most powerful steam locomotives of all time - enormous...
The Man in the High Castle
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A dazzling speculative novel of 'counterfactual history' from one of America's most highly-regarded...