Making Modern Girls: A History of Girlhood, Labor, and Social Development in Colonial Lagos
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-Winner of the 2015 Aidoo-Snyder Prize from the Women's Caucus of the African Studies...

Hercules the Bear: A Gentle Giant in the Family: the Moving Biography of the 'Untameable' Grizzly Bear Who Became a National Hero
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When Scottish Ladies Show-Jumping Champion Maggie Nimmo married British Commonwealth Wrestling...

Hitler's Spy
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Originally published as Double Agent Snow, Hitler's Spyis the paperback edition, which tells of how...

A History of Christianity: The First Three Thousand Years
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Diarmaid MacCulloch's epic, acclaimed history A History of Christianity: The First Three Thousand...

After Lives: A Guide to Heaven, Hell, and Purgatory
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One of the most profound, deeply affecting questions we face as human beings is the matter of our...

Foinavon: The Story of the Grand National's Biggest Upset
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It was the upset to end all upsets. On 8 April 1967 at Aintree racecourse in Liverpool, a 100-1...

The Penguin Knitting Book
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The Penguin Knitting Book by James Norbury is a charming how-to-knit classic packed with...
Signalling in the Age of Steam
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The subject of railway signalling is one that continues to fascinate railway enthusiasts,...

Tatra: The Legacy of Hans Ledwinka
Ivan Margolius and John G. Henry
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Tatra - The Legacy of Hans Ledwinka is the story of the Tatra company, which originated in the...

The Early Victorian Railway Excursions: The Million Go Forth
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There is a widely held belief that Thomas Cook invented the railway excursion. In fact the railway...